book

Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction, Fourth Edition

by Clive L. Dym, Patrick Little, Elizabeth Orwin

October 2013

Intermediate to advanced

336 pages

11h 42m

English

Wiley

Read now

Unlock full access

SOME REMARKS ON VOCABULARY AND WORD USAGESOME SPECIFICS ABOUT WHAT'S COVEREDDESIGN CASE STUDY AND INTEGRATIVE DESIGN EXAMPLES
1.1 WHERE AND WHEN DO ENGINEERS DESIGN?1.2 A BASIC VOCABULARY FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN1.3 LEARNING AND DOING ENGINEERING DESIGN1.4 MANAGING ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS1.5 NOTES

2.1 THE DESIGN PROCESS AS A PROCESS OF QUESTIONING2.2 DESCRIBING AND PRESCRIBING A DESIGN PROCESS2.3 INFORMING A DESIGN PROCESS2.4 CASE STUDY: DESIGN OF A STABILIZER FOR MICROLARYNGEAL SURGERY2.5 ILLUSTRATIVE DESIGN EXAMPLES2.6 NOTES
3.1 CLARIFYING THE INITIAL PROBLEM STATEMENT3.2 FRAMING CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS3.3 REVISED PROBLEM STATEMENTS: PUBLIC STATEMENTS OF THE DESIGN PROJECT3.4 DESIGNING AN ARM SUPPORT FOR A CP-AFFLICTED STUDENT3.5 NOTES
4.1 CLARIFYING A CLIENT'S OBJECTIVES4.2 MEASUREMENT ISSUES IN ORDERING AND EVALUATING OBJECTIVES4.3 RANK ORDERING OBJECTIVES WITH PAIRWISE COMPARISON CHARTS4.4 DEVELOPING METRICS TO MEASURE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES4.5 OBJECTIVES AND METRICS FOR THE DANBURYARM SUPPORT4.6 NOTES
5.1 IDENTIFYING AND SETTING THE CLIENT'S LIMITS5.2 DISPLAYING AND USING CONSTRAINTS5.3 CONSTRAINTS FOR THE DANBURYARM SUPPORT5.4 NOTES
6.1 ESTABLISHING FUNCTIONS6.2 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS: TOOLS FOR ESTABLISHING FUNCTIONS6.3 DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS: SPECIFYING FUNCTIONS, FEATURES, AND BEHAVIOR6.4 FUNCTIONS FOR THE DANBURY ARM SUPPORT6.5 NOTES
7.1 GENERATING THE “DESIGN SPACE,” A SPACE OF ENGINEERING DESIGNS7.2 NAVIGATING, EXPANDING, AND CONTRACTING DESIGN SPACES7.3 GENERATING DESIGNS FOR THE DANBURYARM SUPPORT7.4 NOTES
8.1 APPLYING METRICS TO OBJECTIVES: SELECTING THE PREFERRED DESIGN8.2 EVALUATING DESIGNS FOR THE DANBURYARM SUPPORT8.3 NOTES
9.1 ENGINEERING SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS SPEAK TO MANY AUDIENCES9.2 SKETCHING9.3 FABRICATION SPECIFICATIONS: THE SEVERAL FORMS OF ENGINEERING DRAWINGS9.4 FABRICATION SPECIFICATIONS: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS9.5 FINAL NOTES ON DRAWINGS9.6 NOTES
10.1 PROTOTYPES, MODELS, AND PROOFS OF CONCEPT10.2 BUILDING MODELS AND PROTOTYPES10.3 NOTES
11.1 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION11.2 ORAL PRESENTATIONS: TELLING A CROWD WHAT'S BEEN DONE11.3 THE PROJECT REPORT: WRITING FOR THE CLIENT, NOT FOR HISTORY11.4 FINAL REPORT ELEMENTS FOR THE DANBURY ARM SUPPORT11.5 NOTES
12.1 SOME MATHEMATICAL HABITS OF THOUGHT FOR DESIGN MODELING12.2 SOME MATHEMATICAL TOOLS FOR DESIGN MODELING12.3 MODELING A BATTERY-POWERED PAYLOAD CART12.4 DESIGN MODELING OF A LADDER RUNG12.5 PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF A LADDER RUNG12.6 CLOSING REMARKS ON MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, AND DESIGN12.7 NOTES
13.1 COST ESTIMATION: HOW MUCH DOES THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN COST?13.2 THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY13.3 CLOSING CONSIDERATIONS ON ENGINEERING AND ECONOMICS13.4 NOTES
14.1 DESIGN FOR PRODUCTION: CAN THIS DESIGN BE MADE?14.2 DESIGN FOR USE: HOW LONG WILL THIS DESIGN WORK?14.3 DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY: WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT?14.4 NOTES
15.1 FORMING DESIGN TEAMS15.2 CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT: ENJOYING A GOOD FIGHT15.3 LEADING DESIGN TEAMS15.4 NOTES
16.1 GETTING STARTED: ESTABLISHING THE MANAGERIAL NEEDS OF A PROJECT16.2 TOOLS FOR MANAGING A PROJECT's SCOPE16.3 THE TEAM CALENDAR: A TOOL FOR MANAGING A PROJECT's SCHEDULE16.4 THE BUDGET: A TOOL FOR MANAGING A PROJECT's SPENDING16.5 MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PROJECTS: MEASURING A PROJECT's PROGRESS16.6 MANAGING THE END OF A PROJECT16.7 NOTES
17.1 ETHICS: UNDERSTANDING OBLIGATIONS17.2 CODES OF ETHICS: WHAT ARE OUR PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS?17.3 OBLIGATIONS MAY START WITH THE CLIENT…17.4 … BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PUBLIC AND THE PROFESSION?17.5 ON ENGINEERING PRACTICE AND THE WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC17.6 ETHICS: ALWAYS A PART OF ENGINEERING PRACTICE17.7 NOTES
A.1 WORKING SAFELY IN A SHOPA.2 SELECTING MATERIALSA.3 BUILDING TECHNIQUESA.4 SELECTING A FASTENERA.5 NOTES
B.1 DIMENSIONINGB.2 GEOMETRIC TOLERANCINGB.3 HOW DO I KNOW MY PART MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS IN MY DRAWING?B.4 NOTES
C.1 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 1C.2 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 2C.3 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 3C.4 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 4C.5 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 5C.6 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 6C.7 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 7C.8 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 8C.9 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 9C.10 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 10C.11 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 11C.12 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 12C.13 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 13C.14 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 14C.15 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 15C.16 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 16C.17 EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER 17C.18 EXERCISES FOR APPENDIX B