PLTW Design Process

What is the definition of a constraint?

• a plan
• a solution
• a problem
• a limitation or restriction

If your prototype does not turn out as planned, you can always

• Brainstorm

• Research new ideas

• Redesign your prototype

• Test and evaluate

After building your prototype, in order to assess the success of the prototype, you will need to

• Communicate the design

• Iterate

• Test and evaluate

• Identify the problem

Right before you Construct your Prototype, you will need to

• Brainstorm, develop possible solutions

• Communicate the solution

• Select the best solution

• Test and Evaluate

 During this step of the Design Process, team members take time to document whether they think this solution will work?

• Step 5: Evaluate Solution
• Step 2: Generate Concepts
• Step 6: Present Solution
• Step 4: Build and Test Solution

During this step of the Design Process, each team member creates several different options of how this problem can be solved.

• Step 5: Evaluate Solution
• Step 6: Present Solution
• Step 2: Generate Concepts
• Step 1: Define a Problem

During this step of the Design Process, engineers draw a detailed and labeled sketch of an idea for what might be created to solve the problem. 

• Step 3: Develop/Design a Solution
• Step 1: Define a Problem
• Step 5: Evaluate Solution
• Step 4: Build and Test Solution

A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to a problem or to satisfy human needs and wants and winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice. 

• Design Process
• Brainstorming
• Design
• Decision Matrix

During this step of the Design Process, engineers build a working prototype and test how it works.

• Step 4: Build and Test Solution
• Step 3: Develop/Design a Solution
• Step 6: Present Solution
• Step 5: Evaluate Solution

During this step of the Design Process, engineers gather all project documentation and share it with the customer.

• Step 6: Present Solution 
• Step 5: Evaluate Solution 
• Step 4: Build and Test Solution 
• Step 2: Generate Concepts