Overview
Research that links design methods, intelligent systems, and production environments.
The laboratory develops frameworks and technologies for engineering systems that are adaptive, data-driven, and sustainability-oriented.
Design Sciences Laboratory, NTU Singapore
Designing intelligent systems for advanced manufacturing futures.
The Design Sciences Laboratory develops research in digital twins, advanced manufacturing, and engineering decision systems for next-generation industry.
Research
Core research directions
Structured around manufacturing intelligence, advanced engineering design, and sustainable systems thinking.
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Design Optimization
Optimization for engineering systems, decision structures, and configurable production platforms.
We develop computational methods that connect engineering design decisions with system-level performance.
- Multidisciplinary and data-driven optimization
- Decision support under uncertainty
- Product-family and platform configuration
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Advanced Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing and production innovation for next-generation industrial environments.
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Digital Twins
Software-defined production twins for prediction, reconfiguration, and operational support.
We create digital representations that link physical assets, operational data, and predictive models throughout the system lifecycle.
- Real-time state estimation and prediction
- Reconfigurable production systems
- Human–AI operational decision support
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Sustainable Design
Lifecycle strategy, remanufacturing, and sustainable engineering systems.
We investigate design strategies that extend product value, reduce resource consumption, and support circular industrial systems.
- Lifecycle assessment and strategy
- Remanufacturing and circular design
- Sustainability-oriented system architecture
Large-scale research on intelligent manufacturing systems and industrial transformation.
Demonstration of CFRP additive manufacturing complex process system for high-strength large lightweight parts
Advanced additive manufacturing of high-strength, large-scale CFRP lightweight structures.
KLab_ Development of AI-based high carbon steel alloy design and sintering-based additive manufacturing technology for high-speed production of power train components in the next-generation mobility
AI-driven alloy design and additive manufacturing for next-generation mobility components.
Tier 1_Module based Reconfigurable Cell Production System Design for Autonomous Mobile Robots using Digital Twins
Reconfigurable manufacturing systems integrating digital twins and autonomous mobile robots.
KETI_ Development and Demonstration of Robotics AI Technology for Intelligence and Optimization of Manufacturing Process
Robotics AI technologies for intelligent and optimized manufacturing processes.
Research that connects software-defined products, predictive systems, and operational decision-making.
Contact
Design Laboratory (MAE), Block N3.2, N3.2-B1-0265 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637460
Email: SKMOON@ntu.edu.sg
Affiliation
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU Singapore