COLLEGE HOUSE ENTERPRISES, LLC

INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN

This series of nine textbooks has evolved over the past decade.  The books reflect the ideas, opinions, and experiences of many faculty members who have taught Introduction to Engineering Design at the University of Maryland, the University of Nevada at Reno and Auburn University.  We were also fortunate to have the opportunity to participate with colleagues from several other colleges in developing an entry-level design course emphasizing a realistic hands on design experience. We believe this type of course, supplemented with a textbook providing the necessary support material, provides a very positive educational experience for students in their first encounter with the engineering curriculum.

Each book in this series is organized into six parts to present information needed by students as they proceed through the product development process beginning with the product specification and continuing through prototype evaluation.  The first five books in this series describes a different project.  However, Book 6, 7, 8 and 9 several different project options are presented.  Book 7 also covers introductory material on aggressive Lego challenges and a chapter on MATLAB.  The project in Book 8 includes designing and fabricating sensors, conceiving and building an antiicing system, and programming a LEGO RCX (microprocessor) in ROBOLAB.  Book 9 deals with the construction of a hovercraft and its operation to complete one or more of the six missions described.

Designing, building and testing the product or system described in any of the books provides an opportunity to integrate a spectrum of knowledge about many different topics.  We have found that designing relatively simple products or systems motivates the students.  They learn much more on their own initiative that we could ever teach them in a traditional course where the material is delivered in a lecture format.

CONTENTS

The content of each of the first five books in the series is tailored to the product selected for the project.  As an example, the contents included in Book 2, 2nd Edition: Weighing Machines are described below:  

                Part I covers engineering orientation and success skills 

    Chapter 1  The Engineering Profession

    Chapter 2  A Student Survival Guide

                Part II describes a product development process.

                        Chapter 3 Design and Product Development

                        Chapter 4 Designing Anti-icing Systems for Highway Bridges

                        Chapter 5 Basic Electric Circuits

                        Chapter 6 Sensors

                        Chapter 7 Programming in ROBOLAB

                Part III presents describes manual methods for engineering graphics.

    Chapter   8  Three-View drawings

    Chapter   9  Pictorial Drawing

    Chapter 10  Tables and Graphs

                Part IV describes software programs useful to engineering students.

    Chapter 11  Microsoft Excel

    Chapter 12  Microsoft PowerPoint 

                Part V treats the important topic of communications for engineers.

    Chapter 13  Library Research Skills

    Chapter 14 Technical Reports 

    Chapter 15  Design Briefings

     Part VI introduces the relation of engineering and society.

                   Chapter 16  Engineering and Society

                   Chapter 17  Safety, Risk and Performance

                   Chapter 18  Ethics, Character and Engineering

        Chapter 19  Sustainable Engineering

    Appendix A Development Team Skills

The contents of Book 6, Book 7, Book 8 and Book 9 differ from the first five books in the series.  Several projects with different degrees of complexity are described in these textbooks.  Part I of Book 6 provides a coverage of orientation and a strategy for success in an engineering college.  The content included in Book 7, 2nd Edition -- Projects, Skills and LEGO Challenges is presented below:                

PART I  ENGINEERING AND SUCCESS SKILLS

                                        CHAPTER 1 THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION

        CHAPTER 2 A STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE

     PART II PRODUCT AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES

        CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPMENT TEAMS

        CHAPTER 4 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, PROJECTS AND LEGO CHALLENGES

        CHAPTER 5 DESIGNING WITH  LEGO COMPONENTS

        CHAPTER 6 BASIC ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

        CHAPTER 7 SENSORS

        CHAPTER 8 PROGRAMMING IN ROBOLAB

PART III ENGINEERING GRAPHICS

         CHAPTER 9 TABLES AND GRAPHS

        CHAPTER 10 THREE-VIEW DRAWINGS

         CHAPTER 11 PICTORIAL DRAWING

PART IV SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

        CHAPTER 12 MICROSOFT EXCEL

        CHAPTER 13 MATLAB

        CHAPTER 14 MICROSOFT PowerPoint 

PART V COMMUNICATIONS

        CHAPTER 15 TECHNICAL REPORTS 

        CHAPTER 16 DESIGN BRIEFINGS

PART VI ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY

        CHAPTER 17 ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY

        CHAPTER 18 SAFETY, RISK AND PERFORMANCE

        CHAPTER 19 ETHICS, CHARACTER AND ENGINEERING

APPENDIX A GUIDES AND FORMS FOR DESIGN TEAMS

The chapter arrangement for Book 7, 2nd Edition has been modified to accommodate the course content in the Electrical Engineering Department at Auburn University.  A chapter on MATLAB and another chapter on elementary circuit theory have been added.  The chapters on Personal Skill Development and Sustainable Engineering were deleted.

