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ME - MECHANICAL ME 227 - Numerical Methods 4 Credits

ENGINEERING (ME) Hours: 3R-3L-4C

Term Available: F,S
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
ME 123 - Computer Programming 4 Credits Prerequisites: (ME 123 or BE 100 or CSSE 120) and MA 222

Hours: 4R-0L-4C This is an inter-disciplinary course focusing on the generation and

Term Available: F,W,S interpretation of numerical solutions and the processing of numerical
Graduate Studies Eligible: No data for engineering problems. Topics include approximate solutions to
Prerequisites: None nonlinear algebraic and differential equations, initial and boundary value
problems, numerical integration and differentiation, optimization, data
Software tools and engineering processes for mechanical engineers. conditioning, and regression analysis. Trade-offs between accuracy and
Topics may include: structured programming (Matlab), simulation of rigid cost are emphasized. Matlab is used as the programming language.
body motion, presentation software, and [Link] to
ME 230 - Mechatronic Systems 4 Credits
teaming and creativity.
ME 193 - Selected Topics in Design 1-4 Credits Hours: 3R-3L-4C
Term Available: F,S
Hours: 0R-0L-(1 - 4)C Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Term Available: See Department Prerequisites: (ME 123 or CSSE 120 or BE 100 or (ENGD 113 and
Graduate Studies Eligible: No ENGD 123) or ENGD 120) and ((ES 213 and ES 213L) or ECE 203 or
Prerequisites: None ENGD 120 or ENGD 112 or BE 131)

Selected student design projects. May include testing and/or computer Applications of microprocessors and microcontrollers and digital
aided design. electronics to the design and utilizations of embedded control systems
ME 199 - Professional Experience 1 Credit in smart systems and products. Topics include Boolean logic and
algebra, system hardware and software development, and interfacing for
Hours: 1R-0L-1C mechanical applications.
Term Available: See Department ME 293 - Selected Topics in Design 1-4 Credits
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: None Hours: 0R-0L-(1 - 4)C
Term Available: See Department
The professional experiences course captures the practical work Graduate Studies Eligible: No
experiences related to the student’s academic discipline. Students Prerequisites: None
are required to submit a formal document of their reflections, which
communicates how their employment opportunity reinforced and Selected student design projects. May include testing and/or computer
enhanced their academic studies. aided design.
ME 201 - Applications of Thermodynamics 4 Credits ME 302 - Heat Transfer 4 Credits

Hours: 4R-0L-4C Hours: 4R-0L-4C

Term Available: W,S Term Available: F,S
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: ES 201 or CE 205 or CHE 201 Prerequisites: (MA 221 or MA 211) and (ES 212 or ES 312 or CHE 301 or
EM 301)
Extend the conservation and accounting framework to examine energy-
conversion systems. Topics include thermodynamic properties of pure Introduces the basic modes of heat transfer, heat transfer properties,
substances, gas mixtures, exergy analyses, power and refrigeration steady and unsteady one-dimensional heat conduction, free and forced
cycles, psychrometric processes, combustion, and propulsion. convection, radiation and heat exchangers. Other topics may include
numerical methods and boiling and condensation.
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ME 304 - Introduction to the Design of Mechanisms 4 Credits ME 321 - Measurement Systems 4 Credits

Hours: 4R-0L-4C Hours: 3R-3L-4C

Term Available: Winter (W) Term Available: W,S
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: ME 123 or CSSE 120 or BE 100 or ENGD 120 Prerequisites: MA 223 and (ES 205 or ES 305) and (EM 103 or ENGD 102
or MDS 201 or ENGD 100)
This course will cover a set of computational tools to design and analyze
mechanisms to achieve specific goals. The specific focus of this course Fundamentals of measurement systems in mechanical engineering
is to study kinematics (study of motion without regards to forces) of including transducer operation, signal conditioning, data reduction,
a [Link] learn how to model and solve for the position, and presentation of results. Transducer and measurement system
velocity, acceleration of linkages using vectors. They also study the characteristics including resolution, sensitivity, loading, time response,
kinematics of gear trains and specifically, planetary gear trains. and frequency response. Operating principles of basic instrumentation
for measurement of mechanical quantities such as force, torque,
ME 305 - Introduction to Aerospace Engineering 4 Credits
pressure, temperature, and flow. Topics include uncertainty analysis, data
analysis, calibration, data acquisition, presentation of results, and an
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
introduction to experiment design.
Term Available: Spring (S)
Graduate Studies Eligible: No ME 328 - Materials Engineering 4 Credits
Prerequisites: ES 212 or ES 312
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Application of fundamental engineering concepts to aerospace systems. Term Available: Winter (W)
Aircraft performance and stability. Physical properties of the standard Graduate Studies Eligible: No
atmosphere. Aerodynamics of the airplane including lift, drag and Prerequisites: CHEM 111 or CHEM 201 or CHEM 112 or CHEM 105 or
pitching moment estimation. Introduction to orbital mechanics. CHEM RA100
ME 306 - Control Systems 4 Credits
ntroduces properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites.
Relates material processing to properties through underlying material
Hours: 3R-3L-4C
structure. Overviews the materials available to engineers and discusses
Term Available: Winter (W)
applications and material selection.
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: ES 205 or ES 305 ME 359 - Vehicle System Modeling 4 Credits

