Seminar: Melding Human-Centric Product Design with Engineering Analysis and Simulation
All dates for this event occur in the past.
Scott Laboratory
Scott Laboratory
Room E100
201 W 19th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210
United States
Abstract
Product development requires diligence from many disciplines throughout each step, from the product’s inception and initial research through manufacturing. The speakers are engineers at Priority Designs, a product development firm that has been bringing medical devices, sporting goods, consumer products and industrial equipment to market for over 25 years. Their collective experience has shown the extreme variance of this process: each product is unique, and often their development paths reflect that uniqueness. A product design engineer’s role is often to negotiate conflicting needs, such as optimization for a manufacturing process, maximizing usability, and integrating the desired aesthetic. Very rarely does one product need fully eclipse all others. There are many challenges and approaches to finding the correct balance required for successful development of innovative products
About the speakers
JR Rowland, systems engineer, UX design specialist, obtained his BS and MS in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University between 2009 and 2015. His graduate research focused on model predictive control systems and product design, centered around ultra-energy efficient homes. Rowland has spent the past four years working as an engineer at Priority Designs, applying human centered design principles to medical device and sporting goods development.
Dan Wisniewski, senior mechanical engineer, obtained his BS and MS at Ohio State from 2001 to 2008. His graduate studies covered a combination of mechanical engineering and design to further his passion for product design. He has more than 11 years of experience as a mechanical engineer developing products in the sporting goods, consumer electronics, home and garden, and medical markets. He has spent the past nine years at Priority Designs working with companies like Nike, American Standard, Scotts and many others helping bring their ideas and products to market.
Hosted by Professor Jami Shah.