by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Oct 6, 2018 | 2018, DESIGN METHOD, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, Karthik Ramani, Publications
In this paper, we discuss a guided discovery instruction approach for integrating environmental sustainability in undergraduate mechanical engineering courses. To validate the proposed approach, we conducted two studies with students in a computer-aided design and...
by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Aug 3, 2017 | 2017, DESIGN METHOD, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, Recent Publications, William Z Bernstein
Most design activities involve exploring and comparing existing designs. Thus, adopting an eco-conscious approach in the design exploration process can aid environmentally sustainable product design (SPD). One approach for supporting exploration in SPD is through...
by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Aug 3, 2017 | 2017, DESIGN METHOD, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, Recent Publications, Senthil Chandrasegaran, William Z Bernstein
The rapid rise in technologies for data collection has created an unmatched opportunity to advance the use of data-rich tools for lifecycle decision-making. However, the usefulness of these technologies is limited by the ability to translate lifecycle data into...
by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Aug 3, 2017 | 2016, DESIGN METHOD, Karthik Ramani
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have become integral to the modern manufacturing process. These roles are filled both in prototyping and production. Many studies have been conducted and lists been written on guidelines for AM. While these lists are useful,...
by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Aug 3, 2017 | 2017, DESIGN METHOD, Jeff Alperovich, Joran Booth, Karthik Ramani, Pratik Chawla, Recent Publications, Uncategorized
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have become integral to modern prototyping and manufacturing. Therefore, guidelines for using AM are necessary to help users new to the technology. Many others have proposed useful guidelines, but these are rarely written in a...
by Convergence Design Lab Admin | May 16, 2017 | 2017, Design Representation, Recent Publications, Senthil Chandrasegaran
We present an argument for using visual analytics to aid Grounded Theory methodologies in qualitative data analysis. Grounded theory methods involve the inductive analysis of data to generate novel insights and theoretical constructs. Making sense of unstructured text...
