Engineering Design Principles

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Some words of caution. Engineering design is not always a sequential process, nor can it be neatly divided into discrete activities each of which must be fully completed before the next is begun. This is why feedback loops are always included on any diagram of the design process. However, the reader should be aware that even this does not do justice to the necessary continual iteration and that all steps in the design process are often going on simultaneously. Also, an engineering designer is rarely completely satisfied with the solu- tion arrived at. This is partly due to the principle of time.