A Dynamic View for Exercising Functions for Integrated Product and Process Development

Systems Engineering approaches, such as the use of the Vee Diagram, illustrate static product and process approaches, but don't explicitly display the roles that Product Development Cycle Time (PDCT) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) play in exercising Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD). A generic IPPD methodology has been developed at Georgia Tech for exercising integrated product and process trades, utilizing the interaction of four key elements: Systems Engineering methods, Quality Engineering methods, a Top Down Design Decision Support process and a Computer Integrated Environment. However, a dynamic view of how these methods and tools interact is needed. Recently, the Georgia Tech Integrated Product Lifecycle Engineering (IPLE) Laboratory has developed this dynamic view and applied it for Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL). This has been accomplished over the past few years through Team-based Engineering And Manufacturing (TEAM) high school summer camps. This paper presents the results from the TEAM high school summer camps and how it is now being applied in other applications for expanding STEM student lifelong learning.