Engineering design principles - Hurst, Ken (Arnold, 1999)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Front Cover; Engineering Design Principles; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction to engineering design; Chapter 2. Problem identification; Chapter 3. Creativity; Chapter 4. Concept selection; Chapter 5. Embodiment; Chapter 6. Modelling; Chapter 7. Detail design; Chapter 8. Design management; Chapter 9. Information gathering; Chapter 10. Presentation techniques; Index
Good design is the key to the manufacture of successful commercial products. It encompasses creativity, technical ability, communication at all levels, good management and the abiltity to mould these attributes together. There are no single answers to producing a well designed product. There are however tried and tested principles which, if followed, increase the likely success of any final product. This book introduces these principles to engineering students and professional engineers. Drawing on historical and familiar examples from the present, the book provides a stimulating guide to the