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Mechanical Design

Introductory book

A very good introductory book about Mechanical Design is:

[Skakoon2008]Skakoon J.G., The Elements of Mechanical Design, ASME Press, 2008.

Main rules from this book:

Create designs that are explicitly simple - keep complexity intrinsic
Keep the functions of a design independent from one another
Use exact constraint when designing structures and mechanisms. Never overconstrain a design!
Plan the load path in parts, structures and assemblies.
Triangulate parts and structures to make them stiffer
Avoid bending stresses. Prefer tension and compression.
Improve designs with self-help.
Manage friction in mechanisms. Use friction deliberately or avoid it.

Important topics in Design and Mechanical Design in particular are:

1. Design light and stiff 2. Exact constraint design 3. The engineering design process 4. Design for manufacturability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_manufacturability 5. Design for assembly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_assembly

Topics of more recent importance, because we only have 1 Earth, are: 1. Design for repairability 2. Design for sustainability 3. Circular design

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A very good introductory book for Industrial Designers is:
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-== Mechanical Design presentation ==
The presentation I give using this book can be found [[SkakoonPresentation|here]].
+. Create designs that are '''explicitly simple''' - keep complexity intrinsic
 1. Keep the functions of a design '''independent''' from one another
 1. Use '''exact constraint''' when designing structures and mechanisms. Never overconstrain a design!
 1. Plan the load path in parts, structures and assemblies.
 1. Triangulate parts and structures to make them '''stiffer'''
 1. Avoid bending stresses. Prefer tension and compression.
 1. Improve designs with '''self-help'''.
 1. '''Manage friction''' in mechanisms. Use friction deliberately or avoid it.
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Other good books are:
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-* Koster M.P., Constructieprincipes voor het nauwkeurig bewegen en positioneren, Uitgeverij Universiteit Twente, 1996.
+. [[Design light and stiff|Design light and stiff]]
2. [[Exact constraint design|Exact constraint design]]
3. [[The engineering design process|The engineering design process]]
4. Design for manufacturability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_manufacturability
5. Design for assembly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_for_assembly

Topics of more recent importance, because we only have 1 Earth, are:
1. [[Design for repairability]]
2. [[Design for sustainability]]
3. [[Circular design]]
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