Cross, Nigel,  1942- <br/><br/>
Engineering Design Methods :  Strategies for Product Design / 
Nigel Cross. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Chichester ;  New York :  Wiley,  c2000. 
 - xi, 212 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-210) and index. 
<br/><br/>The nature of design; the design process; design methods; clarifying objectives; establishing functions; setting requirements; determining characteristics; generating alternatives; evaluating alternatives; improving details; design strategies. 
<br/><br/> Including new topics and more recent examples of applications, this is the second edition of a book concerned with the fundamental approaches to design, such as problem formulation and design embodiment. Divided into three parts, it discusses the nature of design for engineering, covers with various methodologies and deals with strategic design. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471872504 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Engineering design.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA174  / .C76 2000