Evaluation should include constraints and criteria related to
• human factors
• environmental effects
• societal effects
• ethical and legal issues
• sustainability
• cost and budget
• manufacturability (e.g., scaling up)
• time requirements and limitations
• resources needed, including their availability.
Process/Skill Questions:
• Why should one analyze the constraints and criteria of the various solutions?
• What might be the consequences of not analyzing the constraints and criteria?
• Why is sustainability an important issue?
• How do constraints and criteria change due to time limitations?
• What are the challenges when integrating multiple engineering areas?
• What human factors should be considered in designing for visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor impairments?
• Why is it important to know about human physiology in design?