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WorksheetsR038 Engineering Design Quiz
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
CLIENT
A person, company, organisation or group that requires the talents of an engineer or designer to develop a solution.
People who will use the design
The creative person who is designing a solution to the problem or opportunity
Challenging statement that describes the anticipated design to address the needs of the stakeholders.
A list of needs and design requirements that describe what the design solution must do to meet the needs of the stakeholders.
TARGET CUSTOMER
A person, company, organisation or group that requires the talents of an engineer or designer to develop a solution.
People who will use the design
The creative person who is designing a solution to the problem or opportunity
Challenging statement that describes the anticipated design to address the needs of the stakeholders.
A list of needs and design requirements that describe what the design solution must do to meet the needs of the stakeholders.
DESIGNER
A person, company, organisation or group that requires the talents of an engineer or designer to develop a solution.
People who will use the design
The creative person who is designing a solution to the problem or opportunity
Challenging statement that describes the anticipated design to address the needs of the stakeholders.
A list of needs and design requirements that describe what the design solution must do to meet the needs of the stakeholders.
CONSTRAINT
A list of needs and design requirements that describe what the design solution must do to meet the needs of stakeholders.
A list of specifications and design requirements that define parameters or boundaries the design solution must address. These might include time constraints, budget, codes, safety or physical attributes
The final product or items that document the design solution and process presented to the client. Stakeholders use these deliverables to decide whether the solution address the design problem.
People who will use the design
Challenging statement that describes the anticipated design to address the needs of stakeholders
CRITERIA
A list of needs and design requirements that describe what the design solution must do to meet the needs of stakeholders.
A list of specifications and design requirements that define parameters or boundaries the design solution must address. These might include time constraints, budget, codes, safety or physical attributes
The final product or items that document the design solution and process presented to the client. Stakeholders use these deliverables to decide whether the solution address the design problem.
People who will use the design
Challenging statement that describes the anticipated design to address the needs of stakeholders
Why is it important for the designer to research the solution to a problem?
It is not important to do these things.
Solutions may already exist.
True or False: It is not important for the designer to agree on the client's list of criteria and constraints before signing the contract.
True
False
Design, build, test, document, and present a 3D puzzle system that is made from scrap hardwood cubes. This is an example of a ___________________.
design statement
problem statement
I am a designer and I have just completed my final design for a new hybrid motorbike. Who would be an appropriate client? Tick all that apply
Harley-Davidson
Fisher-Price
Yamaha
Men aged 60 years and over
Ford
What is always the first phase of the Iterative design process?
Identify
Validate
Design
Optimise
A team of engineers is asked to design a scooter for less than £30. They decide that they will only use recycled materials. Which of the following is the team’s constraint?
designed to appeal to kids
made out of recycled materials
cost less than £30 to produce
they must make a scooter
What is the main goal of the design process?
To write reports
To make things
To make charts and graphs
To find solutions to problems
Which design process is centred around designing products with a lesser impact on the environment?
User-centred Design
Ergonomic Design
Sustainable Design
Inclusive Design
You begin to create a prototype of your design only to find that your solution is not working at all. What should you do?
Add more tape
Go back to an earlier stage and choose another solution
Blame your partner
Keep going and hope it will be ok
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 analyse the test results.
Which word best describes a constraint?
option
opportunity
limitation
goal
What is the main goal of the design process?
To write reports
To make things
To make charts and graphs
To find solutions to problems
In which phase of the Iterative Design Cycle should you 'explain how the solution could be improved'?
Optimise Phase
Identify Phase
Development Phase
Validate Phase
What does DFMA stand for?
Done Finished My Application
Design For Manufacturing and Assembly
DFMA
Design For Mum and Apples
What is the aim of DFMA?
To prevent products from being assembled incorrectly by the user or during manufacture.
To manufacture products 24/7 without stopping.
To simplify the design of a product to improve ease of manufacture and efficiency of assembly.
To order materials and manufacture products only when needed to reduce waste and avoid the need for storage.
What does JIT stand for?
Joining Innovative Technologies
Just In Time
Joint Iterative Testing
Jobs In Technology
What is the aim of JIT?
To prevent products from being assembled incorrectly by the user or during manufacture.
To manufacture products 24/7 without stopping.
To simplify the design of a product to improve ease of manufacture and efficiency of assembly.
To order materials and manufacture products only when needed to reduce waste and avoid the need for storage.
What is the aim of 'error-proofing'?
To prevent products from being used incorrectly by the user or assembled incorrectly during manufacture.
To make sure that products have no errors before they are sold to the market.
To simplify the design of a product to improve ease of manufacture and efficiency of assembly.
To order materials and manufacture products only when needed to reduce waste and avoid the need for storage.
What is the aim of "continuous manufacturing"?
To manufacture products 24/7 without stopping.
To manufacture a batch of identical products.
To keep improving the design of a product.
To reduce material and labour costs.
What is a prototype?
The final design that is ready to be manufactured.
Drawing that show a single view of an object; in a way that makes it appear 3D.
A model that is used to test certain aspects of a solution.
All choices are correct.
During the Test/Analysis phase of the engineering design process, 3D printing of scale models or parts is referred to as
Rapid Prototypes
Ideation
Prototypes
Design Brief
What scale of production is used in the manufacture of paper?
One off
Batch
Continuous Mass
What scale of production is used in the manufacture of soft drinks?
Batch
Continuous Mass
JIT
What scale of production is used in the manufacture of books?
JIT
Mass
Batch
One-off
Sometimes called bespoke production, it relies upon highly skilled workers who are able to take on a number of tasks and build a product to a customer’s exact needs.
One off
Batch
Mass
JIT
This involves manufacturing a number of identical products, usually by workers who take on more specialised roles.
One off
Batch
Mass
Continuous
Batches might be as small as a handful and as large as several thousand
True
False
Workers are often less skilled as there is usually more reliance upon machinery set up to do a single task at each stage.
Batch
Mass
JIT
Continuous
With this scale of production it is usual for the products to move along a production line as it is a very efficient way of making products in a short period of time.
Mass
Batch
One off
Continuous
What scale of production is used in the manufacture of cars?
Mass
Batch
One off
Continuous
This is where the number of products required is so huge that the production line needs to run day and night.
Mass
JIT
Continuous
Batch
Automation is vital to this type of production.
Mass
Batch
Continuous
JIT
To ensure that this can happen, the entire manufacturing plant is often designed around a single product.
Mass
Batch
Continuous
JIT
No two products will be exactly the same, which is often why customers in the UK are prepared to pay more.
JIT
One off
Mass
Batch
Simple products made by a single worker, such as a wedding cake, to very complex products, such as oil rigs manufactured by hundreds of workers, are examples of one-off production.
True
False
Bread and cakes are often made using batch production.
True
False
One-off products are time-consuming to produce.
True
False
Unique and high-quality products are produced in low volumes. What scale of production does this refer to?
Batch
One-off
JIT
Mass
Most clothing will be produced using which scale of production?
Mass
Batch
Continuous
JIT
High set-up costs and capital investment are true of which scale of production?
Batch
One-off
Mass
JIT
Materials, such as steel, timber and paper stock are all made using this scale of production.
Mass
Batch
Continuous
JIT
What is this process called?
Injection Moulding
Vacuum Forming
Rotational Moulding
What is this process called?
Injection Moulding
Vacuum Forming
Rotational Moulding
What process is this?
Injection Moulding
Vacuum Forming
Blow Moulding
Rotational Moulding
What process would be used to manufacture the main part of this product?
Injection Moulding
Vacuum Forming
Blow Moulding
Rotational Moulding
What process would be used to make the main part of this product?
Injection Moulding
Vacuum Forming
Blow Moulding
Rotational Moulding
Which process is most suited fro the products shown in the image (Food Packaging)
Injection Moulding
Vacuum forming
Blow moulding
Rotational moulding
Plastic Extrusion
Which process is most suited fro the products shown in the image (Lego)
Injection Moulding
Vacuum forming
Blow moulding
Rotational moulding
Plastic Extrusion
Which process is most suited fro the products shown in the image?
Injection Moulding
compression moulding
laser cutting
Rotational moulding
Is acrylic a thermo or thermosetting plastic?
Thermoplastic
Thermosetting
What is the biggest criticism of single use plastic bottles?
A lot of them can't be recycled and end up in land-fill
They make water taste funny
They are not very functional
They are not very aesthetic
Blow moulding is used for...
Making a complex 3D shape
Making moulds that need a draft angle, air holes and rounded corners
Making hollow components with large thick walls
Making hollow thin walled components
What moulding process is this?
Vacuum forming
Rotational moulding
Pipe moulding
Injection moulding
What are the advantages of having stock forms, types and sizes of components
Easy to mass produce
Easy to transform into other shapes
Cheap to produce
What does KDF stand for?
Kitted Design Feature
Knock Together Fitting
Knock Down Fittings
Kitted Design Fittings
Ikea make flat pack furniture, what are the benefits of flat pack furniture...
it is more expensive
it is cheaper as it requires the purchaser to assemble it. They can be cheaply made in a factory.
Flat packed furniture is not as cheap as one off pieces of furniture.
Flat pack is better for the environment and will help save the whales.
What is a stock form?
an item or material that can be cheaper as it is mass produced and can be brought off the shelf
and item that is more expensive and brought off the shelf from a shop
a type of fixing
a type of wood
What is a dowel?
a piece of cylindrical timber like a peg that is used to join wood together
a large stick for whacking things
a pencil like object
a dowel is a type of rap music
A back panel for the picture frame is to be made from MDF, what form are manufactured boards such as MDF usually brought in?
synthetic form
unique form
stock form
no form
Define a "nut"
A type of fastener with a threaded hole
A type of component that is only used underwater
A type of matrix add to fibre
Un equal balanced spring fitting
Define a washer:
A thin plate disc with a hole in the middle
something that cleans metal
a way to edit pith and thread settings
A tool
What is this type of nut called?
Button nut
Washer nut
Nylon locking nut-Nyloc
standard nut
