I will like to express my thoughts towards the second presentation in last Friday EG1471 lecture. The lecturer has shown lots of interesting points in how engineers can contribute to economic sectors. It is interesting and precise. The best part is showing how electric cars were being rejected by many people in the past due to it cost of running it and building it.
I think it is very important for an engineer to know the needs of the consumer. This is because when there is demand, there will be supply. Engineers must also dare to dream about the products that they want to have. Beside that, engineers must also act as a role as a designer, a business man and a scientist.
As a designer, engineers need to consider whether the architect design can be done. This is because there may be some safety regulations to look out for and whether the possibility of carrying out. As a result, we will need to modify the design.
Engineers will also need to be business-orientated. This is because they need to consider whether the cost of the projects is bearable for their company. They also need to calculate the profits it brings to the company.
Engineers will be required to act like a scientist. This is because we are the ones who make products based on their theory and research they carry out. We will need to know the theory behind it. We also carry out the experiments like them to ensure safety. In conclusion, there is a range of profession to be in as an engineer.
Done by:Ng jun jie
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He has actually given his own view on the Lecture and talk mostly about how engineer should adapt to the changes of the consumer. I think the non-adoption of electric vehicles can be similarly explained by these socio-technical factors. The electric vehicle is not readily accepted because of its technical challenges such as, weight of the vehicles, expensive batteries, lack of electricity, shortage of charging stations and inconvenient travel terrain. However, it is quieter, safer, cleaner and considered more luxurious to operate.
ReplyDeletePolitical challenges also play a part in the non-adoption of electric car. With the cheaper oil prices, discovery of new technologies, insurance coverage and loan financing being made available to conventional car, these economic challenges had move the shift from electric vehicles to conventional vehicles.
Economically, large automobile manufacturers have tended to promote gasoline vehicles to retain their market share. They suppressed new technologies and only started on research and development on alternatives under government pressure.
Therefore, electric cars is not being rejected by many people in the past due to it cost of running it and building it. There were also other factors that we should look into it.
In conclusion, as I have mentioned it in my entry that technology is the product of negotiation and compromise. Social and political decisions play a part in determining the technology. Most of the technology failure is not because of technical problems, but because it is not accepted by the consumers.
Done by: Lau Yu Zhong