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Industrial design -- Computer-aided design -- Case studies., Product design -- Computer-aided design -- Case studies., Computer-aided design., Rapid prototyping., Industrial design -- Data processing -- Case studies., Industrial design -- Data processing., and Case studies.

Computer-aided design (CAD) and rapid prototyping (RP) are now a fundamental part of the professional practice of product design and are therefore essential skills for product design undergraduate students. This book provides students with all the tools needed to get to grips with the range of both CAD software and RP processes used in the industry.

Rapid prototyping -- Computer programs.

Prototypes, Engineering -- Congresses., Rapid prototyping -- Congresses., and Military research -- United States -- Planning -- Congresses.

"Assessment to Enhance Air Force and Department of Defense Prototyping for the New Defense Strategy is the summary of a workshop convened by the Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies' National Research Council in September 2013 to enhance Air Force and Department of Defense (DoD) prototyping for the new defense strategy. This workshop examined of a wide range of prototyping issues, including individual recommendations for a renewed prototype program, application of prototyping as a tool for technology/system development and sustainment (including annual funding), and positive and negative effects of a renewed program. Prototyping has historically been of great benefit to the Air Force and DoD in terms of risk reduction and concept demonstration prior to system development, advancing new technologies, workforce enhancement and skills continuity between major acquisitions, dissuasion of adversaries by demonstrating capabilities, maintaining technological surprise through classified technologies, and an overarching strategy of overall risk reduction during austere budget environments. Over the last two decades, however, many issues with prototyping have arisen. For example, the definitions and terminology associated with prototyping have been convoluted and budgets for prototyping have been used as offsets to remedy budget shortfalls. Additionally, prototyping has been done with no strategic intent or context, and both government and industry have misused prototyping as a key tool in the DoD and defense industrial base. Assessment to Enhance Air Force and Department of Defense Prototyping for the New Defense Strategy envisions a prototyping program that encourages innovation in new concepts and approaches and provides a means to assess and reduce risk before commitment to major new programs."--Publisher's description.

Rapid prototyping -- Computer programs. and Computer simulation.

Rapid prototyping.

Rapid prototyping., CAD/CAM systems., and Solid freeform fabrication.

Manufacturing processes -- Automation., Production control -- Automation., CAD/CAM systems., and Rapid Prototyping (Fertigung)

"Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing deals with various aspects of joining materials to form parts. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an automated technique for direct conversion of 3D CAD data into physical objects using a variety of approaches. Manufacturers have been using these technologies in order to reduce development cycle times and get their products to the market quicker, more cost effectively, and with added value due to the incorporation of customizable features. Realizing the potential of AM applications, a large number of processes have been developed allowing the use of various materials ranging from plastics to metals for product development. Authors Ian Gibson, David W. Rosen and Brent Stucker explain these issues, as well as: Providing a comprehensive overview of AM technologies plus descriptions of support technologies like software systems and post-processing approaches ; Discussing the wide variety of new and emerging applications like micro-scale AM, medical applications, direct write electronics and Direct Digital Manufacturing of end-use components ; Introducing systematic solutions for process selection and design for AM. Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing is the perfect book for researchers, students, practicing engineers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturing industry professionals interested in additive manufacturing."--Publisher's website.

MATLAB. and Rapid prototyping.

Rapid prototyping -- Software.

Montaje rápido., Rapid prototyping., Rapid tooling., Prototipado rápido., Rapid Prototyping., and rapid manufacturing

Digital electronics -- Computer-aided design., Field programmable gate arrays., and Rapid prototyping.

Rapid prototyping -- Congresses., Industrial engineering -- Congresses., Prototypes, Engineering -- Congresses., and Conference proceedings.

Rapid prototyping -- Japan., Rapid prototyping -- Europe., New products -- Japan., New products -- Europe., and CAD/CAM systems.

Conducting polymers -- Congresses. and Rapid prototyping -- Congresses.

User-centered system design., Human-computer interaction., and User interfaces (Computer systems)

United States. Department of Defense -- Weapons systems., United States. Air Force -- Procurement., B-2 bomber -- Economic aspects -- United States., Airplanes, Military -- United States -- Prototypes., and Waiver -- Government policy -- United States.

