Advanced Design Concepts for Engineers Book

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