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 | bio-inspired design | biofluid dynamics | computer-aided design | controls | creativity | design analysis | design for manufacturability & quality | design theory & methodology | dynamics & simulation | engineering education | haptics | high-speed devices | human-machine interfaces | scientific instrument design | interaction design | life-cycle engineering | machine design | manufacturing technology | medical devices | micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) | optimization | organizational innovation | product design | rapid prototyping | rehabilitation | robotics | robust design optimization
Degrees associated with the Design Group
Design Group History
Prof. David Kelley on how to start your creative engine
Mechanical Engineering Professor David Kelley shares tips for creativity, honed over five decades of innovation on the Farm.
Prof. Allison Okamura | Exploring a future with in-home robot caretakers
Mechanical Engineering Professor Allison Okamura is working on a new generation of robots that can help care for people in their homes as they get older. She answers seven questions about what life with ‘soft robots’ could look like.
People associated with the Design Group
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and, by courtesy, of Bioengineering
