MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Engineering Science
245 Smith
Building
704-687-2303
http://www.mees.uncc.edu/gprogram/grad.html
Degree
M.S.M.E.,
M.S.E., Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs
Dr. Harish
P. Cherukuri
Graduate Faculty
Harish P. Cherukuri, Associate
Professor
Robin N. Coger, Associate Professor
James F. Cuttino,
Associate Professor
Matthew A. Davies, Associate
Professor
Paul H. DeHoff,
Professor Emeritus
Gloria D. Elliott, Assistant
Professor
Horacio V. Estrada, Associate Professor
Yogeshwar Hari,
Professor
Robert J. Hocken,
Norvin Kennedy Dickerson Jr. Distinguished Professor
Robert E. Johnson, Professor
Russell G. Keanini,
Associate Professor
Rhyn H. Kim, Professor Emeritus
Charles Y. Lee, Associate Professor
Gerald J. Micklow,
Associate Professor
Ganesh P Mohanty,
Bonnie E. Cone Distinguished Professor
Edward P. Morse, Assistant
Professor
Brigid A. Mullany,
Assistant Professor
Edgar G. Munday,
Associate Professor
Ertunga C. Ozelkan,
Assistant Professor
Steven R. Patterson, United
Dominion Industries Distinguished Professor
Jayaraman Raja, Professor
Yesim Sireli,
Assistant Professor
Ronald E. Smelser,
Professor
K. Scott Smith, Professor
Stuart T. Smith, Professor
S. Gary Teng,
Associate Professor
Robert G. Wilhelm, Professor
Terry T. Xu,
Assistant Professor
Andrew Brown, Adjunct Associate Professor
William L. Griffin, Adjunct
Professor
John B. Mason, Adjunct Professor
Mark C. Malburg,
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Thomas H. McCoy, Adjunct Professor
Donna S. Nussman,
Adjunct Professor
Richard D. Peindl,
Adjunct Professor
John Patten, Adjunct Professor
James Salsbury,
Adjunct Professor
The
department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science offers degree
programs leading to the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME), the
Master of Science in Engineering (MSE), and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).
At the Master's level, the program is broad based, allowing students to develop
expertise in a number of areas including design, manufacturing, thermal and
fluid sciences, solid mechanics, bioengineering, materials engineering and science,
and mechanical control and instrumentation. The Ph.D. program is more closely
focused on precision engineering and manufacturing, computational modeling, and
bioengineering. The graduate program is supported by a world class metrology
laboratory, numerous graduate research and computer labs in the Cameron Applied
Research Center, core and specialized biotechnology laboratories, and a first
rate machine shop managed by a group of highly skilled lab and shop personnel.
The William States Lee College of Engineering also supports a network of
engineering computer laboratories.
MASTERS PROGRAMS IN MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING SCIENCE
The
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science offers programs of
study and research leading to the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
(M.S.M.E.) and the Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.). The M.S.M.E
program of study is for students who have completed a B.S.M.E. degree while the
M.S.E. degree offers a more generic program of study for students who may not
possess a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
The
objectives of the M.S.M.E and M.S.E. program are as follows.
Additional
Admission Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate evidence of satisfactory undergraduate
preparation in engineering, usually manifested by the possession of a
baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in some area of
engineering, with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Special
consideration may be given to candidates with substantial engineering work
experience.
Applicants
with baccalaureate degrees from fields other than engineering (e.g., biology,
physics, chemistry, mathematics, etc.) may be considered for admission to
graduate study. Typically these applicants complete mathematics, science, and
engineering courses, as determined by the Director of Graduate Programs, before
entering the graduate program.
The
applicant must receive a satisfactory score on the verbal and quantitative
sections of the Graduate Record Examination General Test.
Acceptability
for admission is based upon the applicant's record and background as determined
by the department.
Early-Entry to
Exceptional
undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte may be accepted into the graduate
program and begin work toward a graduate degree before completion of the
baccalaureate degree. An applicant may be accepted at any time after completion
of 75 or more hours, although it is expected that close to 90 hours will have
been earned by the time the first graduate course is taken.
To be
accepted into this program, an undergraduate student must have at least a 3.2
overall GPA and have taken the appropriate graduate standardized test and have
earned an acceptable score. If any early-entry student has not met the normal
admission requirements of a 2.75 overall undergraduate GPA and a 3.0
junior-senior GPA at the end of his/her baccalaureate degree, she/he will be
dismissed from the graduate program.
