Courses - Spring 2023
ENME202
Computing Fundamentals for Engineers
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Corequisite: Must be concurrently enrolled in MATH141.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: ENAE202 or ENME202.
Introduction to computational tools for the solution of engineering problems. C++ & MATLAB programming including branching and loops, functions, file handling, arrays, and data structures. Students will be introduced to object-oriented programming, basic computing, algorithms, and principles of software engineering.
ENME208
Introduction to Automotive Engineering and Design
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
ENME272
Introduction to Computer Aided Design
Credits:
2
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in MATH141.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: ENME414 or ENME272.
Fundamentals of CAD, using solid modeling packages (Pro/E, SolidWorks, and Autodesk Inventor). Two and three dimensional drawing. Dimensioning and specifications. Introduction of CAD based analysis tools. Students will complete a design project.
ENME331
Fluid Mechanics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES232 and ENES221.
Credit only granted for: BIOE331, ENCE305, ENFP300, or ENME331.
Principles of fluid mechanics. Mass, momentum and energy conservation. Hydrostatics. Control volume analysis. Internal and external flow. Boundary layers. Modern measurement techniques. Computer analysis. Laboratory experiments.
ENME332
Transfer Processes
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME331.
Credit only granted for: ENME332 or ENFP312.
The principles of heat transfer. Conduction in solids. Convection. Radiation. Modern measurement techniques. Computer analysis.
ENME350
Electronics and Instrumentation I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Prerequisite: PHYS271 and PHYS270.
Modern instrumentation. Basic circuit design, standard microelectronic circuits. Digital data acquisition and control. Signal conditioning. Instrumentation interfacing. Designing and testing of analog circuits. Laboratory experiments.
ENME351
Electronics and Instrumentation II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS271, ENME350, and PHYS270.
Continuation of ENME 350. Modern instrumentation. Basic circuit design, standard microelectronic circuits. Digital data acquisition and control. Signal conditioning. Instrumentation interfacing. Designing and testing of analog circuits. Laboratory experiments.
ENME361
Vibration, Controls and Optimization I
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES220, ENES221, and MATH246; and (MATH206 or ENME202).
Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Mechanical program.
Fundamentals of vibration, controls and optimization. Analysis and design in time, Laplace and frequency domains. Mathematical description of system response, system stability, control and optimization. Optimal design of mechanical systems.
ENME371
Product Engineering and Manufacturing
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES221; and (ENME392 or STAT400).
Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Mechanical program.
Business aspects of engineering product development. Relationship of design and manufacturing. Product specification. Statistical process control. Design team development. The development process.
ENME382
Introduction to Materials Engineering
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES100; and permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Corequisite: MATH241.
Recommended: PHYS261 and PHYS260.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Cross-listed with ENMA300.
Credit only granted for: ENMA300 or ENME382.
Structure of materials, chemical composition, phase transformations, corrosion and mechanical properties of metals, ceramics, polymers and related materials. Materials selection in engineering applications.
ENME392
Statistical Methods for Product and Processes Development
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH241.
Integrated statistical methodology for the improvement of products and processes in terms of performance, quality and cost. Designed experimentation. Statistical process control. Software application. Laboratory activities.
ENME400
Machine Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in ENME361.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Design of mechanical elements and planar machines. Failure theories. Design of pressure vessels, joints, rotating elements, and transmission elements. Kinematic structures, graphical, analytical, and numerical analysis and synthesis of linkages, gear trains, and flywheels are covered.
ENME401
Entrepreneurial Design Realization
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must have senior standing and permission of instructor.
Cross-listed with: ENES401.
Credit only granted for: ENME401, ENME489B or ENES401.
Formerly: ENME489B.
The vision for this course, and an aspect that makes it unique, is to expose students to the opportunities and challenges of bringing a product design to reality (entrepreneurship). The emphasis is on environmentally and socially sustainable projects. The end-product of this course will be full-scale implementations or complete design "packages" that can be taken to potential stakeholders.
ENME406
Roller Coaster Engineering
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES220, ENES221, and ENME272. And ENME202; or MATH206.
Corequisite: ENME400.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Engineering of roller coasters including: specifications, concept creation, structural design, car design, and safety. Course covers biomechanics and rider kinematics as well as manufacturing aspects.