United States. Department of Defense -- Weapons systems., United States. Department of the Army -- Procurement., Testing -- Simulation methods., and Waiver -- Government policy -- United States.

Industrial design -- Data processing., Rapid prototyping., Rapid tooling., Ion beam lithography., Patternmaking., CAD/CAM systems., Tasarım, Endüstriyel -- Bilgi işlem., Hızlı prototip üretme., Model çıkarma., Rapid Prototyping (Fertigung), and Stereolithographie.

Construction contracts -- Northwest, Pacific., Prefabricated houses -- Northwest, Pacific -- Design and construction., Prefabricated houses -- Energy conservation -- Standards -- Northwest, Pacific., and Architecture and energy conservation -- Northwest, Pacific.

United States. Department of Defense -- Procurement., United States. Department of Defense -- Weapons systems., Military helicopters -- United States., and Letting of contracts -- United States.

United States. Department of Defense -- Procurement., United States. Department of Defense -- Weapons systems., Military helicopters -- United States., and Letting of contracts -- United States.

Field programmable gate arrays -- Design and construction., Prototypes, Engineering., and VHDL (Computer hardware description language)

"Hardware Descriptive Language (HDL) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) devices allow designers to quickly develop and simulate a sophisticated digital circuit, realize it on a prototyping device, and verify the operation of its physical implementation. As these technologies have matured, they have become accepted mainstream practice so that it is possible to use a PC and an inexpensive FPGA prototyping board to construct a complex digital system. This book uses a "learn by doing" approach to introduce the concepts and techniques of VHDL and FPGA to designers through a series of hands-on experiments." "Although the book is an introductory text, the examples are developed in a rigorous manner and the derivations follow strict design guidelines and coding practices used for large, complex systems. It lays a solid foundation for students and new engineers and prepares them for future development tasks FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples is an indispensable companion text for introductory digital design courses and also serves as a valuable self-teaching guide for practicing engineers who wish to learn more about this emerging area of interest."--Jacket.

United States. Department of Defense -- Weapons systems. and United States. Department of Defense -- Procurement.

Building., Computer-aided design., Buildings -- Computer-aided design., Building materials., Architectural design., and Architecture -- Computer-aided design.

Never have roles, methods and capabilities within disciplines of building production been in such unprecedented flux.Manufacturing the Bespokebrings clarity to this subject by featuring new essays from pioneering architects, engineers, academics and designers from around the world on new and unbuilt structures. It is an original and informative reader that focuses on the translation of architectural ideas from conceptual stage to their final physical realisation. Contributing contemporary architects include: Charles Walker at Zaha Hadid Architects; Mark Burry on the completion of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona; and Philip Beesley. The book encompasses a number of extended articles by internationally renowned critics, theorists, educators and designers, such as Matthias Kohler, Neri Oxman, Peter Salter and Michael Stacey. This AD Reader provides a definitive reference for every ambitious student, designer, critic, historian or engineer, looking to fathom the multitude of strands that influence the manufacture of man's most prolific occupation in the 21st century. It covers an extensive territory of intellectual pursuit through the relentless acts of design, manufacture and construction, and aims to contextualise and define new meanings for architectural production in the post-digital age. Leading lights, exploring alternate meanings for practice, research, theory and innovation, are placed side by side in a volume of vibrant and visual discourse. Contributors include: Philip Beesley, Mark Burry, Xavier De Kestelier, Matthias Kohler and Peter Salter. Articles examine and refer to key portfolios of the 20th and 21st century including works by Pierre Chareau, Adolf Loos, Rural Studio and sixteen*(makers). Topics range from analogue and digital craft, to the bespoke as a tactical approach to how architecture is made, understood and experienced.

Prefabricated houses., Modular construction., and Exterior walls -- Materials.

The Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with high performance, cost-effective alternative envelope designs. In the near term, these technologies will play a central role in meeting stringent energy code requirements. For manufactured homes, the thermal requirements, last updated by statute in 1994, will move up to the more rigorous IECC 2012 levels in 2013, the requirements of which are consistent with site built and modular housing. This places added urgency on identifying envelope technologies that the industry can implement in the short timeframe. The primary goal of this research is to develop wall designs that meet the thermal requirements based on 2012 IECC standards. Given the affordable nature of manufactured homes, impact on first cost is a major consideration in developing the new envelope technologies. This work is part of a four-phase, multi-year effort. Phase 1 identified seven envelope technologies and provided a preliminary assessment of three selected methods for building high performance wall systems. Phase 2 focused on the development of viable product designs, manufacturing strategies, addressing code and structural issues, and cost analysis of the three selected options. An industry advisory committee helped critique and select the most viable solution to move further in the research -- stud walls with continuous exterior insulation. Phase 3, the subject of the current report, focused on the design development of the selected wall concept and explored variations on the use of exterior foam insulation. The scope also included material selection, manufacturing and cost analysis, and prototyping and testing.

Unity (Electronic resource), Computer games -- Programming., Computer games -- Design., Video games -- Design., Video games -- Programming., and C# (Computer program language)

Arduino (Programmable controller), Electronics -- Data processing., Prototypes, Engineering., and Open source software.

Architectural models -- Japan -- Pictorial works.

Prototypes, Engineering., Production management., and Industrial engineering.

This book features new content selected specifically for the needs of students who create prototypes, designs for low-volume production runs, and designs that utilize craft. With some 450 specially commissioned photographs and technical illustrations, it describes more than 30 manufacturing processes, from the traditional and established to emerging technologies.

Web sites -- Programming., Application software -- Development., and Web sites -- Design.

Architectural design -- Exhibitions. and Prototypes, Engineering -- Exhibitions.

Product design -- Planning., Prototypes, Engineering., and Models and modelmaking.

Drupal (Computer file), Web site development., and Open source software.

Human-computer interaction., User interfaces (Computer systems) -- Design., and Prototypes, Engineering.

"Do you spend a lot of time during the design process wondering what users really need? Do you hate those endless meetings where you argue how the interface should work? Have you ever developed something that later had to be completely redesigned? Paper Prototyping can help. Written by a usability engineer with a long and successful paper prototyping history, this book is a practical, how-to guide that will prepare you to create and test paper prototypes of all kinds of user interfaces. You'll see how to simulate various kinds of interface elements and interactions. You'll learn about the practical aspects of paper prototyping, such as deciding when the technique is appropriate, scheduling the activities, and handling the skepticism of others in your organization. Numerous case studies and images throughout the book show you real world examples of paper prototyping at work. Learn how to use this powerful technique to develop products that are more useful, intuitive, efficient, and pleasing: * Save time and money and solve key problems before implementation begins * Get user feedback early - use it to focus the development process * Communicate better - involve development team members from a variety of disciplines * Be more creative - experiment with many ideas before committing to one *Enables designers to solve design problems before implementation begins *Five case studies provide real world examples of paper prototyping at work *Delves into the specifics of what types of projects paper prototyping is and isn't good for." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els031/2002115472.html.

Augmented reality., Computer vision., Human-computer interaction., and Computer graphics.

Creative ability in technology., Science fiction., Future in literature., and Future in motion pictures.

"Science fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explore new ideas and let your dreams and nightmares duke it out on the safety of the page or screen. But what if we could use science fiction to do more than that? What if we could use science fiction based on science fact to not only imagine our future but develop new technologies and products? What if we could use stories, movies and comics as a kind of tool to explore the real world implications and uses of future technologies today?"--P. [4] of cover.

iPhone (Smartphone) -- Programming. and Application software -- Development.

Microsoft Expression blend., Graphical user interfaces (Computer systems), Web sites -- Authoring programs., and Web sites -- Design.

Microsoft Excel (Computer file), Computer software -- Development., Business -- Computer programs., and Electronic spreadsheets.

System design. and Prototypes, Engineering.

Open source software., Python (Computer program language), Nokia smartphones., and Cell phones -- Programming.

Thesis (Undergraduate) -Harvard University, 2006.
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Physics. and Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

This book provides an updated overview of RP technologies at a level of detail that university engineering students taking courses on RP as well R&D and operating professionals from industry interested in RP are likely to find attractive. While the emphasis is on laser-based technologies, other processes are also discussed. With respect to each important RP process, the part/assembly modeling techniques, the materials used, process itself, advantages and disadvantages, accuracy and finish issues as well as application potential are discussed.