DESIGN

• What is design ?
• Why do we design ?
• How do we design ?

  The Rudimentary Design Process:

  • Problem statement
  • Creativity - generation of ideas
  • Problem completion - constraints & criteria
  • Practicalisation - rendering candidates practical
  • Evaluation - selecting the optimum
  • Communication - the feasibility study
• Where do we go from here ?
• More advanced topics

• Bibliography
• Appendices
  • A : Improvements to a computer workstation
  • B : Analysis of a spring driven vehicle
  • C : Springs as energy stores
  • D : Roberts on creativity

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