The Design Group's philosophy combines an emphasis on creativity, technology and design methodology with a concern for human values and the needs of society. The group's varied interests are reflected in the following areas of teaching and research:

  • controls
  • design for manufacturability & quality
  • design theory & methodology
  • dynamics
  • engineering creativity
  • experimental stress analysis
  • fatigue and fracture mechanics
  • finite element analysis
  • human-machine interfaces
  • kinematics
  • life-cycle engineering
  • machine design
  • manufacturing technology
  • microcomputer-based systems
  • organizational innovation
  • rapid prototyping
  • robotics
  • robust design optimization
  • teleoperation

Diversity, one of the Design group's strengths, is required to maintain a leadership position in the rapidly changing world of design and manufacturing.

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