Companion laboratory to ME 1202; introduction to machine shop operations; mechanical measurements; basic research skills; the design process including group projects. Coreguisite ME 1202
1202. Introduction to Engineering.
Introduction to mechanical engineering and the engineering profession; the design process; sketching; forces in structures and fluids; conservation laws and thermal systems; motion of machinery. Corequisite ME 1102
Introduces engineering systems to non-engineering students. The course is
divided into four parts: 1) What is engineering, and what do engineers do?
In particular, what do mechanical engineers do? Historical perspective on engineering
design, principles of design engineering, and energy conversion processes.
2) Engineered products. What do mechanical engineers produce? The basic principles
of converting science to technology. 3) The development of technology for society
and humanity. 4) The laboratory and workshop experience, including computer
animation and simulation.
1303 Energy, Technology, and the Environment
An elementary introduction to how energy is produced and distributed, energy
resources, electrical power, heating and cooling, solar energy applications,
and other topics related to people and the environment.
A comprehensive survey of information technologies and the growing interconnectivity
between them as currently utilized throughout society. The student will acquire
portable IT skills in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, presentation
tools, graphics applications, and the Internet that will prepare him or her
for success in the workplace and beyond. Issues surrounding IT will be discussed,
including history, ethics, legal questions, use in producing and maintaining
a competitive advantage, effects on society, and associated costs and benefits.
2131 Thermodynamics Laboratory
One three-hour laboratory session per week. Basic thermal-property and power-device
measurements to complement lecture material of ME 2331. Corequisite: ME 2331.
2140 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
Experiments in mechanics of deformable bodies, to complement ME 2340. Simple
tension tests on structural materials, simple shear tests on riveted joints,
stress and strain measurements, engineering and true stress, engineering and
true strain, torsion testing of cylinders, bending of simple supported beams,
deflection of simply supported beams, buckling of columns, strain measurements
of pressure vessels, Charpy Impact tests, effect of stress concentrators. Corequisite:
ME 2340.
2142 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
One three-hour laboratory session per week. Credit: 1. Experiments in fluid
friction, pumps, boundary layers, and other flow devices to complement lecture
material of ME 2342. Corequisite: ME 2342.
2310 Statics
Equilibrium of force systems; computations of reactions and internal forces;
determinations of centroids and moments of inertia; introduction to vector
mechanics. Prerequisite: MATH 1337 or equivalent.
2320 Dynamics
Introduction to kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; Newton's
laws, kinetic and potential energy, linear and angular momentum, work, impulse,
and inertia properties. Prerequisite: ME 2310 or equivalent.
2331 Fundamentals of Thermal Science (Thermodynamics)
The first and second laws of thermodynamics and thermodynamic properties of
ideal gases, pure substances, and gaseous mixtures are applied to power production
and refrigeration cycles. Prerequisite: MATH 2339.
2340 Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Introduction to analysis of deformable bodies including stress, strain, stress-strain
relations, torsion, beam bending and shearing stresses, stress transformations,
beam deflections, statically indeterminate problems, energy methods, and column
buckling. Prerequisite: ME 2310.
2342 Fluid Mechanics
Fluid statics, fluid motion, systems and control volumes, basic laws, irrotational
flow, similitude and dimensional analysis, incompressible viscous flow, boundary
layer theory, and an introduction to compressible flow. Prerequisites: MATH
2343 and ME 2320.
3132 Heat Transfer Laboratory
One three-hour laboratory session per week. Experiments in conduction, convection,
and radiation to complement lecture material of ME 3332 -- Heat and Mass Transfer.
Corequisite: ME 3332.
3332 Heat and Mass Transfer
Fundamental principles of heat transmission by conduction, convection, and
radiation; mass transfer; and application of these principles to the solution
of engineering problems. Prerequisite: MATH 2343.
3340 Engineering Materials
A study of the fundamental factors influencing the structure and properties
of structural materials, including metals, polymers, and ceramic. Phase diagrams,
heat treatment, metallography, mechanical behavior, atomic bonding, and corrosion
are covered in lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: CHEM 1305 or equivalent.
3341 Intermediate Thermal Sciences
Application of the laws of thermodynamics, availability, irreversibility,
real gases and mixtures, generalized thermodynamics relations and charts, and
chemical equilibrium. Prerequisite: ME 2331.
3350 Structural Engineering I
Analysis of statically determinate structural systems; computation of reactions,
shears, moments, and deflections of beams, trusses, and frames. Design of metal
structures for axial, flexure, and shear. Use of computers in analysis and
design. Prerequisite: ME 2340.
3360 System Dynamics
Introduction to the modeling and analysis of simple physical systems. Idealized
physical elements; through and across variables; elemental equations for mechanical,
thermal, fluid, and electrical systems; linear graphs; modeling and analysis
of simple first- and second-order systems. Mixed-system models: transducers.
Generalized impedance and transfer function models. Prerequisites: ME 2320,
MATH 2343.
3370 Manufacturing Processes
Course presents an overview of the processes used to produce finished parts:
casting and forming processes, powder metallurgy, machining, joining processes,
gauging. Includes field trips to local industry and reports. Prerequisite:
ME 2340.
4160 Control Laboratory
Experiments in control engineering. Digital and analog simulation of feedback
control systems. Actuator saturation. Design and implementation of simple control
systems on various laboratory equipment. Corequisite: ME 4360.
4338 Thermal Systems Design
Thermal systems designs are prepared, presented, and critiqued. Associated
problems of simulation, optimization, and economics are solved. Solving problems
and design with a thermal network analyzer is included. Prerequisites: ME 2331,
ME 2342, and ME3332.
