Vocabulary
What is the process of giving up one quality or feature of a design to gain a different quality or feature?
Tradeoff
What is the Engineering Design Process?
A series of steps that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a problem.
In which step do you follow the solution you've chosen?
Model the Solution
In which step do you see if your design is working?
Test the Solution
What is it called when you collect as many ideas as you can, however good you think they are?
Brainstorming
What should an engineer do if their product design is not always successful when they test it?
Go back to an earlier step of the Engineering Design Process and change the design to try to fix the product, then test the product again
In which step do you make your design even better?
Revise as Needed
After coming up with a bunch of possible solutions to the problem, what's next?
What is something that limits the solution you are designing?
constraint
True or False: The testing step of the Engineering Design Process usually involves several rounds of testing, finding new problems, and redesigning and testing again, before finding the final design.
True
In which step do you determine the limits or controls of the task?
List Possible Limitation
or
Gather Background Information
What is the first step in the engineering design process?
The desirable features of a solution are the ___________.
criteria
What kind of engineer would most likely work for NASA?
a. mechanical engineer
b. aerospace engineer
c. electrical engineer
Aerospace engineer
In which step do you tell about your success?
Present the Design
What is the last step in the engineering design process?
Present th Design
To plan and make (something) for a specific use or purpose is to ______________.
design
What kind of engineer would most likely fix a problem with your new car?
a. aerospace engineer
b. biomdecial engineer
c. mechanical engineer
c. mechanical engineer
In which step do you brainstorm with your team?
Generate Possible Solutions
Once a problem has been observed and defined, and limitations have been determined, what needs to be done before coming up with ideas for a solution?