ENME 450 Mechanical Engineering Design Project (3)

Required course for majors in the mechanical specialty.

Catalog Description:

Capstone mechanical engineering design experience; design of a thermal and/or mechanical system; consideration of engineering standards and realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health and safety, social, and political; team and/or individual application of the design process; oral presentations and written design report required. Spring semester. Lecture 2 hours plus 2 hour design lab.

Prerequisites:

ENGR 385

Pre or Co-requisites:

ENME 442, 443, and 447.

Textbook/References:

Dym, C., and P. Little, Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York, 2000. (recommended)

Finkelstein, L., Pocket Book of Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists, McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, 2000. (recommended)

Assorted supplemental handouts.

Course Objectives: (numbers in parentheses indicate relationship to ME program outcomes)

At the completion of the course, students will have

· applied fundamental engineering principles and approaches (learned in prerequisite courses) to design a thermal and/or mechanical system (2, 4,11);

· demonstrated an awareness of the professional registration process (6);

· worked effectively as a team (if team-based work is assigned);

· generated adequate written documentation of their design (4);

· demonstrated an understanding of the multiple factors that influence a design, the tradeoffs that may be required, and the impact of design decisions and realistic constraints (4, 7,11).

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

Lecture for 50 minutes per class followed immediately by a laboratory session for 60 minutes per class; meets twice a week.

Topics Covered:

Week Topic

1 Introduction to the Project

1-2 Project Planning

3-4 Alternative Generation, Evaluation, and Selection

4-6 Preliminary Design Development and Fabrication

6-10 Initial Testing and Design Refinement

10-12 Final Design Development and Fabrication

13-15 Final Testing, Documentation, & Oral Presentations

Contribution to Professional Component:

Contributes toward the 1.5 years of engineering topics as a 3 credit hour course in engineering sciences and mainly in engineering design.

Relationship to Program Outcomes:

This course supports ME program outcomes 2, 4, 6, 7 and 11.

Prepared by: Dr. Rob Bailey, 03/27/03