GATE-Driven Progression
No phase advancement without clearing each GATE checkpoint — quality is enforced by process, not just grading.
PPR Framework First
Every project starts by defining its Product, Process, and Resources — before any CATIA sketch is drawn.
Digital Before Physical
Validate fully in SIMULIA — structural, aerodynamic, thermal — before any physical prototype is commissioned.
Demonstrate Then Design
Every lab begins with a live instructor walkthrough on the DS platform. Students replicate before they create.
Min & Stretch Goals
Every milestone specifies a minimum deliverable and a stretch target — no one stalls, no one is left unchallenged.
Team-Based Projects
2–4 person teams throughout. Shared accountability, defined roles, and real collaboration — not solo assignments.
IPR from Day 1
Every project is scoped to identify patentable innovations. Prior art search and patent claim drafting are built into CUGM2143.
Go Green by Default
EVs, agri-drones, and solar-integrated products are prioritised. Sustainability is a design constraint, not a bonus.
Industry-Scale Problems
No toy projects. Every capstone is a real-world product brief — designed, simulated, and digitally launched for market.
- Human-centred design: empathise → define → ideate → prototype → test
- PPR framework — defining Product, Process, and Resources for any brief
- Market analysis: competitive benchmarking, SWOT, and customer requirements
- GATE 0 deliverable: converting customer requirements to design parameters
- 3DExperience platform onboarding: dashboards, roles, and first CATIA sketch
- GTM planning: product pitch structure, value proposition, and roadmap creation
- DYMOLA: physics-based system modelling — powertrain, suspension, and structural parameter optimisation
- CATIA Part Design: parametric solid modelling, GD&T, tolerancing, and feature history
- CATIA Assembly Design: constraint-based assemblies, motion studies, and BOM generation
- CATIA Generative Surface Design: Class A surfacing, skinning, and aesthetic styling
- SIMULIA Abaqus: FEA structural stress, modal analysis, and fatigue life prediction
- SIMULIA CFD: aerodynamic drag, thermal management, and fluid flow simulation
- Digital Twin creation: linking CATIA geometry to live SIMULIA behaviour models
- Gate 2–3 deliverables: full product drawing package + digital validation report
- ENOVIA: product data management, revision control, and ECO/ECN change workflows
- Bill of Materials (BOM): EBOM and MBOM hierarchy, sub-assembly structure, make-or-buy decisions
- DELMIA Process Planner: manufacturing sequence simulation, ergonomics analysis, and cycle time optimisation
- Vendor development: supplier qualification criteria, RFQ process, and cost benchmarking methodology
- Gate 4–5 deliverables: regulatory certification checklist, production planning, and vendor list
- Project governance: risk register, weekly review cadence, milestone tracking, and documentation standards
Product Development — GoToMarket in 100 Days
Teams of 2–4 take a product from brief to digital launch in 25 days of intensive project work. Plan, design, simulate, validate, and present a working digital product to a faculty panel and Dassault Systèmes industry reviewers. All tracks require a complete 3DX model, SIMULIA validation report, BOM, and a live product pitch.
E-bike or e-scooter: powertrain in DYMOLA, full body in CATIA, validated in SIMULIA
800kg 4+1 passenger carrier: chassis, suspension, brakes, CATIA assembly + FEA
Quadrotor for pesticide spraying or surveillance: CFD aerodynamics + structural load analysis
Robotic arm or torso: kinematics, actuation, motion simulation in CATIA Kinematics
Ground-based autonomous agricultural robot: locomotion design, CAD assembly, BOM
3D printer, pick-and-place robot cell, or CNC redesign: full mechanical + controls spec
Novel micro-mobility concept: ideation through GATE 0–3, full digital prototype and pitch
Student Projects
Electric vehicles, drones, robotic systems, and autonomous machines built by IFN Industrial Design students. Portfolio being assembled.
Design Reviews & Events
GATE reviews, product critiques, Dassault Systèmes workshops, and Industry 5.0 design sprints hosted at IFN. Calendar loading soon.
Industry Visitors
Dassault Systèmes engineers, product designers, and manufacturing experts who've visited IFN GTM Lab. Profiles being added.
