# overview
I have research interests in design theory and methodology with specific focus on functional modeling; innovation in concept synthesis including computational methods; bio-inspired design methods; design for disability, and technology evolution as applied to product and system design.

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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12 Responsible Consumption And Production

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4007 Control Engineering, Mechatronics And Robotics

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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Networking And Information Technology R&d

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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4007 Control Engineering, Mechatronics And Robotics

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Networking And Information Technology R&d

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California Institute of Technology - (Pasadena, California, United States)

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The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States)

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The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States)

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The effects of time and incubation on design concept generation

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Exploring the Use of Functional Models in Biomimetic Conceptual Design

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Modeling and Information in the Design Process

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DEVELOPING BIOMIMETIC GUIDELINES FOR THE HIGHLY OPTIMIZED AND ROBUST DESIGN OF COMPLEX PRODUCTS OR THEIR COMPONENTS

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Concept generation from the functional basis of design

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A Methodology for Model Selection in Engineering Design

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A HYBRID SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR USE IN EARLY DESIGN

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Deriving a component basis for computational functional synthesis

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A Hybrid Sensitivity Analysis for Use in Early Design

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Development of a Search Tool to Identify Structural Design Principles for Bioinspired Materials Design

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EVALUATING THE DIRECTED METHOD FOR BIOINSPIRED DESIGN

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Tuning Parameter Tolerance Design: Foundations, Methods, and Measures

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AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ANALOGY FORMATION USING THE ENGINEERING-TO-BIOLOGY THESAURUS

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A Framework and Representation for Universal Product Design

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A model of function-based representations

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GENERATING TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION PREDICTION INTERVALS WITH BOOTSTRAP METHOD

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Capturing Empirically Derived Design Knowledge for Creating Conceptual Design Configurations

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A platform-based strategic design approach for universal products

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ADAPTING ADA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN KNOWLEDGE TO PRODUCT DESIGN: GROUNDWORK FOR A FUNCTION BASED APPROACH

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Functional Decomposition in Engineering: A Survey

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Exploring Automated Text Classification to Improve Keyword Corpus Search Results for Bioinspired Design

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Computational Methods to Predict and Avoid Design Failure

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REPRESENTING USER ACTIVITY AND PRODUCT FUNCTION FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN

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METHODS FOR SUPPORTING BIOINSPIRED DESIGN

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Function design framework (FDF): Integrated process and function modeling for complex systems

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Methods for automated manufacturability analysis of injection-molded and die-cast parts

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Effect of model element fidelity within a complex function-based behavioral model

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CURRENT STATE OF THE ART: PROBLEM-DRIVEN MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BIO-INSPIRED DESIGNS

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Modeling the evolution of system technology performance when component and system technology performances interact: Commensalism and amensalism

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Sustainable Design Through Flexible Product Evolution

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A Function-Based Methodology for Analyzing Critical Events

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DESIGNING OPTIMAL ORIGAMI STRUCTURES BY COMPUTATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY EMBRYOGENY

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Functional and Mathematical Equivalence of Mechanisms: A Novel Approach to Integrating Synthesis and Design Analysis

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Load Leveling Device Selection for Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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Adapting ADA Architectural Design Knowledge for Universal Product Design Using Association Rule Mining: A Function Based Approach

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TEACHING STUDENTS TO INNOVATE: EVALUATING METHODS FOR BIOINSPIRED DESIGN AND THEIR IMPACT ON DESIGN SELF EFFICACY

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Modeling of a biological material nacre: Waviness stiffness model.

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A product architecture-based conceptual DFA technique

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IN SEARCH OF EFFECTIVE DESIGN PROBLEMS FOR DESIGN RESEARCH

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Product family platform selection using a Pareto front of maximum commonality and strategic modularity

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Discussion of "A Review of Thickness-Accommodation Techniques in Origami-Inspired Engineering" (Lang, RJ, Tolman, KA, Crampton, EB, Magleby, SP, and Howell, LL, 2018, ASMEAppl. Mech. Rev., 70(1), p. 010805

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A Comparison of Mechanical Engineering and Biology Students Ideation and Bioinspired Design Abilities

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Functional Analysis: A Fundamental Empirical Study for Reverse Engineering, Benchmarking and Redesign

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PRODUCT PERFORMANCE EVOLUTION PREDICTION BY LOTKA-VOLTERRA EQUATIONS

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DEVELOPMENT OF A KEYWORD SEARCH ALGORITHM FOR BIOINSPIRED DESIGN OF FOLDABLE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

