Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (A ME) Dept Info - College Info

A ME 195D Our Future in Space and Space in Our Future (1) I Field Trips.

A ME 199 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

A ME 210 Integrated Design and Manufacturing with Pro-E (3) I II This course will focus on the integration of design and manufacturing with a CNA machining system by using the Pro-E programs. Specific topics include 1) engineering drawings and planning operations with Pro-E, 2) machining process, 3) engineering planning sheet, 4) CNC machining systems and cutting tool, 5) fabrication and inspection.

A ME 230 Thermodynamics (3) I II Basic laws and examples of engineering applications of macroscopic thermodynamics; equations of state; reversible and irreversible processes. 3ES.

A ME 250 Dynamics (3) I II Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies as applied to mechanical systems; introduction to mechanical vibrations. 3ES.

A ME 293 Internship (1-3) [Rpt./]

A ME 299 Independent Study (2-5) [Rpt./] I II

A ME 300 Instrumentation Laboratory (3) I II Basic principles of laboratory practice and instrumentation; statistical measurement theory including probability distributions, finite statistics, uncertainty analysis regression analysis dynamics of measurement systems; transducers and signal conditioning circuits. Experiments using basic laboratory instrumentation on the speed of sound, temperature measurements, and the dynamic response of first and second order systems. 2R, 3L. 2ES.

A ME 301 Engineering Analysis (3) I II Vector analysis, complex variables, Fourier series, matrices, boundary value problems and applications to current engineering problems. P, MATH 254.

A ME 302 Numerical Methods (4) I II Introduction to linear algebra; solution of engineering problems based upon an integrated approach combining numerical analysis and the use of computers. 2ES. P, A ME 250, C E 217.

A ME 320 Aerodynamics (3) II Basic equations and their approximation; potential flow theory; fundamentals of airfoil and wing theory; axisymmetric flows; application to aerodynamics of wings and bodies. 1ED.

A ME 321 Aircraft Performance (3) II Properties of the atmosphere, concepts in airflow and propulsion, airfoils and wings, airplane performance; energy methods. 1ED.

A ME 323 Gasdynamics (3) II Homentropic flow with area changes, normal and oblique shocks, one-dimensional flows with friction and heat addition, choking, method of characteristics, applications. 1ED.

A ME 324 Aerospace Structures (3) II Application of the principles of mechanics to the structural analysis of aerospace components. Topics covered are: analysis of stress and strain, constitutive relations, plane problems of elasticity, torsion, bending, elastic stability, energy methods, and finite element methods 1ED. P, AM E 301, C E 217; CR, A ME 302.

A ME 331 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (3) I II Fundamentals of fluid mechanics covering properties of fluids, fluid statics, dynamics of incompressible viscous and inviscid flows, control volume formulations of continuity, momentum and energy equations, dimensional analysis, viscous pipe flow, boundary layers and drag. 3ES.

A ME 352 Dynamics of Machines (3) I II Analysis of motions and forces in machines, design exercises. 1.5 ED.

A ME 399 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

A ME 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

A ME 400 Senior Mechanical Laboratory (2) I II Investigations involving thermal power and mechanical systems. 1R, 3L.

A ME 410 Engineering Design (3) I II Role of design in engineering; strength design factors, stress and strain analysis, deflection analysis and introduction to failure and fatigue theory, design of specific machine components. 2ED.

A ME 412A Mechanical Engineering Design (4) I Engineering design process steps, idea generation techniques, optimal design, computer aided design, hardware issues, electro mechanical systems, fluid power systems, practical aspects of designing for manufacture and assembly, traditional and non-traditional machining, forming and fastening techniques. Major design project. 4R, 4L. 4ED. P, A ME 230; CR, A ME 410.

A ME 412B Mechanical Engineering Design (4) II Construction, testing and evaluation of prototype design; design iteration to arrive at a final working system. A ME 412A and A ME 412B must be taken in consecutive semesters. 4R, 4L. 4ED. P, A ME 412A.

A ME 416 Material Selection (3) II A study of failure in engineering materials, yielding, fatigue, creep, buckling; an introduction to fracture mechanics and modern fatigue models; weight and cost considerations. 1.5 ED. P, C E 217.

A ME 420 Aircraft Conceptual Design (3) II Student groups develop conceptual designs for aircraft with specified performance and figures of merit. Design issues include program organization, configuration, aerodynamics, weights, and performance. Design groups develop computer flight simulators to evaluate performance. 3ED. P, A ME 320, A ME 321, A ME 323. May be convened with A ME 520.

