Preface |
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Chapter 1 Introduction |
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1-1 Human Beings Are a Naturally Curious Species |
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1-2 Taking Things Apart to Learn |
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1-3 Learning from Experience |
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1-4 The Fundamental Approaches of Engineering |
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1-5 The Critical Role of Dissection |
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1-8 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 2 The Status and Role of Reverse Engineering |
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2-1 The Status of Reverse Engineering in References |
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2-2 Reverse Engineering Defined |
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2-3 Motivations for Reverse Engineering |
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2-4 Engineering Design and the Engineering Design Process |
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2-6 Uses for and Benefits and Risks of Reverse Engineering |
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2-9 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 3 History of Reverse Engineering |
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3-1 The Likely Emergence of Reverse Engineering |
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3-2 Reverse Engineering in the Middle Ages |
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3-3 Reverse Engineering during the Industrial Revolution |
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3-4 Reverse Engineering during World War II |
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3-5 Reverse Engineering in the Cold War and Beyond |
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3-9 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 4 The Teardown Process |
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4-1 The Purpose of Teardown |
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4-5 Other Specific Forms of Teardown |
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4-8 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 5 Methods of Product Teardown |
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5-1 The Product Teardown Process Revisited |
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5-2 The General Procedure for the Teardown Process |
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5-3 Teardown Analysis or Value Analysis Teardown |
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5-4 The Subtract-and-Operate Procedure |
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5-5 Force Flow Diagrams (or Energy Flow Field Design) |
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5-7 Illustrative Example of a Product Teardown |
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5-10 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 6 Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering |
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6-1 Introduction to Failure Analysis |
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6-2 Sources of Failures in Mechanical Systems |
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6-3 Mechanisms of Failure in Materials |
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6-4 The General Procedure for Conducting a Failure Analysis |
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6-5 Two Exemplary Failure Analysis Cases |
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6-7 An Exemplary Forensic Engineering Case |
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6-10 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 7 Deducing or Inferring Role, Purpose, and Functionality during Reverse Engineering |
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7-1 The Procedure for Reverse Engineering |
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7-2 Knowing versus Identifying versus Deducing versus Deferring |
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7-3 The Value of Experience |
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7-4 Using Available Evidence, Clues, and Cues |
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7-6 Using Flows of Force, Energy, and/or Fluids |
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7-7 Using Functional Units or Subsystems from a Functional Model |
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7-10 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 8 The Antikythera Mechanism |
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8-4 Operation of the Mechanism |
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8-5 Reverse-Engineering Investigations and Reconstructed Models |
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8-6 Proposed Planet Indicator Schemes |
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8-7 Similar Devices, Possible Predecessors, and the Possible Creator |
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8-8 Speculation on Role, Purpose, and Functionality |
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8-11 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 9 Identifying Materials-of-Construction |
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9-1 The Role of Materials in Engineering |
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9-2 The Structure-Property-Processing-Performance Interrelationship |
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9-3 Material Properties and Performance |
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9-4 A Primer on Materials |
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9-5 A Primer on Material Properties |
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9-6 Relationships for Material Properties in Material Selection Charts |
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9-7 Identifying Materials by Observation Only |
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9-8 Laboratory Identification Methods |
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9-11 Recommended Readings |
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9-12 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 10 Inferring Methods-of-Manufacture or -Construction |
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10-1 Interaction among Function, Material, Shape, and Process |
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10-2 The Role of Manufacturing or Construction |
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10-3 The Taxonomy of Manufacturing Processes |
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10-5 Inferring Method-of-Manufacture or Construction from Observations |
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10-6 A Word on Heat Treatment |
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10-9 Recommended Readings |
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10-10 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 11 Construction of Khufu's Pyramid: Humankind's Greatest Engineering Creation |
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11-1 Herodotus Reveals the Pyramids to the World |
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11-2 The Great Pyramid of Khufu |
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11-3 Theories on the Purpose of the Pyramids |
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11-4 Theories on the Location of the Great Pyramid |
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11-5 Theories on the Construction of the Great Pyramid |
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11-6 Deducing the Likely Reality of Construction by Reverse Engineering |
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11-9 Recommended Readings |
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11-10 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 12 Assessing Design Suitability |
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12-1 Different Designs, Different Role, Purpose, and Functionality |
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12-2 Form, Fit, and Function |
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12-3 Using Observable Evidence and Clues to Assess Form, Fit, and Function |
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12-5 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 13 Bringing It All Together with Illustrative Examples |
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13-1 Proverbs Make the Point; Pictures Fix the Lesson |
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13-2 Conair Electric Hair Blow-Dryer |
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13-3 An Automatic Electric Coffeemaker |
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13-4 Toro Electric Leaf Blower |
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13-5 Skil Handheld Electric Circular Saw |
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13-9 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 14 Value and Production Engineering |
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14-2 Design for Manufacturability |
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14-4 Production Engineering |
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14-7 Recommended Readings |
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14-8 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 15 Reverse Engineering Materials and Substances |
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15-2 Motivations for Reverse Engineering Materials and Substances |
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15-3 Finding Substitute and Replacement Substances and Materials |
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15-4 Creating Generic Materials (Generics) |
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15-5 Synthesizing Natural Materials and Substances: Biomimicry |
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15-6 Imitating Natural Materials |
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15-9 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 16 Reverse Engineering Broken, Worn, or Obsolete Parts for Remanufacture |
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16-1 Necessity Is the Mother of Invention |
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16-2 The Motivation for Reverse Engineering for Remanufacture |
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16-3 Reverse Engineering Broken Parts for Remanufacture |
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16-4 Reverse Engineering Deformed or Worn Parts for Remanufacture |
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16-5 Reverse Engineering Obsolete Parts for Remanufacture |
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16-8 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 17 The Law and the Ethics of Reverse Engineering |
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17-1 Without Morals and Ethics, Laws Mean Nothing |
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17-2 Legal versus Ethical |
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17-3 The Legality of Reverse Engineering |
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17-4 The Ethics of Reverse Engineering |
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17-7 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Chapter 18 The End of a Book, the Beginning of a New Story: Closing Thoughts |
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18-2 Imperfect Humans Need Reverse Engineering |
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18-3 Order from Chaos, Light from Darkness, Knowledge from Knowledge |
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18-4 Learning from the Old to Create Anew: Four Opportunities |
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18-7 Recommended Readings |
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18-8 Thought Questions and Problems |
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Appendix A List of All Material Classes and Major Subtypes, and Major Members of Each |
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Appendix B Comprehensive List of Specific Manufacturing Methods by Process Class |
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Index |
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