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MAE 200 - (3) (Y)
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisites: ENGR
162, PHYS 142E
Overview of the mechanical engineer's role as analyst, designer, and manager.
Introduction to manufacturing tools, equipment, and processes; properties of
materials relative to manufacture and design; engineering design graphics with
Autocad; blueprint reading, sectioning, auxiliary views; analysis and design
of mechanical devices; engineering project management and control with computer
aided project organization; applications of project management to plant layout
and production lines; and plant tours to local industry. Labs include hands
on experience with tools and materials, dissection of automobile transmissions
and other devices. Two lectures, one laboratory period.
MAE 201 - (3) (Y)
Introduction to Aeronautics
Corequisite: MAE 210 or permission of instructor
Topics include the properties of the earth's atmosphere; introduction to the
mechanics of incompressible and compressible, inviscid and viscous aerodynamic
flows; analysis of airfoils, wings and other shapes in terms of the aerodynamic
lift, drag and moments they generate; aircraft performance, including rate of
climb, range and endurance, takeoff and landing; introduction to stability and
control; analysis of propulsion systems; and basic concepts in hypersonics and
atmospheric re-entry.
MAE 202 - (3) (Y)
Applications of Electronics
Prerequisites: PHYS
241
Topics include the fundamentals of applied electronics and electrical principles;
review of linear DC and AC circuits; nonlinear analog devices: diodes, operational
amplifiers, and various IC devices; electromagnetic applications of relays,
transformer, and motors; applications to instrumentation sensors, signal conditioning,
and output devices; and introductory digital signal processing principles. Laboratory/workshop
provides hands-on exercises with motors, sensors, and circuit elements. Two
lectures and one laboratory period.
MAE 205 - (3) (Y)
Applied Probability and Statistics
Prerequisites: APMA
212
Focuses on the application of probability and statistical analysis to engineering
decision analysis. An applied course emphasizing data description, inference
(confidence intervals and hypothesis tests), model building, designing engineering
experiments, and statistical quality control. Statistical methods are presented
within the context of real mechanical engineering programs. Includes readings,
homework, team projects, reports, and in-class experiment design and data generation
and analysis. Provides an active learning environment with challenging and interesting
problems, fostering the development of skills required for solid engineering
decisions.
MAE 210 - (3) (S)
Thermodynamics
Prerequisite: APMA
111
Topics include the formulation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics;
energy conservation; concepts of equilibrium, temperature, energy, and entropy;
equations of state; processes involving energy transfer as work and heat; reversibility
and irreversibility; closed and open systems; and cyclic processes. Three lecture
hours and one laboratory/workshop hour per week. Cross-listed as CHE
202.
MAE 231 - (4) (S)
Statics and Strength of Materials
Corequisite: PHYS
142E
Analysis of the basic concepts of mechanics of deformable solids; systems of
forces and couples; equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies; internal forces
and analysis of structures: trusses, frames, machines, and beams; distributed
forces; centroids and moments of inertia; and an introduction to stress, strain,
constitutive relations, bending of beams, torsion, shearing, deflection of beams,
column buckling, fatigue, and failure theory. Four lectures plus one workshop.
Cross-listed as CE 206.
MAE 232 - (3) (S)
Dynamics
Prerequisites: PHYS
142E, MAE 231
Review of kinematics and kinetics of particles and the kinematics of rigid bodies,
including translation and fixed-axis rotation relative to translating axes;
general planar motion; fixed point rotation; and general motion and the kinetics
of rigid bodies; specifically center of mass, mass moment of inertia, product
of inertia, principal-axes, parallel axis theorems, planar motion, and the work-energy
method. Three lectures plus one workshop. Cross-listed as CE
207.
MAE 263, 264 - (1 1/2) (Y)
Intermediate Design Topics in Aerospace Engineering
Prerequisite: Second-year standing
Application of basic engineering sciences, design methods, and systems analysis
to ongoing design projects in aerospace engineering. Topic varies based on student
and faculty interests and current upper-level design projects.
