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is introduced and various fracture Aerospace Industrial Mechatronics, or the interfacing of Metallurgy The metallurgy basics including:
mechanics measures are discussed. mechanical and electrical systems. phase equilibria, kinetics of phase
Fatigue crack initiation (FCI) and MEC 490 - Compressible Fluid Mechatronics Focus is on embedded controllers Concentration transformations and crystallography,
fatigue crack propagation (FCP) are Mechanics Concentration and their programming, power and will be discussed to design the
discussed. The course highlights Credit Hours: 3 interfacing electronics, actuators, MEC 474 - Fracture & Fatigue microstructures of metals. The
practical and analytical aspects Prerequisite: MEC 350 MEC 450 - Hydraulic & sensors, and integration of these Control in Design effect of different parameters
of fatigue failure in mechanical Pneumatic systems components to create a complete Credit Hours: 3 and processes on the resulted
components and the concept Integral form of conservation laws. Credit Hours: 3 functional mechatronic system. Prerequisite: MEC 430 microstructure will be introduced,
of remaining life of mechanical One dimensional compressible flow Co-requisite: MEC 430, MEC 465 including heat treatment and
components. The course is with friction and heat. Normal and Prerequisite: MEC 350 MEC 484 - Artificial Intelligence material strengthening processes.
aimed at giving student the basic oblique shock waves. Prandtl-Meyer The purpose of this course is to in Mechatronics This is a foundation course in
techniques for designing mechanical expansion. Differential form of familiarize students with fundamental Credit Hours: 3 the area of fracture and fatigue MEC 476 - Heat Treatment and
components based on fracture conservation laws. Unsteady wave concepts and working of hydraulics Prerequisite: MEC 482, CSC 201, considerations in mechanical Surface Hardening
and fatigue considerations and for motion. 2-D subsonic, supersonic, and pneumatics. The students GEN 101 design. The course provides unified Credit Hours: 3
developing expertise in the area of and hypersonic flow. will explore the working principle treatment for the failure analysis of Prerequisite: MEC301, MEC475
enhancing fatigue life of engineering MEC 491 - Aerodynamics of various systems operated This course aims to provide students mechanical components subjected
components. The use of commercial by hydraulics and pneumatics with the theory and applications of to monotonic and cyclic loading. This course introduces the students
program in a project type of work Credit Hours: 3 through studying different system AI in Mechatronics and robotics. The Design based on fracture mechanics to the basic heat treatment
will be employed and ethical and Prerequisite: MEC 350 components as directional, pressure course covers intelligent mechatronic is introduced and various fracture processes for metals and alloys.
autonomous learning techniques will Introduction to the basic principles and process control valves, cylinders, system requirements ad locomotion, mechanics measures are discussed. The course includes the time-
be considered throughout the course and properties of fluid flow around rotary actuators, time and event- sensing, navigation and motion Fatigue crack initiation (FCI) and temperature sequence and with
where relevant. immersed bodies. Topics include based sequencing, and simulation planning. Students will learn to fatigue crack propagation (FCP) are applying mechanical forces to
discussed. The course highlights
the kinematics and dynamics of of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. select parameters and strategies to practical and analytical aspects generate the application oriented
Mechatronics fluid fields, the thin airfoil, finite The course will provide students with design intelligent controllers based of fatigue failure in mechanical micro-structure of the alloys. The
on application requirement. Students
control of the microstructure enables
wing theory, and one-dimensional comprehensive understanding of the components and the concept
MEC 481 - Introduction to compressible flow. industrial applications of hydraulics will learn to apply basic search the generation of the desired
Robotics and pneumatics algorithms. of remaining life of mechanical properties. This principle lies strongly
components. The course is
Credit Hours: 3 MEