Advanced Engineering Design

Dedication

List of figures and tables

Acknowledgments

About the author

Chapter 1: The design process

Abstract:

1.1 The concept of design and related terms

1.2 Design as a value-generating process in society

1.3 The goal of design theories

1.4 Background

1.5 The scope of design theories

1.6 The definition of design

1.7 The characteristics of design

1.8 Design problem

1.9 Activities in the design process

1.10 Information management

1.11 The design process as a product

1.12 The importance of the design process

1.13 The importance of Design Science

Chapter 2: Information, entropy and its relationship to design

Abstract:

2.1 The design process in terms of probabilities

2.2 Definition of design

2.3 Uncertainty

2.4 Entropy

2.5 Joint entropy, conditioned entropy and relative entropy

2.6 Mutual information

2.7 Upper and lower bounds of mutual information. Information content of a variable

2.8 Process information

2.9 Spaces of definition: need–solution–response–satisfaction

2.10 Degree of satisfaction

2.11 Conceptual and detailed design

2.12 Operators. Necessary, generated and available information

2.13 First statements

Chapter 3: Axiomatic design

Abstract:

3.1 Introduction to axiomatic design

3.2 Independence axiom

3.3 Information axiom

3.4 Independence of the axioms

3.5 Most relevant theorems and corollaries

3.6 Design process

3.7 Example application in the aeronautical industry: main bearing configuration on a jet engine

3.8 Quantitative study of the design matrix

3.9 Example application: flow and temperature control 54

Chapter 4: Metric design

Abstract:

4.1 Introduction to metric design

4.2 Quality loss

4.3 System design and parameter design

4.4 Tolerance design

4.5 Robust design

4.6 Cost-effectiveness of advanced design techniques

4.7 Example application

Chapter 5: Reliability-based design

Abstract:

5.1 Objective of reliability calculations

5.2 Definition of reliability

5.3 Calculating the probability of failure

5.4 First-Order Reliability Model (FORM)

5.5 Semi-empirical reliability model

5.6 Example application: influence of radial clearance on bearing life with a surface fatigue failure mode

Chapter 6: Entropy-based design

Abstract:

6.1 The Minimum Tolerance Theorem

6.2 The Linearity Theorem

6.3 Example application: conceptual design of a fuel supply system for gasoline engines

6.4 The principle of minimum generation of entropy and information

Appendix: statistical concepts

Index