The Mechanical Design Process

by Ullman, David G.

• ISBN13: 9780072373387
• ISBN10: 0072373385
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-22
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

The third edition of The Mechanical Design Process combines a practical overview of the design process with case material and real-life engineering insights. Ullman's work as an innovative designer comes through consistently, and has made this book a favorite with readers. This book conveys the "flavor" of design, addressing both traditional engineering topics as well as real-world issues like creative thinking, synthesis of ideas, visualization, teamwork, sense of customer needs and product success factors, and the financial aspects of design alternatives, in a practical and motivating manner. This text is appropriate for both the Introduction to Engineering Design course, where it helps students to learn design process thinking and planning before they get into more advanced topics, and the senior capstone design course.

Table of Contents

1 Why Study the Design Process?

2 Describing Mechanical Design Problems and Process

3 Designers and Design Teams

4 The Design Process

5 Project Definition and Planning

6 Understanding the Problem and the Development of Engineering Specifications

7 Concept Generation

8 Concept Evaluation

9 The Product Design Phase

10 Product Generation

11 Product Evaluation for Performance and the Effects of Variation

12 Product Evaluation for Cost, Manufacture, Assembly, and other Measures

13 Launching and Supporting the Product

Appendixes

A Properties of 25 Materials Most Commonly Used in Mechanical Design

B Normal Probability

C The Factor of Safety as a Design Variable

D Human Factors in Design

E TRIZ

F Belief Map Masters