The Engineering Design Process

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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During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data?

• Test the Model

• Construct a Model

• Identify Failure Points

• Reflect and Redesign

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Which word best describes a constraint?

• option
• opportunity
• limitation
• goal

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When finding the solution to an engineering problem, there is/are usually 

• only one possible correct solution
• a very limited number of possible correct solutions
• many possible correct solutions

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When generating a solution, a designer creates either a model or a ________________.

• drawing
• report
• design brief
• prototype

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If your initial design doesn't fully solve the problem or meet the challenge, you must go back and revise your plan. This is part of which step in the Design Process?

• Create a Model

• Improve

• Identify Problems

• Plan Solutions

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A technology company has identified the need for a smaller laptop computer that weighs less, but they do not have enough knowledge about how to build it. 
What would be the next logical step engineers would take to design and produce this laptop computer?

• Build a new type of laptop battery
• Research current laptop technology
• Build a prototype computer

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A design team built a prototype robot that is a vacuum cleaner. Their goal is for the robot to be able to vacuum people’s homes on its own with no human supervision. How will the team know if the robot prototype works after it is completed?

• Place it in someone’s home, and see if it can vacuum the carpets on its own.
• They should go ahead and build a prototype of this design.
• Place it in a grassy field, and observe to see if it can vacuum up dirt and sand.

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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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What is the first step in the Engineering Design process?

• Follow the Plan

• Brainstorm Ideas

• Ask a Question/Identify the Problem

• Discuss what can work better

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