Description

This well-established and widely adopted text, now in its
Fourth Edition, continues to provide a comprehensive treatment to the
morphology of design process. It gives a holistic view of product
design, which has inputs from diverse fields such as aesthetics,
strength analysis, production design, ergonomics, reliability, cost
reduction, and computer engineering. Based on the feedback received from
academics and students, a new chapter on Product Design for
Environment, which is gaining importance, has been added to this
edition. It discusses the importance and objectives of design for
environment, and describes the various approaches by which a modern,
environment-conscious designer goes about the task of design for
environment. Examples have also been taken up to make the topic
interesting. This title provides concepts from material science, which
include inputs on ceramics, rubber, polymers and other materials to make
the design idea physically realizable. It uses the modern Concurrent
Design concept to satisfy diverse groups/areas such as marketing,
vendors, production, and quality assurance. It considers the use of
computers while analyzing modern techniques of prototyping, simulation
of product and its use. Designed primarily as a text for courses in
mechanical engineering, production engineering, and industrial design
and management, the book should also prove very handy to practising
engineers