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Formal Engineering Design Synthesis

Hardback

Main Details

Title Formal Engineering Design Synthesis
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Erik K. Antonsson
Edited by Jonathan Cagan
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:498
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178
Category/GenreTechnical design
Mechanical engineering and materials
ISBN/Barcode 9780521792479
ClassificationsDewey:620.0042
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 18 Tables, unspecified; 188 Line drawings, unspecified; 18 Tables, unspecified; 188 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 19 November 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The development of a new design is often thought of as a fundamentally human, creative act. However, emerging research has demonstrated that aspects of design synthesis can be formalized. First steps in this direction were taken in the early 1960s when systematic techniques were introduced to guide engineers in producing high-quality designs. By the mid-1980s these methods had evolved from their informal (guideline-like) origins to more formal (computable) methods. In recent years, highly automated design synthesis techniques have emerged. This timely book reviews the state-of-the-art in formal design synthesis methods. It also provides an in-depth exploration of several representative projects in formal design synthesis and examines future directions in computational design synthesis research. Written by internationally renowned experts in engineering and architectural design, it covers topics at the cutting edge of engineering design, and will appeal to designers, researchers and engineering graduate students.

Reviews

'Formal Engineering Design Synthesis celebrates the sheer intellectual pleasure of design. Through rigour in theory and daring in application the articles in this book present an inspiring guide to state-of-the-art research.' Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design