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Foundations of Technology
Unit 2 Lesson 1: The Engineering Design Process
Identifying criteria and specifying constraints
4. Identifying criteria and specifying constraints
What are the criteria and constraints of the design problem?
Criteria

Constraints

Cranes are a tool used on construction sites

that help lift heavy objects. We have to build a
crane for a new construction project being
carried out by FoT Construction Company. The
crane has to hold the most weight possible,
and will be made from materials given to each
group. We will test the crane and measure
how much it can hold before it fails.

The crane boom must attach to the provided tower. A one-quar

attach the crane boom. All connecting joints have to be glued. T
when it is being tested. You may not adjust counterweights dur
weight fourteen inches from the center. The boom has to be tw
at the end of the crane. The crane should be the4 structure hol

Category

Below
Average

Average

Excellent

Specify
Constraints
and Identify
Criteria

Does not
identify the
criteria and/or
fails to specify
constraints.

Clearly identifies the criteria and

specifies the constraints. All notes
are recorded in the Engineering
Folio or EDJ.

Clearly identifies the criteria and

specifies the constraints as they
pertain to the project and their
suggested designs. All notes are
recorded in the Engineering Folio or
EDJ.

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