Thought-Evoking Approaches in Engineering Problems : Springer : 9783319351940 : 331935194X : 30 Apr 2017 : In creating the value-added product in not distant future, it is necessary and inevitable to establish a holistic and though-evoking approach to the engineering problem, which should be at least associated with the inter-disciplinary knowledge and thought processes across the whole engineering spheres. It is furthermore desirable to integrate it with trans-disciplinary aspects ranging from manufacturing culture, through liberal-arts engineering and industrial sociology. The thought-evoking approach can be exemplified and typified by representative engineering problems: unveiling essential features in ?Tangential Force Ratio and Interface Pressure', prototype development for ?Bio-mimetic Needle' and application of ?Water-jet Machining to Artificial Hip Joint', product innovation in ?Heat Sink for Computer', application of ?Graph Theory' to similarity evaluation of production syste