A ME 422 Aerospace Engineering Design (3) II Application of engineering fundamentals, including structural analysis, structural vibrations, aero-elasticity and finite element methods to aerospace vehicle design project. P, A ME 420, A ME 428. May be convened with A ME 522.

A ME 424 Introduction to Space Technologies (3) I The space environment: vacuum, microgravity, radiation(s), free molecule flow and drag on bodies. Resource utilization in deep space. Introduction to orbital mechanics. Space transportation, spacecraft thermal design, automation and robotics, communications, space power, space structures. 1.5 ES. May be convened with A ME 524.

A ME 425 Aerospace Propulsion (3) I Basic laws; application to turbojets, ramjets, fan-jets, turbo props and rockets; space flight. 1ED.

A ME 426 Dynamics of Space Flight (3) I Two and three body motion; orbit transfer and interplanetary transfer, space vehicle stability and control. 1ED.

A ME 427 Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles (3) I Static and dynamic stability of rigid and nonrigid vehicles; automatic control of aircraft, missiles and spacecraft. 1ED.

A ME 428 Space Mission Conceptual Design (3) II Introduction to space mission design and modern tools available to aid the designer. Includes brief case histories of some of the more successful space missions and design of a mission. 3ED. May be convened with A ME 528.

A ME 430 Intermediate Thermodynamics (3) I II Power systems; nonreacting and reacting mixtures; heat transfer, design exercises. 1ED. P, A ME 230.

A ME 431 Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3) II Development of numerical techniques for the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations that arise in heat transfer and fluid mechanics; classification of equations, methods of solutions, examples. 3ES. May be convened with A ME 531.

A ME 432 Heat Transfer (3) I II Study of conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer, with applications to engineering problems. 2ES.

A ME 433 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (3) II Basic equations governing fluid motion. Fundamental solutions to Navier Stokes equations, principles of lubrication theory, elementary potential flow theory, turbulence, boundary layers, separation and drag, one-dimensional compressible flow, shock waves, measurement techniques. 3ES.

A ME 440 Energy Utilization and Management (3) I Methods for evaluating the technical and economic aspects of energy conversion and usage directed toward the effective utilization of resources, including economics, HVAC systems, electric power, lighting and industrial processes. 1ED. (Identical with NEE 440). May be convened with A ME 540.

A ME 442 HVAC System Design (3) I Computer analysis and design of air conditioning systems for commercial and industrial buildings, including equipment and component selection. Energy-efficient concepts and controls will be emphasized. 1ED. P, A ME 230; CR, A ME 331. (Identical with NEE 442). May be convened with A ME 542.

A ME 443 Power Systems Analysis (3) I II Performance of gas and vapor power cycles, processes and components; fundamentals of combustion; nuclear and unconventional energy sources. 1ED, 2ES.

A ME 445 Renewable Energy Systems (3) II Solar radiation intensity and location; basic concepts of solar thermal processes; collectors; applications for water heating, active and passive building heating and cooling, industrial processes. Wind energy fundamentals. Aerodynamic theory of propellers and windmills, optimal blade design and economics. 1.5 ED. P, A ME 230, A ME 331, ECE 207. (Identical with NEE 445). May be convened with A ME 545.

A ME 447 Direct Energy Conversion (3) II Engineering requirements for achieving direct conversion of energy to electrical power; the engineering of thermoelectric and thermionic converters, fuel cells, magneto hydrodynamic, and photoelectric systems. 1ED. P, A ME 230, PHYS 142. (Identical with ECE 447). May be convened with A ME 547.

A ME 452 Computer Aided Analysis and Mechanical Systems (3) I Kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanical systems in planar motion, numerical methods and use of computer programs in analysis. 1ED. May be convened with A ME 552.

A ME 454 Optimal Control of Parametric Systems (3) I Scalar minimization, vector minimization, continuous static games, matrix games, numerical techniques and applications. 1ED. P, MATH 254. May be convened with A ME 554.

A ME 455 Control System Design (3) I II Mathematical modeling of dynamical systems, hardware and software issues; computer simulations; classical control methods including transient response, steady-state errors, bode diagrams, root locus and design of closed loop control systems; introduction to state feedback design and digital control. 1ED.

