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WorksheetsUnit R038 - Engineering Design - Topic Area 1 - Retrieval A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Linear design is.........
A design process that goes from start to finish in a systematic order.
Designing products with straight edges.
Designing products using a cycle approach of constant feedback and updates.
Designing a product that focuses on aesthetically pleasing features.
Iterative design is a cycle approach that focuses on frequent testing and client feedback during the prototyping and modelling. Why is it preferred over linear design?
The product is better.
It provides jobs for more design engineers.
The customer ends up with the most refined version of the product.
Iterative design uses more CAD.
When following inclusive design principles what should the designer aim to achieve?
That all stages of the design process have been followed.
The design should effortlessly allow usage by the widest range of people without need for extra modification or accessories to be added.
A highly ergonomic product.
A happy customer.
User-centred design is putting the (a) at the heart of every decision made during the design process.
Two disadvantages of user-centred design are?
It can lead to the design process taking a longer time than a conventional linear apprach.
You have to talk to lots of people.
It is part of the iterative design process.
The end product can be restricted to one particular type of person rather than a group of people which can limit the scope of sales.
For something to be sustainable it's use should have minimal negative impact on the environment, our health or the world around us. Bearing this in mind which of these products are a sustainable design?
Bamboo cups.
6.0 litre petrol powered porche.
Plastic drinks straws
100% recycled aluminium coke can.
Ergonomics is the process of designing a product to fit the needs of the user. It can involve things like making sure the product is comfortable and efficient to use. Below are two types of product; a mouse and a bottle. Select the version of each that has the most obvious and defined ergonomic features.
Mouse 1
Mouse 2
Bottle 1
Bottle 2
Iterative design has 3 fundamental elements or processes that happen through its use as a design model. What are they?
Explore - Create - Evaluate
Stop - Look - Listen
Try - Do - Act
CAD - CAM - CNC
Ergonomic design as a process can also carry some disadvantages for both the designer and the end user. Which of the below are examples of this.
Products with many ergonomic features can be difficult to use if the end user is not instructed or trained in the products use.
Incorporating ergonomics into a design can significantly increase the cost of manufacture.
Ergonomic features can make a product have a narrow scope and exclude certain demographics.
Ergonomic products can take longer to get to market due to the extensive testing, design work and feedback process.
Using a sustainable design and following sustainable design processes can improve a businesses (a) .
Whilst there a 3 fundamental elements to the iterative design process (Explore - Create - Evaluate) there are 4 key processes that make up the iterative design cycle. Which process usually comes first?
Identify a problem and formulate a brief.
Come up with a concept and create initial designs.
Improve selected designs through feedback and research.
Fully develop and test final idea.
Whilst there a 3 fundamental elements to the iterative design process (Explore - Create - Evaluate) there are 4 key processes that make up the iterative design cycle. Which process usually comes third?
Come up with a concept and create initial designs.
Fully develop and test final idea.
Identify a problem and formulate a brief.
Improve selected designs through feedback and research.
Which product below is most likely going to follow a user centred design process?
A user centred design will create (a) end users who are more likely to (b) in the future.
Anthropometrics is the (a)
Reorder the following stages of a typical linear design process.
Establish a problem and create a brief.
Formulate a specification.
Come up with initial designs.
Develop the ideas based on feedback/ prototypes and testing.
Come up with a final design idea and evaluate.
Linear design is a process that aims to get from start to finish in as relatively a quick time as possible. Which product below is most suitable for the linear design process.
For a design to be truly inclusive the product should be able to be used by as broad a population as possible without the need for modification by the user. Two of the benches below allow this. Select which ones.
Bench 1
Bench 2
Bench 3
Bench 4
Inclusive Design
Ergonomic Design
Sustainable Design
User Centered Design
Linear Design
One of these products/designs below has been adapted after its manufacture to be inclusive. Three of the products are designed to be inclusive straight away. Identify the product that has been adapted afterwards.
