POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
ME 2313 Thermodynamics 3:0:0:3
Properties of pure substances; concepts
of work and heat; closed and open systems.
The fundamental laws of thermodynamics.
Carnot and Clasius statements of
the 2nd law; entropy and entropy production;
heat engines, refrigerators, heat
pumps; efficiencies, coefficients of performance.
Prerequisites: PH 1004 and
MA 1122. Co-requisite: MA 2132.
ME 3211 Mechanics of Materials
Laboratory 1
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Measurement of elastic constants for
isotropic and anisotropic materials, verification
of stress and strain transformation
equations, stress concentration concept,
unsymmetric bending of beams and
torsion of shafts. Co-requisite: ME 3213.
ME 3213 Mechanics of Materials
3:0:0:3
Concept of Stresses and strains in two
and three dimensions, Stress-strain relationships,
Stress transformation, Strain
transformation, Axial members, Torsion
of shafts, Bending of beams.
Prerequisites: ME 2213, ME 2211 and
MA 2132. Co-requisite: ME 3211.
ME 3223 Dynamics 3:0:0:3
Three-dimensional treatment of the kinematics
of particles and rigid bodies using
various coordinate systems. Newton’s
laws, work, energy, impulse, momentum,
conservative force fields, impact.
Rotation and plane motion of rigid bodies.
Prerequisites: MA 2132 and ME
2213.
ME 3233 Machine Design 3:0:0:3
This course introduces students to the
fundamentals of machine elements thus
enabling them to employ the knowledge
gained to design machines for various
practical applications. The course begins
with a brief review of stress, deformation
and failure, followed by friction and
wear. Subsequently, loaded columns,
pressurized cylinders and shafts are presented.
Bearings, gears, screws, springs,
brakes, clutches and belts are discussed.
The course ends with an introduction to
MEMS, Micro-Electro-Mechanical
Systems. Prerequisite: ME 3213.
ME 3311 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
1
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Fluid mechanics instrumentation and
principles. This course consists of a set of
laboratory experiments designed to reinforce
the concepts presented in ME 3313
Fluid Mechanics. In addition this course
involves team work, report writing and
oral presentation. Prerequisite: ME 3511.
Co-requisite: ME 3313.
ME 3313 Fluid Mechanics 3:0:0:3
Introduction to fluid, kinematics, hydrostatics,
thermodynamics. Basic conservation
laws in integral form for a control
volume. Conservation of mass, momentum,
angular momentum and energy for
flow. Inviscid flow: Bernoulli’s and
Euler’s equations. Viscous flow: flows in
pipes and ducts, head loss and friction
factor. Prerequisites: PH 2004, MA 2132
and MA 2122.
ME 3411 Automatic Control
Laboratory 1
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System ID, modeling, identification, and
control of RC electrical network, and a
DC servo motor, modeling and control of
a maglev system, rotary inverted pendulum,
and a coupled water tank system.
Prerequisite: ME 3511. Co-requisite: ME
3413.
ME 3413 Automatic Control 3:0:0:3
Dynamic system modeling, analysis, and
feedback control design with extensive,
hands-on computer simulation. Modeling
and analysis of dynamic systems.
Description of interconnected systems
via transfer functions and block/signalflow
diagrams. System response characterization
as transient and steady-state
responses and error considerations.
Stability of dynamical systems: Routh-
Hurwitz criterion and Nyquist criterion.
Graphical methods for dynamical system
analysis and design: root locus and Bode
plot. Computer-aided feedback control
design for mechanical, aerospace, robotic,
thermo-fluid and vibratory systems.
Prerequisites: ME 3513 and ME 3223.
ME 3484 Mechatronics 4:0:0:4
Mechatronics is a synergistic integration
of mechanical engineering, control theory,
computer science and electronics to
manage complexity, uncertainty and
communication in engineered systems.
Mechatronics is an exciting “high-tech”
and inherently multidisciplinary application,
whose underlying concepts can be
understood by practicing engineers of
diverse academic backgrounds. The typical
knowledgebase for the design and
operation of mechatronics systems comprises
of dynamic system modeling and
analysis, decision and control theory, sensors
and signal conditioning, actuators
and power electronics, hardware interfacing,
rapid control prototyping and embedded
computing. This course provides a
balanced introduction to the theory, simulation,
hardware and software elements of
mechatronics to students. The exposure
to computer hardware/software for measurement
and control introduces the students
to modern tools such as data acquisition
and control boards, micro-controllers,
LabVIEW, MatLab, etc. Finally,
planned project activities enable the students
to integrate measurement, control,
computer hardware and software components
to develop proto-type mechatronics
systems. Prerequisites: MA 2132 and PH
2004.
ME 3511 Measurement Systems
Laboratory 1
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Electric measurements, data acquisition,
passive and active filters for signal conditioning,
temperature, position, velocity
and acceleration measurements. Co-requisite:
ME 3513.
ME 3513 Measurement Systems
3:0:0:3
Electrical circuits and components, filtering,
dynamic measurement system
response characteristics, analog signal
processing, digital representation, data
acquisition, sensors. Study of measurement
systems via computer simulation.
Prerequisite: MA 2132 and PH 2004.
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