Design Coneptcs for Engineers

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Design Coneptcs for Engineers

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  • Producent: Prentice Hall
  • Rok produkcji: 2005
  • ISBN: 9780131464995
  • Ilość stron: 288
  • Oprawa: Miękka
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Opis: Design Coneptcs for Engineers - Mark N. Horenstein, M Horenstein

ESource--Prentice Hall's Engineering Source--provides a comprehensive, customizable introductory engineering and computing library. Featuring over 25 modules and growing, ESource allows professors to fully customize their textbooks through the ESource website. Professors are not only able to pick and choose complete modules, but also custom-build a freshman engineering text that matches their content needs and course organization exactly!1 What Is Engineering? 1 1.1 Engineering Has Many Fields 2 Aeronautical Engineering 3 Agricultural Engineering 3 Biomedical Engineering 4 Chemical Engineering 4 Civil Engineering 5 Computer Engineering 6 Electrical Engineering 7 Environmental Engineering 7 Industrial Engineering 7 Mechanical Engineering 8 Mechatronics Engineering 9 Naval Engineering 10 Petroleum Engineering 10 Systems Engineering 11 1.2 Engineers Have Many Professional Organizations 11 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 11 Biomedical Engineering Society 12 American Institute of Chemical Engineers 12 American Society of Civil Engineers 13 Association for Computing Machinery 13 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 14 Institute of Industrial Engineers 14 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 15 1.3 The Engineer: Central to Project Management 16 The Well-Rounded Engineer 16 1.4 Engineering: A Set of Skills 19 Knowledge 19 Experience 20 Intuition 20 Key Terms 21 2 What Is Design? 22 2.1 The Use of the Word Design 23 2.2 The Difference between Analysis, Design, and Replication 23 2.3 Good Design versus Bad Design 31 2.4 The Design Cycle 33 Define the Overall Objectives 34 Gather Information 34 Choose a Design Strategy 34 Make a First Cut at the Design 37 Model and Analyze 37 Build, Document, and Test 38 Revise and Revise Again 39 Test the Product Thoroughly 39 2.5 Generating Ideas 42 Ground Rules for Brainstorming 43 Formal Brainstorming Method 43 Informal Brainstorming 47 Idea Diagrams 51 2.6 Design Examples 54 Model Vehicle Design Competition 54 DVD Production Facility 61 Motorized Wheelchair Safety Flag 65 Key Terms 67 3 Project Management 77 3.1 Working in Teams 78 Building an Effective Team 79 Organizational Chart 81 The Job Description 81 Team Contact List 83 Team Meetings 83 Working with Other Teams in the Organization 84 3.2 Managing Tasks: Keeping the Project on Track 86 Checklist 87 Time Line 87 Gantt Chart 87 PERT Chart 88 3.3 Documentation: The Key to Project Success 92 Paper versus Electronic Documentation 93 The Engineer's Logbook (Notebook) 94 Logbook Format 95 Using Your Engineer's Logbook 95 Technical Reports and Memoranda 98 Schematics and Drawings 98 Software Documentation and the Role of the Engineering Notebook 99 The Importance of Logbooks: A Case Study 100 3.4 Legal Issues: Intellectual Property, Patents, and Trade Secrets 103 Patents 103 Patent Jargon 103 The Process of Obtaining a Patent 105 The Anatomy of a Patent 106 Key Terms 109 4 Engineering Tools 114 4.1 Estimation 115 4.2 Working with Numbers 121 International System of Units (SI) 121 Reconciling Units 122 Significant Figures 122 Dimensioning and Tolerance 123 4.3 Types of Graphs 125 Semilog Plots 126 Log--Log Plots 128 Polar Plots 128 Three-Dimensional Graphs 130 4.4 Prototyping 132 4.5 Reverse Engineering 140 4.6 Computer Analysis 141 4.7 Specification Sheets 153 4.8 The Internet 154 4.9 Spreadsheets in Engineering Design 157 4.10 Solid Modeling and Computer-Aided Drafting 164 Why an Engineering Drawing? 164 Types of Drawings 165 4.11 System Simulation 170 4.12 Electronic Circuit Simulation 172 4.13 Graphical Programming 174 4.14 Microprocessors: The "Other" Computer 176 Key Terms 178 5 The Human--Machine Interface 189 5.1 How People Interact with Machines 190 5.2 Ergonomics 190 Putting Ergonomics to Work 191 5.3 Cognition 192 5.4 The Human--Machine Interface: Case Studies 193 Key Terms 207 6 Engineers and the Real World 211 6.1 Society's View of Engineering 214 6.2 How Engineers Learn from Mistakes 214 6.3 The Role of Failure in Engineering Design: Case Studies 216 Case 1: Tacoma Narrows Bridge 217 Case 2: Hartford Civic Center 217 Case 3: Space Shuttle Challenger 219 Case 4: Kansas City Hyatt 219 Case 5: Three Mile Island 223 Case 6: USS Vincennes 223 Case 7: Hubble Telescope 224 Case 8: De Haviland Comet 224 6.4 Preparing for Failure in Your Own Design 225 Key Terms 226 7 Learning To Speak, Write, and Present 227 7.1 The Importance of Good Communication Skills 228 7.2 Preparing for Meetings, Presentations, and Conferences 229 7.3 Preparing for a Formal Presentation 229 7.4 Writing E-Mail, Letters, and Memos 235 Writing E-Mail Messages 235 Header 235 First Sentence 236 Body 237 Writing Formal Memos and Letters 239 7.5 Writing Technical Reports, Proposals, and Journal Articles 242 Technical Report 242 Journal Paper 243 Proposal 244 7.6 Preparing an Instruction Manual 244 Introduction 245 Setup 245 Operation 245 Safety 245 Troubleshooting 245 Appendices 246 Repetition 246 7.7 Producing Good Technical Documents: a Strategy 250 Plan the Writing Task 250 Find a Place to Work 250 Define the Reader 251 Make Notes 251 Create Topic Headings 251 Take a Break 251 Write the First Draft 252 Read the Draft 252 Revise the Draft 252 Revise, Revise, and Revise Again 252 Review the Final Draft 253 Common Writing Errors 253 Key Terms 254 Index 000


Szczegóły: Design Coneptcs for Engineers - Mark N. Horenstein, M Horenstein

Tytuł: Design Coneptcs for Engineers
Autor: Mark N. Horenstein, M Horenstein
Producent: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780131464995
Rok produkcji: 2005
Ilość stron: 288
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.56 kg


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