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1102. Introduction to Engineering Lab.

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

1301 Machines and Society

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.

1305 Information Technology and Society

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.

5314 Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems and Devices (MEMS)

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.

5334 Fundamentals of Electronic Packaging

This course will cover the following topics: introduction to microsystems packaging, role of packaging in microelectronics, role of packaging in microsystems, electrical package design, design for reliability, thermal management, single-chip and multi-chip packaging, integrated circuit assembly, wafer-level packaging, passive devices, optoelectronics, RF packaging, microelectromechanical systems (MEMs), sealing and encapsulation, system-level PWB technologies, PWB assembly, packaging materials and processes, electrical testing, package manufacturing, microsystem design for environment, and microsystems reliability.

5335 Convective Cooling of Electronics

Special topics important to the convective cooling of electronics, such as entrance design calculations for printed circuit boards, forced-air cooling of low profile components, enhanced air cooling of electronic equipment, and a methodical approach to the limits of air cooling of electronics, followed by fundamentals of microscale convective heat transfer, single-phase convection in micro ducts, forced convection boiling in micro ducts, and micro heat pipes. Prerequisite: ME3332

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 Introduction to Thermal Management of Electronics

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. Prerequisite: ME 3332.

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.

5344 Conductive Cooling of Electronics

Special topics important to the conductive cooling of electronics, such as contact conductance, interface thermal resistance, heat spreaders, thermal interface materials, phase change materials, and thermoelectric devices are covered. These topics will be followed by topics relating to the conductive cooling of electronic components, printed circuit boards, and electronic chassis. Prerequisite ME3332.

5346 Application of Computational Techniques to the Mechanical and Thermal Design of Electronic Systems

This course will develop the student's capability to characterize the mechanical and thermal performance of electronic devices and systems through the use on computational techniques. Commercial codes will be used to create a thermal model of a fan-cooled, rectangular geometry, electronics chassis, using direct air-cooling. Additional computer codes for thermal modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow systems will be featured. In addition, codes for the design of cold plates and heat exchangers will be utilized. The student will be exposed to concepts of structural modeling of components mounted on printed wiring boards in a vibration environment. A number of industry-related problems, ranging from first-level packages, printed wiring boards, and system-level electronics will be analyzed. At the end of the class, a student will be expected to formulate and model a complex industry-based problem. Prerequisites ME 2320, 2340, 3332, 3350

5348 Thermal, Fluid, and Mechanical Measurements in Electronics

The following thermal and fluid measurement topics will be covered: the need for experimentation in electronic design, use of similitude in electronics cooling, velocity, temperature, and pressure measurements, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity measurements, heat flux measurements, design of wind tunnels, flow visualization techniques, and characterization of electronic components. Experimental procedures used for vibration and shock testing of electronic equipment will be covered. The instrumentation and test procedures used for complex environmental testing to commercial and military specifications will be described. In addition, the basic principles of acoustics and the measurement techniques used to evaluate noise levels generated by electronic systems will be covered. Prerequisites ME 2340, 2140, 2342, 2142, 3332, and 3132)

5351 Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems

This course covers the 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 for 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 artificial intelligence for planning and process control will be examined.

5352 Manufacturing Methods and Systems

This course is intended as an overview course for the MS degree in Manufacturing Systems Management. 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

This course will explore 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.

5354 Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

The focus of this course is an overall total quality management perspective for the design of quality management systems. Metrics for cycle time and defects, base-lining and benchmarking, and House of Quality approaches are examined. Also covered is the basic concept of 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

5358 Vibration Analysis of Electronic Systems

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. ME2320 and math 2343.

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.

5360 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. Prerequisite: ME 3340.

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 Engineering Analysis with Numerical Methods

Application 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.

5363 Electronic Manufacturing Technology

This course covers the complete field of electronics manufacturing. Topics include an introduction to the electronics industry, electronic components, interconnections, printed wiring boards, and soldering and solderability. Automated assembly, including leaded component insertion and surface mount device placement, will be covered. Packaging techniques such as wire bonding, flip chip, and TAB, electro-magnetic interference, electrostatic discharge prevention, testability and electronic stress screening will be covered. A variety of manufacturing systems will be covered

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

This course 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 Global Manufacturing

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.

5369 Innovation Management

This course provides a foundation of modern theory and practice of product innovation in three parts. First, the course will review the macro-theory of disruptive innovation: technological, organizational, and market-driven. Second, how to implement and augment fast innovation capability within an organization. Third, the project-level innovation/invention will be covered with such methods as Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Morphological Analysis, and the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TIZ). The students will practice methods through the case study method and explore and develop disruptive innovation in a class project.

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.

5382 Finance and the Manufacturing Enterprise

This course contains an overview of strategic management decision processes relevant to engineering, manufacturing, and service industries. The targeted student is the current or future professional engineer-manager, engineer-owner and/or engineer-entrepreneur who combine engineering/manufacturing technology with business execution. Emphasis will be placed on how engineering and manufacturing managerial functions interact with the finance industry, markets and institutions

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.

7301 Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Manufacturing

This course will give you a perspective of entrepreneurial thought and provide you with the necessary tools for starting a manufacturing venture. Management is the process of creating value from existing resources; in contrast, entrepreneurship is the art of creating the ideas and identifying and assembling the resources to create value. We will address this art for new ventures inside existing corporations and de novo start-ups in the manufacturing realm. You will learn what personality characteristics are important and effective in each of these settings and where you fit. You will learn the risks and rewards of each approach. You will acquire the tools required to develop a business plan. Course content will enable you to answer the most frequently asked questions about entrepreneurship. Examples, exercises, and cases will be drawn from a manufacturing environment.

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.