MAE 301 - (3) (Y)
Introduction to Astronautics
Discussion of the Keplerian two-body problem; elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic
orbits; solution of Kepler's equation and analogs; the classical orbital elements;
orbit determination; prediction of future position and velocity; orbital perturbations;
introduction to estimation theory; patched-conic analysis of interplanetary
flight; Lambert's two-point boundary value problem; mission planning; chemical
rocket propulsion; propellant requirements; staging; atmospheric reentry dynamics;
the space environment; and an introduction to spacecraft attitude dynamics.
MAE 312 - (3) (Y)
Thermal Systems Analysis
Prerequisite: MAE 210
Analysis of the thermodynamics of reactive and nonreactive, multi-component
systems; energy cycles; and thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems.
MAE 314 - (4) (Y)
Elements of Heat and Mass Transfer
Prerequisites: MAE 321, CS
101
Analysis of steady state and transient heat conduction in solids with elementary
analytical and numerical solution techniques; fundamentals of radiant heat transfer
including considerations for black, gray and diffuse surfaces and the electrical
analogy for network analysis; free and forced convective heat transfer with
applications of boundary layer theory, Reynolds analogy, and dimensional analysis;
and an introduction to mass transfer by diffusion using the heat-mass transfer
analogy. Three lectures and one lab period.
MAE 321 - (4) (Y)
Fluid Mechanics
Prerequisite: APMA
213, MAE 210
Introduction to fluid flow concepts and equations; integral and differential
forms of mass, momentum, and energy conservation with emphasis on one-dimensional
flow; fluid statics; Bernoulli's equation; viscous effects; Courette flow, Poiseuille
flow, and pipe flow; introduction to boundary layers; one-dimensional compressible
flow; normal shock waves; flow with friction; flow with heat addition; isothermal
flow; and applications.
MAE 322 - (3) (Y)
Fluid Mechanics II
Prerequisites: MAE 321 or equivalent; APMA
314
Analysis of ideal fluids; velocity potential; stream function; complex potential;
Blasius theorem; boundary conditions; superposition; circulation; vorticity;
conformal mapping; Joukowski transformation; thin airfoil theory; two-dimensional
gas dynamics; acoustic waves; normal and oblique shock waves; shock reflections;
Prandtl-Meyer expansion; quasi one-dimensional compressible flow; converging-diverging
nozzles; diffusers; choked flows; flow with friction; flow with heat addition;
isothermal flow; linearized flows; Prandtl- Glauert correction; and applications.
MAE 331 - (3) (Y)
Aerospace Structures
Prerequisite: MAE 231
Analysis of the design of elements under combined stresses; bending and torsional
stresses in thin-walled beams; energy and other methods applied to statically
determinate and indeterminate aerospace structural elements; buckling of simple
structural members; and matrix and finite element analysis.
MAE 340 - (3) (SI)
Computer Graphics
Prerequisites: CS
101
Overview of graphics fundamentals, including two- and three-dimensional coordinate
geometry and matrix transformations used for viewing; visual realism and rendering;
curves and surfaces; and engineering data visualization techniques. Assignments
are balanced between several using a modern 3-D, PC-based rendering package
and others implemented in a high-level programming language.
MAE 342 - (3) (Y)
Computational Methods in Aerospace Engineering
Prerequisites: APMA
314, MAE 321
Topics include an introduction to solid modeling software with applications
to aircraft and spacecraft; solutions of the flow over aerodynamically shaped
bodies using panel method codes and Navier Stokes codes; computation and analysis
of aerodynamic quantities such as lift, drag and moments; and an introduction
to numerical methods for analyzing dynamics of spacecraft.
MAE 352 - (3) (Y)
Engineering Materials: Properties and Applications
Prerequisite: CHEM
151; corequisite: MAE 231
Topics include an introduction to physical-chemical/microstructural and working
mechanical properties, along with common/practical applications, for materials
of wide interest in engineering design. Includes common metal (ferrous and nonferrous),
polymer, ceramic, and composite materials. Topics include standard materials
names/designations; standard forming methods (casting, rolling, extruding, etc.);
usual strengthening means (alloying, heat treatment, cold working, etc.); temperature
and temperature-history effects; common processing methods (machining/shaping,
attachment, coating, etc., techniques); common properties measurement and other
testing methods; oxidation/corrosion processes (along with protection means);
sources of abrupt failure (fatigue, embrittlement, etc.); creep; and viscoelastic
behaviors. Case-study examples illustrate the engineering application advantages
and disadvantages for specific materials, forming and processing methods, etc.
