Engineering Design Process

Elements of the Design Process:

• Problem Identification
• Research phase
• Requirements Specification
• Concept Generation
• Design Phase
• Prototyping Phase
• System Integration
• Maintenance Phase

Steps to the Problem:

• Collect information
• Interpret information
• Organize needs hierarchy
• Determine relative importance of needs
• Review outcomes and process

Requirement Specifications:

Identifies requirements design must satisfy for success

• Marketing Requirements (Custom Needs)
• Engineering Requirements ( Applies to technical aspects , Performance Requirements)

Example Engineering Requirements:

• Performance and Functionality
• Reliability
• Energy