Mechanical Engineering Courses

This on-line only, seven week, two credit course includes an in-depth study of axiomatic design, the theory and practice.  Applications are considered primarily, although not exclusively, for the design of manufacturing processes and tools.  Axiomatic design is based on the premise that there are common aspects to all good designs. These commons aspects, stated in the independence and information axioms, facilitate the teaching and practice of engineering design as a scientific discipline.  Analysis of processes and products is considered from the perspective of supporting product and process design.  

Fundamental methods of engineering analysis of manufacturing processes with broad applicability are developed.  Special attention is given to examples in machining (traditional, nontraditional and grinding), additive manufacturing, and to the production of surfaces.  The ability to generalize is emphasized to facilitate development of analysis and design methods with broader applicability. 

The content is delivered in video lectures and in readings from the technical literature. The grade is from performance on homework and quizzes given and delivered on-line and on a design project on manufacturing processes.  The project will be developed in a series of assignments which will be reviewed and commented on individually.  Project topics can be from work or dissertations on many kinds of systems and services, in addition to traditional manufacturing processes and tools.  

Credit cannot be given for this course and any of the similar, in-class versions for 3 credits, MFE520, MTE520 and ME543.

This on-line only, seven week, two credit course includes an in-depth study of axiomatic design, the theory and practice.  Applications are considered primarily, although not exclusively, for the design of manufacturing processes and tools.  Axiomatic design is based on the premise that there are common aspects to all good designs.  These commons aspects, stated in the independence and information axioms, facilitate the teaching and practice of engineering design as a scientific discipline.  Analysis of processes and products is considered from the perspective of supporting product and process design.

Fundamental methods of engineering analysis of manufacturing processes with broad applicability are developed.  Special attention is given to examples in machining (traditional, nontraditional and grinding), additive manufacturing, and to the production of surfaces.  The ability to generalize is emphasized to facilitate development of analyses and design methods with broader applicability. 

The content is delivered in video lectures and in readings from the technical literature. The grade is from performance on homework and quizzes given and delivered on-line and on a design project on manufacturing processes.  The project will be developed in a series of assignments which will be reviewed and commented on individually.  Project topics can be from work or dissertations on many kinds of systems and services, in addition to traditional manufacturing processes and tools.  Credit cannot be given for this course and any of the similar, in-class versions for 3 credits, MFE520, MTE520 and ME543.

This course introduces Biomechanics and Robotics as a unified subject addressing living and man-made "organisms". It draws deep connections between the natural and the synthetic, showing how the same principles apply to both, starting from sensing, through control, to actuation.  Those principles are illustrated in several domains, including locomotion, prosthetics, and medicine.  The following topics are addressed: Biological and Artificial sensors, actuators and control, Orthotics Biomechanics and Robotics, Prosthetic Biomechanics and Robotics: Artificial Organs and Limbs, Rehabilitation Robotics and Biomechanics: Therapy, Assistance and Clinical Evaluation, Human-Robot Interaction and Robot Aided Living for Healthier Tomorrow, Sports, Exercise and Games: Biomechanics and Robotics, Robot-aided Surgery,  Biologically Inspired Robotics and Micro-(bio)robotics, New Technologies and Methodologies in Medical Robotics and Biomechanics, Neural Control of Movement and Robotics Applications, Applied Musculoskeletal Models and Human Movement Analysis. This course meshes physics, biology, medicine and engineering and introduce students to subject that holds a promise to be one of the most influential innovative research directions defining the 21st century.

(Recommended background: foundation of physics, linear algebra and differential equations; basic programming skills e.g. using MATLAB, undergraduate level biomechanics, robotics)