1 - Design

Abstract

The aims of this book are to present an overview of the design process and to introduce the technology and selection of a number of specific machine elements that are fundamental to a wide range of mechanical engineering design applications. This chapter introduces the design process from an inventor's perspective and double diamond to more formal models such as ‘total design’ and systematic approaches to design. The chapter introduces a series of approaches to project management and concludes with an overview of the technology base serving as building blocks for machinery and mechanical design.