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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.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: Design Fundamentals
1The Activity of Design
What Designers Say
What Designers Do
Case Study
2The Nature of Design
Design Problems
Problem Structures
How Designers Problem Solve
3The Design Process
Descriptive Models
Prescriptive Models
Integrative Models
Part Two: Design Practice
4New Design Procedures
Systematic Procedures
Design Methods
Creative Methods
Rational Methods
5Identifying Opportunities
The User Scenarios Method
6Clarifying Objectives
The Objectives Tree Method
7Establishing Functions
The Function Analysis Method
8Setting Requirements
The Performance Specification Method
9Determining Characteristics
The Quality Function Deployment Method
10Generating Alternatives
The Morphological Chart Method
11Evaluating Alternatives
The Weighted Objectives Method
12Improving Details
The Value Engineering Method
13Design Strategies
What is a Design Strategy?
Strategy Frameworks
Strategy Control
Learning to Design
Developing Expertise
Part Three: Design Thinking
14Design and Innovation
Product Planning
Systems design
References and Sources
Index
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
