Albano, L.D.; et. al. “Engineering Design”
Mechanical Engineering Handbook
Ed. Frank Kreith
Boca Raton: CRC Press LLC, 1999
c©1999 by CRC Press LLC
Engineering Design
11.1 Introduction ....................................................................11-2
11.2 Elements of the Design Process ....................................11-3
11.3 Concept of Domains ......................................................11-4
11.4 The Axiomatic Approach to Design ..............................11-6
The First Axion: The Independence Axiom • Decomposition,
Zigzagging, and Hierarchy • Concurrent Design and
Manufacturing Considerations • The Second Axiom: The
Information Axiom
11.5 Algorithmic Approaches to Design .............................11-18
Systematic Design • The Taguchi Method • Design for
Assembly
11.6 Strategies for Product Design ......................................11-22
Requirements • The Life Cycle Usage Environment •
Characterization of Materials, Products, and the Manufacturing
Processes • Design Guidelines and Techniques • Designing for
the Application Environment • Designing for Operability •
Designing for Maintainability • The Design Team • Summary
11.7 Design of Manufacturing Systems and Processes.......11-37
Design of Manufacturing Systems • Manufacturing Process
Design
11.8 Precision Machine Design ...........................................11-41
Analysis of Errors in a Precision Machine • Structures •
Material Considerations • Structural Configurations • Bearings
11.9 Robotics........................................................................11-86
11.10 Computer-Based Tools for Design Optimization ........11-87
Design Optimization with Genetic Algorithms • Optimization
in Multidisciplinary Design
Leonard D. Albano
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Nam P. Suh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michael Pecht
University of Maryland
Alexander Slocum
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mark Jakiela
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kemper Lewis
Geor