Basic principles of feedback control theory. Mathematical modeling and Hours: 4R-0L-4C
performance analysis of dynamical systems. Includes stability analysis, Term Available: Fall (F)
root locus compensation and design, frequency response analysis. Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Implementation of control system analysis and design is gained with Prerequisites: ES 201
several laboratory experiences.
Excel and Simulink are used to create reactive and predictive models of
ME 317 - Design for Manufacturing 4 Credits
vehicle powertrains, both electric and internal combustion. Drive cycles
are introduced, the powertrains are iteratively refined, and insightful
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
observations are made with respect to vehicle performance. The course
Term Available: Winter (W)
concludes with modeling a vehicle of the student's choosing.
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: EM 104 or ENGD 100 or ENGD 101 ME 380 - Machine Component Design 4 Credits

This is an introductory course that examines the interactions between Hours: 4R-0L-4C
design and manufacturing from the designer's point of view. Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Common manufacturing processes will be introduced and design Prerequisites: EM 204 or BE 222 or EM 203
guidelines will be developed for each process. The successful student
will leave this class with an appreciation that a designer must consider Applications of fundamentals of engineering mechanics in analysis and
the method of manufacture during the design process to ensure that a synthesis of machine components and systems. Special emphases
product is functional, economically viable, and safe. placed on stress/strength analyses and fatigue failures. Design of
mechanical components and systems including threaded fasteners,
springs, bearings, gears, shafts, clutches, brakes, belts, chains, and
couplings.
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ME 393 - Selected Topics in Design 0-4 Credits ME 405 - Theoretical Aerodynamics 4 Credits

Hours: 0R-0L-(0 - 4)C Hours: 4R-0L-4C

Term Available: See Department Term Available: Winter (W)
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: None Prerequisites: ES 212 or ES 312

Selected student design projects. May include testing and/or computer Introduction to aerodynamics theory. Development of equations of
aided design. conservation of mass and momentum. Vorticity, induced velocity and
irrotational flow. Stream function, velocity potential, Laplace's
ME 397 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1-4 Credits
equation and the principle of superposition. Flow about a body, the Kutta-
Joukowski Theorem. Concepts of thin airfoil and finite wing theory. Exact
Hours: (1 - 4)R-0L-(1 - 4)C
solutions to elementary viscous flow problems.
Term Available: See Department
Graduate Studies Eligible: No ME 407 - Power Plants 4 Credits
Prerequisites: None
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Topics of current interest in mechanical engineering at the 300-level. Term Available: See Department
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
ME 401 - Foundations of Fluid Mechanics 4 Credits
Prerequisites: ME 301 or ME 201
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Steam, cogeneration and combined cycles are studied with the aid of
Term Available: Winter (W)
property software. Various components of the cycles are studied in detail.
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
A survey of alternative power sources is presented. Tours of power plants
Prerequisites: (ES 202 or ES 212 or ES 312 or EM 301 or CHE 301) and
are taken when available.
(MA 222 or MA 212)
ME 408 - Renewable Energy 4 Credits
Covers the fundamental concepts of fluid dynamics with an emphasis
on physical understanding. Topics include fluid kinematics, control- Hours: 4R-0L-4C
volume and differential analyses of fluid motion, similitude, potential flow, Term Available: Spring (S)
vorticity transport, low Reynolds number flow, boundary-layer physics, Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
stability of laminar flow, and turbulent transport. Topics may be added or Prerequisites: ES 202 or ES 212 or ES 312
deleted as needed.
Covers renewable energy sources such as solar heating and cooling, wind
ME 402 - Advanced Heat Transfer 4 Credits
energy, biomass, and photovoltaic energy. Surveys the energy availability
of these sources and life cycle cost and present value used to evaluate
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
the system. Students will design a system which utilizes a renewable
Term Available: See Department
energy source and economically evaluate the system.
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: ME 302 ME 409 - Air Conditioning 4 Credits

