The design of mechanical machine elements is studied from theoretical and practical points of view. Topics covered include: design factors, fatigue,...
Applications of fundamental fluid mechanics to human circulatory and respiratory systems. Basic viscous flow theory including: blood flow in the heart...
Manufacturing processes, materials. Casting: solidification and heat flow theory, defect formation, casting design. Metal forming: elementary...
Materials used in biomedical applications: metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. Material response and degradation. Properties of biologic...
Design of mechanical systems: establishing design criteria, conceptual design, design economics, value analysis, synthesis and optimization....
The course emphasizes the engineering and design principles of road transport vehicles. Topics to be covered include: performance characteristics,...
Engineering and design principles of off-road vehicles and air cushion technology. Topics include: mechanics of vehicle-terrain interaction -...
Medical Devices: the industry and its regulation. Design methodologies. Examination of specific medical devices: surgical equipment, orthopedic...
Course extends the student's ability in design and stress analysis. Topics include: introductory continuum mechanics, theory of elasticity, stress...
Elastic and elasto-plastic fracture mechanics. Fatigue design methods, fatigue crack initiation and growth Paris law and strain-life methods. Fatigue...
Free and forced vibrations of one and two degree-of-freedom systems. Vibration measurement and isolation. Numerical methods for...
The biomechanics of biological systems; muscles and movement, nerves and motor control. Measurements of motion, strain and neural signals. The hand...
Types of machines. Similarity: performance parameters; characteristics; cavitation. Velocity triangles. Euler equation: impulse and reaction. Radial...
Criteria of merit; selection of power plant for transportation and power generation applications; interrelation among mechanical, thermodynamic and...
Energy sources and resources. Basic elements of power generation. Hydro-electric, fossil-fuel and fissile-fuel power plants. Other methods of...
Mechanisms of heat transfer: fundamentals and solutions. Steady and transient conduction: solution and numerical and electrical analog techniques....
Environmental demands for residential, commercial and industrial systems. Methods of altering and controlling environment. Air distribution....
Integration of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer for design of energy conversion systems. Chemical kinetics and mass transfer....
Review of matrices. Geometric structure and dynamics of linear systems. Controllability and observability. Pole placement design of controllers and...
History of robotics and typical applications. Robotic actuators and sensors. Kinematics of manipulators, inverse kinematics, differential...
