Georgia State University
School of Computer Science
Computer Engineering Department
Electrical 332 –Electrical Design I
Homework Assignment #1
summer 2023
Name:
Due Thursday June 22, 2023
At 11:59 p.m.
Please include this page as a cover sheet to your work.
Homework Set #1
Question
Number
Outcome
Measurement
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Grade
/10
/10
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2–c
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2–c
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2–c
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10
2–c
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Total
/100
Note: Please Keep your answers short and to the point.
This is a word document. You may type your answer(s) in the space below each question.
1. What is the definition of design?
Imagining and conceptualizing things that don’t exist, usually starting from sheets of paper.
2. Describe the Engineering Missions briefly.
The engineering mission is the use resources in design and production for the improvement of human
life.
3. If people have been designing for hundreds of years, why do we still need to learn how to design.
We need to learn how to design and eventually become engineers because without engineers, the
world stops moving
4. Name and describe the four main types of engineering design. Give two examples for each type.
Creative- Something that has never existed before; this is a completely original idea;
Ex: horse carriage, first plane
Adaptive: An existing design implemented in a new way to solve a different problem
Ex: Netflix(streaming service), electric bike
Variant: Modification of performance of a design by changing geometry, material, or manufacturing
processes.
Ex: tandem bicycle, software
Redesign: revision of existing products for changes in cosmetics, functionality, or content
Ex: Automobiles, new 3d printers.
5. List 5 different design disciplines.
Mechanical engineers,
Civil engineers
Biomedical Engineers
Software Engineers
Aeronautical engineers
6.
Among the lists we talked about in class, list 5 engineering attributes/characteristics.
Teamwork
Ethical Responsibility
Lifelong Learning
Project Management
Communication skills
7.
Describe how the design process starts and how it ends (the design process). Out of 10 steps in
the power point, list only 6 of the most important based on your judgement. Show your answer
in the form of a flow-chart, either horizontal or vertical.
Engineering
Design
Need
8.
Concept for
solution
Configure
design
Optimize
design
Prototype
presentation
As a design engineer, depending on the nature of the project, you have some interaction with
others. Among the 10 discussed in class, name 5 of the most common.
Test engineer, safety engineer, customer, regulations/engineering codes, quality control
9.
What is the main difference(s) of analysis and design. List two examples for each.
Analysis is prediction of behavior of a system bade on inputs and outputs whereas design is more of
an art than a science. Analysis would be calculating how certain loadings might cause a beam to fail
or show where support is needed on a beam. Design is something learned through practice, like the
determination of where to use spur gears or helical gears for power transfer. It can also treatment of a
concept where inputs, physical laws, and output are known but the exact specification of the system
are not; that would be determined by design
10. How do you define a project?
Although the definition of a project is broad, I would classify it as the short term attempt to a
tangible result regarding a problem needing to be solved.