Product Design

This book discusses the 3D printing of sensors, actuators, and antennas and illustrates how manufacturers can create smart materials that can be ef...

Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering offers a unified platform for the dissemination of basic and applied knowledge on ...

Explore machine work as a fine craft through the lens of Chris Bathgates pioneering sculpture techniques.   By all rights, machining should ha...

During periods of environmental and societal upheaval, design has the potential to be a formidable catalyst towards a sustainable future. However, ...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future of autonomous road vehicles for professionals and students.Split into t...

In May 2019, the United Nations released the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services which warned that human activities wil...

In May 2019, the United Nations released the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services which warned that human activities wil...

During periods of environmental and societal upheaval, design has the potential to be a formidable catalyst towards a sustainable future. However, ...

100 years ago the brothers Adolf (Adi) and Rudolf Dassler made their first pair of sports shoes. Hundreds of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, ...

Automotive Manufacturing Processes discusses basic principles and operational procedures of automotive manufacturing processes, issues in the autom...

The underlying premise for Industry 4.0 is a systems approach. This book introduces the concept of Systems 4.0 as a foundational requirement for th...

Studying (bio)degradable polymers value chain can help one understand the importance of these to the environment and human health. This book provid...

Business Anthropology: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introductory text organized around key issues in the field. It introduces readers t...

3D Printing for Product Designers closes the gap between the rhetoric of 3D printing in manufacturing and the reality for product designers. It pro...

Progressive Perspective Drawing for Theatrical Scene Design provides theatrical scenic designers with the tools to create quick and precise perspec...

One of the most complex global challenges is improving wellbeing and developing strategies for promoting health or preventing illbeing of the popul...

New, Now, Next. Consumers ever growing appetite to acquire new products and their short courtship with them has kept manufacturers busy not only ex...

Forensic Engineering: The Art and Craft of a Failure Detective synthesizes the current academic knowledge, with advances in process and techniques ...

Coding, Shaping, Making combines inspiration from architecture, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics and computation to look towards the future...

Introduction to Design Theory introduces a comprehensive, systematic, and didactic outline of the discourse of design. Designed both as a course bo...

The Digital Bespoke? is about mass customization, 3D printing, human bodies, and the step towards digitally built objects made to individual specif...

Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century is the first publication of its kind to survey the long and rich historie...

These are the proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Science and Production Management, 16th 17th April 2015, Tatranská trba, ...