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Mechanical Design : Theory and Methodology by Kenneth J. Waldron, Manjula B. Waldron (auth.), Manjula B. Waldron PhD, Kenneth J. Waldron PhD, PE (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mechanical Design : Theory and Methodology about?

This volume, Mechanical Design: Theory and Methodology, has been put together over the past four years. Most of the work is ongoing as can be ascertained easily from the text. One can argue that this is so for any text or monograph. Any such book is only a snapshot in time, giving information about the state of knowledge of the authors when the book was compiled. The chapters have been updated and are representative of the state of the art in the field of design theory and methodology. It is barely over a decade that design as an area of study was revived, mostly at the behest of industry, government, and academic leaders. Profes sor Nam Suh, then the head of the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation, provided much of the impetus for the needed effort. The results of early work of researchers, many of whom have authored chapters in this book, were fundamental in conceiving the ideas behind Design for X or DFX and concurrent engineering issues. The artificial intelli gence community had a strong influence in developing the required com puter tools mainly because the field had a history of interdisciplinary work. Psychologists, computer scientists, and engineers

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Author
Kenneth J. Waldron, Manjula B. Waldron (auth.), Manjula B. Waldron PhD, Kenneth J. Waldron PhD, PE (eds.)
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Published
1996
Language
EN
ISBN
9781475725636
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Engineering, Science, Stem

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