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502 Course Descriptions/Mechanical Engineering649. Nonlinear Vibrations. (3-0). Credit 3. Exact and approximate solutions to nonlinear differentialequations in mechanical vibrations; application of classical methods in nonlinear analysis such as theMethod of Perturbations and Variation of Parameters; virtual Work Technique and the Modified GalerkinMethod; applications to selected nonlinear problems. Prerequisites: Course in differential equations;graduate classification.650. Control Issues in Computer Integrated Manufacturing. (3-0). Credit 3. Examines the nature ofcomputer aided manufacturing systems with emphasis in control; presentation of architecture for controlof CAM systems; control issues; study and development of problems and procedures to controlCAM systems. Prerequisite: ISEN 654 or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with ISEN 655.651. Control System Design. (3-0). Credit 3. Frequency domain design of SISO systems for performanceand sensitivity reduction; applications of Kalman filter and LQG/LTR techniques; design of sampledatasystems; active control of vibration in distributed parameter systems; describing function and relaycontrols; application of control principles to engineering design. Prerequisite: MEEN 411.652. Multivariable Control System Design. (3-0). Credit 3. Advanced issues relevant to the design ofmultivariable control systems using hybrid (time and frequency domain) design methodologies; designusing the LQG/LTR method and advanced practical applications using various robust control systemdesign techniques. Prerequisite: MEEN 651 or ECEN 605. Cross-listed with NUEN 619.653. Scientific Writing. (3-0). Credit 3. Topics include origin and development of scientific writing, researchmethods, outlines, paper organization, journal selection, strategies to build a productive personalwriting culture, effective communication, critical reviews and submission; preparation of an originalmanuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal by the end of the semester. Prerequisites: Graduateclassification and approval of instructor.655. Design of Nonlinear Control Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Design controllers for nonlinear and uncertainsystems; apply the designs to mechanical systems. Prerequisites: Graduate classification,MEEN 651 or equivalent.656. Mechanical and Physical Properties of Thin Films. (3-0). Credit 3. Mechanical properties (hardness,stress, strain, delamination, fracture) of films; nanomechanical testing techniques; electricalproperties of thin films; electrical properties measurement techniques; magnetic properties of films;magnetic properties measurement techniques; laboratory includes (1) thin film fabrication (sputtering,PVD); (2) nanomechanical testing; (3) electrical/magnetic measurement. Prerequisite: MEEN 222,MSEN 601, or basic materials science background. Cross-listed with MSEN 656.657. Viscoelasticity of Solids and Structures I. (3-0). Credit 3. Linear, viscoelastic mechanical propertycharacterization methods, time-temperature equivalence, multiaxial stress-strain equations; viscoelasticstress analysis; the correspondence principle, approximate methods of analysis and Laplace transforminversion, special methods; static and dynamic engineering applications; nonlinear behavior. Prerequisite:Mechanics of Materials (CVEN 305 or equiv) Cross-listed with MEMA 651.658. Fundamentals of Ceramics. (3-0). Credit 3. Atomic bonding; crystalline and glassy structure; phaseequilibria and ceramic reactions; mechanical, electrical, thermal, dielectric, magnetic, and optical properties;ceramic processing. Prerequisite: MEEN 222 or equivalent or approval of instructor. Cross-listedwith MSEN 658.659. Vibration Measurement in Rotating Machinery and Machine Structures. (3-0). Credit 3. Transducers,instruments, measurement techniques, data acquisition methods, data reduction methods formodal analysis, applications to rotating machines, turbomachinery rotordynamics, bearings, gears andmachine foundations. Prerequisites: MEEN 459, MEEN 617 or MEEN 639; graduate classification.661. Principles of Composite Materials. (3-0). Credit 3. Classification and characteristics of compositematerials; micromechanical and macromechanical behavior of composite laminae; macromechanicalbehavior of laminates using classical laminate theory; interlaminar stresses and failure modes; structuraldesign concepts, testing and manufacturing techniques. Prerequisites: Mechanics of Materials(CVEN 305 or equivalent). Cross-listed with MEMA 613.662. Energy Management in Industry. (3-0). Credit 3. Energy systems and components frequently encounteredin industrial environments; application of basic principles of thermodynamics, heat transfer,fluid mechanics and electrical machinery to the analysis and design of industrial system components andsystems. Improved energy utilization. Prerequisites: MEEN 421 and MEEN 461 or approval of instructor.