Engineering Design Process – Detailed Design
Engineering problems are commonly referred to as optimization problems, because there is always a give and take between design objectives and constraints. In many cases, “better” solutions may not make the cut because they are not optimal.
Students are prone to think that they are almost done once they make the design decision. They do not understand just how much work is required to move from idea to reality. Experience will teach them (hopefully) that they will encounter a number of additional, smaller design decisions along the way from idea to prototype.
Lesson content was provided by:
- Mark Conner, a long-time BEST Robotics teacher with the Engineering Academy at Hoover High School.
- Chris Cormier, a BEST Robotics veteran mentor and an engineer at Raytheon in Dallas, TX.