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Number
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Title
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Description
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Hours
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| ME 504 |
Product Development Process |
Basic elements in product development process
and project management. Business and engineering interrelations
to development and commercial manufacturing of new products.
Multidisciplinary teams to explore possible new product opportunities.
Prereq: Consent of instructor. (Same as Industrial Engineering
504.). |
1
|
| ME 505 |
Mechatronics |
Application of microcomputers to control
electromechanical devices. Application and theory: dynamic of
machine control, assembly language programming, microcontroller
architecture, stepping and DC motors, photoelectric devices,
A/D, D/A, integrated circuits. Prereq: Electronics and Computer
Circuits and consent of instructor. |
3
|
| ME 506 |
Product Selection and Evaluation |
Development of operational requirements and features
for new product having potential for business venture. Market
potential, design feasibility and manufacturing requirements.
Design alternatives created and evaluated against set of performance
requirements determined from market analysis. Preferred product
concept selected by end of semester. Prereq: 504. (Same as
Industrial Engineering 506.). |
2
|
| ME 508 |
Integrated Product, Process and Manufacturing
System Design |
Different manufacturing system configurations.
Relationships between product design and processing requirements,
design specifications and manufacturing costs. Finalizing design
specifications and selecting processes. Analysis of manufacturing
system costs. Presentation of factors affecting manufacturing
system design. Case studies and team projects. Prereq: 504 (Same
as Industrial Engineering 508). |
3
|
| ME 509 |
Project Management |
Venue for multidisciplinary student teams to coordinate
the design and manufacturing tasks of product to be developed.
Project management (budget and schedule), assignment of tasks
for team members, and concurrent design and manufacturing. Design
concepts and product features reviewed by potential customers/investors.
Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 3 hrs.
(Same as Industrial Engineering 509). |
1
|
| ME 510 |
Prototype Development and Evaluation |
Prototype of selected product made and tested
against required operating conditions. Design changes implemented
to meet customer's needs. Fabrication drawings and manufacturing
plans finalized for introduction of product to marketplace.
Prototype development managed using project management plan.
Prereq: 555. |
3
|
| ME 527 |
Thermal Systems Analysis I |
Application of basic principles of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics to develop solution models for parametric analysis of thermal systems problems via commercial software. Prereq: 344. |
|
| ME 537 |
Mechanical Systems Analysis |
Application of basic principles of rigid body dynamics, strength of materials, and continuum mechanics to development of models for parametric analysis of mechanical systems using commercial software. Prereq: 231, 321.
|
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| ME 551 |
Mechanical Engineering Design |
Design of mechanical engineering devices and systems. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
|
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| ME 555 |
Design Tools |
Project driven. Skills for using relevant software
design tools to perform assigned design tasks. Concentration,
application and timing of subject material modified to meet
specific needs of each project. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
|
5
|
| ME 594 |
Culminating Integrated Project Report |
Final phase of product development
process. Multidisciplinary teams submit and defend comprehensive
project report. report includes all engineering and business
considerations needed to convince potential investors to fund
proposed business venture. Prereq: Consent of instructor.
(Same as Industrial Engineering 594). |
3
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