1. Engineering Design Process

2. Ask Imagine Plan Create Share Build Improve Test
Diagram source: NASA via ASEE at
Center for Computational Neurobiology, University of Missouri

3. Identify the problem Gather Requirements Ask questions Ask
What tools/resources do we have?
What limitations do we have?

4. Identify the problem Gather Requirements Ask questions Ask
Imagine
Identify the problem
Gather Requirements
Ask questions
What tools/resources do we have?
What limitations do we have?

5. Ask
Imagine
Brainstorm ideas
There are no bad ideas

6. Imagine
Ask
Brainstorm ideas
There are no bad ideas
Plan

7. Research ideas Design Calculate cost What’s already been done?
Ask
Imagine
Research ideas
What’s already been done?
What are some basics about the problem?
Design
Calculate cost
Plan

8. Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
Build
Improve
Test

9. Create Build 1st Attempt Test product Improve What didn’t work?
How can we fix any problems
How can we make it more cost effective?
Re-Design/re-build

10. Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
Build
Improve
Share
Test

11. Ask Imagine Present final product to the customer
Classroom presentation
What’s your final design?
What challenges did you have?
Final results (present data)
Plan
Create
Build
Improve
Share
Test