Industrial Product Design and Development

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the finite element method applied to one-, two-, and three-dimensional problems in engineering and applied science. This introduction is given in the context of linear elasticity and small perturbations in statics. Starting with prerequisites in mathematics and solid mechanics, the principle of discretization is first addressed through the Ritz and Gallerkine approaches for one-dimensional media. Next, the issue of numerical integration is approached using the Gauss method. Meshing and validation of calculation models are then addressed during the study of surface modeling with 2D elements. Finally, these concepts will be used to implement the complete formalism of the finite element method in the context of bar and beam elements, then triangle-type elements. A practical application of these important theoretical concepts is carried out on an industrial calculation code (ANSYS) during practical work and a project.

See the full page

The aim of this course is to prepare students for job interviews by giving them the keys to promoting their past experiences.

This training is based on interview simulation games built on the basis of existing job offers.

See the full page

This teaching unit introduces students to:

- to management within the company, presenting the company as an economic and legal entity on the one hand, and addressing the strategic approach as a whole on the other.

- marketing within the company, from market research to operational marketing. The marketing approach will be directly applied within the framework of the industrial creation project led by the student teams.

Classes will be supplemented by a company visit and a methodological approachto studying real-lifecase studies.

See the full page

See the full page

This 42-hour course is divided into two parts (1/3, 2/3) in order to provide the basics of heat transfer and fluid mechanics (3D). Fluids will be considered as continuous media. A particle is defined as an infinitesimally small volume element for mathematical description, but large enough in relation to molecules to be described by continuous functions. This course builds on the L3 course on elastic media modeling and the fluid mechanics (1D) course.

See the full page

This 42-hour course is divided into two identical parts that run in parallel. The first part focuses on the study of vibration problems in discrete media and in 1D continuous media (strings, beams). The second part focuses on the use of variational formulations to reformulate the problems studied in L3 in RDM and 3D elasticity.  This allows us to propose optimized approximate solutions. This part of the course establishes a link between RDM, 3D elasticity, and the second-semester course on finite elements.

See the full page

At the start of this teaching unit, the group of students (maximum of four) is given a set of documents, which always includes the Product Functional Specifications containing a validated solution in principle. The group of students must then provide a critical analysis of the documents provided and draw up an organizational plan to produce a technical file containing all the plans for the product's parts.

In this progression, students must go through an essential step, which consists of defining the product (CAD model) and justifying, through a set of calculation notes, the choice of components and the dimensions of the product's parts.

During the final project review, in the presence of the client, the group of students will present these results.

See the full page

This teaching unit is a continuation of the "Definition of Industrial Products" teaching unit. Starting from the product definition file, the group of students (maximum of four) must produce a functional prototype of the solution that was subsequently validated. When manufacturing the prototype, the group of students must:

manage the subcontracting of parts to be manufactured and the purchase of standard components;

inspect manufactured parts and purchased components;

Assemble the prototype based on an assembly diagram created by the students.

Based on the characterization of the functions available in the CDCF, the student group must qualify the functional prototype by implementing all experimental means to verify each of the criteria and proposing corrective solutions in case of non-compliance.

See the full page

This course unit allows students to apply the key steps of a mechanical design process, from the initial specifications to the qualification of the prototype, to one or more concrete cases dealt with in previous years in industrial projects. It thus supports the industrial projects of the year by mobilizing the same skills but on one or more solved cases, unlike the ongoing projects. It therefore requires the application of the various skills acquired in other courses, particularly non-technological ones, at Master's or Bachelor's level (fundamental principles of dynamics, strength of materials, continuum mechanics, vibrations, finite element simulation) to one or more real mechanisms that students can manipulate and experiment with.