4350 Structural Engineering II
Analysis of statically indeterminate structures. Design of metal structures
for torsion and lateral buckling. Design of continuous beams and frames. Design
of connections in metal structures. Prerequisite: ME 3350.
4351 Ethical Decision-Making in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Ethical issues, hard choices, and human failures in notorious, historical
cases such as the Space Shuttle Challenger, Grand Teton Dam, and Union Carbide-Bhopal
disasters. Principles, methods, and bases for ethical decision-making and action.
Application of classical ethical philosophy to hypothetical, modern problems
and dilemmas in the business of control and implementation of technology.
4360 Design and Control of Mechanical Systems
Block modelling of mechanical systems. Mathematical models of linear systems.
Solution of differential equations by use of Laplace transforms. Feedback control
systems, time domain analysis, stability, frequency response, and root locus
plots, Bode diagrams, performance criteria, and system compensation. Design
of control systems for mechanical systems. Prerequisite: ME 5322.
4370 Elements of Mechanical Design
Application of the principles of mechanics and physical properties of materials
to the proportioning of machine elements, including consideration of fatigue,
functioning, productivity, and economic factors. Computer applications. Prerequisite:
ME 3370.
4380 Mechanical Engineering Design I
A study of design methodology and development of professional project-oriented
skills including communication, team management, creative problem solving,
interpersonal management, and leadership skills. Team-project activities are
used to apply project-oriented skills to solution of design problems. Nontechnical
considerations in design, including patents, ethics, aesthetics, safety, and
economics are investigated. 3 TCH Design
4381 Mechanical Engineering Design II
Student design teams have full responsibility for conducting a full term design
project for an industrial client. Periodic design reports and design reviews
are presented to, and critiqued by, the industrial client, the faculty, and
the design team. Co-requisite: ME 4370. Prerequisite: ME 4380.
5302 (EE 5362) Linear Systems Analysis
The course will introduce students to the topics within the domain of modern
control theory. Special emphasis will be placed on the application of the developed
concepts in designing linear systems and casting their responses in prescribed
forms. Topics covered include state representation of linear systems, controllability,
observability, and minimal representation, linear state variable feedback,
observers, and quadratic regulator theory. Prerequisite: ME 4360/EE 3370.
5319 Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials
A senior-graduate course that relates mechanical behavior on a macro and microscopic
level to design. Topics include: macroscopic elasticity and plasticity, viscoelasticity,
yielding, yield surfaces, work hardening, geometric dislocation theory, creep,
temperature-dependent and environment-dependent mechanical properties. Prerequisites:
ME 2340 and ME 3340.
5320 Intermediate Dynamics
Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies: kinematics, inertia
properties, Kane's dynamical equations, Euler's equations of motion, D'Alembert's
principle, Lagrange's equations of motion. Prerequisite: ME 2320, MATH 2339,
MATH 2343.
5321 Failure Analysis
A senior-graduate course in the evaluation of the failure of structural materials
and components. Topics include: site examination, macroscopic examination,
optical microscopy, transmission electron and SEM interpretation, examination
and interpretation of failure surfaces, failure modes, causes of failure. Prerequisites:
ME 3340 and ME 4470.
5322 Vibrations
Fundamentals of vibrations with application of simple machine and structural
members. Harmonic motion, free and forced vibration, resonance, damping, isolation,
and transmissibility. Single multiple and infinite degree-of-freedom systems.
Prerequisites: ME 2320 and MATH 2343 or equivalent.
5323 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics
Linear elastic fracture mechanics, application of theory to design and evaluation
of critical components: elastic stress intensity calculations, plane strain
fracture toughness, plane stress and transitional behavior, crack opening displacements,
fracture resistance, fatigue crack propagation, transition temperature approach
to fracture control, microstructure of fracture, and fracture control programs.
Prerequisite: ME 2340.
5324 Fatigue Theory and Design
A senior-graduate course. Includes continuum, statistical, and fracture mechanics
treatments of fatigue, stress concentrators, planning and analysis of probit,
SNP and response tests, mechanisms of fatigue design, fail safe vs. safe life
design, crack propagation. Emphasizes engineering design aspects of fatigue
rather than theoretical mechanisms. Prerequisite: ME 3340.
5326 Vehicle Dynamics
Modeling of wheeled vehicles to predict performance, handling, and ride. Effects
of vehicle center of mass, tire-characteristic traction and slip, engine characteristics,
and gear ratios of performance. Suspension design and steady-state handling
models of four-wheeled vehicles and car-trailer systems to determine oversteer
and understeer characteristics, critical speeds, and stability. Multi-degree-of-freedom
ride models including tire and suspension compliance. Computer animation and
simulations. Prerequisite: ME 2320 or consent of instructor.
5330 Heat Transfer
Application of the principles of conduction, convection, and radiation heat
transfer. Steady and unsteady state, special configurations, numerical and
analytical solutions, and design are topics included. Prerequisite: ME 3332
or equivalent.
5331 Advanced Thermodynamics
Laws of thermodynamics, availability, irreversibility, real gases and mixtures,
thermodynamic relations and generalized charts, combustion, chemical and phase
equilibrium, and computational combustion. Prerequisites: ME 2331 and ME 3341
or equivalent.
5332 Heat Transfer in Biomedical Sciences
Fundamentals of heat transfer in medicine and biology. Biothermal properties.
Thermal regulation processes. Biomedical heat transfer processes with applications
in tissue laser radiation, freezing and thawing of biological materials, cryosurgery,
and others. Prerequisite: ME 2342, ME 3332 or consent of instructor.
