Mechatronic Systems Engineering 2202A/B Lecture 15: Engineering Design
30 Jan 2020
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Design is the quest for simplicity and order. Explicit in the term design are the concepts of order and organization. Design is the process of inventing artifacts that display a new physical order, organization, and form in response to function. Design is a conscious and intuitive effort directed toward the ordering of the functional, material, and visual requirements of the problem. Design is a statement of order and organization. It is an expression of the human ubiquitous quest for order. The planning and patterning of any act toward a desired, foreseeable end constitutes the design process. Selection and arrangement of components for a product. Selection and arrangement of features on a part. Product interactions with other physical objects and the user(s) Analysis problem: a well-defined problem with one correct solution. Design problem: an ill-defined problem with numerous satisfactory solutions. Quality results from a combination of factors that are the responsibility of the design engineer.