Introduction to Engineering Design

Book 9, 2nd Edition 

Engineering Skills and Hovercraft Missions 

Cover page illustration showing two hovercraft design concepts.

The table of contents for this book is presented below:

Table of Contents        

PART I PRODUCT AND SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES

CHAPTER 1 DEVELOPMENT TEAMS

               1.1 INTRODUCTION

               1.2 A BALANCED TEAM STRUCTURE

   1.3 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

   1.4 STAFFING

   1.5 TEAM LEADERS

               1.6 TEAM MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

               1.7 TEAM MEMBER TRAITS

               1.8 EVOLUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT TEAM

               1.9 A TEAM CONTRACT

               1.10 EFFECTIVE TEAM MEETINGS

               1.11 PREPARING FOR MEETINGS

               1.12 SUMMARY

REFERENCES

EXERCISES

CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND HOVERCRAFT MISSIONS

2.1 THE IMPORTANCE OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

2.2 DEVELOPING WINNING PRODUCTS

2.3 LEARNING ABOUT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

2.4 HOVERCRAFT

2.5 HOVERCRAFT MISSIONS

2.6 HOVERCRAFT DESIGN CONCEPTS

2.7 HOVERCRAFT SKIRTS

2.8 HOVERCRAFT STRUCTURES

2.9 HOVERCRAFT COMPONENTS

2.10 HOVERCRAFT DEVELOPMENT

2.11DESIGN CRITERIA

2.12 DESIGN TRADEOFF ANALYSIS

2.13 PREPARING DESIGN DOCUMENTATION

2.14 FINAL DESIGN PRESENTATION

2.15 HOVERCRAFT ASSEMBLY

2.16 MODEL EVALUATION

2.17 TEAMWORK

2.18 OTHER COURSE OBJECTIVES

REFERENCES

LABORATORY EXERCISES AND EXERCISES

CHAPTER 3 FLUID MECHANICS AND DESIGN ANALYSIS

            3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 PRESSURE-DENSITY-HEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS

3.3 MANOMETERS

3.4 LIFT FORCES

3.5 SIZING THE STRUCTURE

3.6 DETERMINING THE LEAKAGE RATE

3.7 DETERMINING THE PROPULSION FORCE

3.8 DETERMINING THE SPEED OF THE HOVERCRAFT

3.9 SIZING THE AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY

3.10 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DECK AND SKIRT

3.11 SENSOR SELECTION

3.12 MASTER CONTROL SYSTEM

3.13 SUMMARY AND LABORATORY EXERCISES 

 EXERCISES

CHAPTER 4 BASIC ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

               4.1 INTRODUCTION

               4.2 BASIC ELECTRICAL QUANTITIES

               4.3 KIRCHHOFF’S LAWS

               4.4 ALTERNATING AND DIRECT CURRENT

               4.5 TRANSISTORS

               4.5 SUMMARY

                REFERENCES AND EXERCISES

CHAPTER 5 SENSORS

                5.1 INTRODUCTION

                5.2 POTENTIOMETERS

    5.3 PHOTOELECTRIC SENSORS

    5.4 INTERFACING SENSORS WITH THE NXT CONTROLLER

    5.5 MEASURING VOLTAGE WITH THE NXT

    5.6 DESIGNING AND BUILDING SENSORS

    5.7 SUMMARY

                 REFERENCES AND EXERCISES

CHAPTER 6 PROGRAMMING IN ROBOLAB

                6.1 INTRODUCTION

                6.2 FLOW CHARTS

                6.3 LEGO NXT CONTROLLER

    6.4 PROGRAMMING IN ROBOLAB

                6.5 PROGRAMMING IN THE INVENTOR MODE

                6.6 PROGRAMMING IN THE INVESTIGATOR MODE

                6.7 SUMMARY

     REFERENCES

     LABORATORY EXERCISES

     EXERCISES

 PART II ENGINEERING GRAPHICS

CHAPTER 7 THREE-VIEW DRAWINGS

               7.1 INTRODUCTION

               7.2 VIEW DRAWINGS

               7.3 LINE STYLES

               7.4 REPRESENTING FEATURES

               7.5 DIMENSIONING

               7.6 DRAWING BLOCKS

               7.7 ADDITIONAL VIEWS

               7.8 SUMMARY AND REFERENCES

EXERCISES

CHAPTER 8 PICTORIAL DRAWING

               8.1 INTRODUCTION

               8.2 ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS

               8.3 OBLIQUE DRAWINGS

               8.4 PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS

               8.5 SHADING AND SHADOWS

               8.6 SUMMARY AND REFERENCES

EXERCISES

CHAPTER 9 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD)

