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Today’s Topics What are we going to study in this course? Design Process How to be an engineer? Course information and requirements A brief review of the machine history A few problems to ask you What is a machine? What is a Mechanism? Please try to give an example and a definition! Is there any common characteristics of different machines? What are they? Example of the Machines and Mechanisms （机器 ） （机构） Mechanisms: pencil sharper, clock, folding chair, adjustable desk lamp, bike Machines: robots, bulldozer, elevator, engine. Mechanism： A system of elements arranged to transmit motion Engineer’s Task Design something or make it work Ask: 1. Does the design do the job it is supposed to do? 2. Is it safe? 3. Is it cost-effective? Need balance Becoming a Good Designer One cannot learn design without “doing” design Simply “doing” design does not necessarily mean one is doing it well The best way is that do design and learn from the Design Process Good designers understand and create an overall experience, not simply an object “Why I Became Interested in Design” Real-world engineering involves much more than Engineering Science; creativity is interwoven with engineering physics Great designs come about with integration of Design Skills, creativity and Engineering Science spanning many disciplines This is especially true of today’s products (e.g. HP printers involve ME, EE, CS, Materials…and business) Today we are less limited by technology than ever. We are increasingly limited by own creativity and ability to work together. Types of Design The Design Process is as Important as your Ideas and Analysis 五千年前已开始使用简单的纺织机械；晋朝时在连机椎和水碾中应用了凸轮原理；西汉时应用轮系传动原理制成了指南车和记里鼓车；东汉张衡发明的候风地动仪是世界上第一台地震仪。目前许多机械中仍在采用的青铜轴瓦和金属人字圆柱齿轮，在我国东汉年代的文物中都可以找到它们的原始形态。 18世纪初以蒸汽机的出现为代表产生了第一次产业革命，人们开始设计制造各种各样的机械，例如纺织机、火车、汽轮船。 19世纪到20世纪初的第二次产业革命，随着内燃机的出现，促进了汽车、飞机等运输工具的出现和发展。 20世纪中后期，以机电一体化技术为代表，在机器人，