A ME 456 Control of Manufacturing Process (3) II Modeling and control of manufacturing processes; mathematical modeling of manufacturing processes including, metal forming, turning, milling and welding; review of classical control methods; introduction to nonlinear control systems analysis and simulation; analysis, design and applications of digital control systems; robotics; hardware and software issues; computer simulations. 1R, 2L. 1.5 ED. P, A ME 250, A ME 300, A ME 301, A ME 412A, A ME 412B, A ME 455. May be convened with A ME 556.

A ME 460 Mechanical Vibrations (3) I Free and forced vibrations of simple mechanical systems; effects of damping; introduction to multidegree of freedom systems. 3ES.

A ME 461 Finite Element Methods (3) I II Matrix methods for structural analysis, theory of elasticity, work and strain energy, energy theorems, the finite element, the assembled structure, programming aspects of the problem, general purpose programs, application to aero space structures. 1ED. P, A ME 301, C E 217.

A ME 462 Composite Materials (3) II Classification and characteristics of composite materials; mechanical behavior of composite materials, micro- and macro-mechanical behavior of laminae; mechanical behavior of laminates; mechanical behavior of short fiber composites. 3ES. P, A ME 302, C E 217. May be convened with A ME 562.

A ME 463 Finite Element Analysis with ANSYS (3) II Fundamentals of finite element analysis, model generation, solution procedure, post processing in ANSYS for problems from various disciplines such as structural thermal or fluids. P, senior status in A ME.

A ME 466 Biomechanical Engineering (3) II One subject covered yearly from: biomechanical-solid mechanics (orthopedic, vascular, muscle, skin); feedback control (physiological systems); heat transfer, thermodynamics (temperature regulation exercise, hyperthermia, instrumentation). 3ES. P, A ME 302, A ME 330, A ME 331, A ME 410. May be convened with A ME 566.

A ME 472 Reliability Engineering (3) I Time-to-failure, failure-rate, and reliability determination for early, useful and wear-out lives; equipment reliability prediction; spare parts provisioning; reliability growth; reliability allocation. 1.5 ED. May be convened with A ME 572.

A ME 473 Probabilistic Mechanical Design (3) I Application of probability theory and statistics to mechanical and structural design; modern mechanical reliability methods; design philosophy. 1.5 ED. P, C E 217; CR, A ME 410. May be convened with A ME 573.

A ME 474 Reliability and Quality Analysis (3) I Probability and statistics with applications to reliability engineering, discrete and continuous statistical models for engineering variables, fundamentals of statistics. 1.5 ED. May be convened with A ME 574.

A ME 493 Internship (1-6) [Rpt./] II

A ME 495S Senior Colloquium (1) I II

A ME 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

A ME 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

A ME 499 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

A ME 499H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

A ME 500A Advanced Engineering Analysis (3) I Vector calculus, linear algebra; ordinary differential equations, calculus of vorticions.

A ME 500B Advanced Engineering Analysis (3) II Complex variables, partial differential equations, eigenfunction expansions and transform methods.

A ME 510 Design for Manufacturing (3) I Design methodology-axiomatic, algorithmic, hybrid. Concepts of design sensitivity; applications to several manufacturing processes-metal forming, metal cutting, welding. P, A ME 461, AI programming ability, knowledge of plasticity.

A ME 520 Aircraft Conceptual Design (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 420. Graduate-level requirements include development of a three degree-of-freedom flight simulator with active stability augmentation. May be convened with A ME 420.

A ME 521 Compressible Aerodynamics (3) II Inviscid flow of compressible fluids; governing equations and their method of solution for subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows. P, A ME 425, A ME 500A, A ME 500B, A ME 536A, A ME 536B.

A ME 522 Aerospace Engineering Design (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 422. Graduate students will be responsible for simulation software development or laboratory tests. May be convened with A ME 422.

A ME 523 Advanced Aerospace Propulsion (3) I Interior ballistics of rocket motors; ramjets, turbojets, turbofans, scramjets; detonation wave theory; combustion chamber instability analysis; nozzle design.

A ME 524 Introduction to Space Technologies (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 424. Graduate-level requirements include additional term papers and extra questions on exams. May be convened with A ME 424.

A ME 525 Combustion Gasdynamics (3) II Aerothermochemistry; fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemistry of propulsion and air pollution; reaction kinetics, combustion stability, detonation; singular perturbations in deflagration.

A ME 528 Space Mission Conceptual Design (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 428. Graduate-level requirements include additional design project and report. May be convened with A ME 428.