Students
accepted into an early-entry program will be subject to the same policies that
pertain to other matriculated graduate students. Generally, it will be assumed
that early-entry students will finish their baccalaureate degrees before they
complete 15 hours of graduate work.
Up to six
hours earned at the graduate level may be substituted for required
undergraduate hours. (Up to six hours of graduate work may be "double
counted" toward both baccalaureate and graduate degrees.)
Degree Requirements
The
applicant must complete at least 30 approved graduate credit hours as
prescribed by the graduate advisor and fulfill the following:
The
required mathematics course can be any 6000 level math course approved by the
thesis advisor or one of the following:
MATH6171 Advanced Applied Mathematics I
MATH6172 Advanced Applied Mathematics II
MATH6103 Computer Techniques and Numerical Methods
The
decision as to whether a program will include a thesis, design project or
problem report is to be made on an individual basis by the advisory committee
at the time of filing the student's Plan of Study.
Academic Standards
Only the
grades of A, B or C are accepted towards a graduate degree. A grade of U in any
graduate course will suspend the student's enrollment subject to readmission as
prescribed in the University catalog. Similarly, an accumulation of three C
grades will result in suspension of the student's enrollment, subject to
readmission to a program. A student in any graduate program is required to
maintain satisfactory progress toward the degree. Continued enrollment is at all
times subject to review on the basis of academic record and actions with regard
to observance of University rules and regulations.
Admission to Candidacy Requirements
Upon
completion of a substantial amount of graduate work and in no case later than
two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester in which the student expects
to complete all requirements for the degree, the student shall file for
Admission to Candidacy on a form supplied by The Graduate School. This
application is a checklist approved by the advisor, department chair, and the
College Dean listing all coursework to be offered for the degree (including
transfer credit and courses in progress). A tentative date for the
comprehensive examination should be agreed upon and indicated on this application.
The date should be realistic and allow ample time for completion and review of
the thesis or project.
The
student and faculty advisor will agree on the appointment of an advisory
committee. The advisory committee will be composed of at least three graduate
faculty members. The graduate advisor will serve as chair of the committee. The
committee is recommended by the department after appropriate consultation
between the advisor and student.
Transfer Credit
At the
time of admission, up to six hours of transfer credit may be accepted from an
ABET accredited engineering institution.
Assistantships
Teaching
and research assistantships are available on a competitive basis.
Tuition Waivers
In-state
and Out-of-state tuition waivers are available, on a competitive basis, to full
time students with financial assistantships from UNC Charlotte.
PH.D. PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING SCIENCE
The
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science offers
multi-disciplinary programs leading to a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering
in the areas of biomedical engineering (BME), computational modeling and
simulation (CMS), and precision engineering and manufacturing (PE).
The
objectives of the Ph.D. program are as follows.
Additional Admission Requirements
In
addition to the general requirements for admission to the
1) A master's degree in engineering or
a closely allied field with a GPA of at least 3.5. Exceptional students with
only a baccalaureate degree may also be considered for admission to the Ph.D.
program.
2) The applicant must receive a satisfactory
score on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record
Examination General Test.
3) Three letters of reference, at
least two of which must be from faculty members. All three must be from
professionals working in the applicant's field of interest.
Acceptability
for admission is based upon the applicant's record and background as determined
by the department.
Degree Requirements
1) Appointment of a Ph.D. advisor and
formation of an advisory committee.
2) Development of a Ph.D. Plan of
Study detailing all course and examination requirements.
3) Successful completion of the
written qualifying examination.
4) Presentation of a proposal for
Ph.D. research and admission to candidacy.
5) Successful defense of the Ph.D.
Dissertation.
Within the
first semester of being admitted into a Ph.D. program, the student should
choose a Ph.D. advisor and form an advisory committee. In conjunction with the
Ph.D. advisor and the advisory committee, the student will develop a Plan of
Study to meet the Ph.D. program requirements of course work and examinations
and prepare to undertake original research leading to a dissertation of a
quality that would be acceptable for publication of articles in peer-refereed
professional journals.
