Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is a very broad topic. Too broad for Industrial Designers.

Important topics for Industrial Designers are: Applied Physics, Materials, Mechanics, Simulation and Finite Element Analysis.

Literature:

• Applied Physics: Young & Freedman, University Physics, 13th edition.

• Mechanics: Fenner R.T., Mechanics of Solids, CRC Press.

• Materials: Ashby, Shercliff, Cebon, Materials: engineering, science, processing and design, Butterworth Heinemann.

• Khan academy website (self study website): http://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics

Good software tools:

• Computer Aided Design & Finite Element Analysis: Solidworks

• Mathematical package: Matlab
• Simulation: Simulink
• Materials: CES Edupack

CES Edupack is a materials database which contains data about approximately 3000 materials. The database contains mechanical, electrical, optical, cost price, eco, typical application and producers data.

Below you find presentations I regularly give about:

• Materials selection presentation

• Material behavior presentation

• Mechanics presentation

All above mentioned software packages are made freely available for Industrial Design students. Simulink is (as part of Matlab) available from the TU/e PC software page. Solidworks and CES Edupack are available from the faculties software page.

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