Engineering Design
Process
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PROTOTYPING
• Prototyping is an experimental process where design teams produce working models of the concept in order to verify
whether the concept is able to satisfy the needs or not.
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PROTOTYPING
• Prototyping is an experimental process where design teams produce working models of the concept in order to verify
whether the concept is able to satisfy the needs or not.
• Before CAD, physical prototypes of the design were manufactured and in some industries they still are.
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PROTOTYPING
• Prototyping is an experimental process where design teams produce working models of the concept in order to verify
whether the concept is able to satisfy the needs or not.
• Before CAE, physical prototypes of the design were manufactured and in some industries they still are.
• With CAE applications such as ANSYS, it is now possible to analyse a design in a computer simulation instead of real world
testing.
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PROTOTYPING
• Prototyping is an experimental process where design teams produce working models of the concept in order to verify
whether the concept is able to satisfy the needs or not.
• Before CAE, physical prototypes of the design were manufactured and in some industries they still are.
• With CAE applications such as ANSYS, it is now possible to analyse a design in a computer simulation instead of real world
testing.
This helps the design team by:
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PROTOTYPING
• Prototyping is an experimental process where design teams produce working models of the concept in order to verify
whether the concept is able to satisfy the needs or not.
• Before CAE, physical prototypes of the design were manufactured and in some industries they still are.
• With CAE applications such as ANSYS, it is now possible to analyse a design in a computer simulation instead of real world
testing.
This helps the design team by:
1. Reducing cost
2. Saving time
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SOLVING A DESIGN PROBLEM
• Any design problem or engineering problem can be solved in three ways:
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SOLVING A DESIGN PROBLEM
• Any design problem or engineering problem can be solved in three ways:
ANALYTICAL EXPERIMENTAL NUMERICAL
METHOD METHOD METHOD
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SOLVING A DESIGN PROBLEM
• Any design problem or engineering problem can be solved in three ways:
ANALYTICAL EXPERIMENTAL NUMERICAL
METHOD METHOD METHOD
• Classical method that uses equations to
yield 100 % accurate results
• Only for simpler problems.
• Example: Solving Fourier law to
determine heat transfer between two
ends of a metal rod
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SOLVING A DESIGN PROBLEM
• Any design problem or engineering problem can be solved in three ways:
ANALYTICAL EXPERIMENTAL NUMERICAL
METHOD METHOD METHOD
• Classical method that uses equations to • Comparatively costly method that uses
yield 100 % accurate results practical experimentation to yield
results.
• Only for simpler problems.
• Results may not be 100% accurate.
• Example: Solving Fourier law to
determine heat transfer between two • Example: Performing the heat transfer
ends of a metal rod experiment
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SOLVING A DESIGN PROBLEM
• Any design problem or engineering problem can be solved in three ways:
ANALYTICAL EXPERIMENTAL NUMERICAL
METHOD METHOD METHOD
• Comparatively costly method that uses • Uses mathematical approximations and
• Classical method that uses equations to requires assumptions.
yield 100 % accurate results practical experimentation to yield
results.
• Results needed to be verified by either
• Only for simpler problems. Experimental or Analytical Method.
• Results may not be 100% accurate.
• Example: Solving Fourier law to • Finite Element Method used by ANSYS
determine heat transfer between two • Example: Performing the heat transfer
experiment is a Numerical Method
ends of a metal rod
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