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1-Principles of Engineering Design
1-Principles of Engineering Design
AND DESIGN
EMPIRICAL AND ETHICAL
PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING
DESIGN
EMPIRICAL PRINCIPLES OF
ENGINEERING DESIGN
• These are factual statements, derived
from experience, that characterise the
guidelines, requirements, and procedures,
that are necessary for the technical
success of the engineering design
process.
1) The material nature of the
object of engineering design
• The object of design is a material good or
service which is physically realisable.
• This means that Engineering design has
an authentic purpose, and is not
hypothetical.
• Furthermore, the objects are not meta-
physical
2) The iterative nature of the
design process