Microcomputer Engineering Design Process Worksheet
Name ____________________ Date _________
Identify the underlying need fully and abstractly (without implying a solution).
1. Needs
Analysis
Idea Statement:
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Identify properties the design solution must have.
Requirements:
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Identify risks posed to human health and/or the environment by exposure to hazards.
Environmental Risks:
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Think up ideas for design solutions, even silly ones. Consider many viewpoints.
2. Conceptual
Design
Brainstorm Ideas:
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(b)>
(c)>
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Identify the components needed for the design. (Add to this bulleted list)
3. Preliminary
Design
Select Conceptual
Components:
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Make a Preliminary Design Drawing on a separate sheet.
Reduce impacts on the environment resulting from human activities in the design.
Environmental Impact:
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Specify materials and parts
4. Detailed
Design
Parts List
On separate sheets:
Interaction Design
Physical Design
Electrical Design
Software Design
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5. Build Working Prototype
6. Potential
Manufacturing
and Sales
Specify considerations for the manufacture and distribution of the product.
Manufacturing,
Marketing &
Distribution
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7. Reflection:
Brainstorm
improvements
Specify considerations for the actual use and maintenance of the product.
Improvements
User Feedback
Cost Reduction
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Reduce undesirable impacts on the environment (on-going).
Environmental
Mitigation:
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Reduce injuries and illnesses (on-going).
Health & Safety:
8. Retirement:
End of Product
Life
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Specify considerations for the deactivation of the product and its disposal.
Deactivation &
Disposal:
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Based on: Engineering Design Process,
by Steve Lambert, PhD, PEng, http://www.design.uwaterloo.ca
Environmental Issues in Design, by Mike Fowler, PhD, PEng, http://www.design.uwaterloo.ca