This course covers additional topics in conduction, convection and Hours: 4R-0L-4C
radiation heat transfer as well as an introduction to mass transfer, phase Term Available: See Department
change and numerical methods. Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: (ES 202 or ES 312 or ES 212) and ME 302
ME 404 - Advanced Design of Mechanisms 4 Credits

Human comfort and the properties of air. Air conditioning in residences,

Hours: 4R-0L-4C
public and industrial buildings using vapor compression and absorption
Term Available: Fall (F), Spring (S)
units. Cooling loads, psychrometry, fans, duct sizing and layout,
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
automatic control, and acoustic design considerations.
Prerequisites: ES 214 and ME 304
ME 410 - Internal Combustion Engines 4 Credits
This course will cover some intermediate topics in the design of
mechanisms including position analysis of three, four, five and sixbar Hours: 4R-0L-4C
linkages, cam analysis and design, including motion of the cam/ Term Available: Fall (F)
follower system, the method of constraints in kinematics, and velocity, Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
acceleration and force analysis using the method of constraints. The Prerequisites: ME 201 or CHE 303 or ME 301
method of virtual work will be used to conduct force analysis for the
inverse dynamic problem. Extensive use will be made of MATLAB (or Study of spark ignition and compression ignition engines. Influences
similar software) for plotting and animating solutions to mechanism of engine design features on performance, economy, and air pollution.
design problems. Influence of the combustion process, carburetion, fuel injection and
ignition characteristics on engine operation.
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ME 411 - Propulsion Systems 4 Credits ME 422 - Finite Elements for Engineering Applications 4 Credits

Hours: 4R-0L-4C Hours: 4R-0L-4C

Term Available: Spring (S) Term Available: Winter (W)
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: ME 301 or ME 201 Prerequisites: EM 204 or BE 204 or BE 222

Application of basic principles in the study of the performance Introduces finite element methodology from a strongly theoretical
characteristics of air and space vehicles. Aerodynamics of steady perspective. Emphasizes solving various 1D and 2D static, transient,
one dimensional isentropic compressible flow. Shock waves, gas and modal problem statements including trusses, beams, plane stress,
turbines, turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft, ram jet, rocket, nuclear plane strain, and axisymmetric models. Problems of interest similar to
propulsion and space propulsion systems are discussed and compared. those found in Statics I and II, as well as Machine Component Design.
Also assesses higher order bases, time stepping procedures, and iterative
ME 412 - Lean Manufacturing 4 Credits
solvers. Utilizes Matlab and ANSYS for computational work. Upon
completion of this class you should be "useful" to a Computer Aided
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Engineering group from both a theory and implementation standpoint.
Term Available: Spring (S)
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes ME 423 - Fatigue 4 Credits
Prerequisites: None
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
This course introduces students to lean manufacturing - the identification Term Available: See Department
of value and elimination of waste in a manufacturing process. The Graduate Studies Eligible: No
course will feature frequent assigned reading and discussion as well as Prerequisites: EM 204 or EM 203 or BE 222
factory simulations, factory tours, and projects. Students will develop a
fundamental understanding of lean principles and will be able to apply Introduces modern methods in fatigue analysis and testing, with a focus
their knowledge in any profession. on metal fatigue. Covers the stress-life approach, the strain-life approach,
and crack growth analysis based on fracture mechanics.
ME 417 - Advanced Materials Engineering 4 Credits
ME 424 - Mechanics of Composites 4 Credits
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: See Department Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Term Available: See Department
Prerequisites: ME 328 and (EM 203 or EM 204) Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: EM 204 and ME 328
Fundamentals of deformation and fracture in metals, polymers, and
ceramics with application to design. Emphasis on time-temperature Introduction to the basic mechanical aspects of composite materials
dependence of polymers, brittle behavior of advanced ceramics, and such as: types / classification of composites, micro and macro-
the fracture mechanics approach to design of high strength and critical mechanical models for material properties, stress/strain analysis, and the
application materials. manufacturing or composites. Specific focus is given to fiber-reinforced
composite materials. Project work is emphasized.
ME 420 - Consulting Engineering Seminar 2 Credits
ME 426 - Turbomachinery 4 Credits
Hours: 2R-0L-2C
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Prerequisites: None Term Available: Winter (W)
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Discusses problems in the field of consulting engineering; seminars Prerequisites: ES 205 or ES 305
presented by practicing consulting engineers. Cross-listed with BE 400,
ECE 466, CHE 420, and CE 420. Introduces the theory and issues related to the design of axial and radial
flow turbines, compressors and pumps. Euler's equation and vector
ME 421 - Mechanical Engineering Laboratory 2 Credits
diagrams are used to evaluate energy transfer and efficiency.
Hours: 0R-6L-2C
Term Available: F,W
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: (ME 311 or ME 321) and (RH 330 or ENGL H290 or
ENGD 250 or ENGD 251)

