The mechanical design process / David G. Ullman.

By: Ullman, David G, 1944-.

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BookPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw-Hill, 1997Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvii, 340 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0070657564 .Subject(s): Machine design

DDC classification: 621.815

Contents:

Why study the design process? -- Describing mechanical design problems and process -- Designers and design teams -- The design process -- Planning for the design process -- Understanding the problem and the development of engineering specifications -- Concept generation -- Concept evaluation -- The product design phase -- Product generation -- Product evaluation for performance -- Product evaluation for cost, manufacture, assembly and other measures -- Launching the product.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Lending	MTU Bishopstown Library Lending	621.815 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00076106

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This practical text provides step-by-step coverage of the mechanical design process to help students to design cost effective, consumer-oriented products. Current examples from industry are used throughout. Reflecting current industrial practices, this second edition provides further coverage on concurrent engineering practices including QFD, function modelling, design for assembly, team work and design for the environment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

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

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Ullman provides a modern overview of the mechanical design process that includes discussions on human factors, Taguchi's philosophy, quality function deployment, Pugh Selection, design for assembly, and concurrent design. In two sections (Background Topics and Techniques for the Mechanical Design Process), with three appendixes, including an especially useful one where the top 25 materials used in mechanical devices are identified along with pertinent material property data. The book is very readable and the material is presented at a level accessible to a wide range of reader interests and backgrounds. It provides a more current perspective on design theory and methodology than any of the following books. Ullman's treatment is less mathematical than in J. N. Siddall's Analytical Decision-making in Engineering Design (CH, Mar'73), or J. R. Dixon's Design Engineering: Inventiveness, Analysis, and Decision Making (1966), or B. Ostrofsky's Design, Planning, and Development Methodology (CH, Mar'77). It is written at a higher level than P. H. Hill's The Science of Engineering Design (1970). It is more complete than M. Asimow's Intoduction to Design (1962). All in all, unique in its particular organization and perspective; an excellent addition for collections serving students in virtually any engineering discipline. Highly recommended. G. E. Johnson; University of Michigan