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- catalog contributor b4138140.
- catalog created "[1962]".
- catalog date "1962".
- catalog date "[1962]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1962]".
- catalog description "1. A philosophy of engineering design : Definition of engineering design ; Design by evolution ; Design by innovation ; Philosophy and discipline ; Philosophy of engineering design -- 2. Engineering design and the environment : Interaction of design and environment ; The socio-ecological system ; The socio-ecological influence on engineering design ; Flux in the production-consumption cycle ; Range of goods and services -- 3. The morphology of design : The design project ; Feasibility study, phase I ; Preliminary design, phase II ; Detailed design, phase III ; Planning the production process, phase IV ; Planning for distribution, phase V ; Planning for consumption, phase VI ; Planning for retirement of the product, phase VII -- 4. The feasibility study : The need, establishing its economic existence ; The design problem, identification and formulation ; The synthesis of possible solutions ; Physical realizability ; Economic worthwhileness ; Financial feasibility -- 5. The preliminary design : Selection of the design concept, step 1 ; Formulation of mathematical models or archetypes, step 2 ; Sensitivity analysis, step 3 ; Compatibility analysis, step 4 ; Stability analysis, step 5 ; Formal optimization, step 6 ; Projections into the future, step 7 ; Prediction of system behavior, step 8 ; Testing the design concept, step 9 ; Simplification of design -- 6. Detailed design phase : Preparation for design, step 1 ; Overall design of subsystems, step 2 ; Overall design of components, step 3 ; Detailed design of parts, step 4 ; Preparation of assembly drawings, step 5 ; Experimental construction, step 6 ; Product test program, step 7 ; Analysis and prediction, step 8 ; Redesign, step 9 ; Summary of the detailed design phase.".
- catalog description "11. Techniques of optimization : Role of criteria ; The general form of the optimization problem ; Mathematical representation of the general optimization problem ; The linear optimization problem, linear programming ; An example of linear programming in design ; Method of steepest descent ; An application of the method of steepest descent ; Test for a true extreme ; Optimization under functional constraints ; An application of the method of Lagrangian multipliers ; The Newton-Raphson approximation method ; An example involving simultaneous nonlinear equations in optimization ; Optimizing under regional constraints -- 12. A case study : Letter of transmittal ; Table of contents ; Purpose of the report ; Need for a Dross Recovery Plant in Southern California ; General statement of plant requirements ; General design concept ; The plant, major equipment, cost and layout ; Work force at rated capacity ; Cost of manufacture.".
- catalog description "7. The design process : The general process of solving problems ; A statement of the design process ; The analysis of the problem situation ; Synthesis of solutions ; Evaluation and decision ; Optimization ; Revision ; Implementation ; The processes of design and research -- 8. Analysis of needs and activity : Needs analysis, resolving the problem situation ; Synthesis, solving the needs analysis problem ; Activity analysis, the problem situation ; Activity analysis, the general plan ; Active analysis, an example: product development programs -- ".
- catalog description "9. Decision processes in design : The nature of a decision ; The bases of selection ; A hypothesis about physical realizability ; Belief and uncertainty in decision making ; A theory of physical realizability ; Two hypotheses about selection criteria ; The processes of resolving physical realizability ; The nature of evidence ; Estimation of evidence estimations of tractability ; A selection rule ; A theory of critical decision making in design -- 10. Archetypes and computers : Constructing a mathematical archetype ; An archetype for a subsystem ; An archetype for a part ; The use of computers in engineering design -- ".
- catalog extent "135 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Introduction to design.".
- catalog isFormatOf "Introduction to design.".
- catalog isPartOf "Prentice-Hall series of engineering design. Fundamentals of engineering design".
- catalog issued "1962".
- catalog issued "[1962]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall".
- catalog relation "Introduction to design.".
- catalog subject "620.04".
- catalog subject "Industrial design.".
- catalog subject "TA175 .A75".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. A philosophy of engineering design : Definition of engineering design ; Design by evolution ; Design by innovation ; Philosophy and discipline ; Philosophy of engineering design -- 2. Engineering design and the environment : Interaction of design and environment ; The socio-ecological system ; The socio-ecological influence on engineering design ; Flux in the production-consumption cycle ; Range of goods and services -- 3. The morphology of design : The design project ; Feasibility study, phase I ; Preliminary design, phase II ; Detailed design, phase III ; Planning the production process, phase IV ; Planning for distribution, phase V ; Planning for consumption, phase VI ; Planning for retirement of the product, phase VII -- 4. The feasibility study : The need, establishing its economic existence ; The design problem, identification and formulation ; The synthesis of possible solutions ; Physical realizability ; Economic worthwhileness ; Financial feasibility -- 5. The preliminary design : Selection of the design concept, step 1 ; Formulation of mathematical models or archetypes, step 2 ; Sensitivity analysis, step 3 ; Compatibility analysis, step 4 ; Stability analysis, step 5 ; Formal optimization, step 6 ; Projections into the future, step 7 ; Prediction of system behavior, step 8 ; Testing the design concept, step 9 ; Simplification of design -- 6. Detailed design phase : Preparation for design, step 1 ; Overall design of subsystems, step 2 ; Overall design of components, step 3 ; Detailed design of parts, step 4 ; Preparation of assembly drawings, step 5 ; Experimental construction, step 6 ; Product test program, step 7 ; Analysis and prediction, step 8 ; Redesign, step 9 ; Summary of the detailed design phase.".
- catalog tableOfContents "11. Techniques of optimization : Role of criteria ; The general form of the optimization problem ; Mathematical representation of the general optimization problem ; The linear optimization problem, linear programming ; An example of linear programming in design ; Method of steepest descent ; An application of the method of steepest descent ; Test for a true extreme ; Optimization under functional constraints ; An application of the method of Lagrangian multipliers ; The Newton-Raphson approximation method ; An example involving simultaneous nonlinear equations in optimization ; Optimizing under regional constraints -- 12. A case study : Letter of transmittal ; Table of contents ; Purpose of the report ; Need for a Dross Recovery Plant in Southern California ; General statement of plant requirements ; General design concept ; The plant, major equipment, cost and layout ; Work force at rated capacity ; Cost of manufacture.".
- catalog tableOfContents "7. The design process : The general process of solving problems ; A statement of the design process ; The analysis of the problem situation ; Synthesis of solutions ; Evaluation and decision ; Optimization ; Revision ; Implementation ; The processes of design and research -- 8. Analysis of needs and activity : Needs analysis, resolving the problem situation ; Synthesis, solving the needs analysis problem ; Activity analysis, the problem situation ; Activity analysis, the general plan ; Active analysis, an example: product development programs -- ".
- catalog tableOfContents "9. Decision processes in design : The nature of a decision ; The bases of selection ; A hypothesis about physical realizability ; Belief and uncertainty in decision making ; A theory of physical realizability ; Two hypotheses about selection criteria ; The processes of resolving physical realizability ; The nature of evidence ; Estimation of evidence estimations of tractability ; A selection rule ; A theory of critical decision making in design -- 10. Archetypes and computers : Constructing a mathematical archetype ; An archetype for a subsystem ; An archetype for a part ; The use of computers in engineering design -- ".
- catalog title "Introduction to design.".
- catalog type "text".