5333 Transport Phenomena in Porous Media
Fundamental concepts of momentum, heat, and mass transport through heterogeneous
(porous) materials. and implications on transport phenomena. Emphasis is placed
on the mathematical modeling of heat and mass transfer in fully saturated systems.
Relevant industrial applications are presented throughout the course. Prerequisite:
ME 2331, ME 2342, ME 3332 or consent of instructor.
5336 (MATH 5336) Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
Review of fundamental concepts of undergraduate fluid mechanics and introduction
to advanced fluid dynamics, including irrotational flow, tensore notation,
and the Navier-Stokes equations. Prerequisite: ME 2342 or equivalent.
5337 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals of Finite
Difference Methods
Concepts of stability, convergence, accuracy, and consistency. Applications
to linear and nonlinear model partial differential equations. Curvilinear grid
generation. Advanced topics in grid generation. Beam and Warming factored implicit
technique. MacCormack techniques. Solution methods for the Reynolds equation
of lubrication, the boundary layer equations, and the Navier-Stokes equations.
Prerequisites: ME 2342 (or equivalent), and MATH 2343 (or equivalent), or consent
of instructor.
5340 Introduction to Solid Mechanics
The theories of failure, principal stress, and strain for solid bodies. An
introduction to plate theory, elastic stability, energy methods, and theory
of elasticity. Torsional analysis of non-circular sections. Prerequisite: ME
2340.
5341 Structural Properties of Solids
This course is designed to develop an understanding of the structural aspect
of solids and their relationship to properties and applications. Topics include
structural defects, bonding and crystal structure, solid state reactions and
phase transformations, degradation, and deformation. Prerequisite: ME 3340
or consent of instructor.
5342 Mechanical Engineering Aspects of Electronic Packaging
This course intends to cover thermal and mechanical design of electronic packaging.
These will include: fundamentals of fluid flow, heat transfer, modern cooling
technologies, and thermal management; mechanical designs including stress and
vibrations are covered through industrial applications; coupled thermal and
mechanical problems; systems including selection of cooling methods and hardware
important to good design; design of equipment that operates in severe vibration
environments developed using classical methods.
5343 Electronic Packaging Materials: Processes, Properties, and Testing
This course intends to cover an overview of materials for electronic packaging.
It will examine solderability, microscopic processes and alloy selection. It
will look at composites and applying conducting polymer-matrix composites,
metal films, and vacuum processes. The importance of encapsulation, temperature
humidity bias testing and temperature cycle testing will be covered. Measurement
of properties of materials in electronic packaging, thermal properties, physical
properties and manufacturing properties, and materials selection will also
be covered.
5351 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems
Imparts the basic concepts and use of computer-integrated manufacturing. Topics
include integration techniques for manufacturing islands of automation; process
planning and the production process life cycle in relation to automated control
systems; process design techniques for shop-floor control of multiple interacting
processes; distributed network process control; real-time aspects; interface
protocols and languages of shop-floor machinery; computational and data processing
techniques for planning, design, production, and shipping; and methods of optimizing
output quality, price, and productivity. Economic justification and the use
of artificial intelligence with respect to planning and process control will
be examined.
5352 Modern Manufacturing Methods and Systems
Highly successful manufacturing methods and systems will be examined. Topics
include the evolution of manufacturing technology in the United States, mass
manufacturing, integrated manufacturing, distribution and manufacturing automation,
just-in-time systems, continuous improvement, Kaizen, poka yoke, and total
quality management. Modern Japanese manufacturing techniques will be examined
in depth. The underlying concepts and strategic benefits of flexibility, agility,
time-based competition, and global manufacturing operation will be covered.
The course will be presented from the perspective of the manufacturing manager.
5353 Manufacturing Management Practices
New organizational structures, paradigms, and leadership styles. Problem solving
within the business context: manufacturing strategies for optimizing production
processes across the enterprise. Measuring and reporting business performance.
Investment decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty. Intellectual
property strategies, products liability and the legal environment. Contemporary
practices, including self-directed work forces, competitive assessment, total
productive maintenance, managerial and activity-based costing, and other topics.
5354 Total Quality Management in Manufacturing
An overall total quality management perspective for the design of quality
management systems. Metrics for cycle time and defects, baselining and benchmarking,
and House of Quality approaches are examined. Managing product quality from
inception to deployment. Topics include acquiring and stabilizing new production
processes, data collection and analysis for improvement, and decision making.
Purchasing, process control, and reliability are covered in detail. Taguchi
and poka-yoke and other practices are examined as tools for implementing TQM.
5355 Integrated Design and Manufacturing
Industrial performance is strongly correlated to success in integrating design
and manufacturing. The interrelationships between the total product realization
cycle, product generation, and manufacturing are examined with the objective
of improving industrial performance.
5356 Human Factors in Design and Manufacturing
A senior-graduate course dealing with human factors or ergonomics relating
to designing for human use. The lectures cover the empirical and analytic aspects
of design and manufacturing as affected by the need to accommodate human use
and abilities. Included are topics on visual displays of static and dynamic
information, text, graphics, symbols, codes, auditory tactual and olfactory
displays, speech and nonverbal communications, physical work/materials handling,
motor skills, and hand tool devices and controls. Workplace design, anthropometry,
component arrangement in space, lighting, sound, climate, and motion will be
covered. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
Recommended: Understanding of simple statistical analysis.
5357 Optimized Mechanical Design
Principles and methods for optimal design of machine elements (springs, shafts,
gears, weldments of joints, etc.) and mechanical systems (transmissions, cam
systems, inertia loads and balancing, etc.). Computer applications. Prerequisite:
ME 4370 or equivalent.
