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If you have designs for wonderful machines in mind, but aren't sure how to turn your ideas into real, engineered products that can be manufactured, marketed, and used, this book is for you. Engineering professor and veteran maker Tom Ask helps you integrate mechanical engineering concepts into your creative design process by presenting them in a rigorous but largely nonmathematical format.

Through mind stories and images, this book provides you with a firm grounding in material mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Students, product and mechanical designers, and inventive makers will also explore nontechnical topics such as aesthetics, ethnography, and branding that influence product appeal and user preference.

Learn the importance of designing functional products that also appeal to users in subtle ways
Explore the role of aesthetics, ethnography, brand management, and material culture in product design
Dive into traditional mechanical engineering disciplines related to the behavior of solids, liquids, and gases
Understand the human factors of design, such as ergonomics, kinesiology, anthropometry, and biomimicry
Get an overview of available mechanical systems and components for creating your product



Chapter 1Design!
Intuition
Designing for People
Design Process
Design by Building
The "Design Thinkingö Process
Battle with the Virtual World
Starting the Design
Philosophical Foundations
Chapter 2Nontechnical Influences
The Role of Aesthetics in Design
The Need for Brand Management
Material Culture: The Context of Design
The Influence of Tradition
Problems with Tradition
Visual Stereotype: Familiarity Influencing Design
Ethnography's Role in User-Centered Design
Creativity: The Fount of Design
What Is Creativity?
Chapter 3Material Mechanics
The Effects of Pulling, Pushing, and Twisting Forces
Static Loads
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Shape
Stress Concentration
Fatigue
Buckling
Thermal Expansion
Failure Modes
Noise and Vibration
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 4Materials
Characteristics of Metals
Characteristics of Ceramics
Characteristics of Plastics
Characteristics of Foams
Characteristics of Wood
Characteristics of Composite Materials
Chacteristics of Adhesives
Corrosion Behavior of Materials
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 5Thermodynamics
The Baseline Temperature
Pressure
Ideal Gas Law
Thermodynamic Laws
Nature of Phases
Combustion
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 6Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Behavior
Fluid Statics
Pneumatics and Hydraulics
Fluid Dynamics
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 7Heat Transfer
What Is Heat?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Combined Effects with Radiation
Other Heat Transfer Considerations
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 8Human Factors
Ergonomics
Handle Design
Anthropometry
Designing with Anthropometric Data
Kinesiology
Mapping
Human Injuries Related to Design
Biomimicry
Interaction Design
Expert Systems and Artificial Neural Networks
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 9Sustainability in Design
Backstory
Usage
Disposal
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 10Mechanical Systems
Pumps, Compressors, and Fans
Electric Motors
Transferring Power
Pneumatics and Hydraulics
Gears
Belts and Chains
Cable Drive
Brakes, Clutches and Shaft Drives
Closing Thoughts
Chapter 11Mechanical Components
Bearings
Gaskets and Seals
Fasteners and Bonds
Springs
Closing Thoughts