ENME408
Selected Topics in Engineering Design; Automotive Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Must be in Engineering: Mechanical program; and senior standing. Or permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Creativity and innovation in design. Generalized performance analysis, reliability and optimization as applied to the design of components and engineering systems. Use of computers in design of multivariable systems.
Creativity and innovation in design. Generalized performance analysis, reliability and optimization as applied to the design of components and engineering systems. Use of computers in design of multivariable systems.
ENME413
Bio-Inspired Robotics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in ENME351.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: ENME413 or ENME489L.
Formerly: ENME489L.
Fundamentals and applications of biologically inspired robots, traditional robots, and design and fabrication of biologically inspired robots.
ENME416
Additive Manufacturing
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME331. And ENME272; or ENME414.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of fundamental additive manufacturing, 3D printing approaches, including: extrusion-based deposition, stereolithography, powder bed-based melting, and inkjet-based deposition. Cultivate a design for-additive manufacturing skillset for CAD and CAM methodologies to produce successful 3D prints. Fabricate 3D mechanical objects using a variety of 3D printing technologies on campus. Execute a design project that demonstrates how additive manufacturing technologies can overcome critical limitations of traditional manufacturing processes.
ENME420
De-Carbonization of Building Systems through Energy Audit, Renewable Energy, and Electrification
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES232 .
Corequisite: ENME332.
Restriction: Permission of the department.
Credit only granted for: ENME420 or ENME489I.
Formerly: ENME489I.
Provides students with fundamentals and applications of de-carbonization of building systems for energy sustainability through energy audit and efficiency measures, renewable energy, and electrification. Topics covered include societal and economic motivations for de-carbonization of buildings; building energy auditing and energy consumption analysis; lighting systems and controls; heating/cooling and ventilation systems; integrated building automation systems; fundamentals of renewable energy for building applications; fundamentals of building electrification and energy storage devices; emerging technologies for building energy sustainability.
ENME427
CSI Mechanical: Finding Reasons for Compromised Structural Integity
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENES220 and ENME382.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Understanding the causes of product failures including the political, societal, economic, environmental, and ethical impact of these failures, and the strategies to avoid, postpone, or mitigate them. Students will be encouraged to combine concepts from engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities to address these complex issues. Basics of failure analysis, forensics, and reliability engineering and the scientific fundamentals underlying the most common types of failure. Issues of legal liability. Methods for monitoring the existing condition of a structure.
ENME431
Nuclear Reactor Systems and Safety
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: MATH246.
Recommended: ENME430.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Engineering, material and thermal aspects of light water reactors, fast reactors, high temperature gas reactors, heavy water moderated reactors, breeder reactors, advanced reactors including GEN IV designs. Evolution of light water reactor safety and regulation in the US that has culminated in the current body of regulations.
ENME433
Nuclear Reactor Design
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: ENME433 or ENME489T.
Formerly: ENME489T.
Principles of nuclear reactor engineering including nuclear reactor system design, materials, thermal-hydraulics, shielding, mechanical design, and safety analysis.
ENME435
Remote Sensing Instrumentation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME351.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: ENME435 or ENME489Y.
Formerly: ENME489Y.
Explores the fundamentals of remote sensing techniques including light detection and ranging (lidar), radar, and computer vision in the context of emerging technologies such as autonomous navigation, terrain modeling, and embedded smart devices.
ENME436
Renewable Energy
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME331.
Restriction: Must be in a major within the ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: ENME489K or ENME436.
Formerly: ENME489K.
Fundamentals, design/analysis tools, and state of the art renewable energy technologies. Energy resources and global perspectives of current and future energy demand/consumption trends, followed by prime renewable energy technologies, including wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, and ocean thermal energy conversion. Economics of renewable energy, energy conservation opportunities, CO2 capture and storage, and thermal energy storage.
ENME461
Control Systems Laboratory
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME351 and ENME361.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
Credit only granted for: ENEE461 or ENME461.
Students will design, implement, and test controllers for a variety of systems. This will enhance their understanding of feedback control familiarize them with the characteristics and limitations of real control devices. Students will also complete a small project. This will entail writing a proposal, purchasing parts for their controller, building the system, testing it, and writing a final report describing what they have done.
Cross-listed with ENEE461. Credit offered for ENME461 or ENEE461.
ENME462
Vibrations, Controls, and Optimization II
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME361.