7303 Organizational Leadership

This is a course in personnel and organizational leadership. You will learn the scientific structure of organizations and methods used to improve the productivity and quality of life of people working in the organization. You will be introduced to industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology, as applied to the manufacturing organization. This course will focus on understanding individual behavior and experiences in industrial and organizational settings. You will be introduced to industrial psychology as it address the human resource functions of analyzing jobs, and appraising, selecting, placing, and training people. The organizational psychology portion of the course addresses the psychology of work, including employee attitudes, behavior, emotions, health, motivation, and well-being, as well as the social aspects of the workplace.

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.

7320 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 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.

7334 Fundamentals of Electronic Packaging

This course will cover the following topics: introduction to microsystems packaging, role of packaging in microelectronics, role of packaging in microsystems, electrical package design, design for reliability, thermal management, single-chip and multi-chip packaging, integrated circuit assembly, wafer-level packaging, passive devices, optoelectronics, RF packaging, microelectromechanical systems (MEMs), sealing and encapsulation, system-level PWB technologies, PWB assembly, packaging materials and processes, electrical testing, package manufacturing, microsystem design for environment, and microsystems reliability.

7335 Convective Cooling of Electronics

Special topics important to the convective cooling of electronics, such as entrance design calculations for printed circuit boards, forced-air cooling of low profile components, enhanced air cooling of electronic equipment, and a methodical approach to the limits of air cooling of electronics, followed by fundamentals of microscale convective heat transfer, single-phase convection in micro ducts, forced convection boiling in micro ducts, and micro heat pipes.

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 Introduction to the Thermal Management of Electronics

This course will emphasize the thermal design of electronic packages and systems. Topics covered will include the basics of conduction, convection (natural and forced), and radiation heat transfer. In addition, the following topics will also be covered: pool boiling and flow boiling, extended surfaces, as applied to the design of heat exchangers and cold plates, and thermal interface resistance, as applied to the design of electronic packages. Modern cooling technologies, such as single-phase and two-phase cooling, heat pipes, and thermoelectric coolers will be introduced.

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.

7344 Conductive Cooling of Electronics

Special topics important to the conductive cooling of electronics, such as contact conductance, interface thermal resistance, heat spreaders, thermal interface materials, phase change materials, and thermoelectric devices are covered. These topics will be followed by topics relating to the conductive cooling of electronic components, printed circuit boards, and electronic chassis.Prerequisite graduate standing.

7346 Application of Computational Techniques to the Mechanical and Thermal Design of Electronic Systems

This course will develop the student's capability to characterize the mechanical and thermal performance of electronic devices and systems through the use on computational techniques. Commercial codes will be used to create a thermal model of a fan-cooled, rectangular geometry, electronics chassis, using direct air-cooling. Additional computer codes for thermal modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow systems will be featured. In addition, codes for the design of cold plates and heat exchangers will be utilized. The student will be exposed to concepts of structural modeling of components mounted on printed wiring boards in a vibration environment. A number of industry-related problems, ranging from first-level packages, printed wiring boards, and system-level electronics will be analyzed. At the end of the class, a student will be expected to formulate and model a complex industry-based problem. Prerequisite graduate standing.

7348 Thermal, Fluid, and Mechanical Measurements in Electronics

The following thermal and fluid measurement topics will be covered: the need for experimentation in electronic design, use of similitude in electronics cooling, velocity, temperature, and pressure measurements, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity measurements, heat flux measurements, design of wind tunnels, flow visualization techniques, and characterization of electronic components. Experimental procedures used for vibration and shock testing of electronic equipment will be covered. The instrumentation and test procedures used for complex environmental testing to commercial and military specifications will be described. In addition, the basic principles of acoustics and the measurement techniques used to evaluate noise levels generated by electronic systems will be covered.Prerequisite: graduate standing

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 for 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 Manufacturing Methods and Systems

This course is intended as an overview course for the MS degree in Manufacturing Systems Management. 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.

7353 Manufacturing Management

This course will explore 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.

7354 Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

The focus of this course is an overall total quality management perspective for the design of quality management systems. Metrics for cycle time and defects, base-lining and benchmarking, and House of Quality approaches are examined. Also covered is the basic concept of 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.

7358 Vibration Analysis of Electronic Systems

This course will introduce the problems encountered in the mechanical design of electronics, particularly in the area of vibrations. Topics covered will include: vibrations of simple electronic systems, component lead wire and solder joint vibration fatigue life, beam structures for electronic subassemblies, printed wiring boards and flat plates, snubbing and damping to increase PWB fatigue life, prevention of sinusoidal vibration failure, designing electronics for random vibration, acoustic noise effects on electronics, shock environments, design of electronic boxes, effects of manufacturing methods on reliability of electronics, and vibration testing. Prerequisites: ME 2320, Math 2343.

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.

7360 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.

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.

7363 Electronic Manufacturing Technology

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 Global Manufacturing

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.

7369 Innovation Management

This course provides a foundation of modern theory and practice of product innovation in three parts. First, the course will review the macro-theory of disruptive innovation: technological, organizational, and market-driven. Second, how to implement and augment fast innovation capability within an organization. Third, the project-level innovation/invention will be covered with such methods as Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Morphological Analysis, and the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TIZ). The students will practice methods through the case study method and explore and develop disruptive innovation in a class project.

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.

7382 Finance and the Manufacturing Enterprise

This course contains an overview of strategic management decision processes relevant to engineering, manufacturing, and service industries. The targeted student is the current or future professional engineer-manager, engineer-owner and/or engineer-entrepreneur who combine engineering/manufacturing technology with business execution. Emphasis will be placed on how engineering and manufacturing managerial functions interact with the finance industry, markets and institutions

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.