FUN Design: Fundamental Design

The goal of the Fundamental Design (FUN Design) program is to determine whether we can develop or discover a new set of building blocks to describe conceptual designs. The design building blocks will capture the components’ underlying physics allowing a family of nonintuitive solutions to be generated. Successful outcomes of this program will give the designer the ability to evolve and adapt designs rapidly in response to changing requirements and provide a thorough understanding of trade-offs early in the design process.