Implementing the Procedure: Reverse Engineering Product Assignment

The reverse engineering process is used for new products.
False

The engineering design process is appropriate for designs that are created from new and innovative ideas.
True

Jill is trying to create a new water cooling system inside a car. She needs to determine which components can have material changes for the best cost-benefit ratio.
Reverse Engineering

A client has contacted an engineer to determine why a product is not selling. It is up to the engineer to gather information and reconfigure the product by using the most strategic process.
The Client wants a functional analysis of the product

Joey has been reverse-engineering a printer. He needs to be sure he has collected all the necessary data for the client. The data needs to include visual components, safety components, and structural and functional analyses.
Decision Matrix

Which of the following explains why it is important to determine the specifications of a decision matrix before beginning a project?
It will prevent the repetition of phases

Ramon just finished meeting with his client. He collected information about the product’s purpose as well as any pertinent clues to the product’s issues.
Analysis of the product's behavior

Which of the following explains why all information that is added to a decision matrix for analysis must be ranked under each appropriate specification?
This allows an engineer and his or her team to objectively evaluate and make changes to a design.

The Product Teardown Chart should contain suggestions for improvement..
False

The analysis stage is mainly research based.
True

1. Decision Matrix
2. Aesthetic Elements
3. Exploded View Diagram

1. Function System Diagram
2. Product Teardown Chart
3. Morphological Matrix