The headlines below display some of my Academic work including overview and links to full documents if required:
The aim of this research is to use advanced materials and state of the art Finite Element Analysis to produce a novel acetabular cup prosthesis. An investigation into current static and fatigue testing procedures for acetabular cup prostheses has identified current strengths and weakness and proposes a cheap, fast method that is closer to anatomical loading conditions.
The main aim of this paper is to describe research into shape and form, the translation technologies and how it can support the education of design students with aesthetic design decisions and applications. The research is a development from previous research into a design tool for colour semiotics. The paper discusses a research project at the inception stage; the assessment of the beauty of form, shape and sculpture by the study of symmetry and the golden ratio in 3D objects. The paper will make reference to product and engineering design and the potential integration and application of this research for the education of the designer of the future.
In the 80’s and 90’s industry needed design graduates with additional computer aided design (CAD) skills to introduce and operate the then emerging, and highly expensive, CAD technology. Now with the cost of CAD tumbling and industry expecting good CAD skills from design graduates, the area of Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Manufacture (RP and RM) is set to replace CAD as the area of expertise/knowledge industry require. Not only is teaching RP and RM a way of differentiating courses from other institutions, and attracting students, but more importantly, it might also be that extra knowledge that will get your graduate the job interview.
This paper presents the techniques that overcome the challenges of assessing digital design from concept to prototype. Some of these methods are derived from industrial practices. The paper covers digital concepts both in two-dimensional and threedimensional form as well as models generated from point clouds (i.e. scanned data). The challenges of assessing CAD models are investigated and solutions presented. The importance of design quality in engineering simulation is highlighted. Methods of assessment are suggested for different simulations such as structural, thermal, dynamics, fluid and multiphysics.
