1. INTRODUCTION This coursework covers the lectured contents from Lectures 8 to 11 in which students have been lectured about applications of supportive technologies for design and product development (DPD), including CAD/CAM/CNC, CAE, Reverse Engineering, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing, as well as issues related to intellectual property rights, product safety and liability. Case studies about applications of supportive technologies in order to improve the quality of DPD activities and reduce the DPD time are also demonstrated for students. It is specifically aimed to meet the following expected learning outcomes: (1) Recognise and demonstrate understanding about applications of supportive technologies for different steps of DPD; and (2) Demonstrate understanding of issues related to intellectual property rights when involving in DPD projects. The typical supportive technologies and tools for different Design and Product Development (DPD) phases are presented in Figure Q1, including: CAD & 3D modelling, Rendering & Animation, Standards, CAD/CAM/CNC, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) & Simulations, Reverse Engineering, Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RP&M), Tooling, Casting, Sheet Forming, Micro & Nano Manufacturing, Quality Control & Inspection. Figure Q1: Typical supportive technologies and tools for different DPD phases Present and discuss about applications of Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing (RP&M) technologies in DPD. It is required to present about the applications of RP&M at the following DPD phases: (1) Concept Design (2) Embodiment & Detail Design (3) Manufacture (4) Sales - Market QUESTION NO.2 (25 marks): Present about Reverse Engineering for DPD. Discuss about the applications of Reverse Engineering for DPD for the two following cases: (1) Case 1: Design and development of a new product; and (2) Case 2: Re-design of a component of a product that was broken or failed to function or functions improperly. QUESTION NO.3 (20 marks): There are 4 parts with different form and shapes as shown in Figure Q3: A, B, C and D. Rapid Prototyping machines which are used to fabricate these parts are Stereo lithography (SLA) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) machines. Figure Q3: Four parts to be fabricated by SLA and SLS machines: A, B, C and D - Present and explain the role of the supportive structures in RP&M. - Explain and present the cases in which the supportive structures are required for fabrication of 4 parts: A, B, C and D. QUESTION NO.4 (25 marks): You are leading a new product development project in which there are different partners involving in the project. The new product is not currently available in the market or patented according to the best of your knowledge. There are typically 6 methods for protecting your Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in UK, including: Copyright, Design Right, Registered Design, Confidential information, Patents, Trade Marks. Present and explain the consecutive steps from 1 to 6 that you will apply in order to protect the IPR in UK for your new product development project. It is noted that the order of the intellectual property (IP) protection steps that you will apply for your new product development project is important, and you are required to explain why you need to apply X before the remained IPR in which X is the IPR that you will apply to protect the IP of the project, including Copyright, Design Right, Registered Design, Confidential information, Patents, and Trade Marks.