Getting it right : R&D methods for science and engineering / Peter Bock ; illustrations by Bettina Scheibe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bock, Peter, 1941-

Contributor:

Scheibe, Bettina.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Methodology.

Research.

Engineering--Research--Methodology.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past decade, the author has met with directors of R&D departments in large industrial firms, who are frustrated by the lack of coherent and consistent methodologies in R&D projects. As a direct result the author was asked to design and present a seminar to provide R&D engineers and scientists a standard methodology for conducting coherent, rigorous, comprehensible, and consistent R&D projects. The author also realized that this training should be included in engineering and science curricula in universities and colleges. To this end, he designed and presented a pilot course for his de

Contents:

Front Cover; Getting It Right: R&D Methods for Science and Engineering; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Biographies; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Research and Development; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 Background; 1.3 R&D Problems; 1.4 Primary Objective; Chapter 2. Process and Preparation; 2.1 The Methodology; 2.2 Tools and Resources; Part II: Project Organization; Chapter 3. The Project Hierarchy; 3.1 Bottoms Up; 3.2 Top-Down Project Planning; Chapter 4. The Project Task; 4.1 Task Domain; 4.2 Task Method; 4.3 Task Range; Part III: Knowledge Representation

Chapter 5. An Epistemological JourneyChapter 6. Categories and Types of Knowledge; 6.1 Speculative Knowledge; 6.2 Presumptive Knowledge; 6.3 Stipulative Knowledge; 6.4 Conclusive Knowledge; Chapter 7. Roles of Knowledge Propositions; 7.1 Governing Propositions; 7.2 Factors; 7.3 Range Knowledge; Chapter 8. Limits of Knowledge; 8.1 Accuracy and Error; 8.2 Uncertainty; 8.3 Precision; 8.4 Knowledge,Truth, and Humility; Part IV: The Scientific Method; Chapter 9. Overview; 9.1 History of the Scientific Method; 9.2 The Modern Scientific Method; Chapter 10. Analysis; 10.1 Describe Problem

10.2 Set Performance Criteria10.3 Investigate Related Work; 10.4 State Objective; Chapter 11. Hypothesis; 11.1 Specify Solution; 11.2 Set Goals; 11.3 Define Factors; 11.4 Postulate Performance Metrics; Chapter 12. Synthesis; 12.1 Implement Solution; 12.2 Design Experiments; 12.3 Conduct Experiments; 12.4 Reduce Results; Chapter 13. Validation; 13.1 Compute Performance; 13.2 Draw Conclusions; 13.3 Prepare Documentation; 13.4 Solicit Peer Review; Appendices; A. Bibliography; B. Glossary; C. Tips; D. Summaries and Guidelines; E. Case-Study Figures and Tables; F. Sample Experiment Protocol

G. An Algorithm for DiscoveryIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-00497-9

9786611004972

0-08-049137-5

OCLC:

476059730