The Engineering Design Process

Elements of design the process :
- Problem Identification
- Research Phase
- Requirements Specifiication
- Concept Generation
- Design Phase
- Prototyping Phase
- System Integration
- Maintenance Phase

Concept generation and evaluation :
- 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 :
- Substitute
- Combine
- Adapt
- Modify
- Put to other use
- Eliminate
- Rearrange or reverse

Design group:
1. Decision by authority
2. Expert Member
3. Average member opinion
4. Majority
5. Consensus