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Designing Optimal Origami Structures by Computational Evolutionary Embryogeny

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A Customer Needs Motivated Conceptual Design Methodology for Product Portfolios

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Functioncad: A functional modeling application based on the function design framework

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A Novel Method to Design and Optimize Flat-Foldable Origami Structures Through a Genetic Algorithm

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Developing Variational Vibration Models of Damaged Beams: Toward Intelligent Failure Detection

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A Market-Based Design Strategy for a Universal Product Family

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Integrating function-based and biomimetic design for automatic concept generation

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UNIVERSAL PRODUCT FAMILY DESIGN VALUATION IN AN UNCERTAIN MARKET ENVIRONMENT

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Towards Failure Modeling in Complex Dynamic Systems: Impact of Design and Manufacturing Variations

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Uncertain Technology Evolution and Decision Making in Design

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An Engineering-to-Biology Thesaurus for Engineering Design

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Modeling of a biological material nacre: Waviness toughness model

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NOVEL PIXELATED MULTICELLULAR REPRESENTATION FOR ORIGAMI STRUCTURES THAT INNOVATES COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN AND CONTROL

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FUNdesign: A Function-Based Method for Addressing Uncertainty During the Design of Engineering Systems  Representations and Knowledge Storage

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A Process Modeling Methodology for Automation of Manual and Time Dependent Processes

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Including Functional Models of Biological Phenomena as Design Stimuli

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Sensitivity measures for use during conceptual design

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An engineering-to-biology thesaurus to promote better collaboration, creativity and discovery

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BIOINSPIRED MATERIALS DESIGN: AN ASSESSMENT OF METHODS TO IMPROVE A TEXT MINING ALGORITHM FOR IDENTIFYING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL STRUCTURAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES

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A Comparison of Mechanical Engineering and Biology Students Ideation and Bioinspired Design Abilities

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Development of a vision system for an intelligent ground vehicle

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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CREATING ACTIONFUNCTION DIAGRAMS FOR USER CENTRIC DESIGN

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American Society for Engineering Education

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A hybrid sensitivity analysis for use in early design

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A Review of Practical Design Integration Methods for Existing Engineering Curriculum

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American Society for Engineering Education

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Translating terms of the Functional Basis into biologically meaningful keywords

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A Theory for the Development of Conceptual Functional Models for Automation of Manual Processes

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Better resource usage through biomimetic symbiotic principles for host and derivative product synthesis

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A Computational Approach to Conceptual Design

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Modeling of a biological material nacre: Multi-objective optimization model

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CONCEPTUALIZATION OF BIOMIMETIC SENSORS THROUGH FUNCTIONAL REPRESENTATION OF NATURAL SENSING SOLUTIONS

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Automated Manufacturability Analysis for Injection-Molded and Die-Cast Parts

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Distributed Ideation: Idea Generation in Distributed Capstone Engineering Design Teams

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Bioinspired Origami: Case Studies Using a Keyword Search Algorithm

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Integration and Evaluation of Peer Grading in a Graduate-level Engineering Design Course

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American Society for Engineering Education

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A Product Architecture-Based Tool for Bioinspired Function-Sharing

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Understanding Product Similarity Using Customer Needs

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DEVELOPMENT OF A SEARCH TOOL TO IDENTIFY STRUCTURAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR BIOINSPIRED MATERIALS DESIGN

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Identification and codification of principles for functional tolerance design

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A review of practical design integration methods for existing engineering curriculum

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Evaluating Methods for Bioinspired Concept Generation

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AUTOMATED GRAPH GRAMMAR GENERATION FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN WITH FREQUENT PATTERN MINING

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Function-based design process for an intelligent ground vehicle vision system

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SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics

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Software Evaluation Of An Automated Concept Generator Design Tool

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American Society for Engineering Education

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Toward Intelligent Fault Detection in Turbine Blades: Variational Vibration Models of Damaged Pinned-Pinned Beams

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Research Opportunities and Challenges in Engineering System Evolution

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Evaluating the Directed Intuitive Approach for Bioinspired Design

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Function Design Framework (FDF): Integrated Process and Function Modeling for Complex Systems

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A representation of carrier flows for functional design

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Applying Functional Modeling as a Unifying Basis for Design for Six Sigma Execution

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Translating Terms of the Functional Basis Into Biologically Meaningful Keywords

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A case against the trickle-down effect in technology ecosystems.

