Engineering Design Loop
What is an engineering design loop?
An engineering design loop is a process of producing a design to a set of given requirements or constraints. Each cycle of this loop s called an iteration.
The following steps may be repeated a number of
1. Determine the problem or the opportunity
Produce ideas from experiences; from what you heard, saw, smelled, tasted, and touched. In other words, improved or different versions of older ideas.
2. Determine specifications
Exact explanations of what is needed. The durability, performance, or even measurements. This identifies the problems that need to be solved.
(A) Research
Research is mainly the organized of the problems of ideas around us. This may include history, properties of materials, science principles, facts, theories and pieces of related information you may already know or find out.
(B) Brainstorm possible solutions
Most of the time, brainstorming includes people communicating with others about your ideas or thoughts. This is used for getting many different ideas and improving them to the best.
(C) Formulate a solution to implement
Because there are multiple ideas from the brainstorm, it will be harder to choose. This will help to choose the right solution or method.
(D) Prototype or model the solution
Constructing a model or solution from the method you chose. This model may differ from person to person since it may actually work or not. It could be used for only looking at.
(E) Test and analyze the solution
Testing the solution (the model) and see if it is right. Then, if there is any problem from the outcomming solution, you need to analyze and find and try to solve the problem.
(F) Redesign or improve the solution
Accept the proposed and modeled solution as the final product.
• Attempt to redesign or improve the solution. If this decision is made, then an additional iteration (going through the design loop again) is completed. When finished working through the second iteration, the solution is tested and analyzed, and again the decision whether to do another iteration is made. If not, this is the final solution.
• Stop the design process without a successful solution. Sometimes there are instances where a practical solution cannot be found – at least not within the given time frame, with the materials and equipment available, or with a solution that satisfies all the specifications determined in the beginning.