Engineering Design Principles All Engineers Should Know

Engineering is a process learned over years of experience. These basic principles are intended to give you some basic concepts and ground to start thinking like an engineer.

Dr. Akin has the set of ​Akin's Laws for Spacecraft Design on his website. Of course, they aren't all applicable to FIRST robotics, but they're linked as a reference for further reading.

Prototyping

Safety Factors and Reserves

Interfacing

Failure

Iteration