Sharing Experience in Engineering Design is based on papers presented at the Engineering and Product Design Education Conference E & PDE 2002. This volume is vital reading for all those students, practitioners, and professionals operating in the field of product and engineering design and education. CONTENTS INCLUDE: The integration of design and business issues in the engineering curriculum What are the qualities and competencies required by product design employers? Product design courses lead the way in providing the graduate with the necessary skills to get the top job Designing for a sustainable future – promoting outreach through the use of case studies; Degree design – exploring creativity from the start Assessing creativity – theory and practice Developing an appreciation of the complex interactions between life-cycle analysis and design for manufacture Strategic design and product development – a practical application of business process re engineering in bespoke manufacturing Engineering design modules teaching by projects Product design project teaching, using athletic transport artefacts as the vehicle Sketching – a dying art? Overcoming human barriers to knowledge-based systems in design.

Ethics in Engineering Design - based on papers presented at the International Engineering and Product Design Education Conference, IE&PDE 2023 - provides that platform and addresses the full spectrum of design education. This volume of papers is vital reading for all those students, practitioners, and professionals operating in the field of product and engineering design and education. Contents include: Curriculum QAA benchmark statements and Open University design courses Design for life-sustainable futures - are we all guilty? Projects Sustainability - a design exercise? Cabin and passenger environment design for the Airbus A380 - a case study for education Using small scale alternative energy equipment as a vehicle for sustainable development study Related Topics Development of concept designs for a disaster relief shelter a student project Copying - a constructive process Product design education in practise - evaluating the key transition from undergraduate degree to initial industrial position Inclusive product design (ethics and sustainability) project teaching, using a major study project as the vehicle Design is key to innovation and wealth creation - it is, therefore, critical that the issue of Design Education has a forum for debate and dissemination of best practice.

Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook is a straight-talking and forward-thinking reference covering the design, specification, selection, use and integration of machine elements fundamental to a wide range of engineering applications. Develop or refresh your mechanical design skills in the areas of bearings, shafts, gears, seals, belts and chains, clutches and brakes, springs, fasteners, pneumatics and hydraulics, amongst other core mechanical elements, and dip in for principles, data and calculations as needed to inform and evaluate your on-the-job decisions. Covering the full spectrum of common mechanical and machine components that act as building blocks in the design of mechanical devices, Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook also includes worked design scenarios and essential background on design methodology to help you get started with a problem and repeat selection processes with successful results time and time again. This practical handbook will make an ideal shelf reference for those working in mechanical design across a variety of industries and a valuable learning resource for advanced students undertaking engineering design modules and projects as part of broader mechanical, aerospace, automotive and manufacturing programs. - Clear, concise text explains key component technology, with step-by-step procedures, fully worked design scenarios, component images and cross-sectional line drawings all incorporated for ease of understanding - Provides essential data, equations and interactive ancillaries, including calculation spreadsheets, to inform decision making, design evaluation and incorporation of components into overall designs - Design procedures and methods covered include references to national and international standards where appropriate

A collection of papers from a conference held at Kings College, London. Computer-based Design focuses on all areas of design using computational methods and examines how all these individual tools can be integrated to produce a coherent design process. This volume also covers areas of manual design methods and modelling that are vital to the continuing development and evolution of the computer-aided design process. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE Product design and modelling Design process Decision-making models Computer-assisted design systems Computer-assisted conceptual design Computer-assisted detailed design Computer assisted design for manufacture Design knowledge manipulation Engineering change Engineering design issues Fuzzy design Computer-aided design Industrial applications of design Advanced design applications Computational fluid dynamics Computer-based Design provides an excellent opportunity for an update on the latest techniques and developments from concept to advanced application in the design arena.

Mechanical Design: Theory and Applications, Third Edition introduces the design and selection of common mechanical engineering components and machine elements, hence providing the foundational "building blocks" engineers needs to practice their art. In this book, readers will learn how to develop detailed mechanical design skills in the areas of bearings, shafts, gears, seals, belt and chain drives, clutches and brakes, and springs and fasteners. Where standard components are available from manufacturers, the steps necessary for their specification and selection are thoroughly developed. Descriptive and illustrative information is used to introduce principles, individual components, and the detailed methods and calculations that are necessary to specify and design or select a component. As well as thorough descriptions of methodologies, this book also provides a wealth of valuable reference information on codes and regulations. - Presents new material on key topics, including actuators for robotics, alternative design methodologies, and practical engineering tolerancing - Clearly explains best practice for design decision-making - Provides end-of-chapter case studies that tie theory and methods together - Includes up-to-date references on all standards relevant to mechanical design, including ASNI, ASME, BSI, AGMA, DIN and ISO

Life cycle engineering explores technologies for shifting industry from mass production and consumption paradigms to closed-loop manufacturing paradigms, in which required functions are provided with the minimum amount of production. This subject is discussed from various aspects: life cycle design, design for environment, reduce-reuse-recycle, life cycle assessment, and sustainable business models. This book collects papers from the 14th International CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Conference, the longest-running annual meeting in the field.

For engineers, team leaders, students, and others involved in design, Wiese (engineering design, Open U. and Cranfield U) and John (systems engineering, Cranfield U.) describe the scope and current techniques for designing multi-discipline systems and the management of such design efforts. They trace the evolution from systems designed by piling up simple sub-systems to highly integrated systems, and explain how that evolution has changed almost every aspect of the design process. Distributed in the US by ASME. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR