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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Engineering Design | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Definitions of Engineering | |
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| The Engineering Design Process | |
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| Nth-Generation Designs | |
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| Current Practices in Engineering Design | |
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| Writing Technical Reports | |
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| Teamwork | |
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| The Value of Perseverance in Design | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Needs Assessment | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Establishing Need | |
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| Service to Humanity | |
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| Types of Problems: Prediction, Explanation, Invention | |
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| Focusing on Others: The Key to Success | |
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| The Design Proposal | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Structuring the Search for the Problem | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Focus on Function | |
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| Formulating the Real Problem | |
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| Kepner-Tregoe Situation Analysis | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Structuring the Search for a Solution: Design Goals and Specifications | |
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| The Need to Structure Your Search for a Solution | |
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| Designing the Search Strategy | |
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| Subdividing the Problem into Design Goals | |
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| Working within Quantitative Constraints: Design Specs | |
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| Ergonomic Constraints in Design | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Acquiring, Applying, and Protecting Technical Knowledge | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Science: The Foundation of Technical Knowledge | |
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| Sources of Technical Knowledge | |
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| Protection of Intellectual Property | |
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| Patents | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Abstraction and Modeling | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Abstraction | |
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| Importance of Modeling in Abstraction and Design | |
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| Models as Purposeful Representations | |
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| Model Formats and Types | |
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| Approximations and Occam's Razor | |
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| Developing a Model | |
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| Sketching | |
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| Functional Graphs and Charts | |
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| Finite Element, Process Simulation, and Solid Models | |
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| System and Process Models | |
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| Model Enhancement | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Synthesis | |
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| Synthesis in Engineering Design | |
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| Barriers to Synthesis | |
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| Design by Accident? | |
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| Creativity Stimulation Techniques | |
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| Morphological Charts | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Ethics and Product Liability Issues | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Ethical and Legal Considerations in Design | |
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| Modern Engineering Codes of Ethics: Self-Regulation | |
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| Common Violations | |
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| Resolving Conflicts Among the Guidelines | |
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| Product Liability: The Legal Costs of Failures | |
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| Principles of Product Liability Law | |
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| Designing against Foreseeable Uses and Misuses | |
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| Anticipating the Effects of Change in a Product | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Hazards Analysis and Failure Analysis | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Failures in Engineering | |
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| Three Levels of Failure | |
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| Dealing with Hazards | |
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| Hazards Analysis | |
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| Hazards Avoidance | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Design Analysis | |
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| Evaluating Alternative Designs | |
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| Rank-Ordering the Design Goals | |
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| Assigning Weighting Factors to Design Goals | |
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| Rating the Alternative Designs | |
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| Decision Matrix | |
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| Kepner-Tregoe Decision Analysis and Potential Problem Analyses | |
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| Value and Subjectivity of a Decision Matrix | |
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| Economic Analysis | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Objectives | |
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| Transforming a Design Concept into Reality | |
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| Concurrent Engineering and Design for X | |
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| Poor Implementation Can Lead to Failure | |
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| Materials Selection in Design | |
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| Common Fabrication Materials | |
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| Importance of Materials Testing | |
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| Manufacturing Processes | |
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| Construction Processes | |
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| Summary | |
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| Problems | |
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| Additional Case Histories | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Design Project Assignment Template | |
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| Case Problems | |
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| Additional Case Problem Topics and Project Themes | |
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| The NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |