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Exploring Engineering
An Introduction for Freshmen to Engineering and to the Design Process.
1st Edition - September 8, 2006
Authors: Robert Balmer, William Keat
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9780080547183
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Winner of the Best New Undergraduate Textbook Award from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the American Association of Publishers! Exploring Engineering was developed to meet the need for a better way to introduce incoming engineering students to the fundamental concepts at the heart of all engineering disciplines. It was also created to show students in a vivid way the great array of opportunities and possibilities of today's engineering fields-from classical mechanical engineering to bioengineering and mechatronics. This is the first text to introduce nearly all of the major engineering areas, and to do so with a strong interdisciplinary case study approach. This approach better prepares and enables students to draw upon knowledge not only from their own particular field of expertise, but also from related or even distantly related engineering and technical and scientific fields, allowing them to become more versatile within their future employment.
Exploring Engineering is flexible enough to offer a variety of approaches to the introduction of modern engineering for new students, while still providing the most important essentials that hold all engineering disciplines together, particularly the mathematical, quantitative basis of engineering as well as the modern computer tools that make today's engineering design so efficient and accurate.
Introduces the fundamental physical, chemical, and material foundations for all engineering work, including motion, force, conservation of energy and matter
Explains the workings of simple electrical circuits, computer logic, control and mechatronics, stress/strain diagrams, bioengineering, stoichiometry
Offers applications of engineering ethics—using an extended case study metaphor: the modern automobile
Provides simple data spreadsheets and other analytical "tools of the trade" to introduce students to the concepts of theoretical and of empirical engineering
Presents the engineering design process using examples and assignments specifically aimed at helping to guide students and instructor through a hands-on design project
Foreword Part 1: Minds-on Chapter 1: What Engineers Do Scope of this text Context of covered material Learning Sections What are personal ethics? (… and what have they to do with engineering?) The Five Cornerstones of Ethical Behavior Top Ten Questions You Should Ask Yourself When Making an Ethical Decision What are Professional ethics? National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers Fundamental Canons What You Should Expect to Achieve in this Course Summary
Chapter 2: Key Elements of Engineering Analysis with an Introduction to the Concept of Force Variables Units The SI Unit System Force, Weight and Mass Significant Figures Summary Exercises
Chapter 3: How to solve problems and spreadsheet analyses Need-to-know-how-to-solve method of solving problems Spreadsheet analysis Cell addressing modes Types of data that can be in a cell Input to a spreadsheet Graphing in Spreadsheets Summary Exercises
Chapter 4: Energy: Kinds, Conversion, and Conservation Energy is the Capability to do Work Kinds of Energy Conversion Conservation of Energy Summary Exercises
Chapter 5: Chemical Energy of Fuels Atoms, Molecules, and Chemical Reactions The mol and the kmol Stoichiometry The Air-to-Fuel Ratio The Heating Value of Hydrocarbon Fuels The Heating Value of Fuels: The General Case Summary Exercises
Chapter 6: The Automotive Drive Train Modeling the Power Output of the Otto Cycle Derivation of Otto cycle power output equation from first principles Motion Gearing and Gear Ratios Improving on the Otto Cycle Summary Exercises
Chapter 7: Electrical Circuits Electrical Circuits Resistance, Ohm's Law and the “Power Law” Series and Parallel Circuits Switches Summary Exercises
Chapter 8: Logic and Computers Analog Computers From Analog to Digital Computing Binary Logic Truth Tables Binary Arithmetic Binary Codes How does a computer work? Summary Exercises
Chapter 9: Control Systems Design and Mechatronics Modeling the control system as a block diagram Translating the block diagram into a mathematical model Selecting a control strategy Implementing the chosen strategy in hardware Drive-by-wire Summary Exercises
Chapter 10: Kinematics and Traffic Flow Distance, Speed, and Acceleration The Speed versus Time Diagram Applying the tool to the on-ramp problem General Equations of Kinematics The Highway Capacity Diagram Summary Exercises
Chapter 11: Introduction to Materials Engineering What are the reasons for a particular material’s strength? Defining Materials Requirements Materials Selection Properties of modern materials Summary Exercises
Chapter 12: Bioengineering Biological implications of injuries to the head The Stress-Speed-Stopping Distance-Area Criterion Criteria for Predicting Effects of Potential Accidents Summary Exercises
Chapter 13: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Oil Refining Oil refineries Process Engineering Distillation How refinery output can be improved Catalytic Conversion Summary Exercises
Chapter 14: Cars of the Future - What Will They Be Like? The Car Culture Big Changes Ahead: Convergence Automotive Electronics Smart Automobile Safety Systems Smart Tire Systems Smart Exhaust Systems Smart Drive-By-Wire Systems Smart Highway Systems Smart Traffic Systems Smart Advanced Power Systems Variable Displacement and Variable Valve Engines Fuel Cell Systems Enjoying the Ride – Smart Vehicle Entertainment Systems How Do We Get There? Looking Forward
Part 2: Hands-on Chapter 15: Introduction to Engineering Design The Nature of Engineering Design Hands-on Design Exercise ‘The Tower’ Benefits of a Hands-on Design Project Qualities of a Good Designer The Need for a Systematic Approach The Steps in the Engineering Design Process
Chapter 16: Two Ground Rules for Design Ground Rule No.1: Use a Design Notebook Ground Rule No.2: Team Effectively
Chapter 17: Clarification of the Task Problem Definition List of Specifications Design Milestone: Clarification of the Task
Chapter 18: Generation of Alternative Concepts Brainstorming Hands-on Design Exercise ‘The Tube’ Research Based Strategies for Promoting Creativity Functional Decomposition for Complex Systems Design Milestone: Generation of Alternatives
Chapter 19: Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a Concept Minimize the Information Content of the Design Maintain the Independence of Functional Requirements Design for Ease of Manufacture Design for Robustness Design for Adjustability Hands-on Design Exercise ‘Waste Ball’ The Decision Matrix Design Milestone: Evaluation of Alternatives
Chapter 22: Manufacturing and Testing Manufacturing and Testing Strategies Materials Joining Methods Useful Hand Tools Design Milestone: DFM Assessment I Design Milestone: DFM Assessment II
Chapter 23: Performance Evaluation Individual Performance Testing The Final Competition Design Milestone: Individual Performance Testing
Chapter 24: Design Report Organization of the Report Writing Guidelines Design Milestone: Design Report
Chapter 25: An Example of a Design Competition: “A Bridge Too Far.” Design Competition Example: “A Bridge Too Far” Design Milestone Solutions for “A Bridge Too Far” DM 1: Clarification of the Task DM 2: Generation of Alternative Concepts DM 3: Evaluation of Alternative Concepts DM 4: Detailed Design
Appendix: Official Rules for the “A Bridge Too Far” Design Competition
Chapter 26: Closing Remarks on the Important Role of Design Projects
No. of pages: 400
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: September 8, 2006
Imprint: Academic Press
eBook ISBN: 9780080547183
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Robert Balmer
Dr. Robert Balmer has worked as an engineer at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and at various DuPont facilities. He has over 40 years of engineering teaching experience and has authored 70 technical publications and the Elsevier undergraduate engineering textbook Modern Engineering Thermodynamics.
Affiliations and expertise
Mechanical Engineering Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dean Emeritus, Engineering and Computer Science, Union College, Schenectady NY, USA
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William Keat
Dr. William Keat has been teaching design for 20 years, in courses ranging from freshman engineering to a graduate course in design methodology. Has been awarded two Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Teacher Awards and two first place finishes at the Mini-Baja East Competition while serving as an advisor.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Union College, Mechanical Engineering Department, Schenectady, USA