5358 Design of Electronic Packaging
Thermal and mechanical design of electronic packaging. Fundamentals of heat
transfer and ?uid ?ow are applied to electronic packages and systems, including
selection of fans, heat sinks, and other hardware important to good design.
Mechanical design of equipment that operates in more severe shock and vibration
environments is developed using classical methods, with consideration given
to selecting appropriate hardware. Prerequisites: ME 2340, ME 3332, or permission
of instructor.
5359 Analysis and Design of Optoelectronic Packaging
This course intends to cover an overview of optical fiber interconnections
in telephone networks, packaging for high-density optical back planes, selection
of fiber technologies; semi-conductor laser and optical amplifier packaging,
optical characteristics and requirements, electrical properties, mechanical
properties, waveguide technologies, optical alignment and packaging approaches,
passive device fabrication and packaging, array device packaging; hybrid technology
for optoelectronic packaging, and flip-chip assembly for smart pixel arrays.
5361 Matrix Structural Analysis
A systematic approach to formulation of force and displacement method of analysis;
representation of structures as assemblages of elements; computer solution
of structural systems. Prerequisite: ME 3360 or equivalent.
5362 Electronic Product Design & Reliability
This course will provide a complete description of the fundamentals of the
design process for electronic products. It will cover the obtaining of the
voice of the customer through processes such as Quality Function Deployment.
It will analyze the process of conceptual design. It will carry the concept
through the parametric and tolerance analysis. The design review process will
be discussed. It will review the use of CAD tools for schematic capture and
PWB layout. It will review the use of modern tools for the maintenance of design
documentation. It will review the process of product realization through prototypes,
manufacturing trials and the introduction into high volume manufacturing. The
impact of design choices on product quality and reliability will be discussed
in detail as will the prediction and measurement of product lifetimes.
5362 Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods
pplication of numerical and approximate methods in solving a variety of engineering
problems. Examples include: equilibrium, buckling, vibration, fluid mechanics,
thermal science, and surveying problems. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
5364 Introduction to Structural Dynamics
Dynamic responses of structures and behavior of structural components to dynamic
loads and foundation excitations; single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems
response and its applications to analysis of framed structures; introduction
to systems with distributed mass and flexibility. Prerequisites: ME 5361 or
equivalent, a course in different equations.
5365 Strategies for Manufacturing Firms
Examines the development and implementation of strategies for product design
and manufacturing that best supports the overall strategy of the firm. Topics
include positioning the product and production system in the industry, location
and capacity decision, implementing manufacturing technologies, facilities
planning, vertical integration, logistics planning, and organizational culture.
Case studies of manufacturing firms are used extensively.
5366 Manufacturing in a Global Era
This course examines goals and strategies for manufacturing operations in
the multinational environment. Topics include decision making for decentralizing
and setting up foreign manufacturing operations, marketing, sales and distribution
strategies, R&D support, location and capacity decisions, implementing
new manufacturing technologies, facilities planning and modernizations, vertical
integration, outsourcing strategies, logistics planning and organizational
cultures. Case studies of manufacturing firms are used.
5367 Electronic Manufacturing Technology
This course covers the complete field of electronics manufacturing. Topics
include an introduction to the electronics industry, electronic components,
the theory and methods of manufacture of solid state devices, packaging techniques
such as wire bonding flip chip and TAB, printed wiring board, soldering and
solderability, leaded and surface mounted components, electro-magnetic interference,
electrostatic discharge prevention, testability and electronic stress screening.
In each area, the current technology, as well as leading edge tools are discussed.
5368 Project and Risk Management
Focuses on specific concepts, techniques and tools for managing projects successfully.
Network planning techniques, resource allocation, models for multi-project
scheduling, methods of controlling costs, determining schedules and performance
parameters. The basics of risk management including hard analysis, risk analysis,
risk control, and risk financing are covered. The focus of the course is to
integrate risk assessment with managerial decision making. Examples and case
studies are emphasized.
5369 Managing Technology and Innovation
In the face of rapid technological growth and innovation, a disciplined management
approach is necessary to assure a reasonable expectation of success. The course
examines the factors of proper selection, justification, and implementation
of new technologies within the framework of consumer electronics, advanced
materials, and emerging information capabilities, expert systems and machine
tool industry. Topics include technological forecasting risk and uncertainty,
and project management.
5371 Gas Dynamics and Design of Propulsion Systems
One-dimensional compressible flow, linearized two-dimensional flow method
of characteristics, and oblique shocks. Design of air-breathing propulsion
systems components: inlets, nozzles, compressors, turbines and combustors.
Interactions with the external flow. Prerequisites: ME 2342 and 3341.
5372 Introduction to CAD/CAM
Introduction to mechanical computer aided design. Survey of technical topics
related to computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing. Emphasis
on the use of interactive computer graphics in modeling, drafting, assembly,
and analysis. Use of Pro-Engineer available, a state-of-the-art computer sided
design system. Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
5376 Robotics - Introduction to Computer-Aided Manufacturing
Introduction to industrial robotics and numerically controlled machines. Economics
of CAM. Applications or robotics in industry. Robot safety. Addition of senses
and intelligence. Research in CAM Flexible manufacturing cells and systems.
Hands-on laboratory work with industrial robots and NC machines. Independent
study and report on a specific robot application. Prerequisites: CSE 1341,
PHYS 1403, and MATH 2343 or equivalent.
5383 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Selection and design of basic refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating
systems are treated. Load calculations, psychometrics, cooling coils, cooling
towers, cryogenics, solar energy applications, and special topics are included.
Prerequisites: ME 2331 and 3332.
