Engineering Design Process

Question 1

What is the engineering design process?

Answer 1

a series of steps that guides engineering teams as they solve problems

Question 2

Word to describe the engineering design process?

Answer 2

iterative- engineer goes through the steps multiple times as they learn from failure

Question 3

Key themes?

Answer 3

teamwork, design, learning from failure

Question 4

Where are ideas and designs generated?

Answer 4

from groups working together

Question 5

How is the best solution selected?

Answer 5

based on the information available

Question 6

after testing solution?

Answer 6

process repeats, generating new problems and new solutions to those problems

Question 7

Step 1?

Answer 7

Define the Problem

Question 8

Step 2?

Answer 8

Research

Question 9

Steps 1 and 2?

Answer 9

Background

Question 10

Step 3?

Answer 10

Brainstorm

Question 11

Step 4?

Answer 11

Design

Question 12

Steps 3 and 4?

Answer 12

Plan

Question 13

Steps 5?

Answer 13

Choose

Question 14

Step 6?

Answer 14

Build

Question 15

Steps 5 and 6?

Answer 15

Create

Question 16

Step 7?

Answer 16

Test

Question 17

Step 8?

Answer 17

Redesign

Question 18

Steps 7 and 8?

Answer 18

Check

Question 19

Define the problem?

Answer 19

define who has the problem, what the problem is, and why it needs a solution, define criteria for any designs to meet the goal

Question 20

Research?

Answer 20

ask and answer questions

Question 21

Brainstorm?

Answer 21

teammates share as many designs as possible in a quick, rough format, do not reject any designs

Question 22

Design?

Answer 22

the team creates multiple designs to satisfy the goal, use dimensions and make it specific enough so that someone other than the designer can use it

Question 23

Choose?

Answer 23

Selection process, refine the chosen design (decision matrix)

Question 24

Build?

Answer 24

Team or a different team makes a prototype

Question 25

Test?

Answer 25

measure the performance of the prototype, does it meet the goal, gather and record data and observations, similar to the experimental process or scientific method

Question 26

Redesign?

Answer 26

communicates results of the testing, what new problems does the prototype have, repeats process to solve those problems

Question 27

Is the process a step by step procedure?

Answer 27

No, it is an iterative workflow, prototype won’t work on the first test