Summary

Provide the conceptual, scientific, technical and methodological understanding of measuring and evaluating the impact of engineering decisions on economic and environmental performance in the lifecycle of a product-system.

Content

Keywords

Product Lifecycle, LCA, LCC

Learning Prerequisites

Important concepts to start the course

• Principles of mechanical design
• Principles of materials

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Choose suitable methods and tools for (a) the development of, (b) the modelling and simulation of, (c) the analysis of and (d) the choice of solution for an engineering problem in the mechanical engineering domain (product design, manufacturing process and system production), CP1
• Choose production tools and methods based on performance and cost requirements and needs, taking into consideration applicability limits and associated hypotheses, CP8
• Carry out a multi - criterion (technological, economic and environmental) analysis of the solutions.

Transversal skills

• Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
• Make an oral presentation.
• Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
• Write a scientific or technical report.

Teaching methods

The course is organised in theoretical sessions, presentations of selected topics by the students and a project on the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) to be realised by the students in groups using appropriate software.

Expected student activities

Participation in the course.

Study documents and do presentations.

Prepare and ask questions.

Do a project using a software tool.

Write a project report

Assessment methods

The students are graded by their report on the project (80% of the grade) and presentations in the class (20% of the grade).

Resources

Bibliography

Course material documentation is distributed in the moodle platform during the semester.