5386 Convection Heat Transfer
Advanced topics in forced convection heat transfer using analytical methods
and boundary-layer analysis. Laminar and turbulent flow inside smooth tubes
and over external surfaces. Convection processes in high-speed flows. Prerequisite:
ME 3332 or equivalent.
5(1-4)90 Undergraduate Seminar
An opportunity for the advanced undergraduate student to undertake independent
investigation, design, and development. The project, and the supervising faculty,
must be approved by the chairman of the department in which the student expects
to receive the degree. Variable credit of one to four term hours.
5(1-4)9(1-5) Special Projects
Intensive study of a particular subject or design project not available in
regular course offerings and under the supervision of a faculty member approved
by the department chair. Variable credit of one to four term hours.
7302 (EE 7362) Linear Systems Analysis
The course will introduce students to the topics within the domain of modern
control theory. Special emphasis will be placed on the application of the developed
concepts in designing linear systems and casting their responses in prescribed
forms. Topics covered are state representation of linear systems, controllability,
observability, and minimal representation, linear state variable feedback,
observers and quadratic regulator theory. Prerequisites: ME 4360/EE 3370, or
permission of instructor.
7314 Introduction to Microelectromechanical
Systems and Devices (MEMS)
This course develops the basics for microelectromechanical devices and systems
including microactuators, microsensors, and micromotors, principles of operation,
different micromachining techniques (surface and bulk micromachining), IC-derived
microfabrication techniques, thin-film technologies as they apply to MEMS.
7319 Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials
A senior-graduate course that relates mechanical behavior on a macro and microscopic
level to design. Topics include: macroscopic elasticity and plasticity, viscoelasticity,
yielding, yield surfaces, work hardening, geometric dislocation theory, creep,
temperature-dependent and environment-dependent mechanical properties. Prerequisites:
ME 2340, ME 3340, or permission of instructor.
Kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies: kinematics, inertia
properties. Kane's dynamical equations. Euler's equations of motion. D'Alembert's
principle, Lagrange's equations of motion. Prerequisite: ME 2320 or permission
of instructor.
7321 Failure Analysis
A senior-graduate course in the evaluation of the failure of structural materials
and components. Topics include site examination, macroscopic examination, optical
microscopy, transmission electron and SEM interpretation, examination and interpretation
of failure surfaces, failure modes, causes of failure. Prerequisites: ME 3340,
ME 4470 or permission of instructor.
7322 Vibrations
Fundamentals of vibrations with application of simple machine and structural
members. Harmonic motion, free and forced vibration, resonance, damping, isolation,
and transmissibility. Single, multiple, and infinite degree-of-freedom systems.
Prerequisites: ME 2320, MATH 2343 or permission of instructor.
7323 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics
Linear elastic fracture mechanics, application of theory to design and evaluation
of critical components: elastic stress intensity calculations, plane strain
fracture toughness, plane stress and transitional behavior, crack opening displacements,
fracture resistance, fatigue crack propagation, transition temperature approach
to fracture control, microstructure of fracture, and fracture control programs.
Prerequisite: ME 2340.
7324 Fatigue Theory and Design
A senior-graduate course. Includes continuum, statistical, and fracture mechanics
treatments of fatigue, stress concentrators, planning and analysis of probit,
SNP and response tests, mechanisms of fatigue design, fail safe vs. safe life
design, crack propagation. Emphasizes engineering design aspects of fatigue
rather than theoretical mechanisms. Prerequisite: ME 3340, or permission of
instructor.
7326 Vehicle Dynamics
Modeling of wheeled vehicles to predict performance, handling, and ride. Effects
of vehicle center of mass, tire-characteristic traction and slip, engine characteristics,
and gear ratios of performance. Suspension design, steady-state handling models
of four-wheeled vehicles and car-trailer systems to determine over-steer and
under-steer characteristics, critical speeds, and stability. Multi-degree-of-freedom
ride models, including tire and suspension compliance. Computer animation and
simulations. Prerequisite: ME 2320 or permission of instructor.
7330 Heat Transfer
Application of the principles of conduction, convection, and radiation heat
transfer. Steady and unsteady state, special configurations, numerical and
analytical solutions, and design are topics included. Prerequisite: ME 3332
or permission of instructor.
7331 Advanced Thermodynamics
Laws of thermodynamics, availability, irreversibility, real gases and mixtures,
thermodynamic relations and generalized charts, combustion, chemical and phase
equilibrium, and computational combustion. Prerequisites: ME 2331 and 3341
or permission of instructor.
7332 Heat Transfer in Biomedical Sciences
Fundamentals of heat transfer in medicine and biology. Biothermal properties.
Thermal regulation processes. Biomedical heat transfer processes with applications
in: tissue laser radiation, freezing and thawing of biological materials, cryosurgery,
and others. Prerequisite: ME 3332 or permission of instructor.
7333 Transport Phenomena in Porous Media
Fundamental concepts of momentum, heat, and mass transport through porous
materials. Flow regimes, their mathematical modeling, and implications on transport
phenomena. Emphasis is placed on heat and mass transfer in fully saturated
systems. Relevant industrial applications (e.g., oil recovery, chemical reactors,
food processing and storage, microelectronics cooling, groundwater hydrology,
bio-heat) are presented throughout the course. Prerequisite: ME 2342, ME 3332
or permission of instructor.
7336 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
Review of fundamental concepts of undergraduate fluid mechanics and introduction
to advanced fluid dynamics, industrial irrotational flow, tensor notation,
and the Navier-Stokes equations. Prerequisite: ME 2342 or permission of instructor.
