Introduction to Engineering Design

✍ Scribed by Ann Saterbak, Wettergreen Wettergreen

• Publisher: Morgan & Claypool
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 239
• Series: Synthesis Lectures on Engineering, Science, and Technology
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Introduction to Engineering Design is a practical, straightforward workbook designed to systematize the often messy process of designing solutions to open-ended problems.

From learning about the problem to prototyping a solution, this workbook guides developing engineers and designers through the iterative steps of the engineering design process. Created in a freshman engineering design course over ten years, this workbook has been refined to clearly guide students and teams to success. Together with a series of instructional videos and short project examples, the workbook has space for teams to execute the engineering design process on a challenge of their choice. Designed for university students as well as motivated learners, the workbook supports creative students as they tackle important problems.

Introduction to Engineering Design is designed for educators looking to use project-based engineering design in their classroom.

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Step 0: Introduction to the Engineering Design Process
Step 1: Clarify Team Assignment
Step 2: Understand the Problem and Context
Step 3: Define Design Criteria
Step 3A: Establishing Objectives and Constraints
Step 3B: User-Defined Scales
Step 3C: Pairwise Comparison Chart
Step 4: Brainstorm Solution Options
Step 4A: Decomposition
Step 4B: Brainstorming
Step 5: Evaluate Solutions
Step 5A: Pugh Screening
Step 5B: Morph Chart
Step 5C: Pugh Scoring
Step 6: Prototype Solution
Step 6A: Safety
Step 6B: Initial Prototyping
Step 6C: Refined Prototyping
Step 7: Test Solution
Step 8: Finalize a Solution
Using this Workbook
Teaming
Section B1: Team Orientation
Section B2: Team Pit stop
Section B3: Team Postmortem
Communication
Section C1: Oral Presentation
Section C2: Technical Memos
Project Planning
Section D1: Work Breakdown Structure
Section D2: Planning Tools
Authors’ Biographies
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