MAE 353 - (3) (Y)
Aerospace Materials: Properties Processing and Applications
Prerequisite: CHEM
151; corequisite: MAE 231
Topics include an introduction to the properties of aerospace materials (light
metals/alloys, superalloys, polymers, ceramics, composites), and merit index
based aerospace design with materials; elastic constants, strength, toughness,
creep, fatigue, oxidation, and corrosion resistance; a fundamental understanding
of each property; concepts for engineering the microstructure of these materials;
and the use of binary phase diagrams and transformation kinetics. Extensive
use of computer-based material property data bases and a merit index approach
to optimize materials selection during design.
MAE 362 - (4) (Y)
Machine Elements and Fatigue in Design
Prerequisites: MAE 200, MAE 231;
corequisite: MAE 352 or permission of instructor
Application of mechanical analysis to the basic design of machine elements;
basic concepts in statistics and reliability analysis, advanced strength of
materials, and fatigue analysis; and the practical design and applications of
materials to fastening systems, power screws, springs, bearings, gears, brake
clutches and flexible power transmission elements. Three lectures and one laboratory
period.
MAE 363, 364 - (1.5) (Y)
Intermediate Design Topics in Aerospace Engineering
Prerequisite: Third-year standing
Application of basic engineering sciences, design methods, and systems analysis
to ongoing design projects in aerospace engineering. Topic varies based on student
and faculty interests and current upper-level design projects.
MAE 371 - (3) (Y)
Mechanical Systems Modeling
Prerequisite: MAE 232, APMA
213
Topics include the analysis of linear, mechanical, fluid, thermal and chemical
systems, including first and second order systems, Laplace Transforms, block
diagrams, Bode plots, stability, and applications.
MAE 372 - (3) (Y)
Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
Prerequisite: MAE 232, permission of instructor
Introduction to definition and concepts. Topics include a review of longitudinal
statics stability; rigid-body rotational kinematics; orientation parameters;
rigid-body rotational dynamics; Euler's equations; torque-free motion of axisymmetric
and triaxial bodies; effects of internal energy dissipation; attitude determination;
attitude perturbations; attitude control devices; coupled rigid bodies; and
computer simulation of attitude maneuvers.
MAE 373 - (3) (Y)
Flight Vehicle Dynamics
Prerequisites: MAE 201, MAE 232
Introduction to definitions and concepts. Topics include a review of longitudinal
static stability; rigid body dynamics: general equations of motion, rotating
coordinate systems; small disturbance theory; atmospheric flight mechanics,
stability derivatives; motion analysis of aircraft; static and dynamic stability;
aircraft handling qualities; and an introduction to flight control systems and
automatic stabilization.
MAE 381 - (2) (Y)
Experimental Methods Laboratory
Prerequisite: PHYS
241E, MAE 210; corequisites: MAE
321, MAE 231
Topics include basic concepts and methods in engineering measurements including
systems, quantities, units, techniques, statistics, and uncertainties; and practical
applications in the fields of fluid and solid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat
transfer, electrical circuitry, and mechanical devices. Emphasizes developing
skills in experimentation and familiarity with instruments. One hour lecture,
three hours laboratory, plus preparation of reports.
MAE 382 - (3) (Y)
Aerodynamics Laboratory
Prerequisite: MAE 381 or permission of instructor
Application of solid and fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to practical machines,
processes, and cycles, including compressors, system dynamics, wind tunnels,
propulsion principles, and gas processes. Includes experiment planning, data
analysis, and report writing. One hour lecture, four hours laboratory per week.
MAE 400 - (3) (Y)
Financial Engineering
Topics include the general principles of taxation: calculation of income
taxes; economic considerations in practical engineering problems and in business
decisions; costs, interest, depreciation, amortization, present worth, rate
of return on investments; and some facets of initiating small businesses. Focuses
on the significance of compounded interest to long-term financial projects.
