You will define stakeholders, user needs, criteria, constraints, and a design brief before choosing a solution.
IED Unit 5
Human-Centered Aerospace Design Capstone
Unit mission: Design, prototype, test, revise, and present an aerospace solution that responds to real user needs while considering safety, ethics, sustainability, life cycle, and impact.
Unit Overview
What Unit 5 Builds
You will connect user research, ethics, sustainability, project management, prototyping, testing, feedback, revision, portfolio evidence, and professional presentation.
You will generate concepts, select a final direction, plan fabrication, build, test, collect feedback, and revise.
You will evaluate ethics, safety, sustainability, and life cycle, then assemble a portfolio and final presentation.
Lesson Map
Unit 5 Individual Lessons
Each lesson has its own presentation and immersive lesson page.
| Lesson | Title | Focus Question | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Human-Centered Aerospace Design Capstone Launch | How can engineers design aerospace solutions that meet real user needs while considering safety, ethics, sustainability, and impact? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.2 | Stakeholder Research and User Needs | How can understanding the user help engineers design a better solution? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.3 | Problem Statement, Criteria, Constraints, and Design Brief | How do engineers turn user needs into a clear design problem? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.4 | Team Norms and Project Management | How do engineering teams organize their work so they can complete a complex design project successfully? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.5 | Concept Generation and Human-Centered Ideation | How can engineers generate creative solutions without choosing the first idea too quickly? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.6 | Decision Matrix and Final Concept Selection | How can engineers choose a design concept using evidence instead of personal preference? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.7 | CAD, Fabrication, and Prototype Planning | How do engineers prepare a design for fabrication before building a prototype? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.8 | CAD Modeling and Prototype Part Development | How do engineers turn a fabrication plan into accurate parts that can be built, assembled, and tested? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.9 | Prototype Build Day 1: Structure and Core Function | How do engineers move from a planned design to a physical prototype while documenting changes along the way? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.10 | Prototype Build Day 2: Integration and Refinement | How do engineers refine a prototype so it is ready to be tested by a user or evaluated with data? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.11 | Testing Protocol and User Feedback Plan | How can engineers test whether a prototype solves the user problem? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.12 | Prototype Testing and User Feedback | What evidence shows whether a prototype is successful for the user? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.13 | Data Analysis and Stakeholder Feedback Review | How can engineers combine data and user feedback to decide what should improve? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.14 | Ethics, Safety, Sustainability, and Life-Cycle Analysis | How do engineers make responsible design decisions beyond simply making a prototype work? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.15 | Final Prototype Revision and Refinement | How do engineers use evidence and feedback to make final improvements before presenting a design? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.16 | Final Engineering Portfolio Workday | How can engineers use a portfolio to communicate the complete story of a design project? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.17 | Final Presentation Preparation and Rehearsal | How can engineers present a design solution clearly, honestly, and professionally? | Open Lesson PPTX |
| 5.18 | Final Capstone Presentations | How can engineers communicate the value, evidence, limitations, and future potential of a final design? | Open Lesson PPTX |