The Design Process
Engineer or Scientist
Concept Sketching
Engineering and the World Around Us
Idea to Innovation
100
Before beginning the design process, a design team must complete this initial stage.
What is define the problem.
100
A person who asks, "Is it true?"
What is a scientist.
100
Adjusting drawings so that proper relations between parts are attained.
What is proportion.
100
The discipline of engineering that applies the principles of engineering, physics, and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of various systems.
What is mechanical engineering.
100
Having these ideas contribute to more unique, out of the box solutions.
What are wild and crazy.
200
The part of the design process where critiques of "mock-ups" take place.
What is evaluate solution.
200
Concepts applied to the industry and made useful to humanity.
What is engineering.
200
Using these as reference and to aid in sketching objects and ideas.
What are construction lines.
200
The area of engineering that deals with converting raw-materials into more useful or valuable forms, using physical and/or life sciences.
What is chemical engineering.
200
A technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc. by spontaneous participation in discussion.
What is brainstorming.
300
If the needed technology of an idea exists, a design team can move on to this stage of the design procses.
What is develop a solution.
300
Continual discovery of the mechanics of the universe, with research in order to understand that discovery.
What is a scientist.
300
Using this technique to depict depth perception in 3D models or illustrations.
What is shading.
300
The area of engineering that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment.
What is civil engineering.
300
A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints.
What is a design brief.
400
Once a design team has developed a solution, they must move on to this stage of the design process.
What is construct and test a prototype.
400
A person who asks, "Does it work in the world?"
What is an engineer.
400
A person who creates drawings, or in some ways uses visual cues to organize his or her work.
What is a designer.
400
Telecommunications, control systems, signal processing.
What is electrical engineering.
400
The recognition of an unwelcome or harmful matter needing to be dealt with.
What is problem identification.
500
After this stage of the design process, a design team must ask if it's valid and justifiable.
What is defining the problem.
500
Fiber Optics
What is an engineer.
500
The ability to make or bring a new concept or idea into existence.
What is creativity.
500
Hoover Dam
What is electrical, civil and mechanical engineering.
500
The technique that allows engineers to see how the parts of a product can fit together.
What is concept sketching.
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