Restriction: Permission of the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Continuation of ENME361. Fundamentals of vibration, controls, and optimization. Analysis and design in time, Laplace and frequency domains. Mathematical descriptions of system response, system stability, control and optimization. Optimal design of mechanical systems.
ENME464
Cost Analysis for Engineers
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME392; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
An introduction to the financial and cost analysis aspects of product engineering. Introduces key elements of traditional engineering economics including interest, present worth, depreciation, taxes, inflation, financial statement analysis, and return on investment. Provides an introduction to cost modeling as it applies to product manufacturing and support. Cost modeling topics will include: manufacturing cost analysis, life-cycle cost modeling (reliability and warranty), and cost of ownership.
ENME466
Lean Six Sigma
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F
Corequisite: ENME392; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Restriction: Permission of ENGR-Mechanical Engineering department.
This course intends to provide in-depth understanding of Lean Six Sigma and its Define - Mearsure - Analyze - Improve - Control (DMAIC) Breakthrough Improvement Strategy. The emphasis is placed on the DMAIC process which is reinforced via application of semester long corporate projects and case study analysis.
ENME472
Integrated Product and Process Development
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME331, ENME361, ENME351, and ENME371; and must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in ENME332.
Restriction: Permission of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Integration of product development with the development process. Design strategies. Product architecture. Design for manufacturing. Selection of materials. Design for assembly.
ENME488
Special Problems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Limited to mechanical engineering seniors.
ENME489
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ENME489A
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Optimal Control of Energy Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ENME489D
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Flight Dynamics and Simulation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME489F.
ENME489E
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Design for Sustainability
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
ENME489M
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Advanced Fluid Mechanics with Applications
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME202 and ENME331.
ENME489P
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Control of Smart Structures
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME361
ENME489R
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Molecular Thermodynamics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisites: ENES232 and MATH241.
ENME489W
Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Aircraft Propulsion, Power, and Thermal Systems Design and Simulation
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME351 Co-requisite: ENME332
ENME607
Engineering Decision Making and Risk Management
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with ENRE671.
Credit only granted for: ENME808X, ENRE671 or ENME607.
Formerly: ENME 808X.
Individual decision-making, group decisionmaking, and organizations of decision-makers in the context of engineering design, project management, and other functions. Techniques for making better decisions, for understanding how decisions are related to each other, and for managing risk.
Cross-listed with ENRE671. Credit granted for ENME607 or ENRE671.
ENME625
Multidisciplinary Optimization
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Overview of single- and multi-level design optimization concepts and techniques with emphasis on multidisciplinary engineering design problems. Topics include single and multilevel optimality conditions, hierarchic and nonhierarchic modes and multilevel post optimality sensitivity analysis. Students are expected to work on a semester-long project.
ENME633
Molecular Thermodynamics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
An examination of the interactions between molecules, which govern thermodynamics relevant to engineering, will be conducted. We will investigate both classical and statistical approaches to thermodynamics for understanding topics such as phase change, wetting of surfaces, chemical reactions, adsorption, and electrochemical processes. Statistical approaches and molecular simulation tools will be studied to understand how molecular analysis can be translated to macroscopic phenomena.
ENME635
Energy Systems Analysis for Sustainability and Decarbonization
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: Undergraduate thermodynamics course or permission of the instructor.
Credit only granted for: ENPM635 or ENME635.
Methods for the analysis of conventional and novel energy systems are taught throughout the course. Additional topics are, using the US National Energy Flow Chart to understand sources of carbon emissions, discussion of energy efficiency improvement methods, discussion of decarbonization and carbon capture and sequestration approaches and their impact on efficiency and emissions.
ENME665
Nonlinear Oscillations
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME662 and ENME 700; or equivalent.
Nonlinear oscillations and dynamics of mechanical and structural systems. Classical methods, geometrical, computational and analytical methods. Birfurcations of equillibrium and periodic solutions; chaos.
ENME684
Modeling Material Behavior
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: ENME670; or permission of instructor.
Constitutive equations for the response of solids to loads, heat, etc. based on the balance laws, frame invariance, and the application of thermodynamics to solids. Non-linear elasticity with heat conduction and dissipation. Linear and non-linear non-isothermal viscoelasticity with the elastic-viscoelastic correspondence principle. Classical plasticity and current viscoplasticity using internal state variables. Maxwell equal areas rule, phase change, and metastability and stability of equilibrium states. Boundary value problems. Introduction to current research areas.
