Good design targets
- Patrol cooking gear, campsite storage, a game or toy, desk organizer, garage helper, or small home device.
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Systems Engineering Design
Use a systems engineering approach to design an original item such as patrol equipment, a toy, or a useful device.
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Systems engineering design project
Plan an original design by thinking about the whole system, the users, the parts, and how the design will be tested and improved.
Systems engineering steps
- Define the problem and who the user is.
- List requirements and constraints like cost, size, safety, or durability.
- Break the design into smaller parts or subsystems.
- Think about how the parts work together.
- Plan how you would test whether the design meets the goal.
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