Projeto descritivo do laboratório de prototipagem de artefatos conceituais da UTFPR (PROTO)

Abstract

The economic and social development of a country is directly related to the rise of entrepreneurial activities, based on the generation of jobs and financial and intellectual capital. Educational institutions play an important role for the success of these initiatives, providing the necessary knowledge for the students to idealize concepts that are consistent with the real demands of the market and society. However, it is not enough to qualify without encouraging and, therefore, this study presents a research project that aims to elaborate a descriptive project for the implementation of a prototyping laboratory for conceptual artifacts (PROTO) at the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR). The purpose of this laboratory is to allow free access for the students that are interested in materializing their ideas, allowing them to start the process of designing innovative products. For its development product development and project management methodologies were used, supporting the project from the definition of the state of the art, immersion in similar regional laboratories, specification to the detailing of the desired functions and necessary resources for the implementation and initial functioning of the PROTO laboratory. Therefore, this document results in a preliminary descriptive memorial and a bank of activities to systematically support its realization.