Technical design

The Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance defines safety as the maintenance of peace of mind

This book is the first to directly address the question of how to bridge what has been termed the "e;great divide"e; between the approaches of systems developers and those of social scientists to computer supported cooperative work--a question that has been vigorously debated in the systems development literature.

Virtual Aesthetics in Architecture: Designing in Mixed Realities presents a curated selection of projects and texts contributed by leading international architects and designers who are using virtual reality technologies in their design process.

Safety Rebels: Real-World Transformations in Health and Safety discusses the pragmatic experiences of over 30 safety professionals worldwide who managed to positively transform safety within their organizations.

Ergonomics Analysis and Problem Solving is a powerful software tool that helps you streamline the process of producing a comprehensive ergonomics analysis.

This book provides a review of the latest research on emotion in engineering, with a particular focus on design and manufacturing.

This book is intended for students taking a Machine Design course leading to a Mechanical Engineering Technology degree.

Jason is an Open Source interpreter for an extended version of AgentSpeak a logic-based agent-oriented programming language written in Java .

Situations and systems are easier to change than the human condition - particularly when people are well-trained and well-motivated, as they usually are in maintenance organisations.

This book provides basics and selected advanced insights on how to generate reliability, safety and resilience within (socio) technical system developments.

This textbook describes strategic product and service planning, introducing the concept of innovation.

Although many books have been published on the application of GIS in emergency management and disaster response, this is the first one to bring together a comprehensive discussion of the critical role GIS plays in hospital and healthcare emergency management and disaster response.

A comprehensive introduction to meshless methods, this book gives complete mathematical formulations for the most important and classical methods, as well as several recently developed by the authors.

This series provides a fast track for publication of suitable papers from international contributors.

This textbook, apart from introducing the basic aspects of applied mathematics, focuses on recent topics such as information data manipulation, information coding, data approximation, data dimensionality reduction, data compression, time-frequency and time scale bases, image manipulation, and image noise removal.

Using clear, approachable examples, Universal and Accessible Design for Products, Services, and Processes defines and differentiates accessible versus universal design, and explores their relationship in a broad societal and global context.

Characterisation: this volume presents the latest contribution to the theory and practice of modern robotics given by the world recognised scientists from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan and USA.

This book highlights recent findings in industrial, manufacturing and mechanical engineering and provides an overview of the state of the art in these fields, mainly in Russia and Eastern Europe.

The book discusses the theoretical fundamentals of CAD graphics to enhance readers' understanding of surface modeling and free-form design by demonstrating how to use mathematical equations to define curves and surfaces in CAD modelers.

A guided tour through the each stages of process, Kansei/Affective Engineering explores how to apply Kansei/Affective Engineering.

Describing NDE issues associated with real-world applications, this comprehensive book details conventional and forthcoming NDE technologies.

Driver Distraction: A Sociotechnical Systems Approach promotes a sociotechnical systems approach to driver distraction.

This book reports on several advances in architectural graphics, with a special emphasis on education, training and research.

Originally published in 1948, A History of Cast Iron in Architecture is a comprehensive history of the part that has been played by cast iron in architecture and the allied arts in Britain.

Understanding the 'human operator' is a central concern of both ergonomists and sport and exercise scientists.

This book provides a system-level approach to making packaging decisions for millimeter-wave transceivers.

The pervasive influence of technology continuously shapes our daily lives.

These proceedings collect the latest research results in mechanism and machine science, intended to reinforce and improve the role of mechanical systems in a variety of applications in daily life and industry.

This student workbook is designed to help identify and master the key concepts in the Human Factors in Flight textbook.

The book takes time as the axis, selecting 98 bridges (or bridge groups) across the country and 7 representative bridges out of the country, reflecting the steps and development of China's bridge construction in related majors and engineering technicians in colleges and universities.

The experience of the past decade since the publication of the first edition of The Rules of Work: A Practical Engineering Guide to Ergonomics proves just how central ergonomics is for effective production.

In today's complex operational environments, leveraging advanced decision-making tools becomes imperative, particularly in uncertain scenarios.

This book introduces the subject of probabilistic analysis to engineers and can be used as a reference in applying this technology.

While it is tempting to label computational materials modeling as an emerging field of research, the truth is that both in nature and foundation, it is just as much an established field as the concepts and techniques that define it.

Advances in Gear Design and Manufacture deals with gears, gear transmissions, and advanced methods of gear production.

Laser Material Processing (2nd ed) by William M Steen is an updated and expanded version of the original which sold very well with reprints in 1994 and 1996.

"e;Success is Assured"e; was born from a pair using those design practices over a century ago: The Wright Brothers.

Die Liege von Le Corbusier, das Radio von Rams, der Stuhl von Eames - Designer machen Dinge zu Kultobjekten und werden selbst zu Ikonen.

Designed as a guidebook for leaders at the beginning of their journey embracing neuroinclusion, Autism Friendly Business: Serving Neurodiverse Customers will provide business owners, executives, managers, team members, and associates the tools to integrate strategies and techniques that will enhance their business, while improving the delivery of a quality experience for all.

Cognitive task analysis is a broad area consisting of tools and techniques for describing the knowledge and strategies required for task performance.

Are you a practicing occupational hygienist wondering how to find a substitute organic solvent that is safer to use than the hazardous one your company is using?

This book discusses the latest advances in manufacturing and process control, with a special emphasis on digital manufacturing and intelligent technologies for manufacturing and industrial processes control.

These proceedings showcase the best papers selected from more than 500 submissions, and introduce readers to the latest research topics and developmental trends in the theory and application of MMESE.

The application of probability and statistics to an ever-widening number of life-decisions serves to reproduce, reinforce, and widen disparities in the quality of life that different groups of people can enjoy.

Surveys conducted within organizations have become an important aspect of human resource management and organizational functioning.

"e;The Language of Design"e; articulates the theory that there is a language of design.

This book offers a broad perspective on the field of cognitive engineering and neuroergonomics.