shapeSIFT: Evaluating InfoVis Tools for Eco-Conscious Design

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Aug 7, 2016 | 2016, DESIGN METHOD, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, Publications, William Z Bernstein

In this paper, we present the methodology and results from the evaluation of shapeSIFT: a multi-dimensional visualization tool for exploring part repositories in the context of eco-conscious design. The goals of this work are twofold, to create a categorization scheme...

FEAsy: A Sketch-Based Tool for Finite Element Analysis

by cecil | Aug 6, 2016 | 2016, Cecil Piya, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Multi-touch Interaction, Recent Publications

Freehand sketching is an integral part of early design process. Recent years have seen an increased interest in supporting sketching in computer-based design systems. In this paper, we present finite element analysis made easy (FEAsy), a naturalistic environment for...

The Design For Additive Manufacturing Worksheet

by Joran | Jun 2, 2016 | 2016, Design Learn, Joran Booth, Karthik Ramani, Publications

Abstract: 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...

Interventions for Teaching Sketching Skills and Reducing Inhibition for Novice Engineering Designers

by Joran | Nov 24, 2015 | 2016, Design Learn, Joran Booth, Karthik Ramani

Abstract: This paper explores improving sketching skills and reducing the inhibition to sketch for student designers. In the first study, students were taught sketching skills through an in-class workshop. The effect was evaluated using a pre-midpost test (n=40). In...

Bridging The Gaps: Augmenting Design Learning Through Computer-Aided Exploration

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Aug 30, 2015 | 2015, Anirudh Sriram, Design Learn, DESIGN METHOD

ABSTRACT In helping students learn engineering design, it is very important that they explore complex scenarios that are realistic, and fall outside the domain of standard and over-simplified textbook problems that typically have an answer. A majority of the current...

Empirical Studies of Functional Decomposition in Early Design

by Joran | Aug 11, 2015 | 2015, Design Learn, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Joran Booth, Karthik Ramani, Recent Publications

This paper explores functional decomposition in early design. In the first part of this study, we explore how the three most common methods (top-down, energy-flow, enumeration) affect concept generation for novice design teams (n=25). We found that nearly all the...