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Nigel Cross, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

UNDERSTANDING DESIGN.

The Nature of Design.

Design Ability.

The Design Process.

DOING DESIGN.

New Design Procedures.

Clarifying Objectives.

Establishing Functions.

Setting Requirements.

Determining Characteristics.

Generating Alternatives.

Evaluating Alternatives.

Improving Details.

MANAGING DESIGN.

Design Strategies.

Product Development.

References and Sources.

Index.

This latest edition of Engineering Design Methods maintains the excellent standard set by its predecessors and is a valuable contribution to the engineering design literature. It is a useful text for both engineering students and practising designers. The engineering design methods presented are those that are of practical significance and the book is a must for anyone wishing to raise the standard of their design work. The design methods are described clearly and succinctly, examples are used to illustrate principles and design strategies are presented that show how the methods are best employed.—Dr Graham Thompson, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, UK

Professor Nigel Cross's treatment of Engineering Design is a singularly successful treatment for my courses because it is short and concise enough to be read by virtually all students. Furthermore, his interpretations are open enough to allow the inquiring mind to fill out the picture, incorporating and extending the ideas to fit the reflective designer's own needs. More prescriptive treatments fail to support learning in this regard.—Professor Larry Leifer, Stanford Center for Design Research, Stanford University, USA

This book is an excellent book as a textbook for design methodology both for undergraduate and graduate level. It includes all the necessary issues of design methods ranging from comprehensive theoretical frameworks on design and the design process to very practical examples. Students will gain a firm foundation of design methods from problem definition to design evaluations from this book.—Professor Kun-Pyo Lee, Dept. of Industrial Design, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea