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 cecil | Aug 14, 2014 | 2014, Cecil Piya, Embedded Input, HUMAN SHAPE INTERACTION, Karthik Ramani, Mid-air Interaction, Multi-touch Interaction, TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED & EMBODIED INTERFACES
In the real world, we use our innate manual dexterity to create and manipulate 3D objects. Conventional virtual design tools largely neglect this skill by imposing non-intuitive 2D control mechanisms for interacting with 3D design models. Their usage is thus...
by Senthil | Aug 14, 2014 | 2014, Design Collaboration, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications, Senthil Chandrasegaran
Sketching for conceptual design has traditionally been performed on paper. Recent computational tools for conceptual design have leveraged the availability of hand-held computing devices and web-based collaborative platforms. Further, digital sketching interfaces...
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 cecil | Aug 3, 2014 | 2014, Cecil Piya, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, HUMAN SHAPE INTERACTION, Karthik Ramani, Shape Understanding
Laser direct deposition provides an attractive and cost effective means for repairing or remanufacturing high value engineering components. This study demonstrates the successful repair of defective voids in turbine airfoils based on a new semi-automated geometric...
