The EDP

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Design Engineering

  1. Aesthetics
  2. Ergonomics
  3. Functionality
The Engineering Design Process Mindmap for easy understanding.

Market Need

  1. Ethnography
  2. Empathy Mapping
  3. Surveys
  4. Forums
  5. Market Trends etc.

Need Analysis

  1. Pain Storming
  2. 5 Whys
  3. JTBD
  4. Need Hierarchy
  5. And much more…

People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!

Theodore Levitt, Harvard Business School Professor

PDS

  1. Product Design Specifications
  2. Size, Strength, Price
  3. Environment
  4. User etc…

Requirements

  1. Performance
  2. Manufacturing
  3. Operational
  4. Compliance
  5. Disposal

Idea Generation

  1. Doodling
  2. Data collection
  3. Mind-mapping
  4. Inversions / SCAMPER
  5. 6 Thinking Hats
  6. Random Inputs
  7. Fantasy Designs
  8. Technology Driven
  9. Analogical Thinking
  10. And so on…

Concept Development

  1. Function Structure
  2. Morphological Charts
  3. Reverse Engineering
  4. TRIZ
  5. Axiomatic designs
  6. HOQ
  7. And so on…

Concept Selection

  1. FACE Value
  2. CAFEQUE
  3. DFV
  4. Subjective
  5. Relative- Pugh
  6. Ranked- Harris
  7. Weighted
  8. Objective weight tree
  9. And so on…

Embodiment Design

  1. Size
  2. Strength
  3. Form Design
  4. Material
  5. Ergonomics
  6. Functionality
  7. Aesthetics

Design Optimization

  1. FMEA
  2. Motion Studies
  3. Material
  4. DFMA
  5. And so on…
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