UNIVERSITY THE OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Engin 113 Introduction to Mechanical and Industrial Engineering http://mielsvr1.ecs.umass.edu/danai/engin113 Fall 2008
Lecture 1: Laboratory Laboratory Lecture 2: Laboratory Laboratory
1: 2: 3: 4:
MWF 10:10-11:00 ELab 303 M 2:30 - 5:30, ELab 307 T 2:30 - 5:30, ELab 307 MWF 12:20-1:10 ELab 303 W 2:30-5:30 ELab 307 F 1:25-4:25 ELab 307
Instructor:
Kourosh Danai, Professor 1 Gunness Lab Email: [e-mail] Tel: [phone] Office Hours: MW 2 - 3, and by appointment
Course Objectives: Learn about the disciplines of mechanical engineering Practice critical thinking Practice team work Develop research skills Develop presentation skills Investigate computer applications Texts: Toogood, R., 2006, Pro Engineer Wildfire 3.0, SDC publications. Pratap, R., 2006, Getting Started with MATLAB 7, Oxford Univ. Press.
Grading:
25% 25% 25% 25%
Lab Assignments Quizzes and homeworks Oral Presentation Written Report
Assignments:
Students are responsible for the reading and home assignments specified in the Course Outline. All assignments are due at the beginning of each session. Students who miss a class without prior permission will get a grade of zero if a quiz administered is in their absence. The course project will require use of Pro Engineer and/or MATLAB software, which the students will learn during the laboratory sessions. Four unexcused absences result in a grade of F.
DISCUSSION OUTLINE
Week of Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Topic Introduction Project Selection and Formulation Written Communication Modeling Free Body Diagrams Dynamic Systems Concept of Energy Decision Making (IEOR) Decision Making (IEOR) Oral Communication Vectors and Matrices Digital Simulation Fluids Assignment Formation of Teams Selection of Team Projects Project Proposal
Project Progress Report I Project Progress Report II Oral Progress Report
Final Project Report
Term Project Examples
Altitude of hot air balloon; Position of a magnetically levitated ball; Position of toilet flush; Anti-lock brake system; Space Shuttle trajectory; Trajectory of a trebuchet-launched projectile; Energy analysis of a pneumatic gun; Optimal path of a traveling salesman; Design of a feeding mechanism for animals to measure their biting force; Modeling the influence of any crisis on the price of oil; Modeling the dynamics of the presidential election.