The Mechanical Design Process By David G. Ullman
Description
The fourth edition of The Mechanical Design Process combines a practical overview of the design process with case material and real-life engineering insights. Ullman's work as an innovative designer comes through consistently, and has made this book a
favorite with readers. This book conveys the "flavor" of design, addressing both traditional engineering topics as well as real-world issues like creative thinking, synthesis of ideas, visualization, teamwork, sense of customer needs and product success factors, and the financial aspects of design alternatives, in a practical and motivating manner. New in this edition are examples from industry and over twenty online templates that help students prepare complete and consistent assignments while learnign the material.
favorite with readers. This book conveys the "flavor" of design, addressing both traditional engineering topics as well as real-world issues like creative thinking, synthesis of ideas, visualization, teamwork, sense of customer needs and product success factors, and the financial aspects of design alternatives, in a practical and motivating manner. New in this edition are examples from industry and over twenty online templates that help students prepare complete and consistent assignments while learnign the material.
This text is appropriate primarily for the Senior Design course taken by mechanical engineering students, though it can also be used in design courses offered earlier in the curriculum. Working engineers also find it to be a readable, practical overview of the modern design process.
Table of Content
CHAPTER 1 Why Study the Design Process? 1
CHAPTER 2 Understanding Mechanical Design 25
CHAPTER 3 Designers and Design Teams 47
CHAPTER 4 The Design Process and Product Discovery 81
CHAPTER 5 Planning for Design 111
CHAPTER 6 Understanding the Problem and the Development of Engineering Specifications 143
CHAPTER 7 Concept Generation 171
CHAPTER 8 Concept Evaluation and Selection 213
CHAPTER 9 Product Generation 241
CHAPTER 10 Product Evaluation for Performance and the Effects of Variation 279
CHAPTER 11 Product Evaluation: Design For Cost, Manufacture, Assembly, and Other Measures 315
CHAPTER 12 Wrapping Up the Design Process and Supporting the Product 363
APPENDIX A Properties of 25 Materials Most Commonly Used in Mechanical Design 379
APPENDIX B Normal Probability 397
APPENDIX C The Factor of Safety as a Design Variable 403
APPENDIX D Human Factors in Design 415
Index 427
About the Author
David G. Ullman is an active product designer who has taught, researched, and written about design for over thirty years. He is president of Robust Decisions, Inc., a supplier of software products and training for product development and decision support. He is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Design at Oregon State University. He has professionally designed fluid/thermal, control, and transportation systems. He has published over twenty papers focused on understanding the mechanical product design process and the development of tools to support it. He is founder of the American Society Mechanical Engineers (ASME)—Design Theory and Methodology Committee and is a Fellow in the ASME. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Ohio State University.
Review
Ullman provides an easy to understand text on an extremely detailed subject matter. I used it in a sophomore design class to get an overview of the mechanical design process and will use it again for senior capstone design. The text starts off using techniques/tools we're already familiar with and segways into more detailed and specific methods of concept development. The bicycle example does a great job of showing a designer's thought process and is a good inclusion to the book. Also, it helps that Ullman knows how to get to the point
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