Towards Beautification of Freehand Sketches using Suggestions

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Recent Publications

Abstract: Beautification of freehand sketches is integral for building robust sketch understanding systems and sketch-based inter-faces for CAD. Many of the current methods for beautification do not consider some important information implied in the sketches such as...

Robust principal axes determination for point-based shapes using least median of squares

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Recent Publications

Abstract:A robust technique for determining the principal axes of a 3D shape represented by a point set, possibly with noise, is presented. We use techniques from robust statistics to guide the classical principal component analysis (PCA) computation. Our algorithm is...

Developing Engineering Ontology for Information Retrieval

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Recent Publications

Abstract: When engineering content is created and applied during the product life cycle, it is often stored and forgotten. Current information retrieval approaches based on statistical methods and keyword matching are not effective in understanding the context of...

Toy Design Lab in Mechanical Engineering: GERI 2015 Summer Outreach Program

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Jul 7, 2015 | Outreach

Ever wonder how “funology” (fun and play value) and basic physics are combined in toy design? Discover how simple toys work and, with a toy design team of fellow students, engage your imaginations as you create sketches of potential toys. Learn how to use...

7 Cyberlearning Technologies Transforming Education

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Jul 4, 2015 | News

The year was 1984 and in addition to the chalkboards and alphabet posters, our 2nd grade classroom was equipped with an odd, beige box at a table in the back behind the students. It was an Apple II computer and over the course of the year we’d learn how to...