ENME695
Design for Reliability
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Cross-listed with: ENRE695.
Credit only granted for: ENME695 or ENRE695.
Reliability is the ability of a product or system to perform as intended (i.e., without failure and within specified performance limits) for a specified time, in its life-cycle conditions. Knowledge of reliability concepts and principles, as well as risk assessment, mitigation and management strategies prepares engineers to contribute effectively to product development and life cycle management. This course teaches the fundamental knowledge and skills in reliability as it pertains to the design, manufacture, and use of electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical products. Topics cover the suitability of the supply chain members to contribute towards development, manufacturing, distribution and support of reliable products; efficient and cost-effective design and manufacture of reliable products; process capability and process control; derating, uprating, FMMEA, reliability prediction and reliability allocation; how to plan and implement product testing to assess reliability; how to analyze degradation, failure, and return data to estimate fundamental reliability parameters; root cause analysis; and reliability issues associated with warranties, regulatory requirements, and liabilities.
ENME704
Active Vibration Control
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Prerequisite: ENME662 and ENME602; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
Recommended: Completion of coursework or background in Vibrations and Control recommended.
Restriction: Must be in a major in ENGR-A. James Clark School of Engineering.
This course aims at introducing the basic principles of the finite element method and applying it to plain beams and beams treated with piezoelectric actuators & sensors. The basic concepts of structural parameter i dentification are presented with emphasis on Eigensystem Realization Algorithms (ERA) and Auto-regression models (AR). Different active control algorithms are then applied to beams/piezo-actuator systems. Among thes e algorithms are: direct velocity feedback, impedancematchingcontrol, modal control methods & sliding mode controllers. Particular focus is given to feedforward Leat Mean Square (LMS) algorithm & filtered-X LMS. O ptimal placement strategies of sensor & actuators are then introduced & applied to beam/piezo-actuator systems.
ENME722
Equilibrium Modeling in Engineering
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
Credit only granted for: ENCE722 or ENME722.
Provide motivation and introduction to equilibrium models involving economics and engineering. We will concentrate on models involving markets (Nash-Cournot, etc.), those wherein the activities are spatially diverse, those involving energy activities or traffic flow, as well as selected other examples in mechanical engineering. Areas that will be covered include:Review of relevant optimization theory, presentation of the mixed complementarity problem (MCP) and variational inequality problem (VIP) formats to solve equilibrium problems as well as introduction to existence and uniqueness results, review of relevant game theory notions, presentation of specific models for engineering-economic applications, presentations for algorithms to solve these equilibrium problems.
ENME744
Additive Manufacturing
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
Prerequisite: ENME272 and ENME331; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department. Jointly offered wit h ENME416.
Credit only granted for: ENME 416 OR ENME 744.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of fundamental additive manufacturing-alternatively, "three-dimensional (3D) printing-approaches, including extrusion-based deposition, stereolithography, powder bed-based melting, and inkjet-based deposition. Cultivate a "design-for-additive manufacturing" skill set for combining computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) methodologies to produce successful 3D prints. Fabricate 3D mechanical objects using a variety of 3D printing technologies on campus. Execute a design project that demonstrates how additive manufacturing technologies can overcome critical limitations of traditional manufacturing processes.
ENME799
Master's Thesis Research
Credits:
1 - 6
Grad Meth:
S-F
ENME808
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ENME808D
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Thermal Management of Electronics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ENME808E
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Machine Learning: Theory and Applications
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ENME808F
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Physics of Mechanics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
ENME808J
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Cost Analysis for Engineers
Credits:
2 - 3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ENME808M
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; De-Carbonization of Building Systems through Energy Audit, Renewable Energy, and Electrification
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
ENME808P
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Control of Smart Structures
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ENME808R
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Optimal Control of Energy Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ENME808T
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Network Control Systems
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud
ENME808Z
Advanced Topics in Mechanical Engineering; Fundamentals of Optics and Optical Systems for Engineers
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, Aud, S-F
ENME898
Pre-Candidacy Research
Credits:
1 - 8
Grad Meth:
Reg
ENME899
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Credits:
6
Grad Meth:
S-F
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