Oxford Cambridge and RSA - 2025
Tuesday 10 June 2025 – Morning
A Level in Design and Technology:
Design Engineering
H404/02 Problem Solving in Design Engineering
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
(Verified Question Paper With Mark
Scheme Combined June 2025)
, INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use
extra paper if you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate
number, the centre number and the question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
• Use the Resource Booklet to answer all the questions.
• Where appropriate, your answer should be supported with working.
Marks might be given for using a correct method, even if your answer is
**
wrong.
• Each question tells you which part of the Resource Booklet to use.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 70.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an
asterisk (*).
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025
OCR is an exempt
[603/1131/9] DC (ST)
Charity Turn over
358473/3
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Read the Resource Booklet before you answer the questions.
1* The development of autonomous vehicles to help during disasters has introduced
many issues for design engineers.
Discuss the key technical challenges and ethical considerations a design engineer
would face when developing an autonomous vehicle for use during disasters.
In your answer you must consider:
• technical challenges
• ethical considerations.
Refer to pages 2 – 4 of the Resource Booklet. [14]
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2025
Tuesday 10 June 2025 – Morning
A Level in Design and Technology:
Design Engineering
H404/02 Problem Solving in Design Engineering
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
(Verified Question Paper With Mark
Scheme Combined June 2025)
, INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use
extra paper if you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate
number, the centre number and the question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
• Use the Resource Booklet to answer all the questions.
• Where appropriate, your answer should be supported with working.
Marks might be given for using a correct method, even if your answer is
**
wrong.
• Each question tells you which part of the Resource Booklet to use.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 70.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an
asterisk (*).
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025
OCR is an exempt
[603/1131/9] DC (ST)
Charity Turn over
358473/3
, 2
Read the Resource Booklet before you answer the questions.
1* The development of autonomous vehicles to help during disasters has introduced
many issues for design engineers.
Discuss the key technical challenges and ethical considerations a design engineer
would face when developing an autonomous vehicle for use during disasters.
In your answer you must consider:
• technical challenges
• ethical considerations.
Refer to pages 2 – 4 of the Resource Booklet. [14]
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