Solve an engineering problem with technical or non-technical project constrAINTS THROUGH THE ACTUAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

This Course Learning Outcome entails how to solve an engineering problem considering both technical or non-technical project constrains through actual engineering design process.

constraints in design process

There are many aspects of any design project that must be considered to determine the feasibility of a capstone proposal. These aspects are considered to be the constraints of the project, which include economic, time, environmental, sustainability, ethical, health and safety factors.

Typically, in order for the capstone project to be acceptable, every researcher should consider the scope and limitations of their capstone project. These are very important so that the research team could implement the actual methodology without too much considerations.
If the engineering problem that was presented in paper or during presentation was too broad, the advisory committee usually suggests that the study should be narrowed, by either revising the objectives, or merging objectives into one. By considering the time wherein the proposed project should be accomplished in just a span of two semesters, hence the researchers should maximize their time in crafting the manuscript and gathering the data effectively and efficiently.

how to solve engineering problem with existing project constraints?

Every civil engineering student, by the time they graduate should attain the ability to create a design project that will solve a certain problem in the community. Depending on the nature of the problem, this may be hindered with technical or non-technical constraints due to broad scope.
In order to carry out the project within these constraints, it is important for civil engineering students to assemble all pertinent facts, and make good decisions to make the best design process for the capstone project.

evidence of learning

One of the constraints that we encountered in our capstone proposal was the time that we need to accomplish the project. Due to its complexity and requires thorough analysis and study of the design process, it consumed too much time for us to accomplish and revise the manuscript. Aside from that, the data gathering section might cost us a lot of time. Therefore we are already starting preparing the engineering softwares and polishing the design process so that we will be able to continue the Chapter IV and V smoothly without due interruption.

Aside from time constraints, we experienced other constraints such as the complexity of scope itself, the novelty of machine learning algorithm, affordability and availability of drone, and the versatility of wind pressure and direction.
In order to continue our study, we took those into consideration and made some limitations for us to carry out our design project without changing the objectives.

With the help of our research advisers, Engr. Huerto and Engr. Talagtag, we were able to address those constraints and sought some suggestions on recrafting the paper especially on Chapter I.

REFLECTION

After I submitted the objectives and methodology matrix, I realized that there are so many aspects that I need to consider in my current capstone project. First is that I have to maximize my time management since I am the research leader, hence, I will be the one who will designate tasks for my research mates. However, two of my research mates are having their on-the-job training outside the region. It has been a struggle for us how to accomplish our tasks ahead of time since most of their time was consumed on their OJT. Yet, we were able to do our individual tasks before the title defense. Second is that we need to have consultations frequently with our adviser with regards on the progress of the capstone project. It is very important to seek advise and suggestions from research advisers since they are the one who has the eligible expertise and knowledge on how to make our research workable. It is vitally important to have a discussion with them atleast weekly not only to keep them updated but also this helped us accomplish our tasks in the best possible way.

Page updated

Report abuse