Plan of Study
The Plan
of Study must show at least 72 hours of credit beyond the baccalaureate degree
including at least 18 hours of research/dissertation credits. For students who
do not possess appropriate bachelor's and/or master's
degrees in engineering, additional course work will be expected. The specific
course requirements will be set by the student's advisory committee but must
include: At least 18 hours of MEES coursework, 6 hours of graduate level
mathematics, and a minor consisting of 6 hours of coursework in a related
(non-MEES) field of study. The Plan of Study must be submitted to the Graduate
Coordinator of the Department for review and approval within the second
semester after admission to the Ph.D. program.
Residence
A student
may satisfy the residency requirement for the program by completing 18 hours,
either course work or research credits, by study-in-residence during the
academic year and during the summer terms, as long as the study is continuous.
Study-in-residence is deemed to be continuous if the student is enrolled in one
or more courses (including research/dissertation credit) in successive
semesters until eighteen hours of credit are earned.
Grades
A
student is expected to achieve A's or B's in all course work taken for graduate
credit and must have a GPA of at last a 3.0 in order to graduate. The
dissertation is graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis and, therefore, will not
be included in the cumulative average. An accumulation of more than two
marginal C grades will result in termination of the student's enrollment in the
graduate program. If a student makes a grade of U in any course, enrollment
will be terminated. A graduate student whose enrollment has been terminated
because of grades is ineligible to attend any semester or summer session unless
properly readmitted to the graduate program. Readmission to the program
requires approval of the Dean of the
Qualifying Examination
In
addition to demonstrating a high level of competence in course work, the
student must pass a comprehensive written qualifying examination in the major
and minor areas. The qualifying examination should be taken before completion
of 18 hours beyond the master's degree in the major and minor areas but must be
passed no later than one year after initial admission to the program. Failure
to pass the qualifying examination in two tries will result in the termination
of the student's enrollment in the Ph.D. program.
Admission to Candidacy Requirements
The single
requirement for admission to candidacy is the appointment of an advisory
committee. This committee will consist of at least three graduate faculty
members, one of whom shall be from a department other than the student's major,
with the graduate advisor serving as chair of the committee. The committee is
recommended by the department after appropriate consultation between the
advisor and student.
Dissertation Proposal and Admission to
Candidacy
Because
the Ph.D. program is heavily based on independent research, each student must
write a proposal describing his/her proposed dissertation research following
the technical guidelines established by the department. Upon approval of the
student's dissertation proposal, the advisory committee will recommend the
student's admission to candidacy. This is subject to the approval of the Dean
of the
Upon
completion of a substantial amount of graduate work and in no case later than
two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester in which the student expects
to complete all requirements for the degree, the student shall file for
Admission to Candidacy on a form supplied by The Graduate School. This
application is a checklist approved by the advisor, department chair, and the
College Dean listing all coursework to be offered for the degree (including
transfer credit and courses in progress). A tentative date for the dissertation
defense should be agreed upon by the candidate and chair and indicated on this
application. The date should be realistic and allow ample time for completion
and review of the dissertation.
Dissertation
Evidence
of a high degree of competence in scholarship, written exposition, independent
inquiry and the ability to organize and apply knowledge must be demonstrated by
the student in the dissertation. The
student will make a public defense of the dissertation at which time the
dissertation, as well as the student's knowledge of the field, will be
appropriate matter for examination by the student's advisory committee.
Although questions may be asked by the general audience, evaluation of the
dissertation defense is the sole responsibility of the advisory committee. The
dissertation will be graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
Assistantships
Teaching
and research assistantships are available on a competitive basis.
Tuition Waivers
In-state
and Out-of-state tuition waivers are available, on a competitive basis, to full
time students with financial assistantships from UNC Charlotte.
Time Limit
Students
are allowed a maximum of eight (8) calendar years from formal admission to the
Ph.D. program to complete the program successfully.
Courses in Mechanical
Engineering and Engineering Science
MEGR 6090. Special Topics. (1-6) (For Post-Baccalaureate Students only) Directed
study of current topics of special interest. May be repeated
for credit. (On Demand)
MEGR 6116. Fundamentals of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3114 or consent
of the department. A unified treatment of transfer operations developed in
terms of physical rate processes; formulation and solution of typical boundary
value problems associated with heat, mass and momentum transfer. (Spring)
MEGR 6125. Vibrations of Continuous Systems. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 4143. Analysis of vibration of continuous linear elastic structures such
as strings, rods, beams and plates with varying boundary conditions.
