Engineering Design Process
Detailed Design & Manufacturing Understand Problem Understand Problem Concept Exploration & Selection Analyze & Prototype Detailed Design & Manufacturing Integration & Test
Detailed Design & Manufacturing Concept Exploration Understand Problem Concept Exploration & Selection Analyze & Prototype Detailed Design & Manufacturing Integration & Test Brain Storming No idea is a bad idea Focus on quantity Withhold criticism Combine and improve ideas
Detailed Design & Manufacturing Analyze and Prototype Understand Problem Concept Exploration & Selection Analyze & Prototype Detailed Design & Manufacturing Integration & Test Analysis Simple Models Prototyping Find and solve problems early Cardboard Trade Studies Analytically determines best choice
Design & Manufacturing Understand Problem Concept Exploration & Selection Analyze & Prototype Detailed Design & Manufacturing Integration & Test Most of your time is spent here! A better job designing makes manufacturing easier. Fabricate components of the robot (division of labor).
Detailed Design & Manufacturing Integration & Test Understand Problem Concept Exploration & Selection Analyze & Prototype Detailed Design & Manufacturing Integration & Test Integration Bringing smaller pieces together into a larger system Assembling components (arm to base, wheel to base, load software) Testing Incremental Components Subassemblies Entire system You are not done until it is tested!! Aerospace: Test like you Fly!
Detailed Design & Manufacturing Iterative Process Understand Problem Concept Exploration & Selection Analyze & Prototype Detailed Design & Manufacturing Integration & Test Your first design is never perfect But a good starting point gets you an answer faster and cheaper The only people, scientific or other who never make mistakes are those who do nothing. - Thomas Huxley
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