Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Need Identification and Analysis
- 3 Need Identification and Analysis Case Study: Packing Factor of Sand in Electrical Fuses
- 4 Introduction to Parameter Analysis
- 5 Parameter Analysis Put to Work
- 6 Conceptual Design Case Study: HVAC Airflow Sensor
- 7 Conceptual Design Case Study: Cut-Edge Sensor for Flooring Removal
- 8 Conceptual Design Case Study: Low-Cost Industrial Indexing Systems
- 9 Conceptual Design Case Study: Equal-Channel-Angular-Extrusion Metalworking
- 10 Need Analysis and Conceptual Design Case Study: “Ball Mover”
- 11 Technology Observation
- 12 Conclusion
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Need Identification and Analysis
- 3 Need Identification and Analysis Case Study: Packing Factor of Sand in Electrical Fuses
- 4 Introduction to Parameter Analysis
- 5 Parameter Analysis Put to Work
- 6 Conceptual Design Case Study: HVAC Airflow Sensor
- 7 Conceptual Design Case Study: Cut-Edge Sensor for Flooring Removal
- 8 Conceptual Design Case Study: Low-Cost Industrial Indexing Systems
- 9 Conceptual Design Case Study: Equal-Channel-Angular-Extrusion Metalworking
- 10 Need Analysis and Conceptual Design Case Study: “Ball Mover”
- 11 Technology Observation
- 12 Conclusion
- Index
Summary
Over the past several years, we have taught project-based courses on product design to mechanical engineering students at several universities. We have used a variety of textbooks, but mainly our own sets of teaching notes. At the same time, we have been doing research in the area of design theory and methodology. Although most textbooks and design classes offer a decent coverage of the relevant topics, their main weakness is in handling the conceptual design stage. This is the most important phase of the design process, yet the books fall short in providing the readers with a consistent and systematic methodology to apply for different design tasks. Our lecture notes and research into parameter analysis as an approach to conceptual design are the basis of this book.
Innovative Conceptual Design: Theory and Application of Parameter Analysis is both an undergraduate- and graduate-level textbook for design courses in engineering programs. Practicing engineers, managers, and other product development professionals will also find the book valuable. Although our experience is with teaching the material primarily to mechanical engineering students, the applicability of the book is broad so that it may be used for teaching advanced problem solving and design in various contexts, such as other engineering disciplines and architecture.
The text focuses on the initial stages of the design process, namely, need identification and analysis and conceptual design. We define need analysis as the process of transforming an often vague statement of a design task into a set of design requirements. In this transformation process, the designer develops substantial insight into the design task, in terms of both functionality and constraints.
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- Innovative Conceptual DesignTheory and Application of Parameter Analysis, pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2001