Approximate solution techniques such as Rayleigh, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin are
presented. (Spring)
MEGR 6141. Theory of
MEGR 6166. Mechanical
Behavior of
MEGR 6181. Engineering Metrology. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3282. Introduction to metrology and standards. Uncertainty,
precision and accuracy in metrology. Measurement of
size and form, computational methods in measurement of form. Measurement of surface texture and out of roundness. Machine tool and robot accuracy and calibration. Evaluation of screw threads and gears. Introduction
to design of precision instruments. (Fall)
MEGR 6990. Industrial Internship. (1-3) Prerequisite: Completion of nine
hours of graduate coursework. Full- or part-time academic
year internship in engineering complementary to the major course of studies and
designed to allow theoretical and course-based practical learning to be applied
in a supervised industrial experience. Each student's program must be
approved by their graduate program director. Requires a
mid-term report and final report to be graded by the supervising faculty.
(On demand)
MEGR 7090. Special Topics. (1-6) Directed study of current topics of special interest for Master’s
degree. May be repeated for credit (On Demand)
MEGR 7101. Transport
Processes. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the department. Unified field theory
approach to the fluid transport of momentum, energy, mass and electrical
charge. Statistical theories of turbulence and
molecular transport. Multiphase systems, chemically reacting flows,
ionized fluids, separation processes. (On Demand)
MEGR 7102. Introduction to Continua. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 2144, MEGR
3114, or consent of department. A unified treatment of those
topics which are common to all continua. Stress,
deformation and velocity fields, constitutive equations and field equations.
Representative applications in solid, fluid and
electromagnetic continua, including interaction problems. (On Demand)
MEGR 7108. Finite Element Analysis and Applications. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 6141 and MATH
6171 or permission of the department. An introduction to the
finite element method and its application to engineering problems.
Application of the displacement methods to plane stress, plane strain, plate
bending and axisymmetrical bodies. Topics may include
but are not limited to: dynamics, heat conduction, and structural mechanics. (Spring)
MEGR 7110. Advanced Conductive Heat Transfer. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3116. Theory of steady and unsteady heat conduction in isotropic and
anisotropic media. Treatment of concentrated and
distributed heat sources. Application of the finite
difference and finite element methods. (Fall)
MEGR 7111. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3112 and MATH
3142. Postulational treatment of the laws of thermodynamics. Equilibrium and
maximum entropy postulates. Development of formal
relationships and principles for general systems. Applications
to chemical, magnetic, electric, and elastic systems. (On Demand)
MEGR 7112. Radiative Heat
Transfer. (3)
Prerequisite: MEGR 3116. Fundamentals of radiation heat transfer, analysis of
gray body and wavelength dependent systems; radiation from gases at high
temperature, and particulate-laden gases; combined radiation and conduction. (On
Demand)
MEGR 7113. Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3111 and 3114.
Compressible flow equations, isentropic flow, normal shock waves, Fanno and Rayleigh line flows. Nonsteady one
dimensional flow. (Alternate Years)
MEGR 7114. Advanced Fluid Mechanics. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 4112 or consent
of the department. Unified tensorial-theoretical
treatment of the transport of mass, momentum, energy and voracity in fluids.
General theorems for inviscid and
irrational flows. Viscous effects, boundary layer theory, nonlinear
phenomena hydrodynamic instability and turbulence with applications. (On
Demand)
MEGR 7115. Convective Heat Transfer. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3116 and MEGR
4112. Heat and momentum transfer prediction in channel flows and boundary
layers. Differential equation methods for fully developed and entry length
laminar tube flows. Similarity solution for laminar heat
transfer. Superposition methods for non-uniform
boundary conditions. Integral equations of the boundary layer,
approximate and semiempirical methods of solution.
(Spring)
MEGR 7118. Thermal Environmental Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3116. Application of the thermodynamic and heat transfer principles to
the analysis of thermal environmental systems. Topics include
thermodynamic properties of moist air, psychometric charts, transfer processes,
heating and cooling of moist air coils, physiological effects of thermal
environments, food processing and storage (Alternate Years)
MEGR 7119. Thermal Applications in Biomedical Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. Application of thermodynamic and heat transfer
principles to the analysis of biomedical systems. Topics include
thermodynamic and transport properties of biological tissue, thermoregulation,
design and use of cryosurgical probes, and numerical modeling methods. (On
Demand)
MEGR 7120. Bearing Design and Lubrication. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3222 or consent
of the department. Hydrodynamic lubrication, fluid film and rolling element
bearings, design and control of gas and fluid lubricated bearings. (On
Demand)
MEGR 7121. Mechanism Analysis. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3221 or consent of the department. Analysis of
coplanar and spatial mechanisms, application of matrix methods in analysis of
mechanisms, mobility analysis of mechanisms, rigid body guidance, computer aided analysis of mechanisms. (Spring)
(Evenings)
MEGR 7122. Mechanism Synthesis. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 7121 or consent
of the department. Synthesis of coplanar and spatial mechanisms, number and
type synthesis, function generator, path generator,
optimal synthesis of mechanisms, case studies in optimal design of mechanisms
(Alternate Years).
