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 An Introduction for Freshmen to Engineering and to the Design Process.
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By
Philip Kosky, G.E. Distinguished Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
George Wise, Deputy Director of the Dudley Observatory
Robert Balmer, Retired, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science
Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
William Keat, Associate Professor
Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
Description
Winner of the Best New Undergraduate Textbook Award from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the American Association
of Publishers! Exploring Engineering was developed to meet the need for a better way to introduce incoming engineering students to the
fundamental concepts at the heart of all engineering disciplines. It was also created to show students in a vivid way the great array
of opportunities and possibilities of today's engineering fields-from classical mechanical engineering to bioengineering and mechatronics.
This is the first text to introduce nearly all of the major engineering areas, and to do so with a strong interdisciplinary case study
approach. This approach better prepares and enables students to draw upon knowledge not only from their own particular field of expertise,
but also from related or even distantly related engineering and technical and scientific fields, allowing them to become more versatile
within their future employment.
Exploring Engineering is flexible enough to offer a variety of approaches to the introduction of modern
engineering for new students, while still providing the most important essentials that hold all engineering disciplines together, particularly
the mathematical, quantitative basis of engineering as well as the modern computer tools that make today's engineering design so efficient
and accurate.
Audience
– Freshman undergraduate students entering 4-year engineering programs, including those with declared or intended majors in all engineering
areas such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, and civil engineering – Freshman undergraduate students who are taking an
?Introduction to Engineering Course? either as a requirement for a technical degree or as an elective for science and technology requirements
for other degree programs in liberal arts, business, life sciences, and so forth – Undergraduate and graduate students in other technical
disciplines or physical sciences who may take this course as an elective. – Undergraduate Liberal Arts Students who are taking courses
to fulfill science requirements or who may want to enter technical fields
Contents
Foreword
Part 1: Minds-on
Chapter 1: What Engineers Do
Scope of this text
Context of covered material
Learning Sections
What
are personal ethics? (? and what have they to do with engineering?)
The Five Cornerstones of Ethical Behavior
Top Ten Questions You Should
Ask Yourself When Making an Ethical Decision
What are Professional ethics?
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of
Ethics for Engineers
Fundamental Canons
What You Should Expect to Achieve in this Course
Summary
Chapter 2: Key Elements of Engineering
Analysis with an Introduction to the Concept of Force
Variables
Units
The SI Unit System
Force, Weight and Mass
Significant Figures
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 3: How to solve problems and spreadsheet analyses
Need-to-know-how-to-solve method of solving problems
Spreadsheet
analysis
Cell addressing modes
Types of data that can be in a cell
Input to a spreadsheet
Graphing in Spreadsheets
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 4: Energy: Kinds, Conversion, and Conservation
Energy is the Capability to do Work
Kinds of Energy
Conversion
Conservation of
Energy
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 5: Chemical Energy of Fuels
Atoms, Molecules, and Chemical Reactions
The mol and the kmol
Stoichiometry
The Air-to-Fuel Ratio
The Heating Value of Hydrocarbon Fuels
The Heating Value of Fuels: The General Case
Summary
Exercises
Chapter
6: The Automotive Drive Train
Modeling the Power Output of the Otto Cycle
Derivation of Otto cycle power output equation from first principles
Motion
Gearing and Gear Ratios
Improving on the Otto Cycle
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 7: Electrical Circuits
Electrical Circuits
Resistance,
Ohm's Law and the ?Power Law?
Series and Parallel Circuits
Switches
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 8: Logic and Computers
Analog Computers
From Analog to Digital Computing
Binary Logic
Truth Tables
Binary Arithmetic
Binary Codes
How does a computer work?
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 9: Control Systems Design and Mechatronics
Modeling the control system as a block diagram
Translating the block diagram into
a mathematical model
Selecting a control strategy
Implementing the chosen strategy in hardware
Drive-by-wire
Summary
Exercises
Chapter
10: Kinematics and Traffic Flow
Distance, Speed, and Acceleration
The Speed versus Time Diagram
Applying the tool to the on-ramp problem
General Equations of Kinematics
The Highway Capacity Diagram
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 11: Introduction to Materials Engineering
What
are the reasons for a particular material?s strength?
Defining Materials Requirements
Materials Selection
Properties of modern materials
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 12: Bioengineering
Biological implications of injuries to the head
The Stress-Speed-Stopping Distance-Area
Criterion
Criteria for Predicting Effects of Potential Accidents
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 13: Introduction to Chemical Engineering
Oil Refining
Oil refineries
Process Engineering
Distillation
How refinery output can be improved
Catalytic Conversion
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 14: Cars of the Future - What Will They Be Like?
The Car Culture
Big Changes Ahead: Convergence
Automotive Electronics
Smart
Automobile Safety Systems
Smart Tire Systems
Smart Exhaust Systems
Smart Drive-By-Wire Systems
Smart Highway Systems
Smart Traffic Systems
Smart Advanced Power Systems
Variable Displacement and Variable Valve Engines
Fuel Cell Systems
Enjoying the Ride – Smart Vehicle Entertainment
Systems
How Do We Get There?
Looking Forward
Part 2: Hands-on
Chapter 15: Introduction to Engineering Design
The Nature of Engineering
Design
Hands-on Design Exercise ?The Tower?
Benefits of a Hands-on Design Project
Qualities of a Good Designer
The Need for a Systematic
Approach
The Steps in the Engineering Design Process
Chapter 16: Two Ground Rules for Design
Ground Rule No.1: Use a Design Notebook
Ground Rule No.2: Team Effectively
Chapter 17: Clarification of the Task
Problem Definition
List of Specifications
Design Milestone:
Clarification of the Task
Chapter 18: Generation of Alternative Concepts
Brainstorming
Hands-on Design Exercise ?The Tube?
Research
Based Strategies for Promoting Creativity
Functional Decomposition for Complex Systems
Design Milestone: Generation of Alternatives
Chapter 19: Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a Concept
Minimize the Information Content of the Design
Maintain the Independence
of Functional Requirements
Design for Ease of Manufacture
Design for Robustness
Design for Adjustability
Hands-on Design Exercise ?Waste
Ball?
The Decision Matrix
Design Milestone: Evaluation of Alternatives
Chapter 20: Detailed Design
Analysis
Experiments
Models
Detailed
Drawings
Design Milestone: Detailed Design
Chapter 21: Oral Design Defense
Design Milestone: Oral Design Defense
Chapter 22: Manufacturing
and Testing
Manufacturing and Testing Strategies
Materials
Joining Methods
Useful Hand Tools
Design Milestone: DFM Assessment I
Design
Milestone: DFM Assessment II
Chapter 23: Performance Evaluation
Individual Performance Testing
The Final Competition
Design Milestone:
Individual Performance Testing
Chapter 24: Design Report
Organization of the Report
Writing Guidelines
Design Milestone: Design Report
Chapter 25: An Example of a Design Competition: ?A Bridge Too Far.?
Design Competition Example: ?A Bridge Too Far?
Design Milestone
Solutions for ?A Bridge Too Far?
DM 1: Clarification of the Task
DM 2: Generation of Alternative Concepts
DM 3: Evaluation of Alternative
Concepts
DM 4: Detailed Design
Appendix: Official Rules for the ?A Bridge Too Far? Design Competition
Chapter 26: Closing Remarks
on the Important Role of Design Projects
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 400 pages, publication date: SEP-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-369405-8
ISBN-10: 0-12-369405-1
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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