About the Book

Cornerstone Engineering Designcombines a wide range of topics such as design, engineering design, project management, team dynamics and project-based learning into a single introductory work. The text focuses particularly on conceptual design, providing a brief and yet comprehensive introduction to design methodology and project management tools to students early on in their careers.

About the Author

Clive L. Dym is Fletcher Jones Professor of Engineering Design and Director of the Center for Design Education at Harvey Mudd College. His primary interests are in engineering design and structural mechanics. After receiving the PhD from Stanford University, Dr. Dym held appointments at the University at Buffalo; the Institute for Defense Analyses; Carnegie Mellon University; Bolt, Beranek and Newman and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Dr. Dym is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education and is a Member of the American Academy of Mechanics.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part I Introduction Chapter 1 Engineering Design What does it mean to design something? Is engineering design different from other kinds of design? 1.1 Where and when do engineers design? 1.2 A basic vocabulary for engineering design 1.3 Learning and doing engineering design 1.4 Managing engineering design projects 1.5 Notes Chapter 2 Defining A Design Process and A Case Study How do I do engineering design? Can you show me an example? 2.1 The design process as a process of questioning 2.2 Describing and prescribing a design process 2.3 Informing a design process 2.4 Case study: Design of a stabilizer for micro laryngeal surgery 2.5 Illustrative design examples 2.6 Notes Part II The Design Process And Design Tools Chapter 3 Problem Definition: Detailing Customer Requirements What does the client require of this design? 3.1 Clarifying the initial problem statement 3.2 Framing customer requirements 3.3 Revised problem statements: Public statements of the design project 3.4 Designing an arm support for a CP-afflicted student 3.5 Notes Chapter 4 Problem Definition: Clarifying The Objectives What is this design intended to achieve? 4.1 Clarifying a client's objectives 4.2 Measurement issues in ordering and evaluating objectives 4.3 Rank ordering objectives with pairwise comparison charts 4.4 Developing metrics to measure the achievement of objectives 4.5 Objectives and metrics for the Danbury arm support 4.6 Notes Chapter 5 Problem Definition: Identifying Constraints What are the limits for this design problem? 5.1 Identifying and setting the client's limits 5.2 Displaying and using constraints 5.3 Constraints for the Danbury arm support 5.4 Notes Chapter 6 Problem Definition: Establishing Functions How do I express a design's functions in engineering terms? 6.1 Establishing functions 6.2 Functional analysis: Tools for establishing functions 6.3 Design specifications: Specifying functions, features and behavior 6.4 Functions for the Danbury arm support 6.5 Notes Chapter 7 Conceptual Design: Generating Design Alternatives How do I generate or create feasible designs? 7.1 Generating the "design space," a space of engineering designs 7.2 Navigating, expanding, and contracting design spaces 7.3 Generating designs for the Danbury arm support 7.4 Notes Chapter 8 Conceptual Design: Evaluating Design Alternatives And Choosing A Design Which design should I choose? Which design is "best"? 8.1 Applying metrics to objectives: Selecting the preferred design 8.2 Evaluating designs for the Danbury arm support 8.3 Notes Part III Design Communication Chapter 9 Communicating Designs Graphically Here's my design; can you make it? 9.1 Engineering sketches and drawings speak to many audiences 9.2 Sketching 9.3 Fabrication specifications: The several forms of engineering drawings 9.4 Fabrication specifications: The devil is in the details 9.5 Final notes on drawings 9.6 Notes Chapter 10 Prototyping And Proofing The Design Here's my design; how well does it work? 10.1 Prototypes, models, and proofs of concept 10.2 Building models and prototypes 10.3 Notes Chapter 11 Communicating Designs Orally and in Writing How do we let our client know about our solutions? 11.1 General guidelines for technical communication 11.2 Oral presentations: Telling a crowd what's been done 11.3 The project report: Writing for the client, not for history 11.4 Final report elements for the Danbury arm support 11.5 Notes Part IV Design Modeling, Engineering Economics and Design use Chapter 12 Mathematical Modeling in Design Math and physics are very much part of the design process! 12.1 Some mathematical habits of thought for design modeling 12.2 Some mathematical tools for design modeling 12.3 Modeling a battery-powered payload cart 12.4 Design modeling of a ladder rung 12.5 Preliminary design of a ladder rung 12.6 Closing remarks on mathematics, physics and design 12.7 Notes Chapter 13 Engineering Economics in Design How much is this going to cost? 13.1 Cost estimation: How much does this particular design cost? 13.2 The time value of money 13.3 Closing considerations on engineering and economics 13.4 Notes Chapter 14 Design for Production, use and Sustainability What other factors influence the design process? 14.1 Design for production: Can this design be made? 14.2 Design for use: How long will this design work? 14.3 Design for sustainability: What about the environment? 14.4 Notes Part V Design Teams, Team Management and Ethics in Design Chapter 15 Design Team Dynamics We can do this together, as a team! 15.1 Forming design teams 15.2 Constructive conflict: Enjoying a good fight 15.3 Leading design teams 15.4 Notes Chapter 16 Managing A Design Project What do you want? When do you want it? How much are we going to spend? 16.1 Getting started: Establishing the managerial needs of a project 16.2 Tools for managing a project's scope 16.3 The team calendar: A tool for managing a project's schedule 16.4 The budget: A tool for managing a project's spending 16.5 Monitoring and controlling projects: Measuring a project's progress 16.6 Managing the end of a project 16.7 Notes Chapter 17 Ethics in Design Design is not just a technical matter 17.1 Ethics: Understanding obligations 17.2 Codes of ethics: What are our professional obligations? 17.3 Obligations may start with the client . . . 17.4 . . . But what about the public and the profession? 17.5 On engineering practice and the welfare of the public 17.6 Ethics: Always a part of engineering practice 17.7 Notes Appendices Appendix A Practical Aspects Of Prototyping Appendix B Practical Aspects Of Engineering Drawing Appendix C Exercises References and Bibliography Index