Engineering is all about continuously improving designs. In this paper, you will find an electrical device and
critique the design. After considering the positives and negatives of the design, suggest and explain at least
three improvements that could be made to the design.
The device you choose could be any electronic device that you use in your daily life or any other device that
you know could use some improvements. For instance, some type of radio. As an example, you might pick
something like a car radio and describe the positive features and the negative features (at least 3 each). Then
for the negative features you can propose design improvements (redesign). Should buttons be designed or
built differently. Should the interface function in a different manner? Are there parts that are not reliable
mechanically?
To describe the redesign you could take pictures of the device that you own or find pictures on websites
(make sure you include references!). To show how the redesign would look you can draw on the pictures. Or if
there is some functionality redesign you can describe it in words. You could also draw diagrams from scratch.
Your paper should have the following parts:
• Title Page
• The Device
• Who makes the device?
• What does the device do?
•Design Critique – The Positives
• What are at least three positives of the design?
• Design Critique – The Negatives
• What are at least three negatives of the design?
• Redesign
• What are three design improvements that you would suggest and how should the improvements be
made?
• Include images and figures
• Summary
• Recap the highlights of the redesign
• “Sell” the redesign that you are proposing
• References
• Use APA format for your references
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