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INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS IN ENGINEERING
Graduate Studies in
Automotive Systems Engineering and
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN
College of Engineering and Computer Science

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN
College of Engineering and Computer Science
The mission of the College of Engineering and Computer
Science at the University of Michigan-Dearborn is to be a
leader in providing quality undergraduate and graduate
programs in an environment integrated with engineering
practice, research and continuing professional education,
in close partnership with the industrial community.
The College of Engineering and Computer Science offers
nine accredited undergraduate programs and twelve graduate
programs. Graduate classes are offered in the evenings, making
them convenient for many graduate students who work
in local industry. In 2000-01 the enrollment in the college
included more than 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly
900 graduate students. The college’s graduate school is one
of the fastest growing programs in the university.
The college’s partnerships with major domestic automobile
companies and automotive suppliers have led to many
educational opportunities for its students and research for
both students and faculty. Regular feedback from its Visiting
Committee, comprised of industrial leaders, helps shape
the curricula, develop laboratory facilities and design
collaborative research projects in the college.
One of the outcomes of the industry partnership was the
establishment of the Center for Engineering Education and
Practice in 1994. The Center helps to incorporate engineering
practice, design, innovation and concepts of manufacturing
technology at all levels of engineering education by integrating
the teaching environment with the world of practice.

Interdisciplinary
Programs
The College of Engineering and Computer Science offers two
interdisciplinary graduate studies programs; Automotive Systems
Engineering and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Both programs
are designed to provide breadth across traditional engineering
disciplines and depth in several alternative areas of specialization and
build on students’ undergraduate education in mechanical engineering,
electrical engineering or industrial engineering. Instead of continuing
with in-depth studies in one of these disciplines, the programs provide
practice-oriented courses that, in many cases, combine fundamental
principles learned in these disciplines with application examples on
automotive design, manufacturing and technology. They offer a broad
range of core courses that not only prepare students for more advanced
elective courses, but also give them a wide background in each field.
The most important attribute of these two programs is their “systems”
approach to understanding and solving engineering problems that
arise in the automotive industry or the manufacturing industry.
Courses in the Interdisciplinary Programs are taught by faculty from
the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering.
Most of the faculty maintain regular and close interaction with the
automotive and manufacturing industries through research, consulting
and internships. Full-time faculty are often augmented by adjunct faculty
from local companies, who bring a wealth of practical experience
with them into the classroom.
The Interdisciplinary Programs were established through extensive
consultation with industry engineers and executives. Many new courses
have been developed and are continually being developed to bring
cutting-edge technology and information to students. As with other
graduate programs in the University, they are reviewed periodically to
keep them relevant, up-to-date and useful.
Evening courses, careful scheduling, innovative teaching and learning
methods, and a selective admissions policy enable students to complete
these highly demanding programs while providing the opportunity to
maintain their careers and homelives. Full time students can complete
the program in twelve or sixteen months; others can pace their studies
over two, three, or even four years depending on their own needs.

Automotive Systems Engineering
The automotive industry of the twenty-first century is poised to
advance at a rapid pace with greater emphasis on lightweight
structures, high efficiency powertrains, intelligent control systems,
lower emissions, robust design and manufacturing as well as improved
comfort and safety. To meet the challenges of the automotive industry,
engineers will be required to improve their technical knowledge
and skills on a variety of topics that are beyond the realm of
traditional engineering curricula.
Automotive engineers are expected to make connections among different
areas of knowledge and integrate them in ways that benefit the automotive
industry, society and the environment. They must be well-grounded
in their own areas of specialty, have a good understanding of the related
disciplines, be skilled in synthesis, analysis and design, work effectively
in a team environment and adopt a “systems” approach.
In response to these needs, the College of Engineering and Computer
Science has designed a 30-credit hour interdisciplinary graduate
degree program leading to a master’s degree in automotive systems
engineering. This program is offered through the Rackham School
of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan.
Many courses in this program are specifically designed to address the
new and emerging technologies in the automotive industry. Students in
the program learn about the advanced technologies and study ways to
apply them in practice for creative design and problem solving.
The program provides:
■ Depth in the area of automotive engineering
■ Breadth across engineering disciplines of electrical, industrial,
mechanical, manufacturing and materials engineering
■ Industrially relevant engineering design or research experience
through a capstone group project or a master’s thesis

