editorial
• Designing a Supplement
design perspective
• From the ASME Division Chair
ASME design committees
input/output
Do the Locomotion
putting people power into virtual reality
Competition among design technologies is as keen as that of car marques. At Ford, engineers combine virtual reality with old-fashioned human verification.
early masters of the mesh
Virtually all innovators are met with skepticism. That is also true of those
engineers whose work has molded todayÕs design practices.
held together with tape
Acrylic foam tape has proven that it can withstand 60-mph car crashes
and hurricane-force winds. This type of adhesive may replace mechanical fasteners in a variety
of applications.
designing for simplicity
Lucent Technologies uses a method called Design for Simplicity to improve
the assembly of equipment that houses and connects the company's telecommunication products.
drafting a new plan for design
Market forces and new tools are reshaping design. In response,
companies are changing the way they produce designs, and universities the way they produce
design engineers.
designing the design course sequence
It is unrealistic to expect students to design a smoothly
operating, profitable machine if they have yet to nail two boards together.
design as cornerstone and capstone
Students need to practice design to become competent.
One experience at the end of a four-year program is not enough.
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