MAE 402 - (3) (E)
Planetary Atmospheres
Prerequisite: PHYS
242E or permission of instructor
Deduction of properties and behavior of planetary atmospheres by general arguments
based on laws of physics and chemistry. Topics include the sun and the planets,
solar radiation and chemical change, atmospheric temperatures, winds of a global
scale, condensation and clouds, and the evolution of atmospheres.
MAE 411 - (3) (Y)
Thermal Environment Engineering
Prerequisite: MAE 321
Analysis and synthesis of systems to produce control of the thermal environment.
Emphasizes the use of design for optimum control of climate within enclosures
for human occupancy, processes, or special equipment.
MAE 412 - (3)(Y)
Air Breathing Propulsion
Prerequisite: MAE 321
Brief review of mechanics and thermodynamics of compressible fluids. Topics
include an analysis of the basic mechanisms for thrust generation in aerospace
propulsion systems; the steady one-dimensional flow approximation; performance
and cycle analysis of air-breathing engines, emphasizing jet engines (turbojet,
turbofan, turboprop) and ramjets; aerothermodynamics of inlets, diffusers, combustors,
and nozzles; performance of turbo-machinery: axial-flow and centrifugal compressors;
turbines; and the matching of engine components.
MAE 413 - (3) (O)
Spacecraft Propulsion
Prerequisites: MAE 321, CHEM
152 or permission of instructor; corequisite: MAE 322
Topics include an analysis of combustion thermodynamics; performance of rocket
vehicles; space mission requirements; idealized analysis of chemical rocket
engine; properties and performance of chemical rocket propellants; rocket combustion
chambers and exhaust nozzles; heat transfer effects; properties of ionized gases;
electrical rocket propulsion; nuclear rockets; and comparative performance of
propulsion systems for space flight.
MAE 414 - (3) (SI)
Principles of Air Pollution
Prerequisite: Either MAE 321, CHE 314, CE
315, MAE 312
Topics include a study of gaseous and particulate air pollutants and their effects
on visibility, animate and inanimate receptors; source emissions and principles
of control; meteorological factors governing distribution and removal of air
pollutants; air quality measurements; legal aspects of air pollution; and the
study of noise pollution.
MAE 421 - (3) (Y)
Advanced Aerodynamics
Prerequisites: MAE 322
Topics include an analysis of aerodynamic modeling of flows over wings and bodies;
irrotational flow about two-dimensional bodies, superposition of flows, complex
variable methods and conformal transformations; the Kutta-Joukowski Theorem;
cambered airfoils; thin-airfoil theory; flapped airfoils; panel methods; twisted
wings; Prandtl-Glauert and Ackeret scaling; transonic flow; wing-body combinations;
flow separation and turbulence; and an introduction to computational fluid dynamics
methods for viscous flow. Comparison of numerical results with experimental
data.
MAE 452 - (3) (Y)
Manufacturing and Process Technology
Prerequisite: MAE 352
Topics include familiarization with concepts of mass production tooling and
automation; metallurgical and mechanical aspects of machining and metal forming;
and experiments with machine tools. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours.
MAE 454 - (3) (Y)
Introduction to Composite Mechanics
Prerequisites: MAE 231 or equivalent
Introduction to engineering properties and advantages of advanced fibrous composites.
Topics include anisotropic, thermo-mechanical constitutive theory for plane-stress
analysis; thermal-mechanical stress analysis of laminates subjected to inplane
and bending loads; engineering properties of laminates; test methods and material
response (in the lab); designing with composites; and computer implementation.
Cross-listed as CE 455.
MAE 461 - (3) (Y)
Machine Design I
Prerequisites: MAE 362
Study of design process and project management. Topics include case histories;
manufacturing issues related to design; lubrication and hydrodynamic bearings;
dynamic finite element analysis; and application to design for vibration suppression.
Individual and team projects. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours per
week.
MAE 462 - (3) (Y)
Machine Design II
Prerequisite: MAE 362, or permission of instructor
A continuation of MAE 461. Application of the design process
to projects. Organization of design teams to work on specific semester-long
design projects including oral presentations and written reports. Two lecture
hours and two laboratory hours per week.
MAE 463 - (3) (Y)
Energy Systems Design I
Prerequisites: MAE 312, MAE 314
Design of systems for the useful conversion of energy. Typical applications
include various combustion systems which generate electricity and the control
of air pollutant emissions from combustion systems. Special considerations include
the control and performance features present in such operating systems, as well
as the economic optimization of capital and operating expense.
MAE 464 - (3) (Y)
Energy Systems Design II
Prerequisite: MAE 463, MAE 314
Design of systems for useful conversion of energy. Typical applications include
building air conditioning systems, heat exchangers and energy storage systems.
Special considerations include the control and performance features present
in such operating systems, as well as the economic optimization of capital and
operating expense.
MAE 465 - (3) (Y)
Aerospace Design I
Prerequisite: MAE 201, fourth-year status or permission
of instructor
Analysis of design requirements for aircraft or spacecraft. Topics include synthesis
of propulsion, materials, structures, loads and dynamics in conceptual and preliminary
design of practical aerospace vehicles and systems; and trade studies and iterative
solutions for specific design problems. Team projects, presentations and formal
reports required.
MAE 466 - (3) (Y)
Aerospace Design II
Prerequisite: MAE 465
Analysis of design of aircraft and spacecraft. A continuation of MAE 465.
MAE 471 - (4) (Y)
Mechatronics
Prerequisite: MAE 202, MAE 381,
MAE 232
Design of systems integrating mechanical components with electrical components
and, generally, some form of computer control. Topics include survey of electromechanical
actuators, sensors, digital to analog conversion, and methods of computer control
including feedback and inverse kinematic trajectory planning. Includes individual
and team design and testing projects involving physical hardware. Three lecture
hours, two laboratory hours.
MAE 473 - (3) (Y)
Introduction to Automatic Controls
Prerequisite: MAE 232, MAE 371,
or permission of instructor
Discussion of the mathematics of feedback control systems; transfer functions;
basic servo theory; stability analysis; root locus techniques; and graphical
methods. Applications to analysis and design of mechanical systems, with emphasis
on hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical devices.
MAE 474 - (3) (SI)
Mechanical Vibrations
Prerequisite: MAE 232
Study of free and forced vibration of damped and undamped single and multiple
degree of freedom systems. Topics include modeling of discrete and continuous
mass systems; application to vibration measurement instruments.; analysis of
concepts of modal analysis; concepts of linear stability; application to rotating
machinery including the design of bearings and supports; discussion of static
and dynamic balancing; influence coefficients; and least squares method.
MAE 491, 492 - (3) (SI)
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing and permission of instructor
Application of basic engineering science, design methods, and systems analysis
to developing areas and current problems in mechanical engineering. Topic varies
based on student and faculty interest.
MAE 493, 494 - (3) (SI)
Special Topics in Aerospace Engineering
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing or permission of instructor
Application of basic engineering science, design methods, and systems analysis
to developing areas and current problems in mechanical engineering. Topic varies
based on student and faculty interest.
MAE 495, 496 - (1 1/2) (Y)
Mechanical Engineering Special Project
Prerequisite: Professional standing, prior approval by a faculty member
who will be project supervisor
Individual investigation. A survey, analysis, or apparatus project in the mechanical
engineering field, concluded with the submission of a formal report. Subject
originates with students wishing to develop a technical idea of personal interest.
One hour conference per week.
MAE 497, 498 - (1 1/2) (Y)
Aerospace Engineering Special Projects
Prerequisites: Fourth year standing and consent of a department faculty
member to serve as technical advisor
Applied research on a year-long basis in areas pertinent to aerospace engineering
conducted in close consultation with a departmental faculty advisor. Research
may be related to ongoing faculty research. Includes the design and construction
of experiments, computational analysis, or the investigation of physical phenomena.
The research may be the topic of the senior thesis, but its scope must be significantly
beyond that required for the thesis.
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