Consulting
Did a Design Defect Contribute to the
Accident?
Did a Product Fail to Perform?
Is the Design Novel? Obvious? …
to one of Ordinary Skill in the Art?
Prof. Stein Can Provide:
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Design Analysis
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Computer Modeling and
Simulation
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Computer Animation
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Testing & Library
Services
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Over 20 Years of
Experience as an Expert Witness (Product Liability and Patent Infringement)
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Over 25 Years of
Teaching and Research in Mechanical Engineering
Expertise
Professor Stein’s expertise is in the area of
product design assessment with particular experience in the fields of
automotive and truck engineering. His educational background is in mechanical
design, system design, biomechanics and machine control (for more details,
please see his CV). He has experience with vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks,
bicycles etc.); manufacturing machines (e.g., presses, metal cutting machines,
chemical dryers, etc.); furniture (e.g., reclining chairs, office equipment);
machines using cables, chains and hoists (e.g., lifts, scaffolds); construction
equipment (e.g., skid steer front loaders, boring machines); leg prostheses;
and a general range of consumer products.
As a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, he teaches students the fundamental
science underlying engineering and how to apply this to the design of products.
As such, he is able to assess the mechanical design of a product with respect
to basic engineering principles, standards, and general industry practice as
exemplified in the design of similar products. He is also able to determine the
reasons for a machine's failure to perform and to assess the novelty of
designs.
For more detail please contact him at (734)
936-3336 or send an email to: stein@umich.edu.
Curriculum Vitae (pdf file)
Last updated: 11/20/07