Analytic Methods for Design Practice

In the competitive world of modern engineering rigorous and definite designmethodologies are needed. However many parts of engineering design areperformed in ei... » 

In the competitive world of modern engineering rigorous and definite designmethodologies are needed. However many parts of engineering design areperformed in either an adhoc manner or based on the intuition of the engineer.This is the first book to look at both stages of the design process conceptual design and detailed design and detail design methodologies forevery step of the design process. The following analytic design methodologiesare introduced and their usefulness is explored with many mathematical andpractical examples Axiomatic design Optimization Design of experimentsRobust design Structural optimization Dynamic response optimization andMultidisciplinary optimization. Case studies show how practical design problemscan be solved with analytic design methods. Students will find this book anexcellent introduction to the subject. The books practical focus will interestpractising engineers as a practical handbook of design. TOCIntroduction.Axiomatic Design. Optimization. Structural Optimization. Dynamic ResponseOptimization. Design of Experiments. Robust Design. Case Studies withAnalytic Design Methods. Multidisciplinary Optimization. «