Directions to the Design offices

Philosophy
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.