A ME 530 Advanced Thermodynamics (3) I Reversible and irreversible macroscopic thermodynamics; selected engineering applications. P, A ME 230, A ME 331.

A ME 531 Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 431. Graduate-level requirements include three additional projects. May be convened with A ME 431.

A ME 532 Convective Transport Phenomena (3) II Convective energy, mass and momentum transfer; internal and external flow; exact, approximate and numerical solutions; application to current problems. P, A ME 432, computer programming ability; CR, A ME 500A.

A ME 533 Conduction and Radiative Heat Transfer (3) I Conduction of heat; steady, transient, moving heat source, phase change, hyperbolic conduction, nonlinear problems and composite media; separation of variables. Laplace transform, integral transform, and Green's function methods. Fundamentals of radiative heat transfer; radiative properties of materials; gray-body and spectral exchange between surfaces; participating media; radiation combined with conduction and convection. P, A ME 432.

A ME 534 Radiative Heat Transfer (3) I Fundamentals of radiative heat transfer; radiative properties of materials; gray-body and spectral exchange between surfaces; participating media; radiation combined with conduction and convection. Intended for students with strong interests in heat transfer, combustion, and applications such as energy conversion systems, materials processing, and space technology. P, A ME 432.

A ME 536A Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3) I Fundamental equations of motions; surface tension; kinematics of vorticity; integral solutions; irrotational flows; simple viscous flows. P, A ME 500A.

A ME 536B Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3) II Small-disturbance inviscid theory; low Reynolds number flow; vorticity dynamics; boundary layers. P, A ME 500B.

A ME 537 Fluid Mechanics of Viscous Flows (3) I Behavior of viscous fluids over a range of Reynolds numbers; Navier-Stokes equations; boundary layer equations; slow flow; compressible boundary layers.

A ME 538 Nature of Turbulent Shear Flow (3) I Physical phenomena in turbulent shear flows; experimental techniques; observations and physical consequences; prediction methods; recent advances.

A ME 539 Finite Element Methods in Fluid Mechanics (3) II Theory and methodology of finite element methods in fluid mechanics, variational and weighted residual methods, solution of basic governing equations, special topics. P, A ME 302, A ME 500B.

A ME 540 Energy Utilization and Management (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 440. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper. (Identical with NEE 540). May be convened with A ME 440.

A ME 542 HVAC System Design (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 442. Graduate-level requirements include a comprehensive design project. (Identical with NEE 542). May be convened with A ME 442.

A ME 545 Renewable Energy Systems (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 445. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper. (Identical with NEE 545). May be convened with A ME 445.

A ME 547 Direct Energy Conversion (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 447. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper. (Identical with ECE 547). May be convened with A ME 447.

A ME 548 Combustion Generated Air Pollution (3) II Pollutant formation in combustion processes and methods of control; diffusion models for atmospheric dispersion, including plume rise calculations. (Identical with CHEE 548).

A ME 550 Advanced Dynamics (3) I Lagrange's equations, rigid body and multibody dynamics; Euler's equations, vibrations theory.

A ME 552 Computer Aided Analysis and Mechanical Systems (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 452. Graduate-level requirements include an additional project and extra questions on exams. May be convened with A ME 452.

A ME 553 Computational Multibody Dynamics (3) II Computational methods in multibody dynamics; Euler parameters; automatic generation and numerical methods in solving equations of motion; application in vehicle dynamics, spacecraft, and robotics. P, knowledge of kinematics, dynamics, and numerical methods.

A ME 554 Optimal Control of Parametric Systems (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 454. Graduate-level requirements include a more theoretically oriented design project. May be convened with A ME 454.

A ME 555 Modern Control Theory (3) II Nonlinear dynamical systems, Lyapunov stability, Lyapunov control system design, controllable and reachable sets.

A ME 556 Control of Manufacturing Process (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 456. Graduate-level requirements include more in-depth homework with focus on theoretical considerations, and design project requiring implementation of a five degree of freedom robot. May be convened with A ME 456.

A ME 558 Advanced Modern Control Theory of Mechanical Systems (3) I II State space representation of linear systems; topics include controllability, observability, stability, full state feedback, reduced order feedback, pole placement, optimal regulators, optimal observers. P, A ME 455.

A ME 560 Random Vibration, Analysis and Design (3) I Mathematical description of random vibration, transmission of random vibration in mechanical systems, techniques of mechanical design under random vibration.

