An introduction to design engineering
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Design beginnings
    • 1.1 Design is more than aesthetics and appearance
    • 1.2 Design is more than products and objects
    • 1.3 Design is not just for designers
    • 1.4 Design is much more than just solving a single problem
    • 1.5 Design is about thinking around the object
    • 1.6 Design is …
  • 2 Inspiring design engineering
    • 2.1 My definition of design
    • 2.2 Summary of Section 2
  • 3 Design drivers
    • 3.1 Common design drivers
    • 3.2 Design driver examples
    • 3.3 Summary of Section 3
  • 4 Designing for people
    • 4.1 People and variation
    • 4.2 Practical variation
    • 4.3 Numerical variation
    • 4.4 Using numbers to design
    • 4.5 Visualising numbers
      • Histograms and bar charts
    • 4.6 Designing for people using numbers
    • 4.7 Summary of Section 4
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgement

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