by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Sep 9, 2014 | Devarajan Ramanujan, News, Senthil Chandrasegaran
Devarajan Ramanujan, Senthil Chandrasegaran, Jeff Ackerman and Scott Calvert won theASME 2014 Student Design Competition in Buffalo, New York. The design challenge, held as part of the ASME IDETC/CIE conferences, was to envision and pitch ideas for...
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...
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...
by William Z Bernstein | Aug 14, 2014 | 2014, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, Publications, William Z Bernstein
In this paper, we present ViSER, an interactive visual analytics platform that visualizes supply chain data for enabling eco-conscious redesign. ViSER provides a visualization dashboard consisting of multiple mutually coordinated views that provide different...
by William | Jan 21, 2014 | 2014, Devarajan Ramanujan, HUMAN SHAPE INTERACTION, Karthik Ramani, Multi-touch Interaction, Senthil Chandrasegaran, William Benjamin
Juxtapoze is a clipart composition workflow that supports creative expression and serendipitous discoveries in the shape domain. We achieve creative expression by supporting a workflow of searching, editing, and composing: the user queries the shape database using...
by William Z Bernstein | Aug 20, 2013 | 2013, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Devarajan Ramanujan, Karthik Ramani, Publications, William Z Bernstein
Abstract: The recent proliferation of electronic products has led to a strong unmet need for understanding environmental implications of new technologies. According to Nielsen, 66% of Americans ages 24-35 own a smartphone, providing strong evidence...