Product Design and Manufacturing
The product design and manufacturing (PDM) research supergroup focuses on fundamental research and advancements of design methodologies and manufacturing processes of smart-enabled devices. Areas of interest include but are not limited to:
- Additive Manufacturing: Processing science and inter-disciplinary applications
- Hybrid Manufacturing: Seamlessly integrating value-added processing with Additive Manufacturing
- Engineering Design Methods
- IoT-enabled Smart Devices
- Design for X - DfX
- Human-machine Systems
- Interdisciplinary Design
PDM Sample Work
- 3D sand-printing, multi-material additive manufacturing, 3D electronics embedding: Guha Manogharan
- Physiological signals of design, expert design behavior, artificial intelligence as design facilitator: Jessica Menold
- Origami-based mechanisms, flexible orthopedic implants, shape-conforming devices: Jared Butler
- Inclusive approaches in human machine systems and design, design insight through eye-tracking and sensors: Tahira Reid Smith
Research Super Groups
- Bioinspired and Multifunctional Materials, Systems, & Structures
- Biomechanics & Biodevices
- Complex Flows
- Engineering Education Research
- Low-carbon Energy Systems
- Product Design & Manufacturing
- Systems, Controls, & Robotics
- Turbomachinery & Propulsion
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