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Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers

by: Salt, J. Eric; Rothery, Robert

Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers

by: Salt, J. Eric; Rothery, Robert

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9780471391463
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0471391468
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 09/19/2001
Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

Addresses the important issues of documentation and testing. * A chapter on project management provides practical suggestions for organizing design teams, scheduling tasks, monitoring progress, and reporting status of design projects. * Explains both creative and linear thinking and relates the types of thinking to the productivity of the design engineers and novelty of the end design.

List of Figures

List of Tables

xviii

Introduction

(5)

The Engineering Profession

(1)

The Role of the Design Engineer

(1)

Objective of This Book

(2)

The Design Process

(12)

General Engineering Process

(1)

Applying the General Engineering Process

(3)

Evaluation of Alternative Solutions

(1)

Design Methodologies

(2)

A Methodology for High Quality

(4)

Exercises

(2)

Requirements Analysis

(25)

The Importance of the Requirements Specification

(1)

Developing the Requirements Specification

(5)

Two Scenarios

(2)

A Two-Stage Approach to Developing the Requirements Specification

(2)

Real-World Considerations

(1)

Needs Assessment---Stating the Problem

(10)

Question the Customer

(1)

Differentiate Needs and Wants

(1)

Explore Project Boundaries

(1)

Input/Output Analysis

(1)

Preview the User Interface

(1)

Survey Design Attributes

(1)

Identify Conflicting Needs

(3)

Prepare a Draft Operations Manual

(1)

Prepare the Requirements Specification

(6)

Translating Needs to Specifications

(1)

Specification of Interface Points

(1)

Excessive Requirements

(1)

Verification

(1)

Documenting the Requirements Specification

(3)

Summary

(2)

Exercises

(1)

System Design

(26)

The Importance of System Design

(1)

System Block Diagrams

(3)

The System Design Process

(10)

Conceptualization

(3)

Synthesis

(1)

Analysis

(1)

The Synthesis/Analysis Cycle

(3)

Block-Diagram Basics

(1)

Documentation

(3)

Example

(6)

Summary

(2)

Exercises

(1)

Managing the Design Process

(32)

The Project Management Approach

(2)

Project Organization

(1)

Elements of Project Management

(1)

The Project Plan

(2)

Defining the Work

(5)

Scheduling

(6)

Network Diagrams

(2)

Reviewing the Work Description

(1)

Bar Charts

(2)

Additional Comments on Scheduling

(1)

Planning Resources and Estimating Costs

(7)

Costing Practices

(1)

Estimating Personnel Requirements

(2)

Budget Preparation

(1)

Putting the Plan Together

(3)

Managing the Project

(7)

Performance Monitoring

(1)

Task Progress

(1)

Schedule Status

(1)

Budget Status

(3)

Reporting

(1)

Problem Resolution

(1)

Summary

(2)

Exercises

(2)

Detailed Design, Testing, and Design Management

101

(14)

Block Design

101

(4)

Design Management

105

(3)

Communication

105

(1)

Documentation Control

106

(1)

Design Reviews

107

(1)

Principles of Testing

108

(6)

Stages of Testing

108

(2)

Test Practices

110

(1)

The System Test

111

(3)

Conclusion

114

(1)

APPENDIX A CASE STUDY

115

(51)

A.1 Introduction

115

(1)

A.2 Needs Analysis

116

(9)

A.2.1 Questioning the Customer

117

(3)

A.2.2 Previewing the User Interface

120

(1)

A.2.3 Input/Output Analysis

120

(2)

A.2.4 Preparing the Draft User's Manual

122

(1)

A.2.5 Statement of the Problem Document

123

(2)

A.3 The Requirements Specification

125

(14)

A.3.1 Engineering the Tolerances

125

(5)

A.3.2 Specifying the Prototype Testing

130

(2)

A.3.3 Specifying the Deliverables and Dispute Resolution

132

(1)

A.3.4 Finalizing the Requirements Specification

133

(6)

A.4 System Design

139

(23)

A.4.1 Background

139

(1)

A.4.2 Getting Organized

140

(1)

A.4.3 Job 1: Model the Vibration of a Plucked String

141

(1)

A.4.4 Job 2: Develop Concepts

142

(1)

A.4.5 Job 3: Give Some Structure to the Concepts

143

(2)

A.4.6 Job 4: Prioritize the Concepts

145

(2)

A.4.7 Job 5: Synthesize a DSP Solution

147

(9)

A.4.8 Job 6: Analyze the System

156

(1)

A.4.9 Job 7: Revise and Reanalyze the System

157

(3)

A.4.10 Finalizing the System Design

160

(2)

A.5 Completing the Project

162

(1)

A.6 Data Used in the System Design

163

(3)

APPENDIX B SYSTEM DESIGN EXERCISE

166

(4)

Bibliography

170

(1)

Index

171

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Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers

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0471391468

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