= (Mechanical) Design Process

So there's a new game out. You've been assigned a team and a robot or mechanism to design. You've been given ~~unlimited funds~~ limited funds and resources. How do you get from no ideas to a working concept?

''(While this is a mostly mechanical guide, the core principles apply to any engineering discipline.)''

== 1. Understand the problem.


== 2. Brainstorm every idea you can.


== 3. Sketch some designs. Build sketch models. Do some ''(very quick!)'' CAD.


== 4. Filter out the best ideas.


== 5. Develop the ideas. Flesh out the mechanisms until you understand the major elements of your design.


== 6. Prototype and iterate, iterate, iterate, repeat, and iterate.

=== Build!

=== Evaluate!