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4.00 Credits
The student learns how to design parts for economical manufacture and how to design assemblies with the optimum number of parts. This projectbased course includes lectures on the creative process. The student uses both manual and software techniques to calculate assembly design effi ciencies and software techniques to determine part and part tooling costs. (0304-344) Class 4, Credit 4
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4.00 Credits
In response to student and/or faculty interest, special courses of current interest and/or logical continuation of regular courses are presented. A design project is required. Class 4, Credit 4
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2.00 Credits
An applied course in the fundamentals and applications of industrial robots. Emphasis is placed on the use of microcontrollers to construct mobile robots. Topics include microcontroller programming, industrial robot fundamentals, DC servo and stepper motors, encoders, sensors, programming, gripper design, and safety. A major emphasis is placed in a design project involving the design, build, and test of a mobile robot for an application. (Fourth- and fi fth-year standing) Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4
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2.00 Credits
Introduces the mechanical engineering student to the procedures and techniques used to integrate the computer into the engineering and design cycle. The student is exposed to commercial software used in industry. Topics include solids modeling, fi nite elements, stress analysis, static and dynamic structural analyses, and heat transfer. A real-world design project is selected from one or more of the topics covered. (0304-437, 518) Class 3, Lab 2, Credit 4
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to basic optimization techniques for engineering design synthesis. Topics covered include: basic concepts, the general problem statement, necessary conditions of optimization, numerical techniques for unconstrained optimization, constrained optimization through unconstrained optimization, and direct methods. Numerical solutions are obtained using commercially available software. A design project is required. (0304-437, 440) Class 4, Credit 4
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4.00 Credits
This course will introduce the transmission's primary function of coupling the engine to the driveline at appropriate torque ratios. Subsequent topics include modern transmission design, effi cient engine operation through transmission adaptation; and a discussion of the future of the automatic transmission. The course will review manual transmissions, automatic control, and hydro-mechanic decision theory and implementation. Modern designs, such as Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT), are reviewed to demonstrate a fundamental shift in the way power is transmitted from the primary source (such as the internal combustion engine) to the remainder of the driveline such as the propeller shaft or axle. Class 4, Credit 4
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4.00 Credits
Deals with the fundamentals of ground vehicle stability and control. The contribution of tire lateral force, stiffness, and aligning torque to vehicle stability is discussed. Bicycle and four-wheel vehicle models are analyzed for neutral, under and oversteer characteristics. The effects of suspension geometry, chassis stiffness and roll stiffness on stability and handling are analyzed. (0304-543, registration preference is given to students enrolled in the automotive option) Class 4, Credit 4
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of renewable energy system design. Energy resource assessment, system components, and feasibility analysis will be covered. Possible topics to be covered include photovoltaics, wind turbines, solar thermal, and hydropower. Students will be responsible for a fi nal design project. (0304-415, 514) Class 4, Credit 4
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4.00 Credits
The fi rst of a two-course capstone design sequence. Students work in design teams in an environment approximating an industrial setting. Emphasis is placed on teamwork and on developing good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. In this course, student teams develop their proposed final design of a mechanical system after identifying possible alternative concepts. The fi nal design must be supported by sound engineering analyses and by engineering drawings necessary to build a prototype. This course is intended to be taken as a capstone design experience near the conclusion of the student's program of study. Students must have fi fth-year standing, completed three co-op blocks and have consent of the department. Students must submit a departmentally approved plan of study for degree completion. (Department approval required) Class 4, Credit 4
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4.00 Credits
The second of the two-course capstone design sequence. The same student teams from Senior Design I return to build and test a working prototype of their previously developed fi nal design. Non-working prototypes are not acceptable, and some redesign work may be required to make the system work. Continued emphasis is placed on teamwork and on developing good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. (0304-630) Class 4, Credit 4
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