Design Seminars


Upcoming Design Seminars

  • Computational Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
    Dr. Il Yong Kim
    Queen’s University
    Canada
    Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 4:30 pm
    MD #357

List of Recent Design Seminars

  • The Design of a Satellite Top Floor Antenna Module
    Mr. Joey Mennitto
    MDA Corporation, Montreal
    November 7, 2007
  • Innovative Product Design: Mechanism and Methodology
    Dr. Yon Zeng
    Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering
    Concordia University, Montreal
    October 24, 2007
  • Deinventing the wheel: The key role of coupling in mechanical design
    Dr. L. Flavio Campanile
    Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (EMPA)
    Dubendorf, Switzerland
    October 12, 2007
  • The Use of NURBS for the Design of Geometric Objects
    Dr. Martin Pfurner
    University of Innsbruck
    Austria
    April 18, 2007
  • TRIZ – Powerful Innovation Methodology
    Prof. Eugene I. Rivin
    Wayne State University
    Detroit, Michigan, USA
    March 28, 2007
  • The Design of Mechanism Models on the Basis of Similarity Mechanics
    Dr.-Ing. Hanfried Kerle
    Technical University of Braunschweig
    Germany
    March 21, 2007
  • The Architecture of Ice
    Pieter Sijpkes
    Professor, School of Architecture
    McGill University
    Canada
    March 14, 2007
  • Managing Complexity In Engineering Design & Manufacturing
    Dr. Waguih H. ElMaraghy
    Professor and Director, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Centre
    University of Windsor
    Canada
    February 14, 2007
  • Advanced Simulation Capabilities - adding to Metso's Tool Box for Equipment Design and Optimization
    Dr. John Herbst
    General Manager
    Metso Minerals Optimization Services
    USA
    January 22, 2007
  • Design Challenges In Heart Surgery
    Dr. Renzo Cecere, MD
    Surgical Director, Heart Failure & Thoracic Transplantation
    McGill University Health Centre
    Canada
    January 10, 2007
  • A Design Toolbox for Multibody Systems
    Christian Lange, Yves Gonthier, Kourosh Parsa
    Robotics Section, Spacecraft Engineering, Space Technologies
    Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
    Canada
    October 18, 2006
  • Intelligent Optimal Design of Complex Systems
    Prof. Joseph Zarka, Director
    CADLM
    France
    May 3, 2006

  • Design of Gravity Balancing Exoskeletons for the Lower Extremity and Approaches to Gait Rehabilitation
    Prof. Sunil K. Agrawal
    University of Delaware
    USA
    April 5, 2006

  • The Old Sphere: A Brave New World
    Prof. Gunter Weiss
    Technical University, Dresden
    Germany
    March 29, 2006

  • The Design and Development of an Open Reconfigurable Architecture for Industrial Automation
    Prof. Ian Yellowley
    University of British Columbia
    Canada
    March 22, 2006

  • Improvements of Industrial Systems Performance: Models, Methods and Tools
    Prof. Alain Bernard
    Ecole Centrale de Nantes
    France
    February 20, 2006

  • From Compromise To Innovative Solutions In Automotive Suspension Mechanisms
    Prof. Grigore Gogu
    French Institute of Advanced Mechanics(IFMA)
    France
    February 8, 2006

  • Topology Optimization for Innovative Structural and Material Concepts
    Dr. Zheng-Dong Ma
    University of Michigan
    USA
    January 25, 2006

  • 3-D Inspections and Reverse Engineering of Parts and Assemblies on the Shop Floor
    Mr. Marc Hamel
    FARO TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.
    USA
    January 11, 2006

  • The Design Of Compliant Mechanisms For Mems Application
    Dr. Mircea Munteanu
    Transylvania University of Brasov
    Romania
    November 23, 2005

  • Environmental Challenges in the Design of Space Mechanisms
    Mr. Howard Jones
    MDA Corporation
    Canada
    November 9, 2005

  • The 100g Capturing Robot: Too Fast to See!
    Prof. Makoto Kaneko
    Hiroshima University
    Japan
    October 19, 2005

  • Sustainable Safety Sports Vehicle. High-speed Development of Physical Demonstrator as Part of a Student Course
    Prof. Petter Krus
    Linkoping University
    Sweden
    September 30, 2005

  • MOBILE: An Object-Oriented Simulation Tool for the Design of Complex Mechanical Systems
    Prof. Andres Kecskemethy
    Universitat Duisburg-Essen
    Germany
    September 21, 2005

  • Design for Extreme Environments. What It's All About.

