Heat-Passing Framework for Robust Interpretation of Data in Networks

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Dec 3, 2014 | 2015, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications

Researchers are regularly interested in interpreting the multipartite structure of data entities according to their functional relationships. Data is often heterogeneous with intricately hidden inner structure. With limited prior knowledge, researchers are likely to...

Art Meets Engineering Design: An Approach for Reducing Sketch Inhibition in Engineers During the Design Process

by Joran | Sep 8, 2014 | 2014, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Joran Booth, Karthik Ramani

While much prior work has been done regarding sketching and its impact on design and a few on how to train engineers to sketch, there have been no prior studies in engineering to reduce inhibition to frequent sketching. This paper describes a sketching intervention...

Evaluating the Bottom-Up Method for Functional Decomposition in Product Dissection Tasks

by Joran | Sep 8, 2014 | 2014, Design Learn, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Joran Booth, Karthik Ramani

The purpose of this study is to continue to explore which function identification methods work best for specific design tasks. Prior literature describes the top-down and bottom-up approaches as equivalent methods for functional decomposition. Building on our prior...

Prioritizing Design for Environment Strategies Using a Stochastic Analytic Hierarchy Process

by Dev Ramanujan | Aug 29, 2014 | 2014, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, William Z Bernstein

This paper describes a framework for applying design for environment (DfE) within an industry setting. Our aim is to couple implicit design knowledge such as redesign/process constraints with quantitative measures of environmental performance to enable informed...

KINETOGAMI, A Reconfigurable and Printable Sheet Folding

by wei | Aug 22, 2014 | 2013, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Fabrication, Publications, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES, Wei Gao

Abstract: As an ancient paper craft originating from Japan, origami has been naturally embedded and contextualized in a variety of applications in the fields of mathematics, engineering, food packaging, and biological design. The computational and manufacturing...

Contextualizing Environmental Sustainability in Design Engineering Curricula

by Dev Ramanujan | Aug 15, 2014 | 2014, Design Learn, DESIGN METHOD, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, William Z Bernstein

Consideration of environmental sustainability is significantly altering the nature of the mechanical design process. This necessitates integration of sustainability related learning content in design engineering curricula. Although various frameworks for teaching...