Elements of the Design Project :
- Problem identification
- Research Phase
- Requirements Specification
- Concept Generation
- Design Phase
- Prototyping Phase
- System Integration
- Maintenance Phase
Needs Identification:
What is the problem ?
- Collect Information
- Interpret information
- Organize needs hierarchy
- Determine relative importance of needs
- Review outcomes and process
Examples: Need: Drivers have difficulty seeing obstructions in all directions
Objective: Design system to avoid accidents.
Concept Generation and Evalution:
- Explore Many Solutions - Brainstorm
- Select the Best Solution - based on needs and constraints
- Creativity- Development of new ideas
- Innovation - Bringing creative ideas to reality.
Concept Generation:
- Substitue
- Combine
- Adapt
- Modify
- Put to other use
- Eliminate
- Rearrange or reverse
Decision Making Guidelines:
- Decision by authority(leader)
- Expert Member
- Average Member Opinion
- Majority
- Consensus
Project Management:
- Work to be done
- Timeframe
- Rescources Needed
- Responsible Person
- Previous dependent activities
- Checkpoints/Deliverables for monitoring progress
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