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Georgia Southern University
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MENG 2110 | ME Case Studies
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2024
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Jalen W.

MENG 2110: Concept Generation Techniques The purpose of Concept Generation is to generate MANY concepts that can potentially solve the problem (you can call them “concept designs” for the desired product). A concept is an idea that is sufficiently developed to evaluate its feasibility. There are several techniques to generate concepts in mechanical design, but all of them require work and effort. Remember: the first idea is just the first one, and most likely a poor one …. MANY ideas are needed to find/create a good concept ! And also remember: QFD is **NOT** a concept generation technique, the purpose of QFD is to develop specifications BEFORE the concept is generated… MENG 2110: Concept Generation Techniques Brainstorming (taught in first lecture): it is a technique to “verbally” generate concepts as a team. - by a group of ~ 3 to 6 people (may be more…) - a “conductor” takes notes and prompt for more ideas - criticism is suspended to foster “freewheeling”, the purpose is to generate QUANTITY of ideas, and not yet “quality”… Many ideas are quickly generated, some of them may be feasible… Brainwriting (or 6-3-5, or “graphical brainstorming”): it is a powerful concept generation technique in engineering, where ideas must be graphically described. - 5 minutes for each to write/sketch 3 ideas on a paper, ideally 6 people - and after each 5 minutes, the paper/ideas are circulated to the next member, who MUST add something to the ideas he/she gets from others. Generate ideas from textbooks, handbooks, and trade magazines Trade magazines; published by professional organizations (ASME, STLE, ASTM, etc.): full of ideas and new products

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