Introduction to engineering experimentation, centered on an experimental

project planned and executed by students. Uncertainty analysis,
instrumentation systems, and statistical design of experiments.
Emphasis on project on project planning and execution, developing a
scope of work, interim deliverables, and reporting engineering results.
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ME 427 - Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics 4 Credits ME 450 - Combustion 4 Credits

Hours: 3R-3L-4C Hours: 4R-0L-4C

Term Available: Spring (S) Term Available: Spring (S)
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: (ES 202 or ES 312 or ES 212) or EM 301 or CHE 301 and Prerequisites: ME 301 or CHE 303 or ME 201
(ME 323 or ME 327 or ME 227)
Study of the thermodynamics and kinetics of combustion processes and
Covers the key components of a CFD calculation: mesh generation, the underlying chemical processes. Topics covered include deflagration
numerical algorithm and turbulence modeling. Survey of solution strategy and detonation waves, combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, and
includes both the finite volume and the finite difference methods. Issues environmental impacts of compustion. Laboratory experience via in-class,
on formal order of accuracy, dissipation, dispersion, stability and space- hands-on exercises.
time coupling are discussed in detail. Both structured programs and ME 461 - Aircraft Design 4 Credits
commercial software will be used as vehicles in obtaining a CFD solution.
ME 435 - Robotics Engineering 4 Credits Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: Fall (F)
Hours: 3R-3L-4C Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Term Available: Fall (F) Prerequisites: ME 305
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: ME 430 or ECE 230 or ME 230 Fundamentals of conceptual aircraft design. Aerodynamic analysis,
design constraints based on customer requirements, mission
Interdisciplinary course in robotics focusing on communication, software profiles, aircraft sizing, optimization, and presentation of performance
development, kinematics, robot GUI design, sensing, control, and system capabilities. Oral and written communication emphasized. Design teams.
[Link] in the course cover MATLAB GUI development with ME 462 - Thermal Design 4 Credits
GUIDE, Denavit-Hartenberg parameters, Arduino programming, Arduino to
Android communication, Android app development, and OpenCV4Android Hours: 4R-0L-4C
image [Link] in the course will program an Android + Term Available: See Department
Arduino, 6-wheeled mobile robot with 5 DOF servo arm to participate in an Graduate Studies Eligible: No
outdoor GPS robotics challenge. Cross-listed with CSSE 435. Prerequisites: (ES 202 or ES 312 or ES 212) and ME 302
ME 441 - Advanced Modeling and Simulation Techniques 4 Credits
Applications of the thermodynamic, heat transfer, and fluid flow principles
Hours: 4R-0L-4C to the modeling and design of thermal systems. These systems include
Term Available: Winter (W) pumps, fans, and heat and mass exchangers. A team project which
Graduate Studies Eligible: No includes the design, construction and testing of a fluid or thermal device
Prerequisites: ES 205 or ES 305 or system provides the focus for the course.
ME 470 - Capstone Design I 4 Credits
Covers cross-disciplinary system analysis, modeling, simulation, and
control using specialized techniques. Systems to be investigated include Hours: 2R-6L-4C
linear mechanical, rotational mechanical, electrical, thermal, pneumatic, Term Available: F,S
electro-magnetic, and combinations thereof. Bond graph method for Graduate Studies Eligible: No
modeling. System simulation and controller design using MATLAB and Prerequisites: ME 230 and ME 302 and ME 321 and ME 380
Simulink. Discussion of modeling, simulation, and control of nonlinear
systems. Special topics may be added if time permits. Students work in teams with three to five members on design projects
ME 445 - Robot Dynamics and Control 4 Credits furnished from clients. The emphasis is on creating design solutions,
with appropriate analyses, to meet stakeholders' needs. In addition to
Hours: 4R-0L-4C regular meetings with their faculty advisors, the teams are expected to
Term Available: Spring (S) maintain close and continuous communications with their clients during
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes the quarter. The ten week projects culminate in interim reports which are
Prerequisites: ME 406 or ECE 320 or BE 350 or ME 306 submitted to the clients.

