Mechanical Engineering: New Books 2023-2024

Tells the story of how Mary Barra is attempting to reinvent GM, transforming it into a manufacturer of electric despite the overwhelming obstacles in her path.

Examines energy management and audit concepts including methodologies, energy saving initiative, new technologies and real time examples with energy saving calculations.

Provides philosophical analysis of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ (NSPE) Code of Ethics, helping engineers understand the ethical issues and apply the code to engineering practice.

Describes the development and use of microfluidic devices, from the inkjet printer to DNA sequencing chip. Explains not only the technology but also the efforts, teams, places, and circumstances that enabled these inventions.

Combines knowledge from fields ranging from linguistics to engineering to provide a holistic, multidisciplinary overview of issues affecting the interactions between autonomous vehicles and people.

Chronicles the development of the lithium-ion battery from its origins in academic labs through dozens of scientific breakthroughs and its adoption in Japan and then the US.

Examines the impact of systemic bias on disciplinary discourse acquisition and identity development by students historically underrepresented backgrounds in undergraduate STEM programs.

Covers both the use of continuous and discrete variables in production processes and engineered systems as well as the combination of continuous and sequential operations.

Covers advanced automation integration in sustainable manufacturing, including digitization, AI, machine learning, IIoT, and cybersecurity.

Covers the new approaches of Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and its deployment techniques using the Trinity approach. You will learn about the system engineering life cycle and processes to implement.

Provides an overview of integration and automation schemes to use regenerative systems for heating and cooling effectively.

A panoramic account of the urban politics and deep social divisions that gave rise to Uber.

Diverse, talented women across the commercial vehicle industry share their experiences including the habits, motivations, triumphs, defeats, and lessons learned that helped each thrive in leadership roles.

Explores responsibilities of various stakeholders in providing regulation and removing barriers to the adoption of advanced technologies such as AI and blockchain among marginalized and vulnerable groups.

Presents an insightful and hands-on discussion of design as a profoundly human activity and challenges us all to use a set of moral principles in design to transform the world for the better.

Product lifecycles have shortened due to competition, rapidly changing markets, emerging technology, and regulation. This book provides a new product development approach instead of a traditional product development cycle

Presents the latest scientific, engineering, and mathematical accident reconstruction methods, including the use of event data records (EDRs), and providing a firm scientific foundation for practitioners.

hrough interviews with women who are leaders across the entire spectrum of mobility and automotive industry, readers see the impact of diverse perspectives on actual projects