7337 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics:
Fundamentals of Finite Difference Methods
Concepts of stability, convergence, accuracy, and consistency. Applications
to linear and nonlinear model partial differential equations. Curvilinear grid
generation. Advanced topics in grid generation. Beam and Warming factored implicit
technique. MacCormack techniques. Solution methods for the Reynolds equation
of lubrication, the boundary layer equations, and the Navier-Stokes equations.
Prerequisites: ME 2342 and MATH 2343, or permission of instructor.
7340 Introduction to Solid Mechanics
The theories of failure, principal stress, and strain for solid bodies. An
introduction to plate theory, elastic stability, energy methods, and theory
of elasticity. Torsional analysis of non-circular sections. Prerequisite: ME
2340 or permission of instructor.
7341 Structural Properties of Solids
Designed to develop an understanding of the structural aspects of solids and
their relationship to properties and applications. Topics include structural
defects, bonding and crystal structure, solid state reactions, and phase transformations,
degradation, and deformation. Prerequisite: ME 3340 or permission of instructor.
7342 Mechanical Engineering Aspects of Electronic
Packaging
This course intends to cover thermal and mechanical design of electronic packaging.
These will include: fundamentals of fluid flow, heat transfer, modern cooling
technologies, and thermal management; mechanical designs including stress and
vibrations are covered through industrial applications; coupled thermal and
mechanical problems; systems including selection of cooling methods and hardware
important to good design; design of equipment that operates in severe vibration
environments developed using classical methods.
7343 Electronic Packaging Materials: Processes,
Properties, and Testing
This course intends to cover an overview of materials for electronic packaging.
It will examine solderability, microscopic processes and alloy selection. It
will look at composites and applying conducting polymer-matrix composites,
metal films, and vacuum processes. The importance of encapsulation, temperature
humidity bias testing and temperature cycle testing will be covered. Measurement
of properties of materials in electronic packaging, thermal properties, physical
properties and manufacturing properties, and materials selection will also
be covered.
7350 Ethical Decision-Making in Applied Science
and Engineering Technology
Ethical issues, hard choices, and human failures in notorious, historical
cases such as the Space Shuttle Challenger, Grand Teton Dam, and Union Carbide-Bhopal
disasters. Principles, methods, and bases for ethical decision-making and action.
Application of classical ethical philosophy to hypothetical, modern problems
and dilemmas in the business of control and implementation of technology.
7351 Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems
Basic concepts and use of computer integrated manufacturing. Topics include
integration approaches for manufacturing, process planning and simulation,
the production process in relation to automated control systems, process design
for shop oor control of multiple interacting processes, distributed network
process control, real-time aspects, interface protocols and languages of production
processes, computational and data processing methods for planning, design,
production, and shipping, and methods of optimizing output quality, price and
productivity. Economic justification and the use of articial intelligence for
planning and process control will be examined.
7352 Modern Manufacturing Methods and Systems
Highly successful manufacturing methods and systems will be examined. Topics
include the evolution of manufacturing technology in the United States, mass
manufacturing, integrated manufacturing, distribution and manufacturing automation,
just-in-time systems, continuous improvement, Kaizen, poka yoke and total quality
management. Modern Japanese manufacturing techniques will be examined in depth.
The underlying concepts and strategic benets of flexibility, agility, time-based
competition, and global manufacturing operation will be covered. The course
will be presented from the perspective of the manufacturing manager.
7353 Manufacturing Management Practices
New organizational structures, paradigms and leadership styles. Problem solving
within the business context: manufacturing strategies for optimizing production
processes across the enterprise. Measuring and reporting business performance.
Investment decision making under conditions of risk and uncertainty. Intellectual
property strategies, products liability and the legal environment. Contemporary
practices, including self-directed work forces, competitive assessment, total
productive maintenance, managerial and activity-based costing, and other topics.
7354 Total Quality Management in Manufacturing
An overall total quality management perspective for the design of quality
management systems. Metrics for cycle time and defects, baselining and benchmarking,
and House of Quality approaches are examined. Managing product quality from
inception to deployment. Topics include acquiring and stabilizing new production
processes, data collection and analysis for improvement and decision making.
Purchasing, process control, reliability are covered in detail. Taguchi and
poka-yoke and other practices are examined as tools for implementing TQM.
7355 Integrated Design and Manufacturing
Industrial performance is strongly correlated to success in integrating design
and manufacturing. The interrelationships between the total product realization
cycle, product generation, and manufacturing are examined with the objective
of improving industrial performance.
7356 Human Factors in Design and Manufacturing
A senior-graduate course that deals with human factors or ergonomics relating
to designing for human use. The lectures cover the empirical and analytical
aspects of design and manufacturing as affected by the need to accommodate
human use and abilities. Included are topics on visual displays of static and
dynamic information; text, graphics symbols codes; auditory, tactual, and olfactory
displays; speech and nonverbal communications; physical work-materials handling;
motor skills; hand-tool devices and controls. The workplace design, anthropometry,
component arrangement in space, lighting, sound climate, and motion will also
be covered.
7357 Optimized Mechanical Design
Principles and methods for optimal design of machine elements (spring, shafts,
gears, weldments of joints, etc,) and mechanical systems (transmissions, cam
systems, inertia loads and balancing, etc.). Computer applications. Prerequisite:
ME 4370 or permission of instructor.
7358 Design of Electronic Packaging
Thermal and mechanical design of electronic packaging. Fundamentals of heat
transfer and fluid flow are applied to electronic packages and systems, including
selection of fans, heat sinks, and other hardware important to good design.
Mechanical design of equipment that operates in more severe shock and vibration
environments is developed using classical methods, with consideration given
to selecting appropriate hardware. Prerequisites: ME 2340, ME 3332, or permission
of instructor.