This course introduces students to the basics of kinematic and dynamic

modeling of serial [Link] will also learn joint-space
position control and gain familiarity with Cartesian-space control.
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ME 471 - Capstone Design II 4 Credits ME 497 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering 1-5 Credits

Hours: 2R-6L-4C Hours: 0R-0L-(1 - 5)C

Term Available: F,W Term Available: See Department
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: ME 470 Prerequisites: None

This course is a continuation of [Link] continue work in teams Topics of current interests in mechanical engineering.
with three to five members developing the project started in ME470. The ME 501 - Advanced Thermodynamics 4 Credits
emphasis is on detailing design solutions identified in the first quarter.
In addition to regular meetings with their faculty advisors, the teams are Hours: 4R-0L-4C
expected to maintain close and continuous communications with their Term Available: See Department
clients during the quarter. The ten week projects culminate in interim Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
reports which are submitted to the [Link] course is intended to be Prerequisites: ME 301 or ME 201
taken in the quarter immediately following ME470.
ME 472 - Capstone Design III 4 Credits Study of advanced thermodynamic topics: modeling of transient
systems, exergy (availability) analysis, equations of state and
Hours: 2R-6L-4C thermodynamics relationships for simple, compressible substances.
Term Available: W,S ME 506 - Advanced Control Systems 4 Credits
Graduate Studies Eligible: No
Prerequisites: ME 471 Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: Spring (S)
This course is a continuation of ME 471. The student teams test their Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
prototype solutions and transfer the project results to their client. Prerequisites: ME 406 or ME 306
Continuous and regular communication with the outside clients, as well
as with the faculty advisors, is expected. The course culminates with a Physical models for control; system response, analysis and design. Time
final report that documents the design [Link] course is intended to domain; system response, analysis and design. Frequency domain; state
be taken in the quarter immediately following ME471. variable representation/description; stability, controllability, observability;
ME 490 - Directed Research 1-4 Credits linear quadratic regulator, pole-placement, state estimation/observers.
ME 510 - Gas Dynamics 4 Credits
Hours: 0R-0L-(1 - 4)C
Term Available: See Department Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Graduate Studies Eligible: No Term Available: Fall (F)
Prerequisites: None Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: (ES 212 or ES 312) and (ME 301 or ME 201)
Selected projects for student research.
ME 491 - Directed Research 1-4 Credits Introduction to the dynamics of a compressible flow. Equations of motion
for subsonic and supersonic flow. Nozzle flow. Normal and oblique shock
Hours: 0R-0L-(1 - 4)C waves, Prandtl-Meyer flow. Steady and unsteady, one dimensional gas
Term Available: See Department flow with friction and heat transfer.
Graduate Studies Eligible: No ME 517 - Mechanics of Metal Forming 4 Credits
Prerequisites: None
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Selected projects for student research. Term Available: See Department
ME 493 - Selected Topics in Design 1-4 Credits Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: EM 204
Hours: 0R-0L-(1 - 4)C
Term Available: See Department Fundamentals of plasticity, 2D and 3D stress and strain tensors,
Graduate Studies Eligible: No characteristics of yield surfaces, flow rules and constitutive relations
Prerequisites: None for elasto-plastic materials. Modelling of metal forming processes using
work balance, slab and upper bound analysis techniques. Friction in
Selected student design projects. May include testing and/or computer metal forming. The mechanics of bulk metal forming processes such as
aided design. extrusion, sheet metal forming, stamping, rolling, drawing, and stretching.
Design forming tool dies.
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ME 520 - Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) 4 ME 527 - Computational Fluid Dynamics 4 Credits
Credits
Hours: 3R-3L-4C
Hours: 4R-0L-4C Term Available: Spring (S)
Term Available: See Department Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes Prerequisites: (ES 202 or ES 312 or ES 212) or EM 301 or CHE 301 and
Prerequisites: EM 104 (ME 323 or ME 227 or ME 327)

