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WorksheetsEngineering Design Process
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 38mins
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
Which step of the Design Process involves communicating the results of your tests
Identify the Problems
Plan Solutions
Identify Failure Points
Reflect and Redesign
This step in Design process includes researching past solutions and brainstorming possible new solutions. You come up with lots of ideas and then pick one.
generate concepts
develop solution
define the problem
present solution
evaluate solution
This step in Design process includes creating a detailed design solution and detailed technical drawings.
present solution
define the problem
construct and test a prototype
evaluate solutions
develop solution
After building a paper airplane, you throw it and it immediately crashes. You realize that there is a major flaw in your design. What should be the next step?
destroy the old airplane and start from scratch
change the design and test it again
use a different color paper
A manufacturer has developed a textured surface for plastic cups. The manufacturer has produced prototypes. Which of the following is the next step in the engineering design process?
market the new textured cups
redesign the textured surface
test and evaluate the prototypes
What does "iterative" mean?
The process happens only once
The process is difficult
The process repeats itself
The process is slow
A prototype is a:
working model
A smaller version of the design
Made out of different materials then the actual design.
a sketch.
True or False
Why are the steps shown in a cycle here?
To show that many ideas come from everyone
To show that the chart is incomplete
To show that you can go back to previous steps if needed
To show the steps go in order
Why does the engineering notebook have so many rules and guidelines to be implemented when using it?
Because engineers are weird
Because engineers are very stubborn
Because the engineering notebook can be considered a legal document in case of a court battle
Because the engineering notebook can be used to steal ideas
What is a decision matrix?
A systematic way to make a decision
A way to filter out bad brainstorming ideas
Things engineers have to do
Criteria and constraints
What is a criteria
A vague set of challenges
Goals or requirements
Limitations or boundaries
Brainstorming technique
Improve
Imagine
Plan
Create
