"Flexibility in Engineering Design" is also the title of the textbook co-authored by de Neufville and Stefan Scholtes of the Cambridge University. In it, the authors describe and apply FIED concepts ...

Table I. In Pugh analysis, user requirements are weighted by importance (Click to enlarge). Table II. The Pugh matrix uses a weighted system to help engineers evaluate and compare their design ...

Swiss artificial intelligence startup Neural Concept SA said today it has raised $100 million in funding to rethink how products are designed and engineered with computer-aided design software tools.

In engineering design, there often exist multiple conceptual solutions to a given problem. Concept design and selection is the first phase of the design process that is estimated to affect up to 70% ...

From rockets to robots, power plants to biomechanical parts, mechanical engineers put both energy and machines to work. Wherever there is motion or energy, mechanical engineers have played a role in ...