MEGR 7123. Mechanical Design. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 6141 or consent of the department. Impact
loading on critical sections, fatigue consideration, stress concentration,
fluctuating stresses, failure analysis, contact
stresses, industrial case studies (Alternate Years)
MEGR 7124. Introduction to Automatic Controls. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. Emphasis on mechanical systems. Mathematical models and characteristics of control systems. Performance and stability of linear feedback systems. Root
locus and frequency response techniques. State space methods.
Design and compensation of control systems. (Spring)
MEGR 7126. Dynamics of Machinery. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3222 or consent
of the department. Application of dynamics of machinery,
balancing of rigid and flexible rotors. Dynamics of
spatial mechanisms. Computer-aided dynamic analysis of
machinery. (On Demand)
MEGR 7127. Computer-Aided Manufacturing. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 3255 or consent
of the department. Topics covered include flowline
production, numerical control, computer aided process monitoring and control,
group technology, flexible manufacturing, and material requirement planning. (Alternate
Years)
MEGR 7128. Control of Robotic Manipulators. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 4127 or ECGR
4151. Control of industrial robots including linear,
nonlinear, and adaptive control of the motion of robots; plus control of forces
and torques exerted by the end-effector.
Additional topics include computer animation of the controlled behavior of
industrial robots, actuators and sensors, robot vision and artificial
intelligence, and control computer/robot interfacing (dual-listed with ECGR
5151). (Spring)
MEGR 7129. Structural Dynamics of Production Machinery. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. The analytical study of dynamic characteristics
of production machinery and the corresponding measurement, specification, and
effects on machine performance. Machine tool
vibration, machine tool stability, high speed machining. (Spring)
MEGR 7142. Theory of Elasticity II. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 6141 and MATH
6172. Continuation of MEGR 6141 with additional topics in
three-dimensional analyses. Topics include complex variable techniques, variational methods and numerical techniques. (On
Demand)
MEGR 7143. Inelastic Behavior of Materials. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 6141 or consent
of the department. Introduction to plasticity and linear viscoelasticity. Topics include a study of yield
criteria, plastic stress-strain relations, plastic hinge analysis, discrete viscoelastic models, the hereditary integral and selected
boundary value problems (Alternate Years)
MEGR 7145. Advanced Topics in Dynamics. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. Selected advanced topics in dynamics such as Lagrangian
dynamics, vibrations of continuous media, stress wave propagation and motion
measurement. (On Demand)
MEGR 7146. Experimental Stress Analysis. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 6141 or consent
of the department. Theoretical and experimental techniques of
stress and strain analysis, with experimental emphasis on strain gages and
instrumentation. Brittle coatings and photoelasticity
are also considered. Two lectures and a two-hour lab per
week. (Alternate Years)
MEGR 7161. Atomic Processes in Solids. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 2144 or consent
of the department. Processes dependent on large- and small-scale atomic motions
leading to changes in material structures and properties. Theories of diffusion
controlled and diffusionless transformations. Modern
concepts in structure and property control. (On Demand)
MEGR 7164. Diffraction/Spectroscopic Studies of Matter. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. Atomic arrangements in crystalline and
non-crystalline forms of matter. Symmetry properties
of crystals. Treatment of diffraction theory and
experimental methods. X-ray diffraction and
spectroscopic analysis of matter. (Alternate Years)
MEGR 7165. Diffraction and NDE Methods in Materials Science. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 3161 or
equivalent or consent of the department. Principles of diffraction and non-destructive
evaluation methods and their applications to material problems;
characterization of atomic and microstructural
features and process induced defects in materials; evaluation of residual
stress and texture effects; phase and elemental analysis; experimental
methodologies. (On Demand)
MEGR 7166. Deformation and Fracture of Materials. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. Macroscopic and microscopic aspects of elastic
and plastic deformation and fracture; applications of dislocation theory to an
interpretation and control of mechanical properties; temperature, strain rate
and texture effects. (On Demand)
MEGR 7167. Mechanical Behavior of Materials II. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 6166 or
