Design ME-43 Leisk Introduction

What is design? Design: Introduction

What is design? “Design is that area of human experience, skill and knowledge which is concerned with man’s ability to mold his environment to suit his material and spiritual needs.” – B. Archer “To design is either to formulate a plan for the satisfaction of a specified need or to solve a problem.” Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design:

What problems? Design: Introduction

What problems? Quote from Charles H. Duell, Commissioner of U.S. patent office in 1899: “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” “Everything has already been written…” “Everything has already been done…” “Everything has already been designed before…”

Design: Introduction In 1899, future projections would look very different from !!!

Design: Introduction 19 th century high-tech 21 st century high-tech

“We do not yet know all the basic laws: there is an expanding frontier of ignorance.” Richard Feynman: Design: Introduction The more humans uncover about how the world works, the more we realize how little we actually know. Leisk’s interpretation: There are seemingly always new problems, ways to make a product better, needs to solve problems in a more efficient manner, or develop new solutions no-one thought was possible. Application to design:

Where to find problems? Design: Introduction

Thai Airways plane skids off runway… Festival ride injures 12 children… Fans injured in bleacher collapse… NFL concussion settlement… Giant airliners: is bigger better? Super extravagant U.S. cruises… Today’s front page of CNN.com: Design: Introduction

Today’s front page of CNN.com: Design: Introduction Creative ways to recycle an airplane… Decorating in 3D… Designs to help you survive… Jellyfish-proof face mask (Diana Nyad)… Robot chef… Millipedes cause train crash… crash/?hpt=hp_t3

Design: Introduction Class Exercise

Brainstorming 1.Record all ideas generated – appoint secretary (also contributor) 2.Generate and verbalize as many ideas as possible 3.Think wild – silly, impossible ideas can lead to useful ideas 4.DO NOT ALLOW evaluation of ideas – reserve all judgment or comments on the value of ideas Use 4-12 individuals Can include customers, experts, and designers Have discussion leader Record all ideas Keep session to minutes, then incubate Guidelines Design: Introduction Concept Generation

(1) form teams of 4-5 (2) focus on “Millipedes cause train crash…” (3) brainstorm solutions for 8-10 minutes (4) record your team member names and ideas on paper (5) be prepared to share ideas with the class and submit the ideas on paper Design: Introduction Class Exercise Millipedes are tiny invertebrates with segmented bodies and a whole bunch of legs. Passenger train crashed into another in Western Australia – possibly because of millipedes. As trains pass over millipede-infested track, they are squashed into a slimy-slick paste – traction suffers. The Portuguese millipede was accidentally introduced to Australia and has no natural predators – they breed in “plague numbers.” In 2002, so many millipedes clogged the rails between Melbourne and Ballart (70 miles apart), that 50 trains had to be suspended. Millipedes – Yes, Millipedes – May Be Responsible for Australian Train Crash