Introduction to Engineering Design

Description

Introduction to Engineering Design is a practical, straightforward workbook designed to systematize the often messy process of designing solutions to open-ended problems. From learning about the problem to prototyping a solution, this workbook guides developing engineers and designers through the iterative steps of the engineering design process. Created in a freshman engineering design course over ten years, this workbook has been refined to clearly guide students and teams to success. Together with a series of instructional videos and short project examples, the workbook has space for teams to execute the engineering design process on a challenge of their choice. Designed for university students as well as motivated learners, the workbook supports creative students as they tackle important problems. Introduction to Engineering Design is designed for educators looking to use project-based engineering design in their classroom. Acknowledgments Step 0: Introduction to the Engineering Design Process Step 1: Clarify Team Assignment Step 2: Understand the Problem and Context Step 3: Define Design Criteria Step 3A: Establishing Objectives and Constraints Step 3B: User-Defined Scales Step 3C: Pairwise Comparison Chart Step 4: Brainstorm Solution Options Step 4A: Decomposition Step 4B: Brainstorming Step 5: Evaluate Solutions Step 5A: Pugh Screening Step 5B: Morph Chart Step 5C: Pugh Scoring Step 6: Prototype Solution Step 6A: Safety Step 6B: Initial Prototyping Step 6C: Refined Prototyping Step 7: Test Solution Step 8: Finalize a Solution Using this Workbook Teaming Section B1: Team Orientation Section B2: Team Pit stop Section B3: Team Postmortem Communication Section C1: Oral Presentation Section C2: Technical Memos Project Planning Section D1: Work Breakdown Structure Section D2: Planning Tools Authors’ Biographies Blank Page