TY - BOOK AU - Beitz W. AU - Pahl G TI - Engineering Design / A Systematic Approach SN - 3540504427 PY - 1988/// PB - Springler Verlag N2 - This book lays down a strategy for this process and brings together the extensive body of knowledge about modern approaches to systematic design. Introduction, The Scope of Design, The Development of Systematic Design, Modern Design Methods, Fundamentals, Fundamentals of Engineering Systems, Fundamental of the Systematic Approach, The Design Process, General Problem Solving, Flow of Work During the Design Process, Product Planning and Clarification of the Task, Conceptual Design, Steps of Conceptual Design, Establishing Function Structures, Searching for Solution Principles to Fulfil the Sub-Functions, Methods with an Intuitive Bias, Methods with a Discursive Bias, Examples of Conceptual Design, Embodiment Design, Coping with Design Faults and Disturbing Factors and Risks, Developing Size Ranges and Modular Products, Summary, References, English Bibliography, Index ER -