7359 Analysis and Design of Optoelectronic
Packaging
This course intends to cover an overview of optical fiber interconnections
in telephone networks, packaging for high-density optical back planes, selection
of fiber technologies; semi-conductor laser and optical amplifier packaging,
optical characteristics and requirements, electrical properties, mechanical
properties, waveguide technologies, optical alignment and packaging approaches,
passive device fabrication and packaging, array device packaging; hybrid technology
for optoelectronic packaging, and flip-chip assembly for smart pixel arrays.
7361 Matrix Structural Analysis
A systematic approach to formulation of force and displacement method of analysis;
representation of structures as assemblages of elements; computer solution
of structural systems. Prerequisite: ME 3360 or permission of instructor.
7362 Electronic Product Design & Reliability
This course will provide a complete description of the fundamentals of the
design process for electronic products. It will cover the obtaining of the
voice of the customer through processes such as Quality Function Deployment.
It will analyze the process of conceptual design. It will carry the concept
through the parametric and tolerance analysis. The design review process will
be discussed. It will review the use of CAD tools for schematic capture and
PWB layout. It will review the use of modern tools for the maintenance of design
documentation. It will review the process of product realization through prototypes,
manufacturing trials and the introduction into high volume manufacturing. The
impact of design choices on product quality and reliability will be discussed
in detail as will the prediction and measurement of product lifetimes.
7364 Introduction to Structural Dynamics
Dynamic responses of structures and behavior of structural components to dynamic
loads and foundation excitations; single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems
response and its applications to analysis of framed structures; introduction
to systems with distributed mass and flexibility. Prerequisites: ME 8361 and
MATH 2343, or permission of instructor.
7365 Strategies for Manufacturing Firms
Examines the development and implementation of strategies for product design
and manufacturing that best supports the overall strategy of the firm. Topics
include positioning the product and production system in the industry, location
and capacity decision, implementing manufacturing technologies, facilities
planning, vertical integration, logistics planning, and organizational culture.
Case studies of manufacturing firms are used extensively.
7366 Manufacturing in a Global Era
This course examines goals and strategies for manufacturing operations in
the multinational environment. Topics include decision making for decentralizing
and setting up foreign manufacturing operations, marketing, sales and distribution
strategies, R&D support, location and capacity decisions, implementing
new manufacturing technologies, facilities planning and modernizations, vertical
integration, outsourcing strategies, logistics planning and organizational
cultures. Case studies of manufacturing firms are used.
7367 Electronic Manufacturing Technology
This course covers the complete field of electronics manufacturing. Topics include
an introduction to the electronics industry, electronic components, the theory
and methods of manufacture of solid state devices, packaging techniques such
as wire bonding flip chip and TAB, printed wiring board, soldering and solderability,
leaded and surface mounted components, electro-magnetic interference, electrostatic
discharge prevention, testability and electronic stress screening. In each area,
the current technology, as well as leading edge tools are discussed
7368 Project and Risk Management
Focuses on specific concepts, techniques and tools for managing projects successfully.
Network planning techniques, resource allocation, models for multi-project
scheduling, methods of controlling costs, determining schedules and performance
parameters. The basics of risk management including hard analysis, risk analysis,
risk control, and risk nancing are covered. The focus of the course is to integrate
risk assessment with managerial decision making. Examples and case studies
are emphasized.
7369 Managing Technology and Innovation
In the face of rapid technological growth and innovation, a disciplined management
approach is necessary to assure a reasonable expectation of success. The course
examines the factors of proper selection, justification, and implementation
of new technologies within the framework of consumer electronics, advanced
materials, and emerging information capabilities, expert systems and machine
tool industry. Topics include technological forecasting risk and uncertainty,
and project management.
7371 Gas Dynamics and Design of Propulsion
Systems
One-dimensional compressible flow, linearized two-dimensional flow method
of characteristics, and oblique shocks. Design of air-breathing propulsion
systems components: inlets, nozzles, compressors, turbines and combustors.
Interactions with the external flow. Prerequisites: ME 2342 and 3341, or permission
of instructor.
7372 Introduction to CAD/CAM
Introduction to computer aided design. Survey of technical topics related
to computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing. Emphasis on the
use of interactive computer graphics in design and analysis. Use of state-of-the-art
computer-aided design systems. Development of special-purpose interactive computer
graphics programs.
7376 Robotics - Introduction to Computer-Aided
Manufacturing
Introduction to industrial robotics and numerically controlled machines. Economics
of CAM. Applications of robotics in industry. Robot safety. Addition of senses
and intelligence. Research in CAM. Flexible manufacturing cells and systems.
Hands-on laboratory work with industrial robots and NC machines. Independent
study and report on a specific robot application. Prerequisites: PHYS 1301,
MATH 2343, CSE 1341, or permission of instructor.
7383 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Selection and design of basic refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating
systems are treated. Load calculations, psychometrics, cooling coils, cooling
towers, cryogenics, solar energy applications, and special topics are included.
Prerequisites: ME 2331 and ME 3332, or permission of instructor.
7386 Convection Heat Transfer
Advanced topics in forced convection heat transfer using analytical methods
and boundary-layer analysis. Laminar and turbulent flow inside smooth tubes
and over external surfaces. Convection processes in high-speed flows. Prerequisite:
ME 3332 or permission of instructor.
8090 Graduate Seminar
Lectures by invited speakers from industry and academia and SMU faculty and
students on research topics of current interest in civil engineering, mechanical
engineering, and engineering mechanics. All students, staff, and faculty are
invited.