See the full page

The internship takes place in a company or laboratory. During the internship, students must demonstrate:

their understanding of a broad range of fundamental sciences and their associated analytical and synthesis skills;

their ability to mobilize resources from a specific scientific and technical field;

his mastery of engineering methods and tools: identification, modeling, and resolution of problems, even unfamiliar and incompletely defined ones; use of computer tools; analysis and design of systems;

its ability to design, implement, test, and validate innovative solutions, methods, products, systems, and services

their ability to carry out fundamental or applied research, set up experimental devices, and embrace collaborative working practices;

their ability to find relevant information, evaluate it, and use it;

ability to take into account the challenges facing the company: economic dimension, quality compliance, competitiveness and productivity, commercial requirements, economic intelligence;

their ability to take into account issues relating to workplace relations, ethics, responsibility, and occupational health and safety;

ability to fit into professional life, integrate into an organization, lead it, and help it evolve: exercising responsibility, team spirit, project management, project ownership, communication with specialists and non-specialists alike;

ability to work in an international context: proficiency in one or more foreign languages and associated cultural openness;

their ability to know themselves, to self-assess, to manage their skills (particularly with a view to lifelong learning), and to make career choices.

See the full page

This EU is an introduction to new design methods associated with additive manufacturing techniques used to produce a part on a 3D printer (polymer), from its creation on a computer (CAD) in line with the capabilities of the process, to the optimization of its geometry (topological optimization), the preparation and launch of manufacturing, and the finishing stages after printing (post-processing).

See the full page

Product Design: Study of the fundamentals of industrial design. Search for solutions through sketches and creative methods based on a chosen personal project. Plasticine modeling of the project to be realized in CAD.
Graphic Design: Introduction to sketching for industrial design.
CAD: 3D volume and surface modeling with Onshape on the chosen project.

See the full page

This EU is applied to the "innovative mechanical engineering project." The aim is to give students the tools they need to simulate the creation of a business, based on the product or range of products developed in the innovative project.

This EU is divided into:

course taught by professionals from the world of entrepreneurship

consultations provided by professionals to support students (groups of up to three students) in simulating the creation of their own business.

See the full page

The aim of this course is to prepare students for job interviews by giving them the keys to promoting their past experiences.

This training is based on interview simulation games built on the basis of existing job offers.

Labor law here focuses on analyzing the main rules of the employment contract, in particular the obligations of the employee, the obligations of the employer, and the termination of the employment relationship.

See the full page

Although natural composite materials have been used for thousands of years, advanced composite technology has only been used in the aerospace industry for the past fifty years. Applications are increasingly varied: from aircraft structures and hydrogen tanks to tennis rackets and boats. The objective of this course is to analyze and design structures made of laminated composite materials using industrial calculation codes. To do this, a presentation of the different components of petrochemical or natural composites is given. Next, the implementation processes are discussed. Finally, a theoretical and applied study of laminated composites is conducted. A practical application of these important theoretical concepts is carried out using industrial calculation software (ANSYS) during practical work and a project.

See the full page

The Product-Material-Process triptych is explored through company visits covering the following topics:

- welding (Cameron France);

large-capacity machining and non-destructive testing (Cameron France);

the RIM process (Ados);

plastic injection molding (Cid Plastique);

water jet cutting (MP water jet)

the production of profiles and their heat treatment (System Profiles)

3D printing (plastic/metal)

Each of these visits is prepared within the university by the professional in charge of the visit. These presentations conclude with case studies.

The professionals encountered during this EU's interventions participate in the industrialization phase of the innovative product by contributing their technical expertise.

See the full page

The objective of this module is to provide practical experience with numerical simulation tools (finite element or mechanism simulation software), with a strong emphasis on their limitations, through case studies on: isotropic HPP elasticity, modal analysis, mechanism simulation, topological optimization, thermal and thermomechanical analysis, etc. In most of the examples covered, we will attempt to demonstrate the value of experimentation, both in terms of feeding data into the models upstream and validating them downstream.

See the full page

The objective of this EU is to develop a new product. The idea or new requirement is initiated by the project group, which consists of a maximum of two or three students. This innovative project covers the different phases of a project, from the statement of requirements to the creation of a functional prototype (see pre-industrialization of the product), including analysis of the competition, research into possible solutions, definition of validated solutions, and drafting of patent claims once the technical solution has been defined. This innovative project is linked to five other teaching units:

CAD and prototyping, which involves creating a digital model and building a functional prototype;

graphic design in which the student develops communication elements for this innovative project: packaging, poster, presentation video, website homepage;

eco-design in which students define the "environmental value of their innovative product."

Product-Material-Process and Industrialization

business creation;

See the full page

This teaching unit is common to both the CDPI and Biomechanics courses. It is central to any industrial product design process, whether for healthcare or any other field. In this teaching unit, various stakeholders from the socio-economic world will contribute their experience in the field.

