The PROduct Synthesis Engineering Laboratory helps engineers during the initial design phases and develops design methods to facilitate concept generation for specific types of product spaces, such as biomimetic, derivative biomimetic, and universal product concepts.
Principle Investigator – Dr. Daniel McAdams
Research Interest
- Design theory and methodology, with a specific focus on functional modeling
- Innovation in concept synthesis, including computational methods
- Bio-inspired design methods
- Design for disability
- Technology evolution as applied to product and system design