The following readings in the textbooks are assigned for particular class sessions. Several supplemental readings are also distributed to students during the term.
[AD] Suh, N. P. Axiomatic Design: Advances and Applications. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780195134667.
[CT] ———. Complexity: Theory and Applications. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780195178760.
| Lec # | Topics | readings |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Introduction to Axiomatic Design | AD, Chapter 1 |
| 4 | Information Content and Robustness | AD, Chapter 2 |
| 5 |
Information Content (cont.)
Project Discussion |
|
| 6-7 | Multi-FR Design | AD, Chapter 3 |
| 8-9 | Information Content (cont.) | |
| 10 | Exam 1 | |
| 11-12 | Design of Systems | AD, Chapter 4 |
| 13 | Guest Lecture | AD, Chapter 5 |
| 14 | Design of Manufacturing Systems | AD, Chapter 6 |
| 15 |
Axiomatic Design of Manufacturing Systems
Case Study - Complex System Design (NASA / Project) |
AD, Chapter 6 |
| 16 |
Complexity I
Project Discussion |
CT, Chapter 1 |
| 17-18 | Complexity II | CT, Chapter 3 |
| 19 | Complexity Review | CT, Chapters 4, 5, and 6 |
| 20 | Reduction of Complexity with Geometric Functional Periodicity | CT, Chapter 7 |
| 21 |
Reduction of Complexity in Materials through Functional Periodicity
Visit to Tribotek, Inc. |
CT, Chapter 8 |
| 22 | Complexity of Socio-Economic Political Systems: Application of Functional Periodicity | CT, Chapter 10 |
| 23 | Cost Engineering in Axiomatic Design | |
| 24 | Exam 2 | |
| 25 | Project Presentations |
Supplemental Readings
Stachel, J. “1905 and all that.” Nature 433 (January 20, 2005): 215-217.
Barrow, J. D. “Einstein as an Icon.” Nature 433 (January 20, 2005): 218-219.
Parisi, G. “Brownian Motion.” Nature 433 (January 20, 2005): 221.
Various authors. “A theory of everything.” Nature 433 (January 20, 2005): 257-259.
Lipson, H., J. B. Pollack, and N. P. Suh. “On the Origin of Modular Variation.” Evolution 56, no. 8 (August 2002): 1549-1556.
Sohlenius, Gunnar. “Systemic Nature of the Industrial Innovation Process: Contribution to a Philosophy of Industrial Engineering.” PhD Thesis. Tampere, Finland: Tampere University of Technology, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2005.