A ME 561 Finite Element Analysis in Structural Mechanics (3) II Advanced problems in structural analysis using the finite element method; analysis of complex systems; dynamics. Composite structures and material systems; program development.

A ME 562 Composite Materials (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 462. Graduate-level requirements include an additional project on composite materials. May be convened with A ME 462.

A ME 563 Finite Element Analysis in Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (3) I Finite element methods, including material nonlinearity (elastic, plastic, viscoelastic); geometric nonlinearity (finite deformations), numerical solution methods, and nonlinear programs.

A ME 564A Mechanics of Deformable Solids (3) I Fundamental principles of the mechanics of deformable bodies. Emphasis on reciprocal and variational theorems. Solution methods for boundary value problems through the potential functions, fundamental singular solutions, integral transformations, and complex potential theory. Applications from elasticity, plasticity and viscoelasticity. Principles of wave propagation in deformable elastic solids.

A ME 566 Biomechanical Engineering (3) II For a description of course topics see A ME 466. Graduate-level requirements include a project and additional reading assignments. May be convened with A ME 466.

A ME 567 Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling (3) I (Identical with ECE 567, which is home).

A ME 572 Reliability Engineering (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 472. Graduate-level requirements include a special report of 30 pages on a specific reliability engineering topic. May be convened with A ME 472.

A ME 573 Probabilistic Mechanical Design (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 473. Graduate-level requirements include additional homework with focus on theoretical considerations, and a research project. May be convened with A ME 473.

A ME 574 Reliability and Quality Analysis (3) I For a description of course topics see A ME 474. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignments and independent study, Monte Carlo simulation. May be convened with A ME 474.

A ME 575 Reliability Testing (3) II Mean-time-between-failure and reliability confidence limits; sequential testing; sampling; accelerated, sudden-death, suspended-items, non-parametric, and Bayesian testing.

A ME 576 Advance Probabilistic Design (3) II Advanced methods for mechanical and structural reliability analysis, system reliability analysis, random loading models, applications to fatigue, fracture, buckling, creep, etc.

A ME 577 Maintainability Engineering (3) II Extension of 572; complex systems reliability; maintainability engineering; reliability and availability of maintained systems; operational readiness; system effectiveness; maintainability demonstration.

A ME 599 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

A ME 602 Mixed Boundary Value Problems (3) I General description of mixed boundary value problems in potential theory and solid mechanics. Solutions by dual series, dual integral equations and singular integral equations.

A ME 603 Boundary Element Method (3) I Introduction to BEM, applications to Laplace equation, conduction-convection problems, transient problems, problems involving material nonlinearities, large strain problems, and design sensitivity-analyses through BEM. P, A ME 461 or A ME 561.

A ME 606 Wave Propagation in Solids (3) P, E M 603 or A ME 564A, A ME 564B. (Identical with C E 606, which is home).

A ME 620 Advanced Computational Aerodynamics (3) I Governing equations for computational aerodynamics and fluid dynamics techniques for solving partial differential equations, grid generation and multi-grid techniques; applications to compressible and incompressible viscous flows.

A ME 632 Advanced Topics in Heat Transfer (3) II Topics will depend on instructor(s). Possible topics include linear and nonlinear convective stability, turbulent convective heat transfer, advanced analytical and numerical methods in heat transfer, boiling and condensation, multiphase flow, and heat transfer phenomena.

A ME 635 Hydrodynamic Stability (3) I Introduction to linear stability theory in fluid mechanics; the Orr-Sommerfeld equation, behavior of eigen-solutions, stability limits, extensions to problems in two component systems.

A ME 639 Aeroacoustics (3) I Generation, propagation and attenuation of acoustic waves. Effects of mean flow and applications of engineering importance.

A ME 662 Micromechanics (3) I Basic principles of micromechanics. General description of micromechanics modeling of compositive materials. Microstructure evolution of materials in manufacturing processes. The role of micromechanics in macroscopic analysis and constitutive model of materials. P, C E 417 or E M 603.

A ME 695A Research Conference (1) I II

A ME 696G Graduate Seminar (1) [Rpt./ 3] I II

A ME 699 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

A ME 799 Independent Study (1-6) [Rpt./]

A ME 900 Research (1-16) [Rpt./]

A ME 908 Case Studies (3) [Rpt./]

A ME 909 Master's Report (1-16) [Rpt./]

A ME 910 Thesis (1-16) [Rpt./]

A ME 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

A ME 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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