Lecture 2 Flashcards
What is Design
Design is concerned with how things look, and how things work or function
Iterative Design Process
- Know the users
- Define the Problem
- Ideate
- Prototype
- Test
Implement
Stages of the Design Thinking Process
- Empathise
- Define
- Ideate
- Prototype
- Test
What is Empathy
Important element in design thinking. The ability to see the world through other people’s eyes, to see, feel and experience as they do
What is Human Factorrs
Focuses on reducing human error, increasing productivity, and enhancing safety, system availability, and comfort with a focus between humans and engineered systems
Bill Buxton (Microsoft) on Products
- People use products as part of a larger activity
- Starts with an out of the box experience
- Continues throughout usages
- Persists a fond memory after
Traditional Iterative Design Process’ Steps
- Conceptual Design
- Development
- Detailed Design
What happens during Conceptual Design
Inspiration, creativity, concept sketches, models, concept analysis
What happens during the Development stage
Optimisation of design, refining the concept from the concept, sketching in CAD
What is detailed design
Clarification of strengths and weaknesses, design integrity and integrity of materials, prototype and testing
What happens in Conceptual Design
Observation, Inspiration, Sketches, Concept Analysis
What is concept analysis and three questions you should ask yourself?
Objectivity and practicality
- Will the favoured design be possible to execute
- Can materials and structure be dealt within a reasonable amount of time
- Is design feasible or too ahead of its time
What is Optimisation
Manufacturing processes are considered, critical components are subjected to precise mechanical or thermal analysis, costs are analysed.
What happens in Design Details stage
Integrity of materials, prototype and test
What is integrity of materials
Design is aware of the potential for wear and longevity and mechanics of using materials to their advantage, sometimes needing a substitution of materials
What happens during the Prototype and test stage
Constructing working prototype that can be tested and refined in a 1:1 scale
What is a component
A part of a subassembly
What is a part
A piece that requires no assembly
What is an assembly
A collection of two or more parts
What is a Sub-Assembly
An assembly that is included in another assembly or subassembly
What is Review Engineering
A systematic approach used to analyse the design of existing devices or systems sometimes for the purpose of creating a similar product, or to cut costs and times for R&D
How do world class companies employ reverse engineering?
Understand a product’s design, promote product improvement, competitive benchmarking
What is Exploded View
When the design draws quick, rough views to help clarify the location of parting lines and assess their effect on the external styling of a product
What is a product
An object that is purchased and used as a unit
