Using Diffusion Distances for Flexible Molecular Shape Comparison

by _not_Exist_ | Oct 15, 2010 | 2010, HUMAN SHAPE INTERACTION, Karthik Ramani, Publications, Shape Understanding, William Benjamin

Abstract: Background Many molecules are flexible and undergo significant shape deformation as part of their function, and yet most existing molecular shape comparison (MSC) methods treat them as rigid bodies, which may lead to incorrect shape recognition. Results In...

Estimating view parameters from random projections for Tomography using spherical MDS

by _not_Exist_ | Oct 12, 2010 | 2010, HUMAN SHAPE INTERACTION, Karthik Ramani, Publications, Shape Understanding

Abstract: During the past decade, the computed tomography has been successfully applied to various fields especially in medicine. The estimation of view angles for projections is necessary in some special applications of tomography, for example, the structuring of...

Integrated Sustainable Lifecycle Design: A Review

by _not_Exist_ | Sep 15, 2010 | 2010, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Devarajan Ramanujan, Featured Publications, Karthik Ramani, Publications, William Z Bernstein

Abstract:  Product design is one of the most important sectors influencing global sustainability, as almost all the products consumed by people are outputs of the product development process. In particular, early design decisions can have a very significant impact...

A Port-based Agent Approach to Guiding Concept Generation for Customizing Modular Varieties

by preciseadmin | Aug 15, 2010 | 2010, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications

Abstract: As the description of design requirements at the earlier design stage is inaccurate and vague, it is difficult to figure out functional structure of a product and make sense product configuration. Therefore, it plays an important role to formally represent...

Creating Polytope Representations of Design Spaces for Visual Exploration Using Consistency Techniques

by preciseadmin | Aug 15, 2010 | 2010, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Publications

Abstract: Understanding the limits of a design is an important aspect of the design process. When mathematical models are constructed to describe a design concept, the limits are typically expressed as constraints involving the variables of that concept. The set of...

Understanding Innovation in Student Design Projects

by preciseadmin | Aug 15, 2010 | 2010, Design Collaboration, Design Learn, DESIGN METHOD, Karthik Ramani, Publications

Abstract: Over the past few years, academic institutions have become aware of the importance of innovation in education, as well as its broader role in strengthening the economy. Creativity and innovative thinking are not easily taught in the classroom, but they can...