equivalent. Continuation of MEGR 6166; selection of topics to include further
treatments of dislocation theory and its applications; analysis of fatigue and
creep phenomena; strength of polymers and composites; statistical treatment of
strength; materials design and failure analysis. (Spring)
MEGR 7172. Computational Methods in Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: MATH 6171 or consent
of the department. Numerical linear algebra, solution of
systems of equations, numerical integration, differentiation and interpolation,
root finding, numerical solution of partial differential equations by finite
difference and finite element methods. (On Demand)
MEGR 7182. Machine Tool Metrology. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 2180, MEGR
3281, and MEGR 6181. Machine tool accuracy and performance
testing. Modeling and measurement of volumetric accuracy
using parametric error separation and quasi-static error models. Use of homogeneous transformations for error mapping. Linear and higher order thermal models. Error
budgeting and management. Axis of rotation metrology,
spindle accuracy, and cutting performance tests. Laboratory experience
on CNC machine tools using heterodyne laser interferometers, capacitance gages,
and other computer assisted sensor systems for machine checking. (Spring)
MEGR 7183. Design of
Precision Machines and
MEGR 7184. Design of Precision Machines and Instruments II. (3) Prerequisites: MEGR 7183. Application of principles, methodology, and analysis to specific
design problems. Management of design. Class
will design machine components, subsystems or whole instruments either
individually or as members of design teams. Critical design reviews will be
conducted. Designs will be quantitatively analyzed for conformance to design
specifications and intent. (Spring)
MEGR 7281. Theory and Application of Computer-Aided Tolerancing.
(3)
Prerequisite: consent of the department. Theory of geometric
tolerance representation, analysis, and synthesis. Applications
of geometric tolerances for design function and efficient metrology. Laboratory experience with mechanical design and tolerance analysis
software. Implementation projects for tolerance analysis and synthesis.
(Fall, Alternate Years)
MEGR 7282. Computer-Aided Process Planning. (3)
Prerequisite: consent of the department. Theory and computing methods
for the specification, manufacture, and verification of manufactured artifacts
with a particular emphasis on precision engineering applications. Representation of engineering designs. Feature recognition. Generation of manufacturing and metrology instructions. Computer software implementation projects. (Fall,
Alternate Years)
MEGR 7283. Advanced Coordinate Metrology. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 6181 or consent
of the department. Error compensation of coordinate measuring
machines, algorithms and sampling methods used in data analysis. Probing systems, compensation of probing errors. Scanning coordinate measuring machines and their dynamic behavior.
Performance testing of coordinate measuring machines.
(Spring, Alternate Years)
MEGR 7284. Advanced Surface Metrology. (3) Prerequisite: MEGR 6181 or consent
of the department. Constituents of surface texture, stylus, optical, atomic
force microscope and other advanced methods of measuring surface texture. Two and three dimensional measurement of surfaces. Separation of form, waviness and roughness. Random process analysis techniques, use of transforms for
filtering. Numerical evaluation of surface texture.
Use of surface texture as fingerprint of the process. Relationship between function and surface texture.
(Spring, Alternate Years)
MEGR 7380. Tribology.
(3)
Prerequisite: consent of the department. Surface properties
and study of surfaces in contact. Friction and wear of
materials. Tribological properties of solid materials. Fluid lubricated journal
bearings, lubrication of highly loaded contacts, lubricating systems and
bearing selection. (On Demand)
MEGR 7480. Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Equipment. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. Detailed analytical treatment of manufacturing
materials and processes. Forming processes (forging, extrusion, rolling,
drawing, bending, shearing), casting processes, metal cutting processes
(turning, boring, drilling, shaping, milling), tool materials, joining
processes, automation. (On Demand)
MEGR 7892. Individual Study and Projects. (1-6) Individual investigation and exposition of results. May be repeated
for credit. (On Demand)
MEGR 7893. Advanced Topics in Precision Engineering. (3) Prerequisite: consent of the
department. Selected topics in precision control, materials for precision
engineering, precision manufacturing, precision measurement, advanced analytical
and numerical methods used in precision engineering (may be repeated as the
topics vary and with the approval of the department). (On Demand)
MEGR 7991. Graduate
Master Thesis Research. (1-6)
Individual investigation culminating in the preparation and presentation of a
thesis.
