A standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something. Desired specifications (elements or features) of a product or system.

A limitation or restriction. May be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, time, and human capabilities.

A step where members of the group brainstorm. Brainstorming is a method of shared problem solving in which all members of a group spontaneously, and in an unrestrained discussion, generate ideas. Consider additional design goals. Select an approach.

A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.

includes identifying how the problem or a similar problem was addressed in the past and determining what mathematical and/or scientific knowledge is essential to solve the problem.

includes working as a group to develop ideas for possible solutions, record your ideas and employ the rules of brainstorming.

Create detailed design solution. Justify the solution path

Drawings that provide technical information necessary to produce a product. They include the material, size, shape and assembly, if necessary.

Make a full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.

A method for collecting data that is written down.

the product produced should clearly match the design and show refinement throughout the engineering design process.

This step in the engineering design process is used to evaluate the model/prototype against the given criteria and constraints, all tests should be developed during the design proposal phase.

Ask how the solution can be modified to make it better.

this is an essential step in the engineering design process, and is what makes this process unique. The design is constantly reviewed and revised throughout the process so that an ideal solution is developed.

Show the people who ask you to solve the problem, the answer that you created.

This would include all your technical drawing, sketches, notes, and pictures of the final product.

Show the steps of the engineering process to the person who wanted the question answered. Show them the prototype, sketches, and any other notes that would convince them to use the product that you created.

the engineering design journal and/or an electronic version of the engineering design journal should be kept to record daily interaction with the design problem. This represents your ideas and thoughts throughout the process.

The step in the Design Process where a question or situation is identified. The question or situation is validated and the people who say it is the question they want answered are identified. The needs and the wants are taken into consideration when answering the question. Design requirements (specifications) are created.