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Engineering Design
Chapter
3
Check Your
Engineering IQ
Before you read this
chapter, assess your current
understanding of the chapter
content by taking the chapter
pretest.
Key Terms
Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
• Defi ne engineering design.
• Describe the steps of the engineering design process.
• Explain how to defi ne a problem and its constraints.
• Identify various methods of ideation.
• Summarize the processes of creating and testing design
solutions.
• Explain how to communicate the fi nal design solution.
• Describe the purpose of an engineering notebook.
brainstorming
computer simulation
computer-aided design (CAD)
computer numerical control (CNC)
design brief
detail drawing
engineering design
engineering notebook
ideation
mechanical drawing
multiview drawing
orthographic drawing
pictorial drawing
problem statement
prototype
rapid prototyping
rendering
reverse engineering
sketch
specification sheets
three-dimensional (3-D) model