Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME) Graduate Course Descriptions
MME 502. Indoor Thermal Engineering.
Thermodynamics 1st and 2nd laws; thermodynamic properties of moist air; psychrometric charts; HVAC systems; solar energy; human thermal comfort; indoor air quality; heating and cooling loads in buildings. Design procedures for air-handling units. Building energy simulation. Technical elective. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 503. Design of Thermal Systems.
Piping systems; heat exchangers; pumps, fans, compressors; fossil fuels and combustion; solar thermal energy; energy conversion and storage; synthesis of thermal systems design topics. Technical elective. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 511. Mechanical Behavior of Materials.
Processing and property relationships in metals, polymers, and ceramics; implications to mechanical design including yield, failure, life predictions, and/or fracture; dislocation theory; yield surfaces; creep; composites; new materials. Technical elective. Lab. Prereq.: 330, 340, MATH 311. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 520. Finite Element Method.
Linear finite element methods including shape functions, stiffness matrix, trusses, beams, and isoparametric elements. Application to stress analysis and heat transfer with comparisons to other methods. Technical elective. Lab. Prereq.: 220, 340, MATH 311. Coreq.: 400 or consent of instructor. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 530. Metrology and Precision Manufacturing.
Theories of tolerance, gauging, error assessment and calibration, interferometry, precision sensing, applications to the design and monitoring or precision machinery. Technical elective. Lab. Prereq.: 300, 340, MATH 311 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 531. Computer-Aided Manufacturing.
Part design specification, computer aided design, process engineering, PLC (programmable logic controller), data communication, fundamentals of NC, rapid prototyping, stereo lithography, NC software, group technology, process planning. Prereq.: 320, 330. 3 credits S.
MME 535. Materials Processing Analysis.
In-depth study of selected manufacturing processes such as casting, extrusion, welding, joining, precision/ultraprecision machining and others. Technical elective. Lab. Prereq.: 300, 330, MATH 325 or consent of instructor. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 540. Solid Mechanics.
Elasticity, energy methods, torsion of noncircular cross sections, nonsymmetrical bending, thin-walled beams, curved beams, plates, fatigue and fracture, and composites. Technical elective. Prereq.: 340, MATH 325. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 542. Dynamics II.
Three dimensional kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, gyroscopic motion, multi-body systems, Lagrange's equations. Technical elective. Prereq.: 242 or equivalent. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 550. Industrial Robots.
Robot design, capabilities, economics and interfacing. Forward and inverse arm solutions, Jacobian, control algorithms. Control hierarchy and languages. Technical elective. Lab. Prereq.: 351, MATH 311. 3 credits F, DEMAND.
MME 562. Production Planning/Control.
Production systems, forecasting and time series analysis, inventory systems, capacity and material requirements planning, project planning and operations scheduling, job sequencing. Batch and discrete-parts production. MRPII and JIT and CIM. Technical elective. Lab. Prereq.: MME 330. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 564. Process and Tool Design.
Manufacturing methods, and product design at a competitive price. Methods of processing. Part design representation. Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP). Machine tool design: precision, drives, and economy. Cutting and forming tool materials, sharpening, and standards. Design of jigs, fixtures, and pressworking tools. Lab. Prereq.: 330, 340, 360. 3 credits F.
MME 570. Facilities Planning and Material Handling.
Work analysis, process design and material flow analysis. Facility layout and material handling systems design using systems engineering approach. Stochastic process analysis and simulation techniques. Projects. Lab. Prereq.: 330, 341, STAT 353. 3 credits S.
MME 590. Special Topics.
Emerging manufacturing methods, experiments, materials, design methods, thermal issues, or processes applicable to manufacturing or mechanical engineering. Technical elective, offered on DEMAND. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Prereq.: junior or senior in mechanical or manufacturing engineering. 1-3 credits F, S.
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME) Courses for Graduate Students Only
MME 601. Advanced Heat Transfer
Conduction, convection, and thermal radiation principles applied to multi-mode problems, mass transfer, analytical and numerical techniques, application to heat-exchangers, thermal stress, manufacturing. Prereq.: 400 or equivalent, MATH 610. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 620. Advanced Finite Element Methods
Energy methods, multidimensional, large deformation, and/or nonlinear problems. Applications to plates, shells, vibrations, thermal sciences and/or manufacturing processes. Boundary elements. Recent developments. Elective. Prereq.: 420, MATH 610 or consent of instructor. 3 credits DEMAND.
MME 630. Advanced Manufacturing Processes.
Non-traditional manufacturing processes including MEMS/NANO manufacturing, EDM/ECM laser materials processing and rapid prototyping. Prereq.: 330, 400, or consent of instructor. 3 credits S.
MME 640. Elastic and Plastic Behavior of Materials.
Torsion, beams, cylinders and spheres, disks, the semi-infinite problem, notched members, and cyclic loading. Prereq.: 340, MATH 610. 3 credits S.
MME 650. Advanced Control of Mechanical Systems.
Multi-input, multi-output mechanical systems, state space representation, controller methods, analysis, and design. Prereq.: 351 or equivalent. 3 credits F.
MME 680. Special Topics.
Emerging manufacturing methods, experiments, materials, design methods, thermal issues, management techniques, or processes applicable to mechanical engineering or engineering management. Prereq.: graduate student in mechanical engineering or engineering management or permission of instructor. 1-4 credits DEMAND.
MME 681. Seminar.
Research and/or application of methods, models or experiments in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or engineering management. 1-4 credits DEMAND.
MME 690. Special Topics.
Emerging manufacturing methods, experiments, materials, design methods, thermal issues, management techniques, or processes applicable to mechanical engineering or engineering management. Prereq.: Graduate student in mechanical engineering or engineering management, permission of instructor. 1-3 credits F, S, DEMAND.
MME 696. Research.
Research in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or engineering management. 1-6 credits DEMAND.
MME 697. Independent Study.
Independent study of topics in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or engineering management. 1-6 credits DEMAND.
MME 699. Master's Thesis.
Significant advancement in the field of mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or engineering management documented via thesis. 1-6 credits F, S, DEMAND.
