System Approach to

Concept Design

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Engineering Design

 Repetitive in Nature
 Synthesis
 Concept Generation
 Intangible/Qualitative
 Expert and Knowledge Based System
 Analysis
 Embodiment Design
 Detail Design

 Prototyping
 Pilot Production
System Approach to Concept Design

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Concept Generation and
Selection

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Some Concept Generation/ Selection
Methods

 Creative thinking

 Functional Decomposition and Synthesis

 Pugh’s Method

 Analytical Hierarchy Process

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System Approach to
Embodiment Design

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System Approach to Embodiment Design

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System Approach to Detail
Design

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System Approach to Detail Design

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Universal Design Cycle

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Geometry representation
in two or three dimensions

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Common Geometry Transfer protocol

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MULTIDISCIPLINARY FEATURES IN
DISCRETE PRODUCT

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Mechanical loading for discrete products

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Exposure for discrete component/product

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Classification of mechanical loading analysis

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Methods for the analysis for mechanical load

Mechanical load analysis range

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Statically determinant elastic-calculation
procedure for strength.

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Statically indeterminate elastic-calculation
procedure for strength

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Analysis methods for design for bending

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Cross sections for torsion of mechanical
components.

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Analysis methods for buckling of columns

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Application of contact-loading problem

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Time dependency and failure causes in impact
loading.

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Methods of analyzing vibration in discrete
products

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Fatigue and creep in discrete products.

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Machine elements used in discrete products

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Some machine elements (courtesy of Power
Jacks Ltd., U.K.)

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Sensors and transducers used in
discrete products

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Some sensing and conditioning equipment
(courtesy of Bruel & Kjaer, Denmark).

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Bosch Servodyn D drive system. (Courtesy of
Bosch GmbH.)

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