Engineering Design Methodology

Course Description: Complex nature of modern product and technology often necessitates larger

team for the design and development. Due to the organization and communication problem , the
design process must by planned and executed systematically
In particular, an engineering design method must integrate the many different aspects of designing in

such a way that the whole process becomes logical and comprehensible. To that end, the design
process must be broken down, first into phases and then into distinct steps, each with its own
working methods.
Course Objective: The course aims to present systematic engineering design process with latest
information about general theory and practice

ME 533

ENGINEERING DESIGN METHODOLOGY

(2 0 2 6)

Fundamentals: principles of design, systematic approach, need analysis and design of specification;
Conceptual design: developing function structure, developing concepts by systematic search with
physical principles, classifying schemes;
Concept selection: matrix methods, necessity methods, probability methods, fuzzy set based

methods, case study on consumer product;

Embodiment design: basic rules, system modeling, preliminary design calculations and material
selection, design considerations like force alignment, vibration etc., failure modes and effects analysis;

Design for manufacturability and assembly, case studies on design of machines;

Optimal and robust design: design problem formulation for analytical and numerical solution, design
of experiments, Taguchis method; Reverse engineering; Physical prototyping;
Lab: conceptual design, reverse engineering, design of simple sensors and actuators, hydraulic and

pneumatic systems, motors and controller, product teardown and redesign, embodiment design,
CAE analysis, prototyping, design project.

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Author and Publishers

Engineering Design MethodsStrategies for Product Design, 2nd

Edition

Nigel Cross, John Wiley & Sons, 1994

Case studies in Engineering Design

Clifford Matthews, Arnold Publishers, 1998

Engineering Design,4th Edition

George E Dieter, Linda C Schmidt, McGraw-Hill

International , 2009

Engineering Design Principles

Ken Hurst, Elseveir,1999

Engineering Design: A Systematic

Approach, 3rd Edition

G Pahl, W, Beitz, J. Feldhusen, K.H. Grote,

Springer International,2007

Engineering Design Process

Yousef Haik,Cenage Learning, 2004

Product Design for Manufacture

and Assembly, 2nd Edition

Geoffrey Boothroyd, Peter Dewhurst, Winston

Knight, ,Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 2010

Design for Manufacturing- A

Structured Approach

Corrado Poli, Butterworth-Heinemann,2001

Engineering
As per Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Profession in which knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study,

experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically,
the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind
Engineering science subjects such as thermodynamics, mechanics and materials science are generally
based on established scientific principles (Laws of thermodynamics, Newtons law) The essence of
engineering is the utilization of the resources and laws of nature to benefit humanity
Engineering design
As per ABET

Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet

desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences,
mathematics and engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet a
stated objective. Among the fundamental elements for the design process are the
establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing and
evaluation
Decision making processes with which engineers formulate plans for the physical realization of
machines, devices and systems for the satisfaction of human need

Mechanical design is creating new devices or improving existing ones in an

attempt to provide the best/optimum design consistent with the constraints of
time, money and safety
From nature

Shinkansen Bullet Train: Japan limits their acceptable noise-pollution level, which can be
particularly high when the trains emerge from tunnels. As they drive through, air pressure
builds up in waves and, when the nose emerges, can produce a shotgun-like thunderclap .Eiji
Nakatsu, a bird-watching engineer at the Japanese rail company JR-West, in the 1990s took
inspiration from the kingfisher, a fish-eating fowl that creates barely a ripple when it darts into
water in search of a meal. The trains redesigned nose a 50-foot-long steel kingfisher beak
didn't just solve the noise problem; it reduced power use and enabled faster speeds.

Boats, Hospitals Sharkskin:

Sharks stay remarkably clear of algae, due to its unique skin,
covered with microscopic patterns called dentricles, which help reduce drag and keep
microorganisms from hitching free rides. NASA scientists copied the patterns to create dragreducing patterns they call riblets. They worked with 3M to adapt the riblets to a thin film used
to coat the hull of the sailboat Stars & Stripes, which won an Olympic medal and the America's
Cup before the riblets were banned in 1987. Other applications can help planes, boats and
windmills reduce drag and conserve energy. Sharklet Technologies, makes surface materials for
hospitals, restaurant kitchens, public bathrooms and elsewhere that repel bacteria.

Fin to the Wind: Humpback whales swimming skill come from a row of warty ridges, called
tubercles, on the front edge of their fins. Frank Fish, biology professor at West Chester
University in Pennsylvania, discovered that by adding rows of similar bumps to turbine blades he
could reduce drag and noise, increase speed to changing wind direction and boost the power
harnessed by 20 percent. The bumps are now being sold on industrial fans made by EnviraNorth Systems and on surfboards by Fluid Earth

Mechanical engineering design

Utilization of scientific principles, technical information and imagination for the development
of mechanical system with maximum economy and efficiency.
It includes all the disciplines of mechanical engineering as thermal, fluid sciences, strength of
materials and manufacturing
Mechanical system involves moving parts that transmit power and accomplish specific patterns
of motion
Machine design
Application of science and technology to devise new or improved products for the purpose of
satisfying human needs

Designing a machine does not necessarily mean that the inventing something new for the
machine. Mostly it means applying known methods to a new situations, new environments or
new materials
Adaptive
design

Development
design

New
design

Internal Influences of Designer