This part determines whether the given design solution will function the way it should. Functional analysis is fundamental to the evaluation and success of all designs. A design solution that does not function properly is a failure even if it meets all other criteria. Consider for example the invention of the ballpoint pen. This common instrument was first invented and manufactured during World War II. The ballpoint pen was supposed to solve the problems of refilling and messiness inherent to the fountain pen. Unfortunately, this new design had never been evaluated for functionality. The early pens depended on gravity for the ink to flow to the roller ball.
This meant that the pens only worked in a vertical upright position, and the ink flow was inconsistent: Sometimes it flowed too heavily, leaving smudgy blotches on the paper; other times the flow was too light and the markings were unreadable. The first ballpoint pens tended to leak around the ball, ruining people's clothes. An elastic ink developed in 1949, allowed the ink to flow over the ball through smooth capillary action. Not until the 1950s did the ballpoint pen finally become a practical writing instrument, thanks to proper ink and engineering. Economy, appearance, durability, and marketability of a design are unimportant if the product does not function properly.
ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS
Education Transfer Plan
Prepared by
Seyyed Khandani, Ph.D.
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