Reverse Engineering : Mechanisms, Structures, Systems & Materials

Title: Reverse Engineering : Mechanisms, Structures, Systems & Materials
Author: Robert Messler
ISBN: 0071825169 / 9780071825160
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 448
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Year: 2014
Availability: 45-60 days

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A comprehensive look at reverse engineering as a legitimate learning, design, and troubleshooting tool

This unique book examines the often underappreciated and occasionally maligned technique of reverse engineering. More than a shortcut for the lazy or unimaginative to reproduce an artless copy of an existing creation, reverse engineering is an essential brick – if not a keystone – in the pathway to a society’s technological advancement.

Written by an engineer who began teaching after years in industry, Reverse Engineering reviews this meticulous analytical process with a breadth and depth as never before. Find out how to:

  • Learn by “mechanical dissection”
  • Deduce the role, purpose, and functionality of a designed entity
  • Identify materials-of-construction and methods-of-manufacture by observation alone
  • Assess the suitability of a design to purpose from form and fit

The rich heritage of engineering breakthroughs enabled by reverse engineering is also discussed. This is not a dry textbook. It is the engaging and enlightening account of the journey of engineering from the astounding creations of ancient cultures to what, with the aid of reverse engineering, promises to be an even more astounding future!

Coverage includes:

  • Methods of product teardown
  • Failure analysis and forensic engineering
  • Deducing or inferring role, purpose, and functionality during reverse engineering
  • The Antikythera mechanism
  • Identifying materials-of-construction
  • Inferring methods-of-manufacture or -construction
  • Construction of Khufu’s pyramid
  • Assessing design suitability
  • Value and production engineering
  • Reverse engineering of materials and substances
  • Reverse engineering of broken, worn, or obsolete parts for remanufacture
  • The law and the ethics of reverse engineering

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Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Basic Concepts for the Technique
Chapter 3 : History of Reverse Engineering
Chapter 4 : The Teardown Process (or Mechanical Dissection)
Chapter 5 : Methods of Product Teardown
Chapter 6 : Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering
Chapter 7 : Deducing or Inferring Role, Purpose, and Functionality during Reverse Engineering
Chapter 8 : The Antikythera Mechanism
Chapter 9 : Identifying ConstructionMaterials
Chapter 10 : Inferring Methods of Manufacture or Construction
Chapter 11 : Construction of Khufu's Pyramids : Mankind's Greatest Engineering Creation
Chapter 12 : Assessing Design Suitability
Chapter 13 : Bringing It All Together with Illustrative Examples
Chapter 14 : Value and Production Engineering
Chapter 15 : Reverse Engineering of Materials and Substances
Chapter 16 : Reverse Engineering Obsolete, Broken, or Worn Parts
Chapter 17 : The Law and Ethics of Reverse Engineering
Chapter 18 : The End of a Book, the Beginning of a New Story : Closing Thoughts

Index