Intro to Engineering Final Exam Review

What is an engineer? - Answer-An engineer is a person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. What is the most effective way to generate potential solutions? - Answer-Brainstorm How many potential solutions should be generated? - Answer-As many as possible Why keep an Engineering Notebook? - Answer-To organize thoughts and prove origin of an idea in legal situations. Why would the ability to create realistic sketches make a person a more competent designer? - Answer-It allows them to communicate the design more clearly. What is the purpose of sketching your ideas? - Answer-Sketching allows a person to quickly and clearly communicate an idea. Define and differentiate invention and innovation. - Answer-Invention: A new product, system or process never created before Innovation: An improvement on an existing product, system or process Define Brainstorm - Answer-A group technique to generate concepts, solve problems and stimulate creative thinking Define Constraint - Answer-A limit to a design process Design - Answer-A plan or drawing to show the look or workings of something before it is built Design Brief - Answer-A document stating what the problem entails by describing it, how to solve it (briefly) and the constraints Design Statement - Answer-Describes how to solve the problem Engineering Notebook - Answer-A place for engineers to plan/design/ document their work Prototype - Answer-A full-scale working model used to test a design model Research - Answer-The act of searching for facts or content already in our world