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Engineering design methods: strategies for product design / Nigel Cross

By: Cross, Nigel, 1942-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Fifth edition.Description: ix, 207 pages : illustrations, tables ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781119724377 (paperback).Subject(s): Engineering designDDC classification: 620.0042 | 620.0042 CRO
Contents:
Part one: Design fundamentals -- The activity of design -- The nature of design -- The process of design -- Part two: Design practice -- Design procedures -- Identifying opportunities -- Clarifying objectives -- Establishing functions -- Setting requirements -- Determining characteristics -- Generating alternatives -- Evaluating alternatives -- Improving details -- Design strategies -- Part three: Design thinking -- Design and innovation.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 620.0042 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MTU Cork Module MECH8019 - Core reading, MTU Cork Module BIOE7012 - Core reading, MTU Cork Module MECH8004 - Supplementary reading, MTU Cork Module BIOE8002 - Supplementary reading. 00219286
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 620.0042 CRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out CADD61012 15/10/2026 38888000929574
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 620.0042 CRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available CADD61012 38888000929483
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A revised text that presents specific design methods within an overall strategy from concept to detail design

The fifth edition of Engineering Design Methods is an improved and updated version of this very successful, classic text on engineering product design. It provides an overview of design activities and processes, detailed descriptions and examples of how to use key design methods, and outlines design project strategies and management techniques. Written by a noted expert on the topic, the new edition contains an enriched variety of examples and case studies, and up to date material on design thinking and the development of design expertise.

This new edition opens with a compelling original case study of a revolutionary new city-car design by ex-Formula One designer Gordon Murray. The study illustrates the complete development of a novel design and brings to life the process of design, from concept through to prototype. The core of the book presents detailed instructions and examples for using design methods throughout the design process, ranging from identifying new product opportunities, through establishing functions and setting requirements, to generating, evaluating and improving alternative designs. This important book:

Offers a revised and updated edition of an established, successful text on understanding the design process and using design methods Includes new material on design thinking and design ability and new examples of the use of design methods Presents clear, detailed and illustrated presentations of eight key design methods in engineering product design

Written for undergraduates and postgraduates across all fields of engineering and product design, the fifth edition of Engineering Design Methods offers an updated, substantial, and reliable text on product design and innovation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index.

Part one: Design fundamentals -- The activity of design -- The nature of design -- The process of design -- Part two: Design practice -- Design procedures -- Identifying opportunities -- Clarifying objectives -- Establishing functions -- Setting requirements -- Determining characteristics -- Generating alternatives -- Evaluating alternatives -- Improving details -- Design strategies -- Part three: Design thinking -- Design and innovation.

MTU CORK Module MECH 8019 - Core reading.

MTU CORK Module MECH 8004 - Supplementary reading.

MTU CORK Module BIOE 8002 - Supplementary reading.

MTU Kerry Module CADD61012

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. vii)
  • Part 1 Design Fundamentals (p. 1)
  • 1 The Activity of Design (p. 3)
  • What Designers Say (p. 3)
  • What Designers Do (p. 5)
  • Case Study (p. 9)
  • 2 The Nature of Design (p. 15)
  • Design Problems (p. 15)
  • Problem Structures (p. 18)
  • How Designers Problem-Solve (p. 21)
  • 3 The Process of Design (p. 27)
  • Descriptive Models (p. 27)
  • Prescriptive Models (p. 30)
  • Integrative Models (p. 37)
  • Part 2 Design Practice (p. 41)
  • 4 Design Procedures (p. 43)
  • Systematic Procedures (p. 43)
  • Design Methods (p. 44)
  • Creative Methods (p. 46)
  • Rational Methods (p. 53)
  • 5 Identifying Opportunities (p. 57)
  • The User Scenarios Method (p. 58)
  • 6 Clarifying Objectives (p. 73)
  • The Objectives Tree Method (p. 74)
  • 7 Establishing Functions (p. 87)
  • The Function Analysis Method (p. 88)
  • 8 Setting Requirements (p. 99)
  • The Performance Specification Method (p. 100)
  • 9 Determining Characteristics (p. 113)
  • The Quality Function Deployment Method (p. 114)
  • 10 Generating Alternatives (p. 129)
  • The Morphological Chart Method (p. 130)
  • 11 Evaluating Alternatives (p. 143)
  • The Weighted Objectives Method (p. 144)
  • 12 Improving Details (p. 161)
  • The Value Engineering Method (p. 162)
  • 13 Design Strategies (p. 179)
  • What is a Design Strategy? (p. 179)
  • Strategy Frameworks (p. 183)
  • Strategy Control (p. 185)
  • Learning to Design (p. 186)
  • Developing Expertise (p. 188)
  • Part 3 Design Thinking (p. 191)
  • 14 Design and Innovation (p. 193)
  • Product Planning (p. 193)
  • Systems Design (p. 198)
  • References and Sources (p. 203)
  • Index (p. 205)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Nigel Cross is Emeritus Professor of Design Studies at The Open University, UK, where he pioneered distance learning in design. He was also Professor of Design Methodology at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He has an international reputation in design education and research in design methodology, design thinking, design expertise and the nature of design ability.