Design of Devices and Systems, Third Edition,

by Middendorf; William H.

• ISBN13: 9780824799243
• ISBN10: 0824799240
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-11-14
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Details the product & system design process from conceptual, economic, & ethical considerations to modeling, decision making, & testing. Enables engineering educators to satisfy the requirements of the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET) for the design component of engineering curricula. Third Edition features expanded coverage of product liability, engineering standards, patents, system design, computer-aided design, optimum design, reliability, & more.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii	(2)
Introduction	v
1 DESIGN AND THE ENGINEER	1	(30)
1.1 Design	4	(10)
1.2 The Engineer as a Designer	14	(3)
1.3 Ethics	17	(8)
1.4 Summary	25	(1)
References	26	(1)
Review and Discussion	26	(2)
Practice Projects	28	(3)
2 PRODUCT LIABILITY	31	(45)
2.1 Product Liability Evolution	31	(5)
2.2 Foreseeable Use and Misuse	36	(4)
2.3 Reducing Product Liability Risk	40	(22)
2.4 The Importance of Design Review and Checking	62	(2)
2.5 The Engineer as Expert Witness	64	(7)
2.6 Summary	71	(1)
References	72	(1)
Review and Discussion	72	(1)
Practice Projects	73	(3)
3 NEED ANALYSIS AND SPECIFICATIONS	76	(21)
3.1 Need Analysis for Total Product Life	77	(2)
3.2 Determining What the Customer Wants	79	(1)
3.3 Determining the Restrictions of Groups with Authority	80	(9)
3.4 Determining Company Restrictions	89	(1)
3.5 Needs Analysis	90	(4)
3.6 Summary	94	(1)
References	95	(1)
Review and Discussion	95	(1)
Practice Projects	96	(1)
4 THE FEASIBILITY STUDY	97	(49)
4.1 Physical Realizability	98	(3)
4.2 A Physical Realizability Study	101	(8)
4.3 Company Compatibility	109	(1)
4.4 Economic Decision Analysis	110	(22)
4.5 Cost Estimating	132	(4)
4.6 What Determines Selling Price?	136	(3)
4.7 Summary	139	(1)
References	139	(1)
Review and Discussion	140	(1)
Practice Projects	141	(5)
5 PATENTS	146	(31)
5.1 Why the Designer is Interested in Patents	147	(4)
5.2 Structure of a Patent	151	(8)
5.3 Patent Searches: The Classification System	159	(6)
5.4 Basics of Patent Law	165	(4)
5.5 Computer Software	169	(2)
5.6 Other Intellectual Property	171	(3)
5.7 Summary	174	(1)
References	175	(1)
Review and Discussion	175	(1)
Practice Project	176	(1)
6 ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS AND INVENTIONS	177	(35)
6.1 Alternative Designs	177	(2)
6.2 What Can Be Learned from Great Inventors of the Past	179	(5)
6.3 A Theory of Invention	184	(3)
6.4 Blocks to Creativity	187	(2)
6.5 What Kind of Person Invents?	189	(2)
6.6 Identifying the Strategy	191	(3)
6.7 How to Improve Your Ability to Invent	194	(3)
6.8 Methods to Stimulate Invention	197	(11)
6.9 Summary	208	(1)
References	208	(1)
Review and Discussion	209	(1)
Practice Projects	210	(2)
7 MODELS	212	(52)
7.1 Sketches and Drawings	213	(3)
7.2 Block Diagrams	216	(2)
7.3 Network Models	218	(3)
7.4 Mathematical Models	221	(3)
7.5 Physical Models	224	(1)
7.6 Combination of Models	225	(6)
7.7 Use of Dimensional Analysis	231	(22)
7.8 Summary	253	(1)
References	253	(1)
Review and Discussion	254	(1)
Practice Projects	255	(9)
8 DECISIONS	264	(63)
8.1 Elements of Every Decision	265	(1)