COURSES
Automotive Systems Engineering
Area I – 4 courses (12 credit hours)
Core Area
AE 500*
AE 502
AE 505
AE 510
AE 541
AE 545
AE 547
AE 581
AE 583
AE 587*
AE 596
* Required courses
The Automobile - An Integrated System
Modeling of Automotive Systems
Digital Systems and Microprocessors
Vehicle Electronics I
Introduction to Automotive Dynamics
Vehicle Ergonomics I
Automotive Powertrains I
Materials Selection in Automotive Design
Project Management and
Concurrent Engineering
Automotive Manufacturing Processes
Internal Combustion Engines I
Area II – 4 courses (12 credit hours)
Concentration Area
INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING
CONCENTRATION
IMSE 513
IMSE 538
IMSE 561
IMSE 569
IMSE 593
AE 546
Robust Design
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
Total Quality Management
System Simulation in Automotive
Engineering
Vehicle Package Engineering
Vehicle Ergonomics II
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER CONCENTRATION
ECE 515 Vehicle Electronics II
ECE 531 Intelligent Vehicle Systems
ECE 532 Automotive Sensors and Actuators
ECE 533 Active Automotive Safety Systems
ECE 536 All Weather Automotive Vision
ECE 546 Electric Vehicles
ECE 565 Digital Control Systems
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONCENTRATION
ME 537
ME 543
ME 545
ME 548
ME 583
ME 597
ME 598
AE 550
AE 565
AE 598
Automotive Air Conditioning Systems
Vehicle Dynamics
Acoustics and Noise Control Systems
Automotive Powertrains II
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Internal Combustion Engines II
Automotive Emissions
Design of Automotive Chassis
and Body Systems
Vehicle Acoustic Interior System Design
Energy Systems for Automotive Vehicles
AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS CONCENTRATION
AE 584
AE 585
AE 586
ME 582
ME 584
ME 587
Lightweight Automotive Alloys
Ceramics for Automotive Applications
Design and Manufacturing with
Automotive Materials
Injection Molding
Mechanical Behavior of Polymers
Automotive Composites
Area III – (6 credit hours)
Capstone Project/Thesis
Capstone projects are designed to be team-oriented
to further emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the
program. A thesis is work by an individual student. A
capstone project or thesis is conducted over a period
of two semesters, usually the last two semesters.
AE 698
AE 699
Capstone Project
Master’s Thesis

Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of
Michigan-Dearborn is a 36-credit hour interdisciplinary master’s
degree program offered through the Rackham School of Graduate
Studies at the University of Michigan. Its curriculum has been
designed to educate manufacturing professionals who will be designing,
building, and managing the competitive production systems of
the 21st century. The curriculum consists of courses specifically
designed for the program by engineering and management faculties.
A significant management science component is an integral part of
the program. Students and faculty have access to production systems
in one of the world's major manufacturing complexes. Guest lectures
by experts from industry, plant tours, and a wealth of experience
in the student body and faculty constitute major assets of the
program. Some of the highlights of the manufacturing systems
engineering curriculum include:
■ Maintains a balance between manufacturing, design, management
and human aspects through core courses
■ Adds depth through concentration electives
■ Provides flexibility in course selection
■ Allows students the option of electing courses in the areas of their
interest, including up to five courses in the School of Management
The curriculum emphasizes fundamental methodologies used in the
manufacturing field. It also provides the design and analysis tools that
today’s manufacturing engineers need to be successful in their work.
To accomplish these objectives, the curriculum is divided into core
courses that give fundamentals and concentration courses that give
depth. Examples of core courses include manufacturing systems,
manufacturing processes, human performance engineering, total
quality management, design for assembly and manufacture, and
manufacturing cost estimation. For depth, a student has the option
of specializing in one of the following three areas of concentration:
■ Manufacturing Systems with courses such as Computer
Based Automation, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, and
Production Planning
■ Manufacturing Processes with courses such as Injection
Molding, Metal Forming, and Rapid Prototyping
■ Manufacturing Management with courses such as Global
Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, and
Human Resource Management

