Table Of Contents:
Introduction 1(1)

Terminology 2(1)

Examples 3(6)

PART 1 The Context 9(44)

Ways of Thinking about Engineering Design 11(12)

Disasters and Failures 11(4)

Engineering Excellence 15(1)

New Innovations 15(2)

Improving Engineering Design 17(1)

Systematic Approaches to Engineering Design 18(2)

Systematic Design in Practice 20(2)

Tips for Management 22(1)

The Project Context 23(30)

Engineering Projects 23(1)

Engineering Design in the Project Context 23(6)

The Effect of Influences 29(2)

Influences at the Macroeconomic Level 31(3)

Influences at the Microeconomic Level 34(5)

Influences at the Corporate Level 39(4)

Design Context Checklist and Work Sheet 43(8)

Tips for Management 51(2)

PART 2 Task, Team and Tools 53(40)

Profiling the Project 55(28)

Influences at the Project Level 55(1)

Design Task 55(3)

Design Team 58(4)

Design Tools and Techniques 62(5)

Design Team Output 67(9)

Project Profile Checklist and Work Sheet 76(4)

Tips for Management 80(3)

Managing the Design Team 83(10)

Influences at the Personal Level 83(1)

Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude 84(1)

Motivation 85(2)

Relationships 87(1)

Personal Output 87(1)

Personnel Profile Checklist and Work Sheet 88(4)

Tips for Management 92(1)

PART 3 The Project 93(148)

Project Proposal: Getting the Job 95(12)

Proposals and Briefs 95(1)

Preparing a Proposal 96(4)

Negotiations 100(1)

Debriefing 101(1)

Project Proposal Checklist and Work Sheet 101(1)

Tips for Management 102(5)

Design Specification: Clarification of the Task 107(12)

Problem Statement and Design Specification 107(1)

Defining the Problem 108(1)

Project Planning 109(1)

Demands and Wishes 110(1)

Design Specification 111(3)

Design Specification Checklist and Work Sheet 114(1)

Tips for Management 115(4)

Feasible Concept: Conceptual Design 119(22)

Divergent and Convergent Thinking 119(3)

Generating Ideas 122(4)

Selecting and Evaluating Concepts 126(1)

Estimating Costs 127(3)

Presenting the Final Concept 130(3)

Conceptual Design Checklist and Work Sheet 133(7)

Tips for Management 140(1)

Developed Concept: Embodiment Design 141(36)

Abstract Concept to Developed Design 141(8)

Overall Guidelines for Embodiment Design 149(5)

Specific Guidelines for Embodiment Design 154(5)

General Guidelines for Embodiment Design 159(10)

Embodiment Design Checklist and Work Sheet 169(7)

Tips for Management 176(1)

Final Design: Detail Design for Manufacture 177(28)

The Importance of Detail Design 177(1)

The Design Manager and Detail Design 178(1)

Quality Assurance 178(2)

Interaction of Shape, Materials, and Manufacture 180(9)

Manufacturing Drawings and Information 189(1)

Standard Components 190(1)

Assembly 190(1)

Testing and Commissioning 191(6)

Detail Design Checklist and Work Sheet 197(7)

Tips for Management 204(1)

Users and Customers: Design Feedback 205(12)

Expectations 205(1)

Use and Abuse 206(2)

Maintenance 208(1)

Litigation 208(3)

Design Quality Assessment Work Sheet 211(1)

Tips for Management 212(5)

Standards and Codes 217(16)

General Issues 217(1)

Basic Definitions 218(2)

Safety Standards 220(1)

Some Reference Articles on Safety Standards 221(1)

Some Reference Articles on International Standards 221(1)

ISO 9000 International Standards for Quality Management 222(1)

National Standards for Engineering Design Management 222(1)

Tips for Management 223(1)

Contact Information and URLs for Standards and Codes 223(10)

Engineering Design Process: Review and Analysis 233(8)

Summary 233(2)

Forensic Analysis of Engineering Design Issues 235(1)

Analysis of the Engineering Design Process 236(5)
References 241(2)
Bibliography 243(4)
Index 247