Mechanical Engineering for Hackers

Developers and entrepreneurs will learn to prototype basic consumer products, select appropriate materials and processes for volume manufacture, and reverse-engineer existing products to understand the design decisions behind them. The book covers the product development process, from discovery, benchmarking, and ideation, to design, prototyping, pilot production, and volume manufacturing. While focusing on practical application of concepts, rather than abstract theory, readers from any background will learn the basics of material science, solid mechanics, and other key mechanical engineering principles along the way.