               9.1  INTRODUCTION TO CAD

               9.2  CREATION OF THE BASE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

               9.3  CREATION OF A LIFT FAN SYSTEM

               9.4  CREATION OF A PROPULSION FAN SYSTEM

               9.5  CREATION OF A HOVERCRAFT ASSEMBLY

               9.4  PREPARATION OF AN ENGINEERING DRAWING

                       REFERENCES

                       EXERCISES

CHAPTER 10 MICROSOFT EXCEL

               10.1 INTRODUCTION

               10.2 EXCEL BASICS

               10.3 TABLES AND GRAPHS

               10.4 EXCEL AS A DESIGN TOOL

   10.5 SUMMARY

      EXERCISES

PART III COMMUNICATION

CHAPTER 11 TECHNICAL REPORTS

               11.1 INTRODUCTION

               11.2 APPROACH AND ORGANIZATION

               11.3 KNOW YOUR READERS AND OBJECTIVE

               11.4 THE TECHNICAL WRITING PROCESS

               11.5 REVISING, EDITING AND PROOFREADING

               11.6 WORD PROCESSING SOFTWARE

               11.8 SUMMARY

    REFERENCES and EXERCISES

CHAPTER 12 DESIGN BRIEFINGS

               12.1 INTRODUCTION

               12.2 SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS

               12.3 PREPARING FOR THE BRIEFING

               12.4 PRESENTATION STRUCTURE

               12.5 TYPES OF VISUAL AIDS

               12.6 DELIVERY

               12.7 SUMMARY

    REFERENCES AND EXERCISES

PART IV    ENGINEERING AND SUCCESS SKILLS

CHAPTER 13 THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION

13.1 WHY ENGINEERING IS A PROFESSION

13.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS

13.3 SKILL DEVELOPMENT

13.4 THE ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES

13.5 ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS

13.6 REWARDS

13.7 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

13.8 SUMMARY

  REFERENCES AND EXERCISES

CHAPTER 14 A STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE

               14.1 OVERVIEW FOR SURVIVAL

               14.2 TIME MANAGEMENT

               14.3 MONEY MANAGEMENT

               14.4 PEER MANAGEMENT

               14.5 STUDY HABITS

               14.6 PROBLEM SOLVING METHODS

               14.7 COLLABORATIVE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES

               14.8 WORKING THE SYSTEM

               14.9 PREPARING FOR EXAMINATIONS

               14.10  STRATEGIES FOR TAKING EXAMINATIONS

               14.11  ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING THE EXAMINATION

               14.12  SUMMARY

REFERENCES AND EXERCISES

PART V ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY

CHAPTER 15 ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY

               15.1 INTRODUCTION

               15.2 ENGINEERING IN EARLY WESTERN HISTORY

   15.3 ENGINEERING AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

               15.4 ENGINEERING IN THE 19^TH AND 20^TH CENTURIES

               15.5 GREATEST ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS — 20^TH CENTURY

               15.6 NEW UNDERSTANDINGS

               15.7 BUSINESS, CONSUMERS AND SOCIETY

               15.8 CONCLUSIONS

    REFERENCES and EXERCISES

CHAPTER 16 SAFETY, RISK AND PERFORMANCE

               16.1 LEVELS OF RISK

               16.2 MINIMIZING THE RISK

               16.3 FAILURE RATE

               16.4 RELIABILITY

   16.5 EVALUATING THE RISK

   16.6 HAZARDS

   16.7 SUMMARY

    REFERENCES AND EXERCISES

CHAPTER 17 ETHICS, CHARACTER AND ENGINEERING

               17.1 INTRODUCTION

               17.2 CONFUSION ABOUT ETHICAL BEHAVIOR

               17.3 RIGHT, WRONG OR GRAY

               17.4 LAWS AND ETHICS

               17.5 ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES

               17.6 HONOR CODES

   17.7 CHARACTER

   17.8 ETHICS OF ENGINEERS

   17.9 ETHICS IN LARGE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS

   17.10 THE CHALLENGER ACCIDENT—A CASE STUDY

   17.11 THE COLUMBIA FAILURE

   17.12 SUMMARY

    REFERENCES AND EXERCISES

APPENDIX A: FORMS FOR DESIGN TEAMS

          TEAM MEMBERS AGREEMENT

AGENDA—WEEKLY MEETING

ACTION ITEM RECORD

CONCEPT SELECTION—PUGH CHART

Contact College House Enterprises if you would like to tailor a book for your introductory engineering class.  We will work with you to add or delete chapters and to arrange them in the sequence that best suits your course outline.

Titles ISBN Numbers and Pricing

To Order:

By mail at:

College House Enterprises, LLC   

5713 Glen Cove Dr.