8.2 Types of Decision Problems	266	(1)
8.3 Decisions Under Certainty	267	(34)
8.4 Decisions Under Risk	301	(7)
8.5 Decisions Under Uncertainty	308	(4)
8.6 Combination of Models	312	(6)
8.7 Summary	318	(1)
References	318	(1)
Review and Discussion	319	(1)
Practice Projects	319	(8)
9 THE DESIGN OF SYSTEMS	327	(13)
9.1 What Is a System?	328	(1)
9.2 The System Designer	329	(1)
9.3 Bringing the System into Focus	330	(2)
9.4 System Design	332	(6)
9.5 Summary	338	(1)
References	338	(1)
Review and Discussion	339	(1)
Practice Projects	339	(1)
10 DETAILED DESIGN OF DEVICES AND SYSTEMS	340	(34)
10.1 Evolution, Repeated Analysis, and Synthesis	340	(2)
10.2 Design by Repeated Analysis	342	(6)
10.3 Design by Synthesis	348	(11)
10.4 System Design; Reduction to Components	359	(8)
10.5 Summary	367	(1)
References	368	(1)
Review and Discussion	368	(1)
Practice Projects	369	(5)
11 PRODUCT DESIGN USING COMPUTERS	374	(37)
11.1 Hardware	374	(2)
11.2 Software	376	(13)
11.3 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)	389	(3)
11.4 Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing	392	(4)
11.5 Expert Systems	396	(3)
11.6 Comprehensive CAE Systems	399	(7)
11.7 Summary	406	(1)
References	407	(1)
Review and Discussion	407	(1)
Practice Projects	408	(3)
12 OPTIMUM DESIGN	411	(41)
12.1 Preliminary Considerations	412	(2)
12.2 The General Optimization Problem	414	(2)
12.3 Optimization With Only a Criterion Function	416	(4)
12.4 Optimization With Functional Constraints	420	(6)
12.5 Optimization With Regional Constraints	426	(4)
12.6 Optimization With Functional and Regional Constraints--Lagrange Multipliers Extended	430	(6)
12.7 Searching	436	(6)
12.8 Optimization Using Comprehensive CAE Programs	442	(2)
12.9 Summary	444	(1)
References	445	(1)
Review and Discussion	445	(1)
Practice Projects	446	(6)
13 RELIABILITY	452	(39)
13.1 The Nature of Failures	453	(3)
13.2 Basic Relationships	456	(1)
13.3 Chance Failures	457	(4)
13.4 Early Failures	461	(3)
13.5 Wearout	464	(3)
13.6 Stress/Strength Interference	467	(3)
13.7 Calculation of Product Reliability	470	(5)
13.8 Other Statistical Distributions	475	(3)
13.9 Design Considerations	478	(3)
13.10 Reliability Growth Modeling	481	(4)
13.11 Human Factors	485	(1)
13.12 Summary	486	(1)
References	486	(1)
Review and Discussion	487	(1)
Practice Projects	488	(3)
14 ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING	491	(29)
14.1 Theory of Accelerated Testing	492	(7)
14.2 Testing a Few Samples	499	(4)
14.3 Goodness of Fit; Censored Data	503	(5)
14.4 Evaluating Proposed Improvements	508	(8)
14.5 Summary	516	(1)
References	517	(1)
Review and Discussion	517	(1)
Practice Projects	518	(2)
15 HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING	520	(23)
15.1 Human-Machine Interactions	521	(1)
15.2 Anthropometry	522	(3)
15.3 Bones and Muscles; Force and Work	525	(4)
15.4 Speed and Accuracy	529	(1)
15.5 Designing to Avoid Human Errors	530	(2)
15.6 Illumination	532	(2)
15.7 Information Feedback from the Product	534	(4)
15.8 Fatigue, Boredom, and Vigilance	538	(2)
15.9 Including Human Factors in Design	540	(1)
15.10 Summary	541	(1)
References	541	(1)
Review and Discussion	542	(1)
16 THE ART OF DESIGN	543	(14)
16.1 Design for Production	543	(8)
16.2 Industrial Design	551	(4)
16.3 Summary	555	(1)
References	555	(2)
Index	557