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Functional tolerancing: A design for manufacturing methodology

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THE STATE OF THE ART OF ORIGAMI-INSPIRED PRODUCTS: A REVIEW

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Impacting Designer Creativity Through IT-Enabled Concept Generation

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Mining Functional Model Graphs to Find Product Design Heuristics With Inclusive Design Illustration

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A FORMULA HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM UTILIZING FUNCTIONALITY-BASED MODELING TOOLS

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A Framework for Sufficiency Estimation of Engineering Design Models

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A Computational Technique for Concept Generation

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Creation of Assembly Models to Support Automated Concept Generation

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Automated retrieval of non-engineering domain solutions to engineering problems

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An Interactive Morphological Matrix Computational Design Tool: A Hybrid of Two Methods

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Fault propagation and sensitivity analysis to support counterterrorism activities

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Helping Students to Find Biological Inspiration: Impact of Valuableness and Presentation Format

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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A design method for developing a universal product family in a dynamic market environment

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A Signal Grammar to Guide Functional Modeling of Electromechanical Products

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Universal product platform and family design for uncertain market

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Investigation of system sensitivity to propagated configuration faults

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21st international conference on design theory and methodology (DTM)

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Modeling the Cellular Level of Natural Sensing with the Functional Basis for the Design of Biomimetic Sensor Technology

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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A functional basis for engineering design: Reconciling and evolving previous efforts

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CONCEPTS IN BIOMIMETIC DESIGN: METHODS AND TOOLS TO INCORPORATE INTO A BIOMIMETIC DESIGN COURSE

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A DESIGN METHOD FOR DEVELOPING A UNIVERSAL PRODUCT FAMILY IN A DYNAMIC MARKET ENVIRONMENT

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Categorizing biological information based on function-morphology for bioinspired conceptual design

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Design Ideation Through Speculative Fiction: Foundational Principles and Exploratory Study

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Creating actionfunction diagrams for user centric design

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Quantitative Measures for Design by Analogy

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Nano/Micro-Manufacturing of Bioinspired Materials: a Review of Methods to Mimic Natural Structures.

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Functional Interdependence and Product Similarity Based on Customer Needs

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Design Education: A Globally Distributed Capstone Engineering Design Experience

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Design with Uncertain Technology Evolution

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Software evaluation of an automated concept generator design tool

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The Characterization of Biological Organization, Abstraction, and Novelty in Biomimetic Design

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Process and event modelling for conceptual design

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Exploring the Use of Category and Scale to Scope a Biological Functional Model

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A Quantitative Similarity Metric for Design-by-Analogy

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Formalizing and Exploring the Transferability of Inclusive Design Rules

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A function-based component ontology for systems design

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A Component Taxonomy as a Framework for Computational Design Synthesis

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Developing design templates for product platform focused design

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Evolving a Functional Basis for Engineering Design

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TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION MODELING AND DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY

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Functional Tolerancing: A Design for Manufacturing Methodology

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A Model for the Design of a Pomelo Peel Bioinspired Foam

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AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN INCLUSIVE DESIGN TOOL WITH A METRIC TO EVALUATE INCLUSIVITY OF CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS

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Exploring Effective Methods for Simulating Damaged Structures With Geometric Variation: Toward Intelligent Failure Detection

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Integrating service-oriented design projects in the engineering curriculum

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SPECIAL ISSUE: BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED DESIGN

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Memic: An interactive morphological matrix tool for automated concept generation

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Generating Technology Evolution Prediction Intervals Using a Bootstrap Method

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Biologically Meaningful Keywords for Functional Terms of the Functional Basis

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A Comparison of Design Self-Efficacy of Mechanical Engineering Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors

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American Society for Engineering Education

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A Validation Study of an Automated Concept Generator Design Tool

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FunctionCAD: A Functional Modeling Application Based on the Function Design Framework

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Feature Recognition for Injection-Molded and Die-Cast Parts

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Representing user activity and product function for universal design

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Visual Representations as an Aid to Concept Generation

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Exploring the Use of Functional Models as a Foundation for Biomimetic Conceptual Design

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FORMALIZING USER ACTIVITY - PRODUCT FUNCTION ASSOCIATION BASED DESIGN RULES FOR UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS

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EFFECT OF MODEL ELEMENT FIDELITY WITHIN A COMPLEX FUNCTION-BASED BEHAVIORAL MODEL

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A Modular Design Approach to Support Sustainable Design

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Nano/Micro-Manufacturing of Bioinspired Materials: a Review of Methods to Mimic Natural Structures.

