Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers
by Ford, Ralph; Coulston, ChrisEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-08-06
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary
This book is written forstudents and teachers engaged in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) design projects,primarily in the senior year. It guides students and faculty through the steps necessary for the successful execution of design projects. The objective of the text is to provide a treatment of the design process in ECE with a sound academic basis that is integrated with practical application. It has a strong guiding vision -- that a solid understanding of theDesign Process, Design Tools, and the right mix of Professional Skills are critical for project and career success.This text is unique in providing a comprehensive design treatment for ECE.
Table of Contents
| The Engineering Design Process | p. 1 |
| The Engineering Design Process | p. 3 |
| The Engineering Design Process | p. 4 |
| The World-Class Engineer | p. 11 |
| Book Overview | p. 11 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 14 |
| Problems | p. 15 |
| Project Selection and Needs Identification | p. 17 |
| Engineering Design Projects | p. 18 |
| Sources of Project Ideas | p. 19 |
| Project Feasibility and Selection Criteria | p. 20 |
| Needs Identification | p. 23 |
| The Research Survey | p. 27 |
| Needs and Objectives Statements | p. 30 |
| Project Application: The Problem Statement | p. 32 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 33 |
| Problems | p. 33 |
| The Requirements Specification | p. 35 |
| Overview of the Requirements Setting Process | p. 36 |
| Engineering Requirements | p. 37 |
| Developing the Requirements Specification | p. 49 |
| Requirements Case Studies | p. 51 |
| Advanced Requirements Analysis | p. 57 |
| Project Application: The Requirements Specification | p. 61 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 62 |
| Problems | p. 62 |
| Concept Generation and Evaluation | p. 65 |
| Creativity | p. 66 |
| Concept Generation | p. 71 |
| Concept Evaluation | p. 74 |
| Project Application: Concept Generation and Evaluation | p. 80 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 81 |
| Problems | p. 81 |
| Design Tools | p. 85 |
| System Design I: Functional Decomposition | p. 87 |
| Bottom-Up and Top-Down Design | p. 88 |
| Functional Decomposition | p. 89 |
| Guidance | p. 90 |
| Application: Electronics Design | p. 91 |
| Application: Digital Design | p. 95 |
| Application: Software Design | p. 98 |
| Application: Thermometer Design | p. 100 |
| Coupling and Cohesion | p. 105 |
| Project Application: The Functional Design | p. 107 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 107 |
| Problems | p. 108 |
| System Design II: Behavior Models | p. 111 |
| Models | p. 112 |
| State Diagrams | p. 113 |
| Flowcharts | p. 115 |
| Data Flow Diagrams | p. 116 |
| Entity Relationship Diagrams | p. 119 |
| The Unified Modeling Language | p. 121 |
| Project Application: Selecting Models | p. 128 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 129 |
| Problems | p. 130 |
| Testing | p. 135 |
| Testing Principles | p. 135 |
| Constructing Tests | p. 140 |
| Case Study: Security Robot Design | p. 146 |
| Guidance | p. 151 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 152 |
| Problems | p. 153 |
| System Reliability | p. 155 |
| Probability Theory Review | p. 156 |
| Reliability Prediction | p. 161 |
| System Reliability | p. 172 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 177 |
| Problems | p. 177 |
| Professional Skills | p. 181 |
| Teams and Teamwork | p. 183 |
| What Is a Team? | p. 184 |
| Models of Team Development | p. 185 |
| Characteristics of Real Teams | p. 187 |
| Project Application: Team Process Guidelines | p. 192 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 193 |
| Problems | p. 194 |
| Project Management | p. 195 |
| The Work Breakdown Structure | p. 196 |
| Network Diagrams | p. 199 |
| Gantt Charts | p. 202 |
| Cost Estimation | p. 203 |
| The Project Manager | p. 207 |
| Guidance | p. 207 |
| Project Application: The Project Plan | p. 209 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 209 |
| Problems | p. 210 |
| Ethical and Legal Issues | p. 213 |
| Ethical Theory in a Nutshell | p. 214 |
| The IEEE Code of Ethics | p. 216 |
| Intellectual Property and Legal Issues | p. 217 |
| Handling Ethical Dilemmas | p. 224 |
| Case Study Analysis | p. 226 |
| Project Application: Incorporating Ethics in the Design Process | p. 228 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 230 |
| Problems | p. 230 |
| Oral Presentations | p. 235 |
| How People Evaluate Presentations | p. 236 |
| Preparing the Presentation | p. 237 |
| Project Application: Design Presentations | p. 240 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 243 |
| Appendices | |
| Glossary | p. 245 |
| Decision Making with Analytical Hierarchy Process | p. 255 |
| Applying AHP for Car Selection | p. 256 |
| Hierarchical Decision Criteria | p. 260 |
| Summary and Further Reading | p. 262 |
| Component Failure Rate Data | p. 265 |
| Environmental Use | p. 265 |
| Analog Components: Resistors and Capacitors | p. 267 |
| Microelectronic Devices | p. 270 |
| Manufacturer Data Sheets | p. 281 |
| 1N4001 Rectifier Diode | p. 282 |
| 2N3904 NPN Transistor | p. 283 |
| CD4001 Quad 2-Input NOR Gate | p. 285 |
| LM741 Operational Amplifier | p. 288 |
| Design Project Case Study | p. 291 |
| References | p. 311 |
| Index | p. 317 |
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