Wrap up – Product Design from a Mechanical Engineering Perspective

Key Concepts and Terms

  • Aesthetic, Economic, and Technical perspectives of product design
  • Characteristic types of design:  Selection, Variant, Assembly/Packaging, Novel, Redesign
  • The systematic design process: Opportunity Identification, Project Clarification, Conceptual Design, Detail or Embodiment Design, Production and Support
  • The nature of design problems: Open-ended, multiple possible solutions, and a focus on stakeholder satisfaction

Chapter Questions

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