The document discusses the concept and importance of prototypes in product development, including their uses for visualization, marketing, verification, testing, and patenting. It outlines different types of prototypes such as functional, visual, user experience, and working prototypes, and provides examples like the Hendo hoverboard. Additionally, it covers rapid prototyping methods, highlighting popular techniques like 3D printing and stereolithography.

5. PROTOTYPE
A prototype is an early sample, model, or
release of a product built to test a concept or
process or to act as a thing to be replicated or
learned from.

6. NEED OF PROTOTYPING
 VISUALIZATION
 MARKETING
 VERIFICATION
 TESTING
 PATENTING

7. PROTOTYPES
TYPES
• FUNCTIONAL
• VISUAL
• USER EXPERIENCE
• WORKING
An example of a
Functional Prototype

8. Visual Prototypes

9. WORKING PROTOTYPE OF HENDO
HOVERBOARD

10. USER EXPERIENCE PROTOTYPE of PROJECT ARA

11. RAPID PROTOTYPING

12. ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING

13. SLICING / GENERATING STL

14. BASIC METHODS
FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION STEREOLITHOGRAPHY

15. POPULAR
TECHNIQUES OF RAPID PROTOTYPING
• 3D PRINTING
• FUSED DEPOSITION MANUFACTURING
• STEREOLITHOGRAPHY
• SELECTIVE / DIRECT METAL LAYER SINTERING
• LAMINATED OBJECT MANUFACTURING
• SOLID GROUND CURING

16. 3D PRINTING

17. STEREOLITHOGRAPHY

18. SELECTIVE LAYER SINTERING