COURSES
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Area I – 6 courses (18 credit hours)
Core Area
IMSE 533
ME 588
or
ECE 539
IMSE 534
IMSE 561
IMSE 583
IMSE 521
or
BE 656
Manufacturing Systems
Materials and Manufacturing
of Mechanical Products
Materials and Manufacturing
of Electrical Products
Human Performance Engineering
in Manufacturing
Total Quality Management
Design for Assembly and Manufacture
Manufacturing Cost
Estimation and Control
Engineering Economics for
Manufacturing and Cost Control
Area II – 4 courses (12 credit hours)
Concentration Area
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS CONCENTRATION
IMSE 483 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
IMSE 538 Intelligent Manufacturing Systems
IMSE 580 Production Management
IMSE 581 Production Planning and Scheduling
ECE 569 Computer Based Automation
ECE 588 Applied Machine Vision
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
CONCENTRATION
IMSE 488 Metal Forming Processes
IMSE 537 Metal Removal Processes
IMSE 589 Product Design and Rapid Prototyping
ME 582 Injection Molding
ME 585 Cast Metals in Engineering Design
ME 586 Materials Considerations in
Manufacturing
ME 587 Automotive Composites
ECE 516 Electronic Materials and IC Processes
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
CONCENTRATION
EM 541
IMSE 580
OM 571
IMSE 565
OB 510
HRM 561
IMSE 588
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Production Management
Global Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
Organization Behavior
Human Resource Management
Building Highly Performing
Learning Organizations
Area III – 2 courses (6 credit hours)
Free Electives
Following are some suggested free electives:
IMSE 511 Design of Experiments
COMM 570 Advanced Technical and
Professional Communication
CIS 515 Computer Graphics
CIS 551 Advanced Computer Graphics
ECE 552 Fuzzy Systems
ECE 580 Digital Signal Processing
ECE 585 Pattern Recognition
ME 580 Advanced Engineering Materials
ME 583 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
ME 584 Mechanical Behavior of Polymers
ME 589 Composite Materials
A thesis may be substituted for six hours of
electives on approval from the program director.
The thesis work may be an actual industrial
assignment if it meets certain requirements.

Center for
Lightweighting
Automotive
Materials and
Processing
A leading university research center
The Center for Lightweighting Automotive Materials and Processing
(CLAMP) is the nation’s only university research center dedicated to
exploring the design potential, applications and manufacturing of
advanced materials for lightweight automobiles.
CLAMP was created in 1998 with a grant from the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Program.
Recognizing the gains in fuel economy and emission levels achieved
through lighter cars, the GATE program encourages research into
automotive design and manufacturing methods that reduce vehicle
mass. Nine universities were awarded the prestigious grants in five
advanced automotive technology areas. UM-Dearborn was the only
university that received a grant in the lightweight materials field.
Educating future engineers
Still in the early stages, lightweight automotive design and manufacturing
are positioned to grow into a major engineering field in the coming years.
Committed to preparing the field’s future leaders, the college offers, in
cooperation with CLAMP, a lightweight materials concentration within
the graduate program in Automotive Systems Engineering. Courses focus
on automotive alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites, and designing
with these materials. CLAMP provides fellowship funding to U.S. students
who elect this concentration.
Research
Research is a key component of CLAMP’s efforts. The materials and
processing research at CLAMP is directed toward automotive applications
that will reduce vehicle mass and improve manufacturing productivity.
The focus is on applications, with multiple objectives:
■ Develop a better understanding of the design and processing
capabilities of advanced automotive materials
■ Formulate design guidelines based on materials-processingproperties
relationships
■ Produce new and improved process technology and models to
reduce process variability and process-related design problems
An information repository
Lightweight automobile manufacturing is an emerging field that requires
faculty and industry professionals to stay abreast of research and recently
developed materials. One of CLAMP’s most important activities is
compiling the latest research so that information is easy to find and
accessible. The Automotive Materials Database is a web-based repository
of lightweight materials that puts the latest information at the fingertips
of engineers, designers, researchers and students.

