2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

MAE 4074 HEAT TRANSFER LABORATORY (1 credit). Reinforces the activities
associated with MAE 4071 and MAE 4171. Investigates the physics of heat transfer
(conduction, convection, radiation) through the use of modern experimental
techniques. Prerequisites: MAE 4171.
MAE 4090 ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING (3 credits).
Includes industrial robots, robot actuators, teaching robots, automated parts handling,
robot workcell planning and implementation, numerical control and CAD/
CAM, programmable logic controllers and modern rapid prototyping techniques.
MAE 4171 PRINCIPLES OF HEAT TRANSFER (3 credits). Steady state and
transient heat conduction for one- and multidimensional systems; free and forced
convection in both internal and external flows for both laminar and turbulent
conditions; boiling and condensation. Introduces radiation properties, blackbody
radiation and surface emission. Prerequisites: MAE 3061 or MAE 3161,
MTH 3201 or MTH 3210.
MAE 4175 HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (3 credits).
Air-vapor mixture properties and psychometrics, solar radiation in heating and
air conditioning applications, heating/cooling load calculations, annual energy
consumption, heat generation and cooling processes. Prerequisites: MAE 3192,
MAE 4171.
MAE 4190 DESIGN METHODOLOGIES AND PRACTICE (1 credit). Covers
engineering ethics and design methodologies with case studies. Presents relevant
design projects and case studies by faculty and invited engineers representing local
industry. Requires development of a proposal for MAE 4193. (Requirement: Junior
standing in mechanical engineering.) (Q) Prerequisites: COM 2223.
MAE 4193 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN 1 (3 credits). Student teams
work on engineering projects proposed in MAE 4190 or by the faculty, as well as
projects sponsored by industry. These projects are selected from a broad range of
technical areas including mechanical design, thermal and fluid system analyses,
instrumentation and control, energy system analysis. (Requirement: Senior standing.)
(Q) Prerequisites: MAE 4190.
MAE 4194 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN 2 (4 credits). Student teams
complete their design projects. Details of engineering analyses and prototype construction
and testing results including sensitivity, optimization and cost analyses
are presented and outlined in a written final report. Oral presentations are made
to faculty and engineers from participating industry. (Q) Prerequisites: MAE 4193.
MAE 4242 AIRCRAFT STABILITY AND CONTROL (3 credits). Static stability
of an airplane in pitch and sideslip; static manual control; general equations
of unsteady motion; the stability of derivatives; stability of uncontrolled motion
(lateral and longitudinal), including characteristic motions, their frequencies and
their rates of decay. Prerequisites: MAE 3061 or MAE 3161, MAE 4014.
MAE 4250 PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS (3 credits).
Presents the fundamental physical principles of nuclear reactors. Covers the equivalence
of matter and energy, nuclear reactions and radiation, neutron diffusion and
slowing-down theory, criticality condition, reactor core, composition, configurations
and long-term behavior, reactor kinetics and control. Prerequisites: PHY 2002.
MAE 4260 NUCLEAR REACTOR ENGINEERING (3 credits). Covers the fundamental
principles of nuclear reactor design and operation as they pertain to various
reactor systems. Prerequisites: MAE 4250, MTH 2201.
MAE 4261 AIR-BREATHING ENGINES (3 credits). Studies the performance
analysis and component design of air-breathing engines. Includes ideal and actual
cycle analyses, thrust and efficiency considerations, the flows in inlets and diffusers,
combustors and nozzles, as well as compressors and turbines. Prerequisites:
MAE 3062 or MAE 3162.
MAE 4262 ROCKETS AND MISSION ANALYSIS (3 credits). Deals with performance
analysis of rockets, emphasizing chemical rocket propulsion: thrust
and specific impulse, mission requirements and rocket staging; solid- and liquidpropellant
rockets, and propellants; and orbital mechanics and mission analyses.
Prerequisites: MAE 3062 or MAE 3162.
MAE 4263 SPACE FLIGHT MECHANICS (3 credits). Provides understanding
of the motion of celestial objects and spacecraft under gravity. Includes analysis
of the two-body and restricted three-body problems and orbital transfer using
impulsive forces. Also includes designing interplanetary spacecraft trajectories for
given specifications. Uses MATLAB for numerical analyses and dynamic simulation.
