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The Engineering Design Process

This document discusses the engineering design process, including recognizing needs, defining problems, planning projects, conceptualizing alternatives, evaluating alternatives, selecting the best alternative, communicating designs, and implementing preferred designs. Example past projects are also described.

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The Engineering Design Process

This document discusses the engineering design process, including recognizing needs, defining problems, planning projects, conceptualizing alternatives, evaluating alternatives, selecting the best alternative, communicating designs, and implementing preferred designs. Example past projects are also described.

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MFS606/ME606/EE606

Introductory lecture
engineering design process

Example past projects


Design of product for manufacturability (for prosthetic device), and design of manufacturing system Design of methodology for collection of items from warehouse Design of improved automated material handling system to reduce errors Improvement of workcells Improvement of warehousing operations Redesign of shipping department Redesign of processes for improved material handling and transport Analysis of flow of product, with redesign recommendations Development of Control methods for automated equipment

Typical Issues
Evaluation of waste
Flow, time, cost, motion

Manufacturing system design


Recommendations for modifications

Mechanical design (and sometimes electrical design)

The Engineering Design Process


Recognizing the need
What is the problem?

Defining the Problem


Goals, Objectives, Constraints

Planning the Project


Schedule and budget of Activities What tasks, in what order

Conceptualizing Alternative Approaches


Generate wide variety of alternatives

Evaluating the alternatives


Analysis of performance

Selecting the best alternative Communicating the Design Implementation of the preferred design

Problem Formulation
Design failures often traced to inadequate problem formulation Cost of change increases as design progresses Key steps:
Determining the need Defining the problem

Recognizing the Need


Identifying the Client Does the client know what they want?
Issue: Confusing a potential solution with actual need

Why does the client want this? Needs Statement defines current unsatisfactory situation Example:
Current test procedures for the Widgimatic are too time intensive

Defining the Problem


3 parts: Goals, Objectives, Constraints Goal:
Brief and general and ideal statement How are we going to address the need Example Goal: To design an improved test fixture for the Widgimatic Rules out other solutions to Needs statement

Objectives
Objectives = quantifiable expectations of performance of design Example Objective:
Design a fixture that allows loading and unloading of items in less than 5 seconds, and which automatically sequences through the testing conditions (assuming same test conditions as before?)

Objectives can be refined later while keeping the general goal

Constraints
Constraints: Requirements that the design must satisfy Define permissible range of design and performance parameters Example:
The Widgimatic dimension cannot be modified The test requires 110VAC power for the product The fixture must be able to test at least 1000 Widgimatics per shift Cost of the fixture must have payback in time savings within 6 months

Constraints can become part of objectives

Problem Statement Summary


Needs Statement Goal Statement Objectives Constraints

Planning the project


Planning the Project
Schedule of Activities
Gantt Chart Pert Chart

Cost of Activities
Personnel time Budget constraints

Design Journal
Permanently bound notebook or diary Dated entries of thoughts, activities, notes, sketches, calculations, etc. related to your design projects.
Central record of all activity and information Chronological recordfor patent or liability Documentation of time for budgeting and billing

Early Design: Concept Generation


Key: Generate Alternatives Techniques:
Brainstorming
Let imagination run wild Avoid moving to detail Avoid critiquing of any concepts Problem: domination by a few team members

Evaluating the alternatives


Cost analysis
Labor Equipment Payback

Implementation issues Performance issues

The Engineering Design Process


Recognizing the need
What is the problem?

Defining the Problem


Goals, Objectives, Constraints

Planning the Project


Schedule and budget of Activities What tasks, in what order

Conceptualizing Alternative Approaches


Generate wide variety of alternatives

Evaluating the alternatives


Analysis of performance

Selecting the best alternative Communicating the Design Implementation of the preferred design

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