1st Edition

Advanced Design Concepts for Engineers

By B.S. Dhillon Copyright 1998

    This book provides the design engineer with concise information on the most important advanced methods that have emerged in recent years for the design of structures, products and components. While these methods have been discussed in the professional literature, this is the first full presentation of their key principles and features in a single convenient volume. Both veteran and beginning design engineers will find new information and ideas in this book for improving the design engineering process in terms of quality, reliability, cost control and timeliness. Each advanced design concept is examined thoroughly, but in a concise way that presents the essentials clearly and quickly. The author is a leading engineering educator whose many books on design engineering methods, engineering management and quality control have been published in different languages throughout the world.
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    Introduction to Design
    Reasons for Designing: Design Failures and Their Common Reasons
    The Design Process
    Good and Bad Design, Characteristics and Arguments for and against Finite-Life Design
    Engineering Design Function
    Design Reviews
    Engineering Design Manpower
    Design Information Sources
    Problems
    References

    Design Mathematics
    Set Theory
    Probability
    Probability Density Function, Basic Properties and Definition
    Mean Value and Variance of a Continuous Random Variable
    Probability Distributions
    Laplace Transforms
    Final Value Theorem
    Solving Differential Equations Using Laplace Transforms
    Problems
    References

    Concurrent Engineering, Reverse Engineering, And Reengineering
    Concurrent Engineering
    Reverse Engineering
    Reengineering
    Problems
    References

    Design Reliability
    Reasons for Considering Reliability in Product Design
    Reliability in the System Design and Development Process, and Support Process
    Reducing a Product/System Life Cycle Cost While Improving Its Reliability/Maintainability/Availability
    Early, Chance, and Wear-Out Failures of Product
    General Failure Density, Hazard Rate, and Reliability Functions
    Item Mean Time to Failure
    Common Reliability Networks
    Reliability Assessment Methods
    Reliability/Maintainability Standard Documents and Failure Rates of Selected Items
    problems
    References

    Maintainability Engineering
    Maintainability Definition, Objectives, and Program Elements
    Maintainability in Design Phase and Support Phase and Support Process
    Maintainability Measures
    Maintainability Functions
    Spare Part Quantity and Maintenance Labor-Hours per Operating Hour Predictions
    Reliability-Centered Maintenance
    Background Data for Maintainability Design and Maintainability Design Characteristics
    General Design Guidelines for Maintainability and Common Maintainability-Related Design Errors
    Problems
    References

    Safety Engineering
    Safety Engineering Goals and Systems/Product Safety Engineering
    Hazard Classifications and Common Mechanical Injuries
    Safety in System Life Cycle
    Safety Analysis Methods
    Safety Costing
    Product Liability
    Problems
    References

    Human Factors
    Types of Man-Machine Systems and Human Error Related System Failures
    Human Factors Considerations in Product Design
    Human Behavioral Expectancies
    Comparison of Humans with Machines and Selected Methods for Human Factors Evaluation of System/Product/Component Design
    Human Sensory Capabilities and Body Measurement
    Formulas for Design Specialists
    Human Factors General Guidelines for Product/System Design
    Problems
    References

    Total Quality Management
    TQM Basics and Comparison of Traditional and Total Quality Management
    TQM Principles and Elements
    designing for Quality and Deming's Fourteen-Point Approach to TQM
    TQM Implementation Obstacles and Goals for TQM Process Success
    Quality in the Design Phase
    TQM Tools
    TQM Implementation Pitfalls, Selective Organizations and Centers, and Baldrige Award Winners
    Selected Publications on TQM and Design Quality and Quality Magazines and Educational Videotapes
    Problems
    References

    Value Engineering and Configuration Management
    Value Engineering
    Configuration Management
    Problems
    References

    Life Cycle Costing
    Reasons for System Cost Increases and Life Cycle Cost Analysis Purposes
    Date Required for Life Cycle Costing and Data Sources
    Life Cycle Cost Analysis Steps and Associated Activities, and Areas for Life Cycle Costing Program Evaluation
    Costs Generated over the Product Life Cycle
    Life Cycle Costing Performance Skills and Associated Professionals
    Life Cycle Cost Estimation Models
    Cost Estimation Models
    Time Value of Money, Barriers to Obtaining Useful Cost Information, and Advantages and Disadvantages of Life Cycle Costing and Associated Important Factors
    Problems
    References

    Computer-Aided Design and the Information Superhighway
    Computer-Aided Design
    Information Superhighway
    Problems
    References

    Biography

    B.S. Dhillon