1. The Design Process

2. Analysis Think – what should the final design do?
List customer requirements
Consider constraints – balance tradeoffs
Define specifications
How will you know if it works?
How will you test it?

3. Requirements Review Validate the specifications
Will the requirements be satisfied?

4. Synthesis How can each goal be accomplished?
Make basic decisions to arrive at a possible solution
Look at what impact each decision will have on other parts of the system

5. Technical Design -- Concept--
Partition into functional modules and define the operation of each
Do circuit design and/or software design for each module – at least in concept
Integrate modules into system
Document design so far

6. Go back to synthesis step and repeat several times
Evaluation/Decision
Review design – does it meet specifications?
Is it reasonable?
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Go back to synthesis step and repeat several times
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Compare different concept designs
Pick overall best solution

7. Proposal

8. High-level Design Review

9. Prototyping
Build
Test – does it work to specifications?

10. Evaluation Review as-built design Does it meet all specifications?
Is it reasonable?

11. Technical Design Review

12. Documentation Gather details
Prepare complete final engineering design report

13. Final Presentation

14. ??? Acceptance ???

15. Production