Engineering Science 1050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scotch Tape, Engineering Technician, Parametric Design

• School: Western University
• Department: Engineering Science
• Course: Engineering Science 1050
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Science vs. engineering: science discover new knowledge, engineering apply knowledge with judgement and creativity to create innovative design solutions to benefit mankind. Engineer professional who can provide a practical, technically sound and often creative and innovative solution to a problem or challenge: technical based on scientific principles. Challenge of open endedness more than one practical solution. Engineering design creating of formulating a course of action or object to satisfy a need. Types of design: product design medicine, scotch tape, structural design building, bridge, process design harnessing energy, chemical process. Types of design from common to rare: selection design from a catalog. Bearing for a shaft: configuration design organize components into a package. Computer components put together in different ways: parametric design finding variables or parameters. Ex. optimizing volume relative to surface area of cylinder: redesign. Modify bicycle but never completely new: original design totally new.