Group 6

Vu Thu Ha
Vu Thi Kim Duong
Thai Thi Hien
Tran Anh Quang

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CONTENTS

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The Engineering Design Process: A
Taco Party
Presented by Vu Thu Ha
 Define
Improve problem
& goal

Create and test Research

prototype

Imagine
Choose a Possible
solution solutions

Click on a “slice” of the Engineering Design Process cycle to learn more about its parts
 Step 1:Define problem and goal

• Identify and describe

the issue and the
ultimate objective

• Consider:
– What do you want to accomplish?
– What are the requirements?
– Are there any limitations?
– Who is the customer?
 Step 2: Research
• Gather information and investigate existing
technologies related to the problem
• Talk to individuals who share this problem and could
benefit from possible solutions

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 Step 3: Imagine possible
solutions
• Brainstorm ideas.
• Be creative and build upon the ideas of others.
• Explore and compare many possible designs within
your group.
• Be open-minded!

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 Step 4: Choose a solution
• What materials and tools are needed?
• Consider environmental, cultural, time, and financial
issues and constraints.
• Select the most feasible idea and assign team tasks.

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 Step 5: Create & test
prototype
• Build a protoype
– Protoype - an operating version of a solution. It is often made
with different materials (cheaper and easier to work with) than
the final version. They allow you to test your solution and supply
feedback. (2)
• Push yourself and the group for creativity, imagination,
and excellence in design.

(2)
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/engineering-design-process/engineering-design-prototypes.shtml
 Step 6: Improve
• Share results and continue
to seek how your team
could make the solution
better.
• Iterate your design to Image taken from:

make the product the best

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it can be.
– Iterate - to repeat an already
completed task to
incorporate new information (3)

Ulrich K., Eppinger S. 2000. Product Design and Development. 2 nd Edition. Irwin
(3)

McGraw-Hill, Boston.
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What steps are
involved in
designing a
smart phone?
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
Contents

The Design Process:

1. Needs recognition
2. Problem definition
3. Data collection (gathering information)
4. Conceptualization
5. Evaluation
6. Communication of design
UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
Increase
1. Needs safety
Recognition
Others
Save labor
Needs

Enhance
Suit style
utilities

Cut cost
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
1. machine:
• Need for washing Needs Recognition
dissatisfaction with
traditional way of washing
clothes
– Time consuming (takes longer
to wash & dry the clothes)
– Labor intensive
– Other inconvenience:
unsupportive weather (too
hot or cold)
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
The Design Process: Contents
1. Needs recognition
2. Problem definition
3. Data collection (gathering information)
4. Conceptualization
5. Evaluation
6. Communication of design
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
2. Problem
• Include a formal problem statementDefinition
• Problem statement = clear description of the issue that needs to be
addressed
Keep the design team on track
Used to measure the outcome
• Must answer 03 key questions:
What is the problem or need?
Who has the problem or need?
Why is it important to solve?
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
• Format: PROCESS
Vision:2. Problem
what Definition
does the world look like if we solve
the problem?
Issue Statement: describe the problem using
specific issues. (1-2 sentences)
Method: the process to solve the problem.
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
• Example: PROCESS
We want2.
all Problem
those who haveDefinition
to hand wash their laundry
can have more time and energy to enjoy life. (Vision)
Hand washing has been consuming a considerable
amount of time and is indeed very labor intensive. If we
ignore this problem, washing will become a terrible
obsession for many, especially housewives and singles,
therefore reducing their life quality. (Issue statement)
We will use a rotating drum to develop a machine that
cleans dirty laundry (Method)
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
The Design Process: Contents
1. Needs recognition
2. Problem definition
3. Data collection (gathering information)
4. Conceptualization
5. Evaluation
6. Communication of design
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
• Identify information needed PROCESS
• What kind of data do we need to design a washing machine?
3. Data Collection
Customers’ needs (functions, different washing
modes, capacity, front load or top load, colors,
looks, etc.)
Existing technologies (e.g. direct or indirect drive)
Available materials
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
• 3. Data Collection
Find information
• Develop information
 To build up background
knowledge
 To refine our problem
statement into a
problem analysis
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
The Design Process: Contents
1. Needs recognition
2. Problem definition
3. Data collection (gathering information)
4. Conceptualization
5. Evaluation
6. Communication of design
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
• Process of 4. Conceptualization
generating ideas for an
optimum solution to the design
problem
• Include:
– Develop initial ideas (ideation):
trigger words, brainstorming, …
– Compare & contrast relative pros &
cons  decide an optimal solution
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
The Design Process: Contents
1. Needs recognition
2. Problem definition
3. Data collection (gathering information)
4. Conceptualization
5. Evaluation
6. Communication of design
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
• 5. Evaluation
Thorough analysis
of design
• Involves:
– Building a
prototype
– Test the prototype
– Evaluate results
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PROCESS
5. Evaluation
Our very first washing
machine:
•02 metal cylinders:
– Outer cylinder: water heated
by a fire beneath it.
– Inner cylinder: clothes & soap
•A hand crank to turn the
inner cylinder.
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
Today’s washing 5. Evaluation
machine:
•Run by electricity
•Improved designs
•Modern technologies
•Various washing modes
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
The Design Process: Contents
1. Needs recognition
2. Problem definition
3. Data collection (gathering information)
4. Conceptualization
5. Evaluation
6. Communication of design
 UNIT 1: ENGINEERING DESIGN
PROCESS
• Inform6. Communication
stakeholders (e.g. coworkers, of design
employers, investors)
• Include:
Final technical drawings
Technical manuals for assembly,
operation & maintenance
Other information (if necessary)
• Forms:
Oral presentation
Written design report