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Karthik Ramani

Karthik Ramani is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Karthik Ramani rather than just read about it. In short: Karthik Ramani is an Indian born American researcher, mechanical engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the Donald W.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of Karthik Ramani from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Karthik Ramani is an Indian born American researcher, mechanical engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the Donald W. Feddersen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, with courtesy appointments in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Educational Studies in the College of Education. Previously, from 2001-2008, he was the Director of the Center for Information Sciences in Engineering at Purdue University.

Education and career Karthik Ramani received his Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in 1985, M.S. in mechanical engineering from Ohio State University in 1987, and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1991. He became an assistant professor at Purdue University’s School of Mechanical Engineering in 1991, an associate professor in 1997, a professor in 2001, the Donald W. Feddersen Professor of Mechanical Engineering in 2010, and appointed as a distinguished professor in 2020.

Research Ramani is best known for his work on computer vision, human-computer interaction, and computational fabrication. His research areas include design, manufacturing and materials processing, robotics, and computational engineering with interests in human skill and augmentation, collaborative and hybridized intelligence, deep learning of shapes and computer vision, human-robot-machine interactions, making to manufacturing (M2M), factory of the future and robotics, and manufacturing productivity. Ramani's papers titled Three-dimensional shape searching: state-of-the-art review and future trends (2005) and On visual similarity based 2D drawing retrieval (2006), along with subsequent patents, led to the formation of VizSeek (formerly Imaginestics), the world’s first commercial shape-based search engine. For his work at VizSeek, Ramani was awarded the Outstanding Commercialization Award for Purdue University Faculty in 2009.

Most cited works As of February 12, 2020 Ramani's three most cited works (according to Google Scholar), in decreasing order of citations were:

The status, challenges, and future of additive manufacturing in engineering (2015) Three-dimensional shape searching: state-of-the-art review and future trends (2005) The evolution, challenges, and future of knowledge representation in product design systems (2013)

Awards In 2020, Ramani was appointed as Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University He has also received other awards and honors in research, education, and innovation, including:

Best of Consumer Electronics Show Finalist (2016) and the TiE50 Silicon Valley award (2018) for ZeroUI's Ziro Highly Cited Author Award, Elsevier Computer-Aided Design Journal (2015) Research Excellence Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Computers and Information in Engineering Division) (2014) Kos Ishii Toshiba Award, ASME (2013) ASME Fellow (2010) Tibbetts Award from the Small Business Technology Council for VizSeek/Imaginestics (2007) Innovation of the Year Award Finalist, Techpoint Mira Awards (2006) Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (1999) Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers (1996)

References

External links Karthik Ramani's Personal Web Site Karthik Ramani publications indexed by Google Scholar Karthik Ramani's Twitter

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Karthik Ramani

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Karthik Ramani claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Karthik Ramani before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Karthik Ramani ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Karthik Ramani

In research: Karthik Ramani appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Karthik Ramani in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Karthik Ramani is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 20th-century American mechanical engineers, 20th-century Indian engineers, 21st-century American mechanical engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Karthik Ramani outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Karthik Ramani in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Karthik Ramani in simple terms?

Karthik Ramani is an Indian born American researcher, mechanical engineer, and entrepreneur. He is the Donald W.

Why does Karthik Ramani matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Karthik Ramani?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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