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Chapter 4 Vocab
Fundamentals of Engineering Textbook Chapter 4: Problem Solving & Brainstorming
Term | Definition |
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Brainstorming web | a method of linking different ideas together by finding commonalities between them. |
Common constraints | conditions that are in all engineering design problems. |
Criteria | guidelines to follow in order to successfully solve the problem. |
Free association | the act of describing as many ideas as possible without any concern about their ability to be accomplished. |
Free writing | an individual brainstorming technique in which an engineer generates possible ideas by writing them down. |
Future process | when using future process, engineers intentionally focus on solutions that are not possible yet because of technology or scientific limitations. |
Problem | a problem is a question, something that is needed for a design, or something that needs to be changed in a design. |
Specific constraints | conditions that are directly related to engineering design problem at hand. |