About the Design Group
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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.
Diversity, one of the Design Group’s strengths, is required to maintain a leadership position in the rapidly changing world of design and manufacturing.
The Design Group’s varied interests are reflected in the following areas of teaching and research:
assistive technology | human-machine interfaces |
bio-inspired design | scientific instrument design |
biofluid dynamics | idea visualization |
computer-aided design | interaction design |
controls | kinematics |
creativity | life-cycle engineering |
design analysis | machine design |
design for manufacturability & quality | manufacturing technology |
design theory & methodology | medical devices |
dynamics & simulation | micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) |
vehicle dynamics | optimization |
engineering education | organizational innovation |
experimental mechanics & stress analysis | product design |
fatigue and fracture mechanics | rapid prototyping |
finite element analysis | rehabilitation |
haptics | robotics |
high-speed devices | robust design optimization |