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  • Understanding Designer Mental Models to Support Computer Directed Analogical Design

    Creator:
    Arlitt, Ryan M.
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    Analysis of alternative concepts has a significant impact on design project outcomes, and yet many design teams fail to consider a significantly broad range of conceptual solutions. Within the realm of conceptual design exists a technique called design by analogy (DBA) -- the practice of reapplying old solutions to new...
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  • Processing of laser interferometric signals for small displacement measurements

    Creator:
    Peng, Gwo-sheng
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    Algorithms for analyzing laser interferometry signals were developed and adopted to the computer based processing of small displacement measurements. These methods, matrix operation approach and fixed parameters approach, are based on signal phase calculation and are able to replace complex fringe counting electronic circuits. The matrix operation provides an approach...
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    valuable guidance, this work would not have been possible. I am also grateful to Dr. David R. Thomas, Dr

  • Systematic design of biologically-inspired engineering solutions

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    Nagel, Jacquelyn Kay
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    Biological organisms, phenomena and strategies, herein referred to as biological systems, provide a rich set of analogies that can be used to inspire engineering innovation. Biologically-inspired, or biomimetic, designs are publicly viewed as creative and novel solutions to human problems. Moreover, some biomimetic designs have become so commonplace that it...
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    Conley, Jr., Dr. Phil- lip Brownell, Dr. Irem Tumer, Dr. David Cann and Dr. Kathy Mullet, for their