Advanced Engineering Design

Acknowledgments

I would like to express my gratitude …

For the enriching research of Nam Pyo Shu and Genichi Taguchi. Their works are, without a doubt, the fundamental pillar on which I built the discourse presented in this book. Their contributions give meaning to the concept of ‘best’ in engineering, and serve as a unifying thread through the different chapters. Thanks to them, I took on the challenge of seeking objectivity in a field that traditionally suffers from a lack of it: the definition of the best engineering design process.

To all the professors at the School of Aeronautical Engineering at the Technical University of Madrid, and most especially those who had me as a student. Thanks to them, I received the necessary training to seek ...