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Originally published: as A design research methodology. London: Springer, 1999.
Lucienne T. M. Blessing |
Amaresh Chakrabarti
Technology & Engineering
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Engineering design must be carefully planned and systematically executed. In particular, engineering design methods must integrate the many different aspects of designing and the priorities of the end-user. Engineering Design (3rd edition) describes a systematic approach to engineering design. The authors argue that such an approach, applied flexibly and adapted to a particular task, is essential for successful product development. The design process is first broken down into phases and then into distinct steps, each with its own working methods. The third edition of this internationally-recognised text is enhanced with new perspectives and the latest thinking. These include extended treatment of product planning; new sections on organisation structures, simultaneous engineering, leadership and team behaviour; and updated chapters on quality methods and estimating costs. New examples have been added and existing ones extended, with additions on design to minimise wear, design for recycling, mechanical connections, mechatronics, and adaptronics. Engineering Design (3rd edition) is translated and edited from the sixth German edition by Ken Wallace, Professor of Engineering Design at the University of Cambridge, and Luci nne Blessing, Professor of Engineering Design and Methodology at the Technical University of Berlin. Topics covered include: fundamentals; product planning and product development; task clarification and conceptual design; embodiment design rules, principles and guidelines; mechanical connections, mechatronics and adaptronics; size ranges and modular products; quality methods; and cost estimation methods. The book provides a comprehensive guide to successful product development for practising designers, students, and design educators. Fundamentals are emphasised throughout and short-term trends avoided; so the approach described provides a sound basis for design courses that help students move quickly and effectively into design practice. Engineering Design is widely acknowledged to be the most complete available treatise on systematic design methods. In it, each step of the engineering design process and associated best practices are documented. The book has particularly strong sections on design from the functional perspective and on the phase of the process between conceptual and detail design in which most key design decisions are made. The 3rd edition includes new material on project planning and scheduling. Anyone committed to understanding the design process should be familiar with the contents of this book. Warren Seering, Weber-Shaughness Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gerhard Pahl
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Every season, with alarming predictability, yet another graphic design book sets out to capture definitively the zeitgeist.
Lucienne Roberts
Art
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This Book Is Written By A Group Of International Experts On Concurrent Product And Process Design And Development. It Reflects Modern Trends And Approaches In Concurrent Engineering, With Particular Emphasis On Product Development Cycle. A Multi-Disciplinary Approach Is Adopted Throughout The Book. The Book Highlights Concurrent Engineering Organization; Enabling Tools And Techniques For Successful Concurrent Engineering; Manufacturing Strategy Decision Support Tools; Measure Of Manufacturing Performance For Concurrent Engineering; Economic Justification In A Concurrent Engineering Environment; Product Data Requirements In Concurrent Engineering. All These Features Make This Book An Extremely Valuable Reference Source For Practising Professionals And Engineering Students. A Number Of Prominent Scientists And Experts From Different Countries Have Jointly Worked To Compile The Chapters Of This Book Reflecting The Latest Developments And Modern Approaches To Concurrent Engineering.
I. Moustapha
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Das bewährte und international anerkannte Lehr- und Handbuch für Studium und Praxis vermittelt die methodischen Grundlagen der Konstruktionslehre als Voraussetzung einer erfolgreichen Produktentwicklung. Dieses bisher in acht Sprachen übersetzte Standardwerk hat seinen festen Platz bei Studenten sowie Entwicklern und Konstrukteuren in der Praxis gefunden. Die 6. Auflage- ordnet und strafft die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen,- beschreibt mit praktischen Beispielen die Produktentwicklung,- verweist auf neue Lösungsfelder auf den Gebieten der Faserverbundbauweisen, Mechatronik und Adaptronik,- zeigt eine wirtschaftliche Realisierung durch Baureihen- und Baukastensysteme sowie eine vorausschauende Kostenbetrachtung,- hilft eine Qualitätssicherung durch wenig aufwendige MaÃnahmen zu unterstützen und- integriert die EDV-Technik in das Vorgehen.
Gerhard Pahl |
Wolfgang Beitz |
Jörg Feldhusen |
K -H Grote
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Human Behaviour in Design addresses important aspects of creative engineering design. The main topics are the interaction between two complementary modalities - "image" and "concept", internal and external components of design thinking, and design strategies - both for individual designers and design teams. The goal is to improve and evaluate tools and methods that support design. Although this book is the outcome of an international workshop held in March 2003, it is more than just a collection of its contributions. The papers are arranged into three main topics: Individual Thinking and Acting; Interaction Between Individuals; Methods, Tools and Prerequisites. There are summaries of the discussions of the respective topics written by the chairpersons, conclusions, and an outlook to future issues in design research.
Udo Lindemann
Technology & Engineering
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Designing is one of the foundations for change in our society. It is a fundamental precursor to manufacturing, fabrication and construction. Design research aims to develop an understanding of designing and to produce models of designing that can be used to aid designing. The papers in this volume are from the Sixth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design (AID'00) held in June 2000, in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. They represent the state of the art and the cutting edge of research and development in this field, and demonstrate both the depth and breadth of the artificial intelligence paradigm in design. They point the way for the development of advanced computer-based tools to aid designers, and describe advances in both theory and application. This volume will be of particular interest to researchers, developers, and users of advanced computer systems in design.
John S. Gero
Computers
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Coming right at the end of a major assignment, photojournalist Joanna James isn't as thrilled as one might expect when she receives another assignment--to ride the Orient-Express to Venice. Putting of a much-needed rest, she flies to London where she will, after a very brief stay, board the famed, newly-restored train.While in London, at a low ebb psychologically, she embarks on two affairs simultaneously, with two radically different men: Henry, her wryly witty British agent, and Tyler, an actor/producer/director she interviewed some years earlier.It feels to Joanna as if she's escaping chaos when she finally departs on the train, but she finds it difficult to regain her usual, self-protective emotional detachment. And as she train makes it way through Europe, she strikes up warm and surprisingly intimate friendships with several of the other passengers.These friendships hold throughout Joanna's stay in Venice, growing in seeming proportion to a new and altered sense of herself. This assignment offers Joanna a view into the hearts of her new friends but, more importantly, a clear view into her own.
Charlotte Vale Allen
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