Ryan Arlitt
Postdoctoral Scholar

PhD, Oregon State University, 2015
arlittr@oregonstate.edu
Design Engineering Lab
Dearborn Hall 104
School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering
Oregon State University 

Publications

Journal Publications:

R. M. Arlitt, S. R. Immel, F. A. Berthelsdorf, and R. B. Stone, "The Biology Phenomenon Categorizer: A Human Computation Framework in Support of Biologically Inspired Design," Journal of Mechanical Design, vol. 136, p. 111105, 2014.

B. M. O’Halloran, B. Haley, D. C. Jensen, R. Arlitt, I. Y. Tumer, and R. B. Stone, "The early implementation of failure modes into existing component model libraries," Research in Engineering Design, vol. 25, pp. 203-221, 2014. 

R. Arlitt and K. Grantham, "A Hybrid Problem-Based and Just-in-Time Inductive Teaching Method for Failure Analysis Instruction," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 28, 2012.

Conference Publications (Peer Reviewed):

R. Arlitt, C. Sen, A. Nix, and R. Stone, "Discovery of Mental Metadata Used for Analogy Formation in Function-Based Design," in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, 2015.

R. Arlitt, C. Manion, R. Stone, M. Campbell, and I. Tumer, "Using Molecular Fingerprinting to Infer Functional Similarity in Engineered Systems," in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, 2015.

C. A. Manion, R. Arlitt, M. I. Campbell, I. Tumer, and P. A. Greaney, "Towards Automated Design of Mechanically Functional Molecules," in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, 2015.

R. Arlitt, F. Berthelsdorf, S. Immel, and R. Stone, "Using Human Computation to Assist Biologically Inspired Design: Evaluating a Game-with-a-Purpose," in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2014. 

R. Arlitt, N. Papakonstantinou, B. O'Halloran, C. Hoyle, and R. Stone, "Using a Feasibility Study of Human Computation for Failure Scenario Identification," in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2014.

A. Nix, R. Arlitt, S. Immel, M. Lemke, and R. Stone, "Investigating Divergent Thinking in Creativity Exercises through Alternative Uses Tests," in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Buffalo, NY, 2014. 

R. Arlitt, S. Immel, F. Berthelsdorf, M. Lemke, and R. Stone, "Evaluating a Human Computation Approach to Biologically Inspired Design," in Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2014.

B. Gilchrist, D. L. Van Bossuyt, I. Y. Tumer, R. Arlitt, R. B. Stone, and K. R. Haapala, "Functional Impact Comparison of Common and Innovative Products," in ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, 2013.

K. Poppa, R. Arlitt, and R. Stone, "An Approach to Automated Concept Generation through Latent Semantic Indexing," in Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2013.

R. Arlitt, B. O'Halloran, J. Novak, R. Stone, and I. Tumer, "Applying Designer Feedback to Generate Requirements for an Intuitive Biologically Inspired Design Tool," in International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, TX, 2012.

R. Arlitt, A. Nix, and R. Stone, "Evaluating TRIZ as a Provider of Provocative Stimuli," in ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2012, pp. 441-449.

R. M. Arlitt, K. D. Balinski, C. H. Dagli, and K. Grantham, "Functional Analysis of Systems Using a Functional Basis," in Systems Conference (SysCon), Montreal, Canada, 2011, pp. 563 - 568.

J. L. Mathieson, A. Shanthakumar, C. Sen, J. D. Summers, R. Arlitt, and R. Stone, "Complexity as a Surrogate Mapping between Function Models and Market Value," presented at the Design Engineering Technical Conference, Washington DC, 2011.

Book Chapters:

R. M. Arlitt, R. B. Stone, and I. Y. Tumer, "Impacts of Function-Related Research on Education and Industry," in Impact of Design Research on Industrial Practice, A. Chakrabarti and U. Lindemann, Eds., ed Switzerland: Springer, 2016, pp. 77-99.

Teaching

Instructor

• Introduction to Engineering Computing (ENGR 112)
• Biologically Inspired Design (ME 519)
• Modern Product Design (ME 611)
• Risk and Reliability (ME 515)
• Introduction to Design (ME 382)

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Introduction to Design (ME 382)

New Course Developer

• Biologically Inspired Design (ME 519)
• Engineering Risk and Reliability (undergraduate level)

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