TE13 1.01/1.02/1.03 How Various Factors Impact Design

The technological advances in the automotive industry are due to the studies completed by:

• designers.

• technicians.

• engineers.

• historians.

Spent fuel from nuclear power plants must be properly disposed of or stored in a way that is safe for people. One possible solution is to store it deep in the ground or ocean. What would be the most immediate concern related to such fuel disposal?

• Transportation to the storage or disposal site

• Air quality during transportation

• Radiation of local residents

• Potential explosion of waste fuel

The engineering design process takes into consideration manufacturability, environmental impacts, and:

• logistics.

• media attention.

• risk analysis.

• ergonomics.

Mary insists that solar panels are an electricity source that is harmless to the environment. Which statement might be used to best challenge her position?

• Solar panels must be replaced yearly and require significant maintenance.

• Solar panels emit carbon dioxide, which is a harmful gas.

• Solar panel manufacturing uses toxic chemicals.

• Solar panels are not as safe as gas or steam turbines.

Fossil fuels are classified as:

• renewable energy.

• machine energy.

• nonrenewable energy.

• human energy.

The energy source most commonly used to power a motor vehicle is:

• nonrenewable.

• nuclear.

• hydro.

• renewable.

Climate change is causing engineers to look at how humans live and what their needs are, with the idea of providing new systems for changing humans' daily operations. Such a study is called an:

• identification.

• application.

• investigation.

• estimation.

When small changes are made to a car's design to make the controls more user-friendly and comfortable, this principle is called:

• safety.

• ergonomics.

• market analysis.

• quality control.

Some factors that the engineering design process takes into consideration are ergonomics, environmental impacts, and:

• quality control.

• media attention.

• manufacturability.

• logistics.

A branch of engineering which deals with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations and works to eliminate waste of time, money, materials, man-hours, and other resources is:

• chemical engineering.

• industrial engineering.

• human factors engineering.

• safety engineering.