Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

1. Engineering design -- 2. Product development process -- 3. Problem definition and need identification -- 4. Team behavior and tools -- 5. Gathering information -- 6. Concept generation -- 7. Decision making and concept selection -- 8. Embodiment design -- 9. Detail design -- 10. Modeling and simulation -- 11. Materials selection -- 12. Design with materials -- 13. Design for manufacturing -- 14. Risk, reliability, and safety -- 15. Quality, robust design, and optimization -- 16. Cost evaluation -- 17. Legal and ethical issues in engineering design -- 18. Economic decision making.

Engineering Design provides the senior mechanical engineering students with a realistic understanding of the design process. It is written from the viewpoint that design is the central activity of the engineering profession, and it is more concerned with developing attitudes and approaches than in presenting design techniques and tools. -- Product Description.