ENGINEERING DESIGN

ES2631
 AGENDA

Basic Engineering
Basic EngineeringDesign
Design

Project onon
Project Engineering design
Engineering Design

ethics in Engineering Design

Ethics
BASIC ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
 1 1. Define the problem
 What isis the problem/need
problem/need?
 Who hashas the the problem/need?
problem/ need
2  Why isis itit important
important to
to solve?
solve

2. Do background research
3  Who are the main users?
existing solutions
 Are there existing solutions to similar problems?
[Avoid mistakes made]
4
3. Specify requirements
 What are important characteristics the solution
5&6 must have?

4. Brainstorm solutions
7  What are all
all the
the possible
possiblesolutions
solutions?

5. Develop the solution

6. Build a prototype

7. Test and redesign

(Science Buddies, n.d.)

 1
1. ASK to identify the need & constraints.
 What is the problem to solve? 7
 What do we want to design? 2
BASIC ENGINEERING
 Who is it for? DESIGN
 What do we want to accomplish?
2. RESEARCH the problem.
• What products or solutions already exist?
technologiesmight
• Whattechnologies mightbe
beadaptable
adaptable to
the identified need? 6
3
3. IMAGINE/THINK of possible solutions.
• Brainstorm ideas: come up with as many
solutions as possible
• Compare the solutions with the needs,
constraints and research above
4. PLAN by selecting a promising
promising solution.
5. CREATE a prototype.
5 4
6. TEST and evaluate the prototype.
7. IMPROVE and redesign as needed.
 CONCEPTUAL
PROJECT ON ENGINEERING DESIGN
ASSIGNMENT 4
 What problems do
not have a solution
or what solutions are
not satisfactorily
1. meeting the need
DEFINE THE that they are
PROBLEM intended to meet?
THE COFFEE SLEEVE
THE SELFIE STICK
THE TREADMILL DESK
 Target
Three waysusers
to research
• Age, gender
1. Observe usersusers first-
• Occupation,
hand.
hobbies
•2. New/
Examine and analyse
experienced
similar
similar solutions.
user
2. •3. Others
Search the library
RESEARCH library and
and Internet
Existing solutions
THE Internet
resources.
• resources
Those that already
PROBLEM exist
• How your solution
will work better.
 Four ideation techniques
1. examining
Examining existing
solutions
2. Creating and using
analogies
analogies
3.
3. Conducting
BRAINSTORM brainstorming
POSSIBLE sessions
SOLUTIONS 4. Sketching and
doodling
doodling
 UNIVERSAL DESIGN CRITERIA

Time elegance
Elegance
sufficient
sufficient simple

4. Skills Robustness
robustness
SELECT THE available
available sturdy & resilient
MOST
PROMISING Safety cost
Cost
always
always affordable
SOLUTION
Aesthetics resources
Resources
tasteful
Tasteful materials & equipment
ETHICS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN
Ethical implications of normal operations, possible failure modes
and misuse by user.
umanitarian
1. Humanitarian productsafety
responsibility and product
iduciary
2. Fiduciary responsibility
nvironmental
3. Environmental responsibility
a prototype not
required, a visual
representation of the
designed solution
would be helpful
5.
DESIGN THE
SOLUTION
CHECKLIST FOR ENGINEERING REASONING
make use of the
checklist on luminus
REFERENCES
Case School of Engineering. (n.d.). 7 surprising ways engineering has solved everyday problems. https://online-
engineering.case.edu/blog/7-engineering-success-stories

Paul, R., Niewoehner, R. and Elder, L. (2019). A checklist for engineering reasoning. In The Thinker’s Guide to
Engineering Reasoning (2nd ed, 10). Rowman & Littlefield.

Paul, R., Niewoehner, R. and Elder, L. (2019). Ethics and engineering. In The Thinker’s Guide to Engineering
Reasoning (2nd ed, 45-46). Rowman & Littlefield.

Science Buddies. (n.d.). Engineering design process. https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-

projects/engineering-design-process/engineering-design-process-steps

Teach Engineering. (n.d.). Engineering design process.

https://www.teachengineering.org/populartopics/designprocess