Abstract: A reverse engineering methodology is presented for identifying environmentally conscious design guidelines for use in the conceptual stages of product design. Environmentally conscious principles ...

Abstract: Complex engineering design problems are often decomposed into a set of interdependent, distributed subproblems that are solved by domain-specific experts. These experts must resolve couplings between ...

Abstract: A paradigm shift is underway in which the classical materials selection approach in engineering design is being replaced by the design of material structure and processing paths on a hierarchy ...

Abstract: Preliminary design of a complex system often involves exploring a broad design space. This may require repeated use of computationally expensive simulations. To ease the computational burden, ...

Abstract: Prismatic cellular or honeycomb materials exhibit favorable properties for multifunctional applications such as ultralight load bearing combined with active cooling. Since these properties are ...