Institute for
Advanced
Vehicle Systems
The mission of the Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems (IAVS) is to
accelerate applied research and enhance curriculum in the areas of product
development and manufacturing. The work of IAVS is focused on body and
chassis, manufacturing techniques, and integration with power plant and
driveline systems. The institute conducts projects using private and industrial
funding that is supplemented by state and federal support. IAVS enhances
curriculum for degree-seeking students, refines professional education
courses for engineers, accelerates information and technology transfer from
academia to industry, and improves the competitiveness of the region.
The institute offers the opportunity to take a fresh look at the way
automobiles are designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed as
well as the infrastructure used in these processes, including supply base,
prototyping and engineering services, enterprise and financial systems,
and distribution networks. IAVS also offers an environment for all levels
of the auto industry to explore the application of the latest technological
advances and novel ideas that may lead to meeting project objectives
(e.g., reduced weight, reduced energy consumption, reduced environmental
impact, low volume manufacturing) but in a low-risk environment.
IAVS Goals
■ Conduct research and create new systems that will benefit
undergraduate and graduate students, practicing engineers, industrial
partners, lifelong learners, and universities.
■ Provide facilities where industry conduct projects and develop concepts
in conjunction with faculty in a low-risk environment.
The first driving project of IAVS is the development of a low mass vehicle
with a very efficient body and chassis design and affordable manufacturing
alternatives. The vehicle will be aerodynamic and low cost while offering
increased powertrain efficiency, advanced styling, and long durability.
The benchmark for this project are the Toyota Echo and Ford Focus, which
weigh less than many cars in the class. The goal is to design, develop, and
build a car that is 30 percent lighter but which can still be produced and
marketed in the same price range.
For this project, IAVS is particularly interested in advancing
technologies associated with:
■ Auto Body Design and
Manufacturing
■ Lightweight Materials
■ Rapid Prototyping
■ Energy Management for Crash
■ Ride, Handling and Stability
■ Aerodynamics
■ NVH
■ System Simulation
■ Low Capital Investment
Manufacturing
■ Modular Construction
■ Supply Chain Management
■ E-Commerce

Laboratories
for Teaching
and Research
The College of Engineering and Computer Science maintains an array of
laboratories engaged in teaching and research. Laboratories in the areas
of Automotive Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Systems
Engineering are listed below:
■ Fuels and Emissions Laboratory
■ Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratory
■ Human Performance and Ergonomics Laboratory
■ Occupant Packaging and Driving Simulation Laboratory
■ Vehicle Benchmarking Laboratory
■ Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory
■ Automotive Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Laboratory
■ Machine Vision Laboratory
■ Simulation and Automation Laboratory
■ Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratory
■ Computer Aided Manufacturing Laboratory
■ Robotics Laboratory
■ Materials Testing Laboratory
■ Materials Characterization Laboratory
■ Plastics and Composites Processing Laboratory
■ Casting and Spray Forming Laboratory
■ Metal Forming Laboratory
■ Rapid Prototyping Laboratory
■ Metrology Laboratory
■ High Speed Computation Laboratory

Research Areas
Faculty teaching in the Interdisciplinary Programs are involved in a
variety of basic and applied research in automotive engineering and
manufacturing engineering. The funding for their research comes from
governmental agencies (such as National Science Foundation, Department
of Energy and US Army) and industry (such as General Motors, Ford Motor
Co., TRW). Many graduate students in the Interdisciplinary Programs
participate in research, which includes:
■ Performance of Lightweight
Automotive Materials
■ Stamping, Hydroforming,
Tailor-Welded Blanking
■ Automotive Composites
Processing and Design
■ Thermoplastic Matrix Composites
■ Injection Molding
■ Spray Forming and Rapid Tooling
■ Rapid Prototyping
■ Joining of Materials
■ Corrosion of Lightweight Metals
■ Engine Combustion and
Exhaust Emission
■ Engine Flow Diagnostics
■ Alternative Fuels
■ Performance Analysis of
Catalytic Converters
■ NVH and Vehicle
Acoustic Packaging
■ Vehicle Dynamics and Controls
■ Automotive Systems Modeling
■ Transmission Systems and
Hybrid Powertrains
■ Drivetrain Gear Design
■ Drivetrain Stability
■ Vehicle Crashworthiness
■ Finite Element Crash Simulation
■ Occupant Accommodation
and Vehicle Packaging
■ Driver Vision, Visibility and
Driver Interface
■ Vehicle Lighting
■ Automotive Power Electronics
■ Sensors for Intelligent
Vehicle Systems
■ Supply Chain Management
and E-Commerce
■ Intelligent Tolerance Design
■ Lean Manufacturing
■ Modular Design and
Manufacturing
■ Robust Design and Product
Performance Evaluation
■ Flexible Robotic Assembly
■ Machine Vision Inspection
■ Quality and Reliability
Improvement

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN
College of Engineering and Computer Science
For more information on the
Interdisciplinary Programs, contact
Interdisciplinary Programs
College of Engineering and Computer Science
University of Michigan-Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128-1491
313-593-5582
www.engin.umd.umich.edu
To request an application form,
send e-mail to idpgrad@umd.umich.edu