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Toasting Design

Engineering design has a lot of nuances and caveats. This podcast discusses those and a few side tracks from time to time. Brought to you by the School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand

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00:17:53

#137 The Need for Speed

Toasting Design ·

2022/01/14

Design is, in part, about thinking that you can do better. Whether it is that you can make a system more efficient, that you can make a system safer or that you can go faster. Defining the problem can be a bit tricky here. This is mostly because it is more about over coming a self set challenge than overcoming a problem (why do you need to be safer or faster). As a skill challenging exercise such a thought exercise is well worth it but don't necessarily think that this is now the be-all and end-all

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00:27:36

#136 Dyson

Toasting Design ·

2022/01/07

To be clear this has nothing to do with product placement, subtle advertising or paid advertisement. This podcast was inspired by the video linked here: https://youtu.be/zFCFe38EIfE. Hosted without ads by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 15 December 2021.

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00:25:28

#134 Design Series Part 15

Toasting Design ·

2021/12/24

Option Evaluation This is part 15 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 15 December 2021

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00:29:48

#135 Clean Sunlight

Toasting Design ·

2021/12/24

New, mod or convert. What do you do? When your current car isnt performing do you buy a new one or modify it? Do you convert the lawnmower in the back yard to tear your across the highway at 140km/hr, open cockpit style? When your office desk is running out of space do you modify it (clean up the damn papers and tidy up), buy a new desk, convert it into the trash heap it basically is already lock up the room and forget about it or, as I was taught just pull out the drawers and put a desk extension

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00:36:01

#133 Design Series Part 14

Toasting Design ·

2021/12/17

Detailed Conceptual Design (The meat is going on the bones) cont. This is part 14 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 24 November 2021

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00:35:47

#132 Burgers and Boats with Influence

Toasting Design ·

2021/12/10

Warning, this episode may leave you hungry. Not hungry to design (that's weird). Hungry for nautical knowledge (I'm sure it's a thing). Alternatively just hungry for a burger. On a side note there should be a poll on Spotify. Also we talk about Design. Hosted with a captains hat and skull and cross bones flag by M.Boer and S. Schekman on 10 Nov 2021 - Arrrrg

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00:25:55

#131 From wet to dry

Toasting Design ·

2021/12/03

If your mind went there from the title then steady on now, this is not that type of show. On the other hand if you yourself have wondered how you could keep wearing that designer jacket while at a water theme park, besides the obvious questions I have for you, then you may find this useful. Alternatively you may want to consider talking to someone (not a professional - just anyone. I know engineers are unsociable introverted sociopaths {just me?} but sometimes its actually good to bare through the

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00:25:43

#130 Never Enough Criteria

Toasting Design ·

2021/11/26

You wouldn't steal a car You wouldn't steal a handbag You wouldn't steal a television You wouldn't steal a movie Why would you have too few criteria... you monster. Hosted in person, in arms reach, and in mild panic by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 20th October 2021

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00:25:25

#129 Design Series Part 13

Toasting Design ·

2021/11/19

Detailed Conceptual Design (The meat is going on the bones) cont. This is part 13 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 20 October 2021

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00:25:22

#128 Design Series Part 12

Toasting Design ·

2021/11/12

Detailed Conceptual Design (The meat is going on the bones) cont. This is part 12 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 1 October 2021

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00:24:38

#127 Design Series Part 11

Toasting Design ·

2021/11/05

Detailed Conceptual Design (The meat is going on the bones) This is part 11 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 1 October 2021

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00:25:44

#126 Falling with Style

Toasting Design ·

2021/10/29

This week we take a break from the design project and return to a comfortable past time: thinking illogically in order to solve problems. Ground based ideas are starting to become stale (its a toast joke - a laugh was appropriate and expected, please reprimand yourself appropriately) so we are moving up (thats a life joke - these are not as good when I have to explain them to you). Because the chameleon couldn't taste the lemon (that's the punchline to a joke - because I can). Hosted on a freefall

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00:20:52

#125 Design Series Part 10

Toasting Design ·

2021/10/22

High Level Concepts cont. This is part 7 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 10 September 2021

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00:28:22

#124 Design Series Part 9

Toasting Design ·

2021/10/15

High Level Concepts cont. This is part 9 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 3 September 2021

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00:23:19

#123 Design Series Part 8

Toasting Design ·

2021/10/08

High Level Concepts cont. This is part 8 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 3 September 2021

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00:23:21

#122 Design Series Part 7

Toasting Design ·

2021/10/01

High Level Concepts cont. This is part 7 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 10 August 2021

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00:31:36

#121 Design Series Part 6

Toasting Design ·

2021/09/24

High Level Concepts This is part 6 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 10 August 2021

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00:21:10

#120 Trains

Toasting Design ·

2021/09/17

Schekman In review of the more recent episode descriptions it has become apparent that the connection between the description and the content is almost completely absent. In previous discussions this issue has been brought up and the committee of Toast was assured that there would be an increase in relevance at the least. This is contradiction to the contract that we have subsequetely created and are still awaiting your signature. Could you please sign this contract at the earliest convenience so

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00:28:01

#119 Design Series Part 5

Toasting Design ·

2021/09/10

URS Refinement This is part 5 of a large series of episodes where a design is developed from scratch and starting at the problem identification phase. Episodes will not be released consecutively as time is needed to do some work in the background. Input and suggestions are welcome (toastingdesign@gmail.com). Hosted by M. Boer and S. Schekman on 20 July 2021

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00:27:42

#118 Equivalence and Alternatives

Toasting Design ·

2021/09/03

I'm not big into definitions or trying to constrain design to set terminology. But terms are useful in conveying ideas and communicating your design (mime just won't cut it for mechanical martini shakers). Two big words which are commonly viewed as interchangable are pass and fail but these are quite different. Two other words are equivalent and alternative. While alternative tends to be more easily understood. It is equivalence which is seen to be equivalent to the other (see what I did there - no

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