(Requirement: Prerequisite courses or instructor approval.) Prerequisites:
MAE 2082, MTH 2201.
MAE 4270 NUCLEAR CRITICALITY AND REACTOR SAFETY (3 credits). Deals
with nuclear criticality concerns in the processing, transport and storage of nuclear
materials. Also deals with reactor safety systems in reactor operation, fuel storage,
transportation and processing. Prerequisites: MAE 4250.
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MAE 4280 RADIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits). Covers biological
effects of radiation, natural and manmade radiation, radiation detection and measurement,
radioactive waste, x-rays and radiography, and radiation protection.
Prerequisites: MAE 4250.
MAE 4281 AEROSPACE STRUCTURAL DESIGN (3 credits). Bending, shear and
torsion of open and closed sections, bending of thin plates, structural instability;
stress analysis of aircraft components, introduction to finite element methods,
airworthiness and elementary aeroelasticity. Stresses design issues in all topics.
Prerequisites: MAE 3083, MTH 2201.
MAE 4284 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING STRUCTURES LABORATORY
(1 credit). Experimental testing of structures and structural components. Presents
a variety of testing methods and uses a variety of materials, including advanced
composites. Introduces topics in experimental stress analysis. Emphasizes handson
involvement by students in all areas. Prerequisites: MAE 3083. Corequisites:
MAE 4281.
MAE 4291 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN 1 (3 credits). Design of an aircraft,
spacecraft or component to meet desired needs. Students are given a simulated
request for proposals including a measure of merit and a set of specifications that a
satisfactory design must meet. Teams work under faculty supervision to develop a
design to best meet these requirements. Students present their designs in written
reports at the end of each semester. Lectures, readings and group discussions introduce
some of the ethical and legal issues that engineers must face. (Requirement:
Senior standing.) (Q) Prerequisites: MAE 3291. Corequisites: MAE 3260.
MAE 4292 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN 2 (3 credits). Design of an
aircraft, spacecraft or component to meet desired needs. Students are given a simulated
request for proposals including a measure of merit and a set of specifications
that a satisfactory design must meet. Teams work under faculty supervision to
develop a design to best meet these requirements. Students present their designs
in written reports at the end of each semester. Lectures, readings and group discussions
introduce some of the ethical and legal issues that engineers must face.
(Q) Prerequisites: MAE 4291.
MAE 4300 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(3 credits). Student/faculty research on topics of mutual interest on an individual
basis. The subject matter is topical to mechanical engineering at a level that is
commensurate with advanced undergraduate standing. (Requirement: Department
head approval.)
MAE 4316 MECHATRONICS (3 credits). Studies microprocessor-based control of
electromechanical systems, sensors and actuators, assembly programming, microprocessor
architecture, serial/parallel input/output, programmable peripherals,
interrupts, signal interfacing, standard interface protocols, analog to digital conversion,
real-time control, and design of microprocessor-based systems. (Requirement:
Senior standing.)
MAE 4318 INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS (3 credits).
Studies the fundamentals of sensors and measurements for engineering applications,
and software/hardware tools for development of computer-based instrumentation
systems. Includes analog signals, signal conditioning, programming virtual
instruments, communication standards, data acquisition and process control.
(Requirement: Senior standing.)
MAE 4400 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
(3 credits). Research on aerospace engineering topics of mutual interest to students
and faculty on an individual basis. May qualify as a technical elective, subject to
faculty approval. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
MAE 4500 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Faculty presents technical course material on topics of special interest to mechanical
engineers. The normal format consists of classroom lectures and assigned readings
or projects for the students. May fulfill requirements of a technical elective, subject
to faculty approval. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
MAE 4600 SPECIAL TOPICS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Technical material presented by faculty on an irregular basis on topics of special
interest to aerospace engineers. May qualify as a technical elective, subject to
faculty approval. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
MAE 5050 FINITE ELEMENT FUNDAMENTALS (3 credits). Includes finite
element formulation of a continuum, virtual work and energy principles, one- and
two-dimensional problems; Ritz method, weighted residuals; time-dependent
problems; isoparametric formulations and recent developments utilizing elementary
finite element methods and existing software. Prerequisites: MAE 2082,
MAE 3083, MTH 2201.