The sixth edition of Engineering Design continues its tradition of being more oriented to material selection, design for manufacturing, and design for quality than other broad-based design texts. The text is intended to be used in either a junior or senior engineering design course with an integrated, hands-on design project. At the University of Maryland, we (the authors) present the design process material, Chapters 1 through 9, to junior students in a course introducing the design process. The whole text is used in the senior capstone design course that includes a complete design project, starting from selecting a market to creating a working prototype. Our intention is that students will consider this book to be a valuable part of their professional library. Toward this end we have continued and expanded the practice of giving key literature references and referrals to useful websites.
Chapter 1 Engineering Design Chapter 2 Product-Development Process Chapter 3 Team Behavior and Tools Chapter 4 Gathering Information Chapter 5 Problem Definition and Need Identification Chapter 6 Concept Generation Chapter 7 Decision Making and Concept Selection Chapter 8 Embodiment Design Chapter 9 Detail Design Chapter 10 Materials Selection Chapter 11 Design for Manufacturing Chapter 12 Cost Evaluation Chapter 13 Risk, Reliability, and Safety Chapter 14 Quality, Robust Design, and Optimization Chapter 15 Design for Sustainability and the Environment Chapter 16 Design with Materials Chapter 17 Economic Decision Making Chapter 18 Legal and Ethical Issues in Engineering Design Appendices A-1 Author and Subject Indexes I-1
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