Engineering Design Process Quiz

Which of the following steps is not part of the engineering design process:

• Define the problem.

• Specify the design requirements.

• Brainstorm solutions.

• Do background research.

• All of these steps are part of the engineering design process.

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The engineering design process is a process used to solve a problem by creating new products, systems, or environments.

• True

• False

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The engineering design process is an iterative process. This means:

• New ideas or information might make an engineer back up and repeat parts of the process.

• An engineer has to go through every step of the process before concluding if the solution is any good.

• The engineering design process can be adapted to be used in all areas of engineering.

• All of the above.

A prototype is:

• The description of the problem that an engineer or designer is trying to solve.

• A document listing the features that must be included in the final product.

• A working version of a created solution so that an engineer can test whether it is a good solution.

• The final product created after an engineer goes through all the steps of the engineering design process.

• None of the above.

Lisa's grandfather is very old and has hands that shake a lot. He often drops his fork, which embarrasses him. Lisa wants to develop a fork that is easier for her grandfather to hold. Read the following statements about Lisa, and choose the best answer based on your knowledge about the engineering design process:

As part of her background research, Lisa should talk to her grandfather to try to understand why he drops his fork.

• True

• False

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Before brainstorming solutions, Lisa should do an internet search for silverware that is marketed as easy for people who have shaky hands to use.

• True

• False

Lisa should take the first solution she comes up with and quickly build her prototype from that one solution.

• True

• False

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Once Lisa has what she thinks is a better fork, she should:

• Find a manufacturer to mass produce it.

• Have her grandfather test her new fork design.

• File a patent.

• Call a press conference to tell everyone about her invention.