Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development
Daniel E. Whitney | 2004-02-19 00:00:00 | Oxford University Press, USA | 544 | Engineering
Assembly is the process by which parts become products that do useful things. It is therefore fundamental to the work of every mechanical engineer. Yet the design of assemblies and the process of assembling them are rarely taught in universities. In Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development, author Daniel E. Whitney draws on more than thirty years of academic and industry experience to fill this significant gap in the mechanical engineering curriculum.
The first book to develop a systematic approach to the modeling and design of assemblies, this text addresses the subject on two levels. Assembly in the Small develops a systematic theory for the design of assemblies with their functions in mind, starting from the basic principles of mechanical constraint and including methods for representing assemblies mathematically. In addition, important assembly analysis techniques such as predicting variation and generating assembly sequences are covered using a consistent mathematical formulation. Assembly in the Large deals with the role of assemblies in product development, including product architecture, design for assembly, and manufacturing strategy, as well as design and evaluation of assembly processes and systems.
Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development is ideal for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses in design, production, or manufacturing systems. Engineering professionals will find a new way to view the relationship between design and manufacturing and theoretical support for their experience.
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If you are interested in any aspect of mechanical assemblies, this is the book you must have! This book is very well written, mentioning all the details about assembling. It helped me a lot with my research work. As far as I know, this is the best book in this field.
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This book is an excellent work about the mechanical assemblies for whom is studying this subject.
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This is an inclusive, detailed overview of the problems associated with designing and fabricating mechanical assemblies. Whitney covers every conceivable aspect of the assembly task, from mathematical models to product architecture to assembly system layout to assembly workstation design. I especially appreciate the way he explicitly connects the assembly design task to the overall task of product design.
The book is full of great illustrations and examples, and each chapter has plenty of references to point you to other sources. I plan to use this text in our product design program at Ohio State in the near future. An excellent complement to Product Design by Otto and Wood, and Bralla's Design for Manufacturability Handbook.
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