8338 Viscous Flow Theory
A study of the motion of viscous fluids; low Reynolds number and laminar boundary-layer
theory for a Newtonian fluid; exact and approximate methods for solution of
problems. Prerequisite: ME 2342 or permission of instructor.. Corequisite:
MATH 6333 or permission of instructor.
8339 Turbulent Shear Flow
A study of real turbulent flows; flow stability, transition, and turbulence
structure; free shear, pipe, and boundary layer flows; effects of surface conditions,
blowing and suction, pressure gradients, and compressibility; approximate solution
methods; atmosphere shear flows. Prerequisite: ME 8338, or permission of instructor.
8340 Theory of Elasticity
The study of stress, strain, and stress-strain relationships for elastic bodies.
Classical solutions of two- and three-dimensional problems. The use of the
Airy stress function is covered. Prerequisite: ME 7340 or permission of instructor.
8342 Theory of Plasticity
Physical basis of plastic deformation, mathematical theory of yield and plastic
flow with applications to various engineering problems. Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor.
8344 Energy Methods in Applied Mechanics
The variational energy principles of mechanics are discussed and applied to
analysis of beams and trusses; general elasticity problems; plates and shells;
buckling; and dynamics. Prerequisite: ME 7340 or permission of instructor.
8346 Mechanics of Composite Materials
Introduction to analysis of composite material behavior including stiffness
and strength relations for a lamina and for laminates and the effect of lamination
on deection, buckling, and vibration of plates. Prerequisite: ME 7340 or permission
of instructor.
8361 (EE 8361) Multivariable Control System
Design
Introduction to multivariable systems. State determined control systems. Polynomial
algebras and matrices. Traditional fraction representation. Feedback, sensitivity
and stabilization. Sensitivity integrals. Introduction to H infinity, µ, and
QFT control design. Interaction indices and H-matrices. Design examples. Prerequisite:
ME 4360 or permission of instructor.
8364 Finite Element Methods in Structural
and Continuum Mechanics
Theory and application of finite element; two- and three-dimensional elements;
bending elements; applications to buckling, and dynamic problems. Prerequisite:
ME 7361 or permission of instructor.
8366 Basic Concepts of Structural Stability
Unified approach to elastic buckling analysis of columns, plates, and shells
using variational calculus (developed entirely in the course). Prerequisite:
ME 7340 or permission of instructor.
8367 (EE 8367) Nonlinear Control
This course introduces the student to methods of the control of nonlinear
systems. The course reviews phase plane analysis of nonlinear systems, Lyapunov
theory, nonlinear stability and describing function analysis. Advance control
techniques include feedback linearization, sliding control, and adaptive control.
Special emphasis will be placed on the application of the developed concepts
to the robust regulation of the response of nonlinear systems. Prerequisites:
ME 7302/EE 7302 or permission of instructor.
8368 Theory of Plate Behavior
Analysis of at plates subjected to normal loading, inplane loading, and thermal
stresses. Plates of various shapes, thick plates, and anisotropic plates are
analyzed for both small and large deflections. Prerequisite: ME 7340 or permission
of instructor.
8369 Theory of Shell Behavior
Membrane and bending theories of cylindrical shells, shells of revolution,
and translational shells and their application to various problems in aerospace,
manufacturing, and construction industries. Prerequisite: ME 7340 or permission
of instructor.
8385 Conduction Heat Transfer
Analytical and numerical methods are applied to several cases of steady and
unsteady state conduction. Temperature dependent properties, multidimensional
system, and heat sources are included.
8387 Radiation Heat Transfer
Basic laws and definitions of thermal radiation. Radiation properties of surfaces.
L Basic equations for energy transfer in absorbing, emitting and scattering
media. Applications to combined conduction-radiation and convention-radiation
problems. Prerequisite: ME 3332 or permission of instructor.
Advanced Special Topics
7(0,1,2,3,6)96 Master's Thesis
Variable credit, but no more than six term hours in a single term, and not
more than four in a summer term. Enrollment in several sections may be needed
to obtain the desired number of thesis hours. For example, four term hours
of thesis would require enrollment in ME 7396 and 7196.
7(1-4)9(4-5) Selected Problems
Independent investigation of problems and projects in Mechanical Engineering
approved by the department chair and the major professor (on request).
738(3-4) Advanced Topics I and II
Advanced selected topics in Mechanical Engineering and its application (on
request).
8(0,1,6,9)96 Dissertation
Variable credit, but no more than 15 term hours in a single term, and not
more than 10 term hours in summer terms. Enrollment in several sections may
be needed to obtain the desired number of dissertation hours. For example,
12 term hours of dissertation would require enrollment in ME 8390 and 8990.
8(1-9)9(0-4) Selected Topics
Individual or group study of selected topics in Mechanical Engineering approved
by the department chair and the instructor (on request).
Special Courses
A number of courses reecting specific areas of interest are listed below.
These courses have not been taught on a regular basis and may be offered if
sufficient interest is shown.
8320 Advanced Dynamics
8325 Random Vibrations
Fundamentals of random vibrations, statistical analysis, frequency response,
spectral density, autocorrelation, Fourier methods, applications. Prerequisite:
ME 7322 or permission of instructor.
8326 Vibrations of Elastic Bodies
The study of impact and vibrations of continuous, elastic bodies: free and
forced vibrations of bars, beams, and plates for various boundary conditions.
Prerequisite: ME 7322 or permission of instructor.
8327 Wave Propagation in Continuous Media
Review of vibration theory in discrete and continuous media; stress waves
in solids; transmission phenomena; pressure waves in fluids. Prerequisites:
ME 7322 and MATH 2343, or permission of instructor.
