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Imperial College is at the vanguard of science and technology research. Design thinking acts as a pull for new technologies enabling the design and engineering of new possibilities. Design engineering research exploits the latest developments in science, technology, business, policy and society to envision and design the future.

Design engineers at Imperial have interests ranging from the design of complex systems to that of platforms, artefacts, consumer products and experiences.

Current research areas include the development of new engineering design solutions and design science focusing on aspects as varied as creativity and ideation, biologically inspired design, function to form, sustainability in design, the 'fuzzy' front end of design, design computing, human behaviour in design, ICT in design, and risk and uncertainty in design.

Research in the Dyson School of Design Engineering is focused in three areas: human performance and experience, engineering product development, and robotics and manufacture.

Research Themes

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Human Performance and Experience

The human performance and experience research theme focuses on vehicle occupant perception, quality and comfort, auditory design and acoustic perception, multimodal perception, sports technology, and the application of biomechanics/physiology to design.

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Product Design

Engineering Product Development

The engineering product development research theme focuses on product development and innovation models, user experience, complex products and systems, functional understanding, engineering knowledge management, and creativity and innovation.

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Advanced Manufacturing

Robotics & Manufacturing

The autonomous systems and manufacturing research theme focuses on 3 main areas: additive manufacturing, energy, and robotics.

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Research Projects

3D Tune-In (Dr. Lorenzo Picinali)

3D Tune In

3D Tune-In

3D-games for TUNing and lEarnINg about hearing aids

3D Tune-In brings together relevant stakeholders from traditional gaming industries, academic institutes, a large European hearing aid manufacturer and hearing communities to produce digital games in the field of hearing aid technologies and hearing loss in children and older adults, addressing social inclusion, generating new markets and creating job opportunities.

3D Tune-In is funded under Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union. The project is coordinated by Dr. Lorenzo Picinali.

For more information please visit the 3D Tune-In website.

DOSE (Dr. Marco Aurisicchio)

DOSE

Design of Orthopaedic surgery Services

DOSE aims to establish to what extent we can use an engineering design approach to configure a network capable of harnessing available resources in a Local health Economy (LHE) for the benefit of patients and the taxpayer.

DOSE is funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council. The project is coordinated by Dr. Marco Aurisicchio.

For more information please visit DOSE.

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Dyson School of Design Engineering
Imperial College London
25 Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2DB

design.engineering@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 8888

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