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Design

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Faculty in the Design field of Mechanical Engineering work on problems affecting the analysis, synthesis, design, automation, fabrication, testing, evaluation, and optimization of mechanical systems.

Research activities that directly affect the undergraduate teaching program include the following: design of mechatronic devices; sport equipment and safety gear; multi-media design case studies that improve a designer’s efficiency; tribological studies of computer disk-drive and micromechanical devices; design and fabrication of composite materials; fracture analysis; design and computer control of robotic systems for manufacturing and construction environments; design of bioengineering devices for studying back pain; and the development of automated manufacturing environments.

Our students learn to develop integrated manufacturing cells and machines that contain automated material handling systems, machining, tool path planning, sensor systems, quality control, and error handling.

Our program offers an integrated set of design, materials and manufacturing courses, as well as hands-on laboratory activities, providing students with a portfolio of skills broad enough to successfully develop complex mechanical engineering systems.

Because our program spans such a broad field, students will be exposed to composite materials, micro electromechanical systems, laser machining and laser processing of materials, thin film fabrication, and tool wear. Traditional topics such as stress analysis, tribology, fracture mechanics, gear-design, transmissions, mechanics of materials, and basic manufacturing process analysis, are also thoroughly covered.

The Major Field Advisors for each research area are listed here.

Core Faculty:
Agogino

Alice M. Agogino

Kosa Goucher-Lambert

Kosa Goucher-Lambert

Grace X. Gu

Grace X. Gu

Kazerooni-Homayoon

Homayoon Kazerooni

Lin

Liwei Lin

Hannah Stuart

Hannah Stuart

Faculty with research interests that relate to Design issues include Professors Andy Dong, Sara McMains, Lisa Pruitt, and Hayden Taylor.

 
Design Labs:
Berkeley Robotics & Human Engineering Laboratory

Berkeley Robotics & Human Engineering Laboratory

Our research activities are focused on the design and control of a class of robotic systems worn or operated by ...
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BEST Lab

BEST Lab

The BEST (Berkeley [Energy and Sustainability Technologies/ Expert Systems Technologies/ Emergent Space Tensegrities]) Lab conducts research at the intersection of ...
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Embodied Dexterity Group

Embodied Dexterity Group

Our group improves robot and human dexterity through building end-effectors and mechanisms with embodied intelligence and robustness, especially for challenging ...
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Gu Research Group

Gu Research Group

The Gu Research Group works at the intersection of mechanics, additive manufacturing, materials, and computer science. We aim to make additive ...
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origami electronics

Lin Lab

The Lin Lab focuses on applying the principles of mechanical engineering to a wide range of applications in growing fields, ...
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Berkeley Design Research in the News:
Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Maritza Ruiz

Spotlight on Women in Engineering – Maritza Ruiz

ME Assistant Professor Kosa Goucher-Lambert Receives ASME 2022 Young Investigator Award

ME Assistant Professor Kosa Goucher-Lambert Receives ASME 2022 Young Investigator Award

Innovative Early-Career Engineers Selected to Participate in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering

Innovative Early-Career Engineers Selected to Participate in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering

ME Assistant Professor Kosa Goucher-Lambert Among ASME Reviewers of the Year

ME Assistant Professor Kosa Goucher-Lambert Among ASME Reviewers of the Year

Berkeley Researchers Use 3D Printer to Make Stronger, Greener Concrete

Berkeley Researchers Use 3D Printer to Make Stronger, Greener Concrete

Berkeley ME Group Wins Best Paper Award at ASME Design Conference

Berkeley ME Group Wins Best Paper Award at ASME Design Conference

exoskeleton

UC Berkeley Researchers Motivated by Society, Personal Interests, Scientific Community

The Jacobs Institute’s Student Design Challenge Brings New Ideas to Address COVID-19

The Jacobs Institute’s Student Design Challenge Brings New Ideas to Address COVID-19

California Mechanics for the Greater Good Design Competition

California Mechanics for the Greater Good Design Competition

Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton

Paralyzed Man Walks with Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton

Sensor Robots Can Handle Hazardous Situations

Sensor Robots Can Handle Hazardous Situations

You Can’t Squash This Roach-Inspired Robot

You Can’t Squash This Roach-Inspired Robot

The Squishy Robots That Could Save the World

The Squishy Robots That Could Save the World

Squishy Robotics at TechCrunch

Squishy Robotics at TechCrunch

Million Hands

Million Hands

agogino

Alice Agogino: Diversity by Design

ME Professor Alice Agogino Wins 2017 ASME Design Theory and Methodology Award

ME Professor Alice Agogino Wins 2017 ASME Design Theory and Methodology Award

ME Professor Alice Agogino and Grace O'Connell Awarded CITRIS Seed Funding for Their Work on 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands

ME Professor Alice Agogino and Grace O’Connell Awarded CITRIS Seed Funding for Their Work on 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands

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