Use and management of computer in engineering for drafting, design Covers the key components of a CFD calculation: mesh generation,
management, documentation, and manufacturing. Covers drafting numerical algorithmand turbulence modeling. Survey of solution strategy
methods and standards, design data management, CNC operations and includes both the finite volume and the finite difference methods. Issues
implementation. on formal orderof accuracy, dissipation, dispersion, stability and space-
time coupling are discussed in detail. Both structured programs and
ME 522 - Advanced Finite Element Analysis 4 Credits
commercial software will be used as vehicles in obtaining a CFD solution.
Students enrolled in ME527 must complete a design project not covered
Hours: 4R-1L-4C
in ME 427. Students may not receive credit for both ME 427 and ME 527.
Term Available: Spring (S)
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes ME 536 - Computational Intelligence in Control Engineering 4 Credits
Prerequisites: ME 422
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
A continuation of ME 422. Includes multi-dimensional extensions of 2-D Term Available: See Department
theory for transient, nonlinear problem statements in engineering. Utilizes Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Matlab and Ansys for developing and assessing FEA solutions to real Prerequisites: ME 406 or ME 306
world problems via theory developed in ME 422.
Machine learning and adaptation applied to feedback control, guidance
ME 523 - Fatigue 4 Credits
and navigation. Neural Networks for pattern recognition, modeling and
control. Radial basis function model identification by recursive least
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
squares. Fuzzy logic controllers. Genetic algorithm for optimization and
Term Available: See Department
turning of controllers including fuzzy logic control.
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: None ME 541 - Advanced Modeling and Simulation Techniques 4 Credits

Same as ME 423, with the additional requirement that students Hours: 4R-0L-4C
enrolled in ME 523 must complete an experimental, computational, Term Available: Winter (W)
and/or theoretical project including complexities not covered in Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
ME [Link] may not receive credit for both ME 423 and ME 523. Prerequisites: ES 205 or ES 305
ME 524 - Mechanics of Composites 4 Credits
This course is the same as ME 441 with the addition of greater depth on
modeling, simulation, and control of nonlinear systems. ME 541 students
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
will also complete a course project not part of ME 441. Students may not
Term Available: Winter (W)
receive credit for both ME 441 and ME 541.
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: EM 204 and ME 328 ME 545 - Robot Dynamics and Control 4 Credits

Same as ME 424 with the requirement that ME 524 is only open to Hours: 4R-0L-4C
graduate students. Students enrolled in ME 524 must complete an Term Available: Spring (S)
additional laboratory project in the course extending the principles Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
developed in the course beyond what is directly covered during the Prerequisites: ME 406 or ECE 320 or BE 350 or ME 306
course itself. Students may not receive credit for both ME 424 and
ME 524. This course is the same as ME445 with the additional topic of orientation
representation and greater depth on dynamic modeling. ME545 students
ME 526 - Turbomachinery 4 Credits
will also complete a course project. Students may not receive credit for
both ME445 and ME545.
Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: See Department
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: ES 205 or ES 305

Introduces the theory and issues related to the design of axial and radial
flow turbines, compressors and pumps. Euler's equation and vector
diagrams are used to evaluate energy transfer and efficiency. Students
enrolled in ME 526 must complete a design project including complexities
not covered in ME 426. Students may not receive credit for both ME 426
and ME 526
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ME 550 - Combustion 4 Credits

Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: Spring (S)
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: ME 301 or CHE 303 or ME 201

Study of the thermodynamics and kinetics of combustion processes and

the underlying chemical processes. Topics covered include deflagration
and detonation waves, combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, and
environmental impacts of combustion. Laboratory experience via in-class,
hands-on exercises. Students enrolled in ME 550 must complete a design
project not covered in ME 450. Students may not receive credit for both
ME 450 and ME 550.
ME 559 - xEV Analysis and Design 4 Credits

Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: Winter (W)
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: ME 359

This course extends the concepts learned in ME359 VSM to design,

analyze, and compare various levels of vehicle hybridization ranging
from pure ICE to pure electric. Experimental data for an IC engine,
electric motor, and Li-ion battery are provided. The course is subject to
specification-based grading. Simulink is the modeling environment.
ME 590 - Thesis Research 1-12 Credits

Hours: 0R-0L-(1 - 12)C

Term Available: See Department
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: None

Credits as assigned; however, not more than 12 credits will be applied

toward the requirements of an M.S. degree.
ME 597 - Selected Topics for Graduate Students 1-4 Credits

Hours: (1 - 4)R-0L-(1 - 4)C

Term Available: See Department
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: None

None available
ME 699 - Professional Experience 1 Credit

Hours: 1R-0L-1C
Term Available: See Department
Graduate Studies Eligible: Yes
Prerequisites: None

The professional experiences course captures the practical work

experiences related to the student's academic discipline. Students
are required to submit a formal document of their reflections, which
communicates how their employment opportunity reinforced and
enhanced their academic studies. The work experiences should be
informative or integral to the advancement or completion of the student's
program requirements.