Theory of elasticity: elastic stability, principal of minimum potential energy, Raylegh-Ritz methods. Introduction to finite element methods of stress analysis: computer implementation and use of ...

Application of tools from differential geometry and Lie groups to problems in dynamics, controllability, and motion planning for mechanical systems, particularly with non-Euclidean configuration ...

Use of computers to improve productivity and reduce cost in manufacture of discrete parts and assemblies. Manufacturing automation: sensors, actuators, and computers for automation; principles of ...

Probability concepts and random variables. Failure rates and reliability testing. Wear-in, wear-out, random failures. Probabilistic treatment of loads, capacity, safety factors. Reliability of ...

Numerical methods for interaction and optimal CAD. Fully stressed design; design sensitivity analysis and descent methods; optimality criteria to automated design. As structures and mechanisms grow ...

Microscale mechanisms and their relation to macroscopic behavior and mathematical constitutive modeling for advanced material systems. Emphasis on polymer viscoelasticity, shape memory materials, ...

This document contains an archive of past Mechanical Engineering course offerings. Entries include course numbers, titles, and the academic years in which each course was taught. Please keep in mind ...

Representations of the configuration and spatial motion of rigid bodies and robots based on modern screw theory. Forward, inverse, and differential kinematics. Robot dynamics, trajectory planning, and ...

Thermodynamics concerns the foundation of all branches of physical sciences. Therefore, this is a required course for all mechanical engineering students. Also, the students of all other branches of ...

Advancing basic and translational research to address critical healthcare issues and answer fundamental biological questions at scales from molecules to systems From molecular mechanics to multiscale ...

Elementary classical thermodynamics, applications of the first law and the second laws of thermodynamics to power and refrigeration cycles, mixtures and solutions, thermodynamic relations, chemical ...

Fundamentals of surface contact: surface topography, asperity contact, interfacial phenomena. Friction theories and wear mechanisms. Temperatures in sliding contacts. Hydrodynamic, hydrostatic, ...