The ethics of lightweight automobile designs
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CONCLUSIONIn conclusion, the engineer in the above scenario should not listen to his boss and switch the results of Compound A with that of Compound B. He not only violates the codes of ethics and the standards set by the government but he risks his integrity and that of the company. The engineer is putting the lives of the consumer and the future of the environment in jeopardy for his job and that of his coworkers. The biggest if involved in this scenario is will the product sell well or not. If the product does not sell well while using Compound A, the company risks shutting down and the engineers having to find new jobs. In this situation, however the lives of hundreds are saved and the environment is preserved. If the company does go with Compound B they put themselves, their jobs, and their reputation on the line. There seems to be more at stake in using Compound B in any case than there is in using Compound A. In considering the ethics of this decision, the engineer not only has to consider the consequences to himself but to those around him. He is risking the lives of hundreds or even thousands in order to keep money in his and his co-workers pockets. The question is would he prefer to have blood on his and his companies’ hands or would he prefer to maintain the integrity of his company and himself as an engineer. The engineer is forced to make a utilitarian decision. “Utilitarianism is one of the most common approaches to making ethical decisions, especially decisions with consequences that concern large groups of people, in part because it instructs us to weigh the different amounts of good and bad that will be produced by our action.” [9] The engineer in this situation has to weigh the positives over the negatives and he should hopefully determine that the most ethical decision for him is to deny the choices of his boss and choose Compound A. REFERENCES[1] Online Ethics Center for Engineering. (2006). “Sustainability Issues (Ethical Issues in the Design of Ultra-LightweightVehicles)" http://onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/ULV/SustainabilityIssues.aspx [2] Online Ethics Center for Engineering. (2006). “Safety Issues (Ethical Issues in the Design of Ultra-Lightweight Vehicles)". http://onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/ULV/SafetyIssueLW.aspx [3] Science Codex. (2014). “Fiat drives forward ‘wonder material’ to revolutionize automotive industry”. (online article) http://www.sciencecodex.com/fiat_drives_forward_wonder_material_to_revolutionize_automotive_industry-136574 [4] American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (2012). “CODE OF ETHICS OF ENGINEERS”. The Fundamental Principles. (online PDF document). https://www.asme.org/getmedia/9EB36017-FA98-477E-8A73-77B04B36D410/P157_Ethics.aspx [5] National Society of Professional Engineers. (2007). “Code of Ethics for Engineers”. Fundamental Canons (online PDF document). http://www.nspe.org/sites/default/files/resources/pdfs/Ethics/CodeofEthics/Code-2007-July.pdf . [6] American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (2012). “CODE OF ETHICS OF ENGINEERS”. The Fundamental Canons. (online PDF document). https://www.asme.org/getmedia/9EB36017-FA98-477E-8A73-77B04B36D410/P157_Ethics.aspx [7] S. Florman. (2002). “The Bridge”. Engineering Ethics: The Conversation without End. (online book exert) https://www.nae.edu/Publications/Bridge/EngineeringEthics7377/EngineeringEthicsTheConversationwithoutEnd.aspx [8] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2011). “NHTSA AND EPA ESTABLISH NEW NATIONAL PROGRAM TO IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMY AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FOR PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS”. (online pdf document). file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/CAFE-GHG_Fact_Sheet.pdf [9] Brown University. “A Framework for Making Ethical Decisions”. (2015). (online article) http://www.brown.edu/academics/science-and-technology-studies/framework-making-ethical-decisions
Online Ethics Center for Engineering. "Ethical Issues in the Design of Ultra-Lightweight Vehicles". (2006). (online case study). http://onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/ULV.aspx S. McFarland of Santa Clara Univeristy. “Derived Sources of Ethical Wisdom”. Occidental Engineering Case Study: Part 6. (2012). (online article). http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology/occidental_engineering/occidental_engineering_derived_sources_of_ethical_wisdom.html S. McFarland of Santa Clara Univeristy. “An Ethics Case Study and Commentary”. Occidental Engineering Case Study: Part 1. (2012). (online case study) http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/technology/occidental_engineering/occidental_engineering.html A. Noah and L. Deptula. “Estimating the Cost Impact of Lightweighting Automotive Closures”. (2014). (online http://www.cargroup.org/assets/files/final_car_cost_impact_of_ltwt_auto_closures-sae_2015.pdf
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FIGURE 1 [3] Mars Rover Curiosity’s tool turret and flexible arm The drill used to collect rock samples on Mars is located on the “tool turret” at the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm, as shown in Figure 1. In May of 2013, the drill bored into a specifically targeted area of Mars rock and obtained a powdered sample of the rock [4] University of Pittsburgh, Swanson School of Engineering Date of Submission 2015-11-03 Download 135.52 Kb. Share with your friends:
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