R-135:1993 Edition
$12.35
Designing Cost-Efficient Mechanisms
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
SAE | 1993-07-01 | 275 |
A successful engineer and entrepreneur shares his secrets for producing consistently superior designs at substantial cost savings. Minimum constraint design (MinCD) is a new systematic design strategy that yields major cost reductions and greatly improves the reliability of manufactured mechanisms. For the first time, this practical reference provides the "how-to-do-it" information you need to put this powerful design tool to work right away — no matter what your level of training or experience. Based upon the author's extensive experience in product design, this timely book clearly explains the advantages of MinCD and tells you how to create better, more cost-efficient product designs using readily available commercial components.
Packed with original ideas, design tips, helpful examples, and references – including directories of component vendors – this unique blend of practical and theoretical knowledge will revolutionize the way you work.
Contents include:
Part 1 – Minimum Constraint Design (MinCD), Semi-MinCD, and Redundant Constraint Design (RedCD)
General Description
Degrees of Constraint
Kinds of Constraint
Beneficial Non-MinCD
Part 2 – Designing with Commercial Components
General Discussion
Rotary Motion
Linear Motion
Power
Other Components
Part 3 – Topics in Design Engineering
Designing with Uncommon Manufacturing Processes
Manfacturing Engineering
Optimum Level of Mechanization and Automation
Robots
Robot Grippers
Selecting Power Forms
Backlash
Hype
Prod Deterioration
Electrical and Mechanical Technologies: Competition and Cooperation
References and Bibliography
Reviews