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Engineering design and rapid prototyping [electronic resource] / Ali K. Kamrani, Emad Abouel Nasr.

"Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping" offers insight into the methods and techniques that allow for easily implementing engineering designs by incorporating advanced methodologies and technologies. This book contains advanced topics such as feature-based design and process planning, m...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Kamrani, Ali K.
Other Authors: Nasr, Emad Abouel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : Springer, ©2010.
Subjects:
Rapid prototyping.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover13;
  • Engineering Designand Rapid Prototyping
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Part I Product Development and Managements13;
  • Chapter 1: Engineering Design and Innovations
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Technological Innovation
  • 1.3 Market Trend
  • 1.4 Design Process
  • 1.5 Traditional Product Development Process
  • 1.6 Integrated Product Development
  • 1.7 Teams
  • 1.8 Effectiveness of PDT
  • 1.9 Collaborative Engineering
  • 1.10 Collaborative Development Process
  • 1.11 A Template for Collaborative Design and Implementation
  • 1.12 Summary
  • 1.13 Review Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Product Development Process
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The Evolution of Product Development
  • 2.3 Sequential Product Development
  • 2.4 Simultaneous/Integrated Product Development
  • 2.5 Generic Product Development Process
  • 2.6 An Automatic Ice Maker Case Study (Based on the Work Done by Madriz and Saenzay, University of Houston, 2005)
  • 2.7 Summary
  • 2.8 Review Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Modular Design
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Modularity Types
  • 3.3 Modular Systems Characteristics
  • 3.4 Modular Systems Development
  • 3.5 Survey of Some Modularity Techniques
  • 3.6 Design Methods
  • 3.7 Design Structure Matrix
  • 3.8 Modularity Advantages
  • 3.9 Summary
  • 3.10 Review Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Design for Modularity
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Needs Analysis
  • 4.3 Quality Function Deployment
  • 4.4 Product Requirements Analysis
  • 4.5 General Functional Requirements8217; Weights
  • 4.6 Product/Concept Analysis
  • 4.7 Product Physical Decomposition
  • 4.8 Product Functional Decomposition
  • 4.9 Product/Concept Integration
  • 4.10 Identify the Impact of System-Level Specifications on General Functional Requirements
  • 4.11 Similarity Index
  • 4.12 Optimization-Based Solution Methodology for Grouping Components into Modules
  • 4.13 Genetic Algorithm-Based Solution Methodology
  • 4.14 Algorithm-Based Solution Methodology for Grouping Components into Modules
  • 4.15 Summary
  • 4.16 Review Questions
  • References
  • Chapter 5: DFMo Case Study
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Problem Description
  • 5.3 Needs Analysis
  • 5.4 Product Requirements Analysis
  • 5.5 Product Concept Analysis
  • 5.6 Product/Concept Architecture
  • 5.7 Grouping Components into Modules Using Genetic Algorithm Model
  • 5.8 Summary
  • 5.9 Review Question
  • 5.10 Engineering Design Specifications
  • Chapter 6: Design for Manufacture and Assembly
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 DFMA Methodology
  • 6.3 The Boothroyd8211;Dewhurst Method for Manual Assembly Analysis
  • 6.4 Case Study: DFA Analysis of a Fog Lamp Design
  • 6.5 LUCAS Design for Assembly Analysis and Evaluation Method
  • 6.6 Design for Manufacture
  • 6.7 LUCAS Design for Manufacturing Analysis and Evaluation Method
  • 6.8 Case Study: DFM Analysis Radiator Structure Front-End Support
  • 6.9 Case Study: Automotive Recliner Mechanism (Based on the Work Done by DiCicco et al 2003)
  • 6.10 Introduction
  • 6.11 Competitive Benchmarking Study
  • 6.12 Customer Functional Requirements
  • 6.13 Conceptual Designs Analysis and Comparisons
  • 6.14 Conclusion and Discussions
  • 6.15 Summary
  • 6.16 Review Questions
  • References
  • Part II CAD/CAM and Features-Based.

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