EGR 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Creativity Techniques, Problem Solving, Helicopter Rotor
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Engineering design is not just about science & technology that goes into making, building or creating something new. It is a multi-disciplinary process which has aspects from such diverse disciplines as engineering economy, decision making, optimization, planning, safety, & ergonomics. Analysis involves separation into parts, simplification, modeling & simulation. Synthesis involves assembling the parts into a workable whole. Creativity in design the design process is a formalized, structured process. Systematizing design is meant to manage the total process of creation & not to hamper creativity of people involved in the design process. Unleashing the maximum degree of creativity tempered with engineering judgment is an important goal of every design process: existing design methods formalize design procedures, they also externalize design thinking. Formalization helps (a) prevent overlooked factors (b) reduce occurrence of errors (c) create a record of the process which later helps designer to communicate with user, client or external agents (d) encourages a wider search for effective solutions.
