Rapid prototyping and engineering applications; a toolbox for prototype development

SciTech Book News, March, 2008

Rapid prototyping and engineering applications; a toolbox for prototype development.

Liou, Frank W.

CRC / Taylor & Francis

2008

535 pages

$139.95

Hardcover

Mechanical engineering; 210

TS171

Emphasizing the important role of prototyping in product definition, Liou (mechanical engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla) examines a range of prototyping tools. He discusses engineering procedures and the application of modern prototyping technologies, such as rapid prototyping (RP) and virtual prototyping (VP), with emphasis on RP technologies. Chapters cover modeling, materials selection and product prototyping, building a prototype using off-the-shelf components, prototyping of automated systems, and prototype optimization. Examples and case studies demonstrate industrial practices. The text is geared toward senior undergraduates and beginning graduate students who are interested in product design and prototyping. With ten chapters, it can be used for a two-semester course.

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