Product Manufacturing and Cost Estimating using CAD/CAE

Acknowledgements

I would like to first thank Mr Joseph P. Hayton for recognizing the need of such an engineering design book series that offers mechanical engineering students knowledge in modern engineering design principles, methods, and tools. His enthusiasm in moving the book idea forward and eventually publishing the book series is highly appreciated. Mr Hayton’s colleagues at Elsevier, Ms Lisa Jones, Ms Chelsea Johnston, and Ms Fiona Geraghty, have made significant contributions in transforming the original manuscripts into well-organized and professionally-polished books that are suitable and presentable to readers.

I am also thankful to Mr Yunxiang Wang, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU), for ...