    PROGRAM
    1. Introduction of the NSERC Chair in Design Engineering: Design for Extreme Environments, Prof. J. Angeles
    2. What is Design About?, Prof. D. Covo
    3. The Design Concentration, Prof. J. Angeles
    4. The New Design Graphics Course, Prof. D. Pasini
    5. The Electric Snowmobile, Prof. P. Radziszewski
    6. Design of Cardiovascular Devices, Prof. R. Mongrain
    7. Sustainable Design, Ms. J. Bourke, Architect
    8. Design for Infrastructure Sustainability and Durability, Prof. S. Mirza
    9. Recent Undergraduate Student Design Projects, Dr. A. Morozov
    10. Question Period

    September 7, 2005


  • Application of Engineering Analysis Tools to the Design of Clinical Diagnostic Systems
    Mr. Richard Zhang, Sr. Engineer, Dr. Edward P. Gargiulo, Principal Engineer
    Dade Behring Inc.
    USA
    August 23, 2005

  • Computer-Aided Methods for Design Evaluation of Off-Road Vehicles From Theory to Practice
    Prof. J.Y. Wong
    Carleton University
    Vehicle Systems Development Corporation
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    March 30, 2005

  • Design for Space
    Dr. Virendra Jha
    Vice-President, Science, Technology and Program
    Canadian Space Agency
    St-Hubert, Qc, Canada
    March 9, 2005

  • Design Thinking in Practice and Education Part 1 [.ppt], Part 2 [.ppt]
    Prof. Bernard Roth
    Stanford University
    Stanford, CA, USA
    February 16, 2005

  • Special Design Session
    The discussion on various design topics presented during the Inaugural Design Conference of the Canadian Design Engineering Network

    Topics
    1. The Cam Driven Mill Design Story, P.Radziszewski, L. Geng, R. Perlin , J. Angeles, Mechanical Engineering Department, McGill University, CANADA
    2. Development of Anatomically Correct Mock-Ups of the Aorta for PIV Investigations, R. Yip , R Mongrain, A Ranga, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McGill, CANADA; J. Brunette, R. Cartier, Montreal Heart Institute, CANADA
    3. Towards Legged Amphibious Mobile Robotics, C. Prahacs, M. K. Smith, McGill University , CANADA; A. Saunders, D. McMordie, M. Buehler, Boston Dynamics, USA
    4. The Design of an Innovative Large Scale Schonflies-Motion Generator, A. Morozov, J. Angeles, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Centre for Intelligent Machines - McGill University, Montreal, CANADA
    5. The Embodiment Design of a Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robot, A. Salerno, J. Angeles, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Centre for Intelligent Machines - McGill University, Montreal, CANADA; R. Perlin, Ardi Consultants Enr., Montreal, CANADA

    November 23, 2004


  • Experiences in the Design of Legged Robotic Vehicles
    Prof. Kenneth J. Waldron
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
    USA
    November 10, 2004

  • Synthesis Tools for Vehicle Design [.ppt]
    Dr. Madhu Raghavan
    General Motors Research & Development Center
    USA
    November 3, 2004

  • On the Design and Beauty of Ancient Chinese Locks
    Prof. Hong-Sen Yan
    Director General, National Science and Technology Museum
    National Cheng Kung University
    Taiwan
    September 27, 2004

  • Geometry Education at Austria’s Technical Universities, Past-Present-Future
    Prof. Manfred Husty
    Inst. f. Technische Mathematik, Geometrie und Bauinformatik
    Universitat Innsbruck
    Austria
    September 22, 2004

  • Web-based Mechanism Design and Analysis
    Prof. Harry H. Cheng
    Integration Engineering Laboratory
    Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
    University of California
    USA
    September 13, 2004

  • Model-based Design, Virtual Prototyping and Automated Testing of Electromechanical Subsystems for Automotive Applications
    Paul Goossens
    Opal-RT
    Canada
    September 10, 2004

  • Development of a Dual-Rail Circular Platform (DRCP) for a Pipe Scanner
    Dr. Homayoun Najjaran
    Institute for Research in Construction (IRC)
    National Research Council Canada (NRC)
    Canada
    September 8, 2004

  • Motion Geometry of Planar Mechanisms: Centrode and Pitch-Curve Tracing with Scientific Software
    Prof. Giorgio Figliolini
    University of Cassino
    Italy
    July 26, 2004

  • LEGO Bricks as a Visualization Aid in the Teaching of Design
    Professor I-Ming Chen
    School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
    Singapore
    June 22, 2004

  • Biorobotics Tests and Applications to Team Ferrari Formula1
    Prof. Alberto Rovetta
    Politecnico di Milano
    Italy
    June 14, 2004

  • Descriptive Geometry in Today’s Design Curriculum
    Prof. Hellmuth Stachel
    Institute of Discrete Mathematics and Geometry, Vienna University of Technology
    Austria
    March 19, 2004

  • Replacing De(ad)scriptive Geometry... With What?
    Mr. Axel Pavillet
    UQAM
    Canada
    March 12, 2004

  • Modeling Engineering Design Thinking and Performance as a Question-driven Process
    Dr. Ozgur Eris
    Center for Design Research, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University
    USA
    November 7, 2003

  • Optimum Design Methodology, Biomimetics, and Compliant Lightweight Systems
    Dr. Damiano Pasini
    Institute of Structural Mechanics, German Aerospace Center
    Germany
    October 24, 2003

  • An Introduction to Mechanism Design
    Dr. Scott Nokleby
    University of Victoria
    Canada
    October 10, 2003

  • The Potencial of VR-Techniques within Product Development
    Prof. Dr.-Ing. F.-L. Krause
    Division of Design Engineering, Fraunhofer Inst. for Production and Design Engineering
    Germany
    August 28, 2003
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