What step is described?
A student notices that his lab table moves when leans on it to write. The student wonders, "How can I fix this table?"
Define the Problem
This step of the process happens after testing and focuses on making the design better.
What is "improve/redesign"?
When engineers come up with many possible ideas, they are doing this step.
Brainstorming
Engineers make this early model of a design to test how it works.
prototype
These professionals use the Engineering Design Process to create solutions to everyday problems.
engineers
The student comes up with a few ideas for fixing his unbalanced table - crumple up paper to put under the broken leg, put a book under the leg, drill a hole into the bottom of the leg and insert a metal part.
Generating Concepts
When improving a design, engineers use this type of feedback from testing.
"data" or "test results"
A simple sketch that shows how something might work.
Design or blueprint
The main purpose of testing a prototype is to find these.
problems
This field of engineering focuses on building bridges, roads, and structures.
Civil engineering
the step in the engineering process in which you define a problem, identify and research a need, and determine your limitations (constraints)
Define the Problem
True or False: Engineers usually only go through the design process once.
False
During planning, engineers often compare their ideas using these to evaluate pros and cons.
decision matrix
Data collected during testing helps engineers do this.
analyze results
This type of engineer might design robots or automatic machines.
What is a "mechanical" or "robotics engineer"?
The student finds a book that looks like the right height and places it under the table.
Build and Test
The process of improving a design over and over again is called this.
Iteration
Team members must do this to make sure everyone agrees on which idea to build.
select the best solution
If a prototype fails, engineers should do this next.
"redesign or improve it"
When engineers design for the environment and future generations, they are practicing this.
What is "sustainability"?
The student comes up with a few ideas for fixing his unbalanced table - crumple up paper to put under the broken leg, put a book under the leg, drill a hole into the bottom of the leg and insert a metal part.
Generate Concepts
Sharing a finished design and results with others is called this step.
collaborating
a chart that you make to plan out your ideas smoothly
flowchart
These are the limits or restrictions on what a solution can be.
Constraints
This is one reason engineers work in teams instead of alone.
What is "to combine different skills and ideas"?