DESIGN THINKING

PRESENTATION 2
 REVERSE ENGINEERING PROCESS
AND CASE STUDY
 WHAT IS REVERSE
ENGINEERING ? process of taking something
Reverse engineering (RE) is the
apart and analyzing its workings in detail, usually with the
intention of understanding its structure, function, and operation.

 A process in which software, machines, aircraft, architectural

structures and other products are deconstructed to extract design
information from them.

 The reverse engineering process is named as such because it

involves working backward through the original design process.
FORWARD VS REVERSE
REVERSE ENGINEERING
PROCESS
 When reverse engineering a mechanical product, you start by analyzing the dimensions
and attributes of the product in question.
 Measurements of the widths, lengths and heights of key components in the product are
made.

 Some engineers use 3D scanning technologies to make these kinds of measurements.

 After all the pertinent information has been gathered and recorded, you can use this data to
create computer-aided design (CAD) drawings for subsequent analysis and development.

 These digital models help to unveil design intent and inform the creation of a reverse-
engineered component.

 You might have one product with a unique innovation from two year’s earlier, but the
manufacturer has since gone out of business. To link that innovation to a newer product for
convenience and continuity’s sake, the engineering team will need to examine the obsolete
PURPOSE OF REVERSE
ENGINEERING:
 Reverse engineering gives you a virtual copy of the blueprint that
went into the original design.

 The most accurate way to recreate the designs for items that went
out of production decades.

 Reverse engineering is perhaps the only way to bring such products

back to life whose blueprint is destroyed.

 To obtain a working model of an old product.

REVERSE ENGINEERING OF AN
IRON:
APPLICATIONS:
 LEGACY PARTS REPLACEMENT

 PARTS SERVICE OR REPAIR

 FAILURE ANALYSIS

 PARTS ENGINEERING

 DIAGNOSTIC AND PROBLEM

SOLVING
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD:
 PCB Board design defines the electrical pathways between
components

 It is derived from a schematic representation of circuit

 Imparted from a schematic design, it translates the schematic

symbols and libraries into physical components and
connections.
 REVERSE ENGINEERING OF PCB’s
 (CASE
Technicians STUDY):
start identification and examination of various components of board.

 Before disassembly, the reverse-engineering team will photograph the board up close
from the front and back to create a record of the board’s composition.

 The engineers then begin the process of deconstructing the board.

 In cases where the objective is to replicate the design in question, engineers might test
their ability to replicate the product by disassembling and reassembling an existing copy
several times over.

 They take value measurements of key parts, including the capacitors and resistors.

 Provides insight into how the board’s components work together to enable the PCB to
function correctly.
 The team then draws up a list of the materials and the order in which they were placed
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