Engineering Design Process

Constraints used in the Engineering Design Process are

• any factors that limit or restrict a design
• any factors that make the product more expensive
• any factors that make a design a better finished product
• all of the above

Engineers make trade-offs by choosing a specific feature over another when designing.

• True
• False

Which step of the Design Process involves making a presentation & marketing your design?

• Test
• Communicate
• Plan
• Improve

What is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?

• Brainstorm

• Generate Ideas

• Define the problem

• Select an approach

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At what step are all ideas accepted?

• Selecting an approach

• Generating ideas

• Brainstorming

• Building a model or prototype

Stating limitations and specifications are an example of what step?

• Criteria and constraints

• Refining the design

• Identifying the problem

• Generating ideas

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An emergency-equipment company makes warning-signal flares. The company wants to redesign  a flare so that it produces light for a longer period of time. 
After the company thinks of ideas, what is the next step in the design process?

• Build a prototype
• Define the problem
• Decide on the best solution

What is the purpose of building a prototype?

• to test the product and make sure that it is the best solution to the problem
• to make sure that the product is in compliance with government regulations
• to determine the design constraints for the product

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Your group plans to build a model plant. When should you decide upon the criteria you will use to test your technological design?

• After the model is built
• after the model is tested
•  Before the model is built

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An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?

• Test the prototype.
• Make sketches of the prototype.
• Identify constraints.
• Collect and analyze the test results. 

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