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EMAE 260: Final Exam - Advanced Concepts in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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EMAE 260: Final Exam - Advanced Concepts inMechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Engineer - correct answer ✔✔Engineers apply scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to
develop solutions for technical, social and economic problems
Seven Phases of Design - correct answer ✔✔1. Conceptual design
2. Embodiment design
3. Detail design
4. Planning for manufacture
5. Product Distribution
6. Product use
7. Product retirement or decommissioning
Original or Innovative Design - correct answer ✔✔invention, top of design hierarchy
Adaptive Design - correct answer ✔✔known solutions to meet different needs, synthesis at the core,
very common
Redesign - correct answer ✔✔Improving, redesign failing component, reduce manufacturing cost
Selection Design - correct answer ✔✔Use standard components, component selection based on
requirements (i.e. performance, cost, quality, etc.)
Industrial Design - correct answer ✔✔Improve appeal of product, more "artistic" than engineering,
human-machine interfaces
The Design Process - correct answer ✔✔Iterative, multi-step
,Problem Solving Methodology (PSM) - correct answer ✔✔1. Problem definition
2. Information gathering
3. Generating alternative solutions
4. Evaluating alternatives and decision making
5. Communication of results
(PSM) Needs Analysis (Problem Definition) - correct answer ✔✔1. Customer needs a solution
2. Assess needs
3. Define problem
4. Specify design requirements
5. Requirement specifications
(PSM) Gather Information - correct answer ✔✔o Question the customer
o Explore resources
o Search Legal and Regulatory Restrictions
(PSM) Idea Generation - correct answer ✔✔Brainstorming - seek quantity
Search similar designs
(PSM) Idea Conceptualization - correct answer ✔✔-Develop rough, early form of solution
-Primitive solutions, lack of organization and structure
(PSM) Specify Design Requirements - correct answer ✔✔Translating customer and user needs into
terminology that helps us realize those needs and measure how well we met them
(PSM) Evaluation: Anlaysis - correct answer ✔✔o Determine if system meets objectives
o Determine risks
o Develop models for system and subsystems
o Analyze
,o Refine solution
o Analyze again
o Evaluate alternatives
o Choose one solution
Traditional Leader - correct answer ✔✔controlling, authoritative, non-trusting
Passive Leader - correct answer ✔✔hands off, too much freedom, uninvolved
Facilitative Leader - correct answer ✔✔creates an open environment, encourages suggestions, provides
guidance, embraces creativity
Five Stages of Team Development - correct answer ✔✔o Orientation (Forming)
o Dissatisfaction (Storming)
o Resolution (Norming)
o Production (Performing)
o Termination (Adjourning)
Problem Solving Tools - correct answer ✔✔o Problem Definition
♣ Brainstorming
♣ Affinity Diagram
♣ Pareto Chart
o Cause Finding
♣ Gathering Data
♣ Analyzing Data
♣ Search for Root Causes
o Solution Finding or Implementation
Pareto Chart - correct answer ✔✔
, Flow Chart - correct answer ✔✔See Study Guide
Cause-and-effect Diagram - correct answer ✔✔See Study Guide
Interrelationship Diagram - correct answer ✔✔See Study Guide
How-How Diagram - correct answer ✔✔See Study Guide
Planning and Scheduling - correct answer ✔✔Planning - Consists of identifying the key activities in a
project and ordering them in the sequence in which they should be performed
Scheduling - Consists of putting the plan in the time frame of the calendar
Four Major Decisions - correct answer ✔✔Performance, time, cost, risk
Gantt Chart - correct answer ✔✔
Network Logic Diagram - correct answer ✔✔See Study Guide
What is a "Project"? - correct answer ✔✔"A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product
or service"
What is a successful project? - correct answer ✔✔o Customer requirements satisfied/exceeded
o Completed with allocated time frame
o Completed within allocated budget
o Acceptance by the customer
Why do projects fail? - correct answer ✔✔o Scope creep
o Poor requirements gathering
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