Introduction to Product Design and Development for Engineers

Introduction to Product Design and Development for Engineers provides guidelines and best practices for the design, development, and evaluation of engineered products. Created to serve fourth year undergraduate students in Engineering Design modules with a required project, the text covers the entire product design process and product life-cycle, from the initial concept to the design and development stages, and through to product testing, design documentation, manufacturability, marketing, and sustainability. Reflecting the author's long career as a design engineer, this text will also serve as a practical guide for students working on their capstone design projects.

• Presents the design, development and life cycle management of engineered products
• Provides students with the practical skills of product design and documentation
• Considers software components of electromaechanical products and their design
• Includes numerous examples and worksheets for developing a sense of life-cycle product design
• Hones the skills needed to succeed with senior design projects, and work in industry

Preface

Chapter 1 : Fuzzy Front End

Part I : Soft Skills of Engineering
Chapter 2 : Teams and Team Dynamics
Chapter 3 : Program and Project Management
Chapter 4 : Communication Skills
Chapter 5 : Technical Reviews and Checklists

Part II : Front End-Product Development Life Cycle Management and Roadmap
Chapter 6 : Product Life Cycle Management Models

Part III : Requirements and Their Cascade
Chapter 7 : Systems and Requirements
Chapter 8 : Developing a Product’s Requirements
Chapter 9 : Concept Development and Selection

Part IV : The Nuts and Bolts of the Design
Chapter 10 : Initial Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Product Risk Assessment
Chapter 11 : Transfer Functions
Chapter 12 : The Three-Dimensional Virtual Product
Chapter 13 : Two-Dimensional Engineering Drawings
Chapter 14 : Design for X

Part V : Preparation for Product Launch
Chapter 15 : Cost Requirements Cascade and Purchasing
Chapter 16 : Detailed Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, and Control Plans
Chapter 17 : Design Verification, Product Validation, and Design Transfer

Part VI : Sustaining a Marketed Product
Chapter 18 : Sustaining a Fielded Product
Chapter 19 : Product Retirement and End of Life

Part VII : Engineering Skills Needed across All Disciplines
Chapter 20 : Configuration and Change Management
Chapter 21 : Tolerance Specification and Analysis
Chapter 22 : Data, Measurements, and Tests
Chapter 23 : Failure Analysis and Product Improvements

Index