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User activity  product function association based design rules for universal products

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Bioinspired Materials: Nano/MicroManufacturing of Bioinspired Materials: a Review of Methods to Mimic Natural Structures (Adv. Mater. 30/2016)

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Theoretical Foundations for Tuning Parameter Tolerance Design

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Signal flow grammar from the functional basis

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System evolution prediction and manipulation using a Lotka-Volterra ecosystem model

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Methods and Principles for Concurrent Functional Tolerance Design

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The Effect of a Fractal Profile Tolerance on the Dynamic Performance of Cams

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Quantifying the Predictive Abilities of Speculative Fiction: A Feasibility Study

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Biologically Inspired Design Computational Methods and Tools

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Multiscale Analysis of Residual Stresses with Novel Non-Destructive and Destructive Approaches using Surface Displacement Measurements

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Directorate for Engineering - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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EAGER: Foundations for Combining Normative and Behavioral Research Methodologies to Study Systems Engineering

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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EAGER: A Quantitative Theory for Technology Evolution and Innovation

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Efri-Odissei: Synthesizing Complex Structures From Programmable Self-Folding Active Materials

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Using Quantitative Ecosystem Models and Science Fiction to Prevent Strategic Technical Surprise

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United States Department of Defense - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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FFATA:Collaborative Research:  KINdReD: Knowledge and Methods for Inclusive Product Design

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Collaborative Research: Delegated Decision Making in Value-Driven Systems Engineering

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Mechanical Engineering; 3123 TAMU

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Arendt, Jonathan Lee (2012-08). Design with Uncertain Technology Evolution. Master's Thesis.

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Cowen, Nicholas L. (2010-05). Universal Design Rules from Product Pairs and Association Rule Based Learning. Master's Thesis.

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Al Maskari, Nasra Said Abdullah (2016-11). Bioinspired Material Design: Modeling and Optimization of Nacre-like Materials. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Kothapalli, Bhargav (2012-07). Application of Product Design Concepts and Hybrid System Dynamics to Demonstrate Zeno Behavior and Zeno Periodic Orbits in a Physical Double Pendulum Setup. Master's Thesis.

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Tsenn, Joanna Nifon (2016-05). Bioinspired Materials Design: A Text Mining Approach to Determining Design Principles of Biological Materials. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hutcheson, Ryan S. (2009-05). Function-based Design Tools for Analyzing the Behavior and Sensitivity of Complex Systems During Conceptual Design. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ortiz, Jonel Aaron (2017-12). Mechanical Modeling of a Pomelo Peel Bioinspired Foam. Master's Thesis.

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Carey, Daniel John (2017-05). Human Capability-Sensitive Design Rules for Products using Inclusive Design Principles. Master's Thesis.

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Kostovich, Vincent (2009-12). Universal Product Design: Transforming User Activity Into Product Function. Master's Thesis.

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Wadia, Anosh Porus (2011-08). Developing Biomimetic Design Principles for the Highly Optimized and Robust Design of Products and Their Components. Master's Thesis.

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Glier, Michael W (2013-08). Machine Learning Based Classification of Textual Stimuli to Promote Ideation in Bioinspired Design. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Sangelkar, Shraddha Chandrakant (2010-08). Adapting ADA Architectural Design Knowledge to Product Design: Groundwork for a Function Based Approach. Master's Thesis.

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Baylis, Kyle Bradley (2017-05). Adapting DSM Clustering to the Modularization of Diverse and Universal Product Families. Master's Thesis.

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Hopkins, Shelby Elizabeth (2017-05). The Development and Validation of the Energy Transfer/Change Hazard Identification Method (ETHCIM). Master's Thesis.

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Davis, Matthew Louis Turner (2010-08). Host and Derivative Product Modeling and Synthesis. Master's Thesis.

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Burns, Madison Suzann 1987- (2012-12). The Effect of Natural Language Processing in Bioinspired Design. Master's Thesis.

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Lee, Sooyeon (2015-08). Applying Lexical Substitution and Text Mining for Bioinspired Engineering Design. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Schmidt, Susanne R. (2010-08). Globally Distributed Engineering Teams in Computational Fluid Dynamics and in Product Development. Master's Thesis.

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Sangelkar, Shraddha Chandrakant (2013-08). Automated Inclusive Design Heuristics Generation with Graph Mining. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Li, Wei (2014-08). A New Design Method Framework for Open Origami Design Problems. Doctoral Dissertation.