See the full page

This teaching unit is linked to the innovative project. With the participation of a product designer, students must be able to introduce design at a very early stage in the product design process.

Functional studies of the product's skin are carried out using foam models and/or 3D-printed models. Once validated, the functional prototype is manufactured using the resources available in the mechanical engineering department (conventional manufacturing, CNC, and 3D printing).

The prototype is validated during a project review entitled "functional prototype qualification."

See the full page

This teaching unit is linked to the innovative project. With the participation of an eco-design professional, students will be able to:

Integrateeco-design into product design;

Optimizing the environmental footprint of products (product life cycle assessment software);

Limit the energy requirements of products;

Promote the company's responsible image;

Anticipate environmental labeling.

See the full page

This teaching unit is linked to the innovative project. With the help of a professional graphic designer, students are able to produce communication materials using the software studied (Photoshop, Gimp, Inkscape, etc.).

The deliverables include the creation of a logo, poster, product packaging, and website for the simulated company.

A project review specific to this EU allows the proposed communication elements to be validated.

See the full page

See the full page

This teaching unit aims to provide knowledge of the vocabulary and main tools used in production departments to organize production and ensure the required level of quality, while respecting cost and deadline constraints.

See the full page

This EU is applied to the "innovative mechanical engineering project." The aim is to give students the tools they need to simulate the creation of a business, based on the product or range of products developed in the innovative project.

This EU is divided into:

course taught by professionals from the world of entrepreneurship

consultations provided by professionals to support students (groups of up to three students) in simulating the creation of their own business.

See the full page

The aim of this course is to prepare students for job interviews by giving them the keys to promoting their past experiences.

This training is based on interview simulation games built on the basis of existing job offers.

Labor law here focuses on analyzing the main rules of the employment contract, in particular the obligations of the employee, the obligations of the employer, and the termination of the employment relationship.

See the full page

Although natural composite materials have been used for thousands of years, advanced composite technology has only been used in the aerospace industry for the past fifty years. Applications are increasingly varied: from aircraft structures and hydrogen tanks to tennis rackets and boats. The objective of this course is to analyze and design structures made of laminated composite materials using industrial calculation codes. To do this, a presentation of the different components of petrochemical or natural composites is given. Next, the implementation processes are discussed. Finally, a theoretical and applied study of laminated composites is conducted. A practical application of these important theoretical concepts is carried out using industrial calculation software (ANSYS) during practical work and a project.

See the full page

The Product-Material-Process triptych is explored through company visits covering the following topics:

- welding (Cameron France);

large-capacity machining and non-destructive testing (Cameron France);

the RIM process (Ados);

plastic injection molding (Cid Plastique);

water jet cutting (MP water jet)

the production of profiles and their heat treatment (System Profiles)

3D printing (plastic/metal)

Each of these visits is prepared within the university by the professional in charge of the visit. These presentations conclude with case studies.

The professionals encountered during this EU's interventions participate in the industrialization phase of the innovative product by contributing their technical expertise.

See the full page

See the full page

The objective of this module is to provide practical experience with numerical simulation tools (finite element or mechanism simulation software), with a strong emphasis on their limitations, through case studies on: isotropic HPP elasticity, modal analysis, mechanism simulation, topological optimization, thermal and thermomechanical analysis, etc. In most of the examples covered, we will attempt to demonstrate the value of experimentation, both in terms of feeding data into the models upstream and validating them downstream.

See the full page

See the full page

This teaching unit is linked to the innovative project. With the participation of an eco-design professional, students will be able to:

Integrateeco-design into product design;

Optimizing the environmental footprint of products (product life cycle assessment software);

Limit the energy requirements of products;

Promote the company's responsible image;

Anticipate environmental labeling.

See the full page

This teaching unit is linked to the innovative project. With the help of a professional graphic designer, students are able to produce communication materials using the software studied (Photoshop, Gimp, Inkscape, etc.).

The deliverables include the creation of a logo, poster, product packaging, and website for the simulated company.

A project review specific to this EU allows the proposed communication elements to be validated.

See the full page

This teaching unit aims to provide knowledge of the vocabulary and main tools used in production departments to organize production and ensure the required level of quality, while respecting cost and deadline constraints.

See the full page