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course expands on the theory the variational, residual methods and systems, design sensitivity analysis; MEC 555 - Bio-Materials microcontroller. The Design and MEC 560 - Production Systems
of variational and weighted Galerkin FE formulation methods, introduction to genetic algorithms Credit Hours: 3 analysis of the fundamental Operations
residual methods and their use and then develops the Galerkin and particle-swarm techniques; Pre-requisite: Graduate status mechatronic system will enable the Credit Hours: 3
in formulating the FE equations formulation in the application applications. students to integrate the sensing
for general PDE’s. The course of conduction heat transfer with MEC 553 - Online Condition- This course introduces the science and actuation components with Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
provides theoretical treatment for radiation and convection boundary based Monitoring of Rotating and engineering of Biomaterials. The the microcontroller and generate This course which deals with
the formulation of isoparametric conditions. Both steady state Equipment introduced biomaterials are: metals, advanced mechatronic workstation. analytical principles of manufacturing
and special elements and their and transient conditions will be ceramics, polymers, composites. The medical mechatronics concepts systems design, analysis and control;
applications in engineering considered. Direct time integration Credit Hours: 3 The structure and properties of are reinforced through computer emphasis placed on stochastic
schemes, treatment of nonlinearities,
design and simulation using MATLAB
problems. Various types of accuracy and convergence Pre-requisite: Graduate status biomaterials and the biologic toolbox. analysis; role of variability and
elements, singularity elements characteristics will be discussed. In This is a first course in online tissues will be studied. Specific impact on cycle time; push versus
and extended FE will be discussed. the second area of application, the condition health monitoring aiming implant applications including MEC 558 - Computer Aided pull production strategies including
biocompatibility will be addressed.
The numerical methods for spatial course provides a unified theoretical at introducing basics of monitoring Analysis of Multi-Body systems Kanban and constant WIP control;
probability, queuing theory, Little’s
and time integration, solution of treatment for the formulation of techniques and the use of vibration MEC 556 - Solar Energy Credit Hours: 3 Law, heavy traffic approximation and
linear algebraic equations, and the finite element, finite volume and acoustic measurements in Credit Hours: 3 Pre-requisite: Graduate status queuing networks.
the evaluation of eigenvalues and finite difference methods in online monitoring of rotating Pre-requisite: Graduate status
will be introduced. Application fluid dynamics. The formulation is equipment. The course covers the This course will cover the kinematics, MEC 561 - Dynamics of
in solid mechanics will include presented for general engineering following topics: Review of basic This course will focus on dynamics, and analysis of flexible Mechanical Systems
elastic problems and linear elastic problems in incompressible fluid vibrations concepts; Overview of fundamentals of solar energy mechanisms. It also cover the Credit Hours: 3
fracture mechanics problems. In mechanics and convection diffusion condition monitoring systems; conversion, solar cells, optical constrained mechanical systems Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
each application area the basic analyses. The course is aimed at Vibration transducers; Vibration engineering, photoelectrochemical with flexible components, Numerical
governing equations will be giving students an overview of the signals from rotating machines; cells, thermoelectric generators, methods, Computer-Aided This course will include studying the
outlined and methods of their use, limitations and applications of Basic signal processing techniques: and energy storage and distribution Analysis, Applications, Large scale concepts of Degrees of freedom,
deformable bodies, Finite element
finite element formulation will be various numerical techniques in the Fourier and fast Fourier transforms, systems. The course covers solar method, and Constrained motion of generalized coordinates, principle of
Time-frequency analysis and wavelet
discussed. above fields. The use of a commercial transforms; Diagnostic techniques; energy insolation and global interconnected rigid and deformable virtual work, D’Alembert’s Principle,
program (ANSYS, FLUENT) in a project
energy needs, current trends in
Lagrange’s Equation, and Hamilton’s
MEC 526 - Renewable Energy type of work will provide the students Rolling elements bearings faults and photovoltaic energy engineering, bodies. It will introduce coordinate Principle both in planar and spatial
Credit Hours: 3 with an overview of the capabilities detection; Journal bearing analysis, solar cell material science, design reduction, computational methods, motion to develop equations of
and limitations of such programs stability and monitoring; Inverse and installation of solar panels and applications using computer motion and Newton-Euler equations
This course introduces the basic available in the market. Ethical and analysis for crack detection, crack size for residential and industrial software, e.g. ADAMS for rigid bodies.
technical and economic criteria to autonomous learning techniques will estimates and remaining safe life. applications and connections to MEC 559 - Design of Robotics
design efficient energy conversion be employed throughout the course MEC 554 - MEMS the national grid and cost analysis MEC 562 - Transport Phenomena
processes of the traditional as well where relevant. of the overall system. In addition, Manipulator in Porous Media
as renewable energy systems. The MEC 552 - Mechanical Design (Microelectromechanical basic manufacturing processes Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours: 3
course discusses design strategies to Systems) for the production of solar panels, Pre-requisite: Graduate status Pre-requisite: Graduate Status
increase energy efficiency and more Optimization Credit Hours: 3 environmental impacts, and
green operation. This introduces Credit Hours: 3 Pre-requisite: Graduate status the related system engineering This course aims to provide the This graduate course is intended
also spectrum of the most used Pre-requisite: Graduate status aspects will be included to provide student with advanced kinematics as advanced course in the field of
energy systems and design and This course introduces the a comprehensive state-of-the concepts and it is application to transport phenomena in porous
selection criteria based on long-term General mathematical model fundamental engineering knowledge art approach to solar energy the design, analysis and control of media. Fluid flow, heat and mass
economic viability and overall energy of optimum design problems; of MEMS (Microelectromechanical utilization. robotic manipulators. It focuses on transfer play a major role in different
management strategies formulation of optimal design Systems). The students will also MEC 557 - Advanced studying the kinematic synthesis of engineering discipline such as in civil
mechanical problems, Graphical learn about the nano-materials and planar linkages and Higher-order in the area of concrete corrosion,
optimization; Review of calculus smart materials and their operation Mechatronics precision point and approximate chemical in petroleum industries,
Technical Electives concepts: gradient vector, Hessian characteristics and limitations. In Credit Hours: 3 synthesis. Also it focuses on biomedical in flow in lungs and bones
matrix and quadratic forms; this course fabrication technique of Pre-requisite: Graduate status studying function, and path-angle and in mechanical engineering such
unconstrained and constrained the MEMS components is provided problems, spatial kinematics and as in filters. This course will give
MEC 551 - Computational Fluid problems, inequality constraints and with concentration on the key This course aims to introduce coordinate transformation. It will the student a strong knowledge of
Dynamics (CFD) & Heat Transfer Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions; components including actuation the students to the design and also introduce the learner to forward porous media and its application.
(HT), linear programming methods for transducers and microfluidic chips. analysis techniques of mechatronic and inverse kinematics of articulated The course will cover different
Credit Hours: 3 optimum design; steepest descent The students will be expected to systems with key focus on the mechanical arms, rigid body motion applications in the Mechanical
and dynamics of robots, Trajectory
employ the course knowledge by
Pre-requisite: Graduate status method, search and quasi-Newton participating in design project of biomedical technology. Students generation, and robot control. engineering field.
will learn how to integrate
methods, finite element formulation
for optimal design problems, optimal MEMS system mechanical and electromechanical
The course provides a brief review of
design of mechanical dynamic systems by utilizing a commodity
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