May be repeated for credit (Fall, Spring)
MEGR 7999. Graduate Residence. (1) Required of all master's students not enrolled in other graduate
courses who are working on or defending thesis/projects and/or are scheduled
for comprehensive examinations. (Fall/Spring)
8000
level courses are for Ph.D. students only
MEGR 8090. Special Topics. (1-6) Directed study of current topics of special interest for Ph.D.
degree. May be repeated for credit (On Demand)
MEGR 8101. Transport
Processes. (3)
See MEGR 7101 for Course Description.
MEGR 8102. Intro to Continua. (3) See MEGR 7102 for Course Description.
MEGR 8108. Finite Element Analysis and Applications. (3) See MEGR 7108 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8110. Advanced Conductive Heat Transfer. (3) See MEGR 7110 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8111. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics. (3) See MEGR 7111 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8112. Radiative Heat
Transfer. (3)
See MEGR 7112 for Course Description.
MEGR 8113. Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Compressible Flow. (3) See MEGR 7113 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8114. Advanced Fluid Mechanics. (3) See MEGR 7114 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8115. Convective Heat Transfer. (3) See MEGR 7115 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8116. Fundamentals of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. (3) See MEGR 6116 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8118. Thermal Environmental Engineering. (3) See MEGR 7118 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8119. Thermal Applications in Biomedical Engineering. (3) See MEGR 7119 for Course Description.
MEGR 8120. Bearing Design and Lubrication. (3) See MEGR 7120 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8121. Mechanism Analysis. (3) See MEGR 7121 for Course Description.
MEGR 8122. Mechanism Synthesis. (3) See MEGR 7122 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8123. Mechanical Design. (3) See MEGR 7123 for Course Description.
MEGR 8124. Introduction to Automatic Controls. (3) See MEGR 7124 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8125. Vibrations of Continuous Systems. (3) See MEGR 6125 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8126. Dynamics of Machinery. (3) See MEGR 7126 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8127. Computer-Aided Manufacturing. (3) See MEGR 7127 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8128. Control of Robotic Manipulators. (3) See MEGR 7128 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8129. Structural Dynamics of Production Machinery. (3) See MEGR 7129 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8141. Theory of
MEGR 8142. Theory of Elasticity II. (3) See MEGR 7142 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8143. Inelastic Behavior of Materials. (3) See MEGR 7143 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8145. Advanced Topics in Dynamics. (3) See MEGR 7145 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8146. Experimental Stress Analysis. (3) See MEGR 7146 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8161. Atomic Processes in Solids. (3) See MEGR 7161 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8164. Diffraction/Spectroscopic Studies of Matter. (3) See MEGR 7164 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8165. Diffraction and NDE Methods in Materials Science. (3) See MEGR 7165 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8166. Mechanical
Behavior of
MEGR 8167. Mechanical Behavior of Materials II. (3) See MEGR 7167 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8168. Deformation and Fracture of Materials. (3) See MEGR 7166 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8172. Computational Methods in Engineering. (3) See MEGR 7172 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8182. Machine Tool Metrology. (3) See MEGR 7182 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8183. Design of
Precision Machines and
MEGR 8184. Design of Precision Machines and Instrument II. (3) See MEGR 7184 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8281. Theory and Application of Computer-Aided Tolerancing.
(3) See MEGR
7281 for Course Description.
MEGR 8282. Computer-Aided Process Planning. (3) See MEGR 7282 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8283. Advanced Coordinate Metrology. (3) See MEGR 7283 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8284. Advanced Surface Metrology. (3) See MEGR 7284 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8380. Tribology.
(3) See MEGR
7380 for Course Description.
MEGR 8480. Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Equipment. (3) See MEGR 7480 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8892. Individual Study and Projects. (1-6) See MEGR 7892 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8893. Advanced Topics in Precision Engineering. (3) See MEGR 7893 for Course
Description.
MEGR 8990. Industrial Internship. (1-3) See MEGR 6990 for Course Description.
MEGR 8999. Doctoral Dissertation Research. (1-9) Individual investigation culminating
in the preparation and presentation of a doctoral dissertation.(On Demand)
MEGR 9999. Doctoral Residence. (1)