Engineering Innovative Products

Dedication iii

List of Contributors xiii

Foreword xv

Preface xvii

List of Abbreviations xix

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Importance of SMEs 2

1.3 Inspiring Innovation for Engineers 2

1.4 Rationale 3

1.5 Focus 3

1.6 Processes and Organization of Course 4

1.7 Breakdown of Book Material 6

References 8

2 Idea Generation, Filtering and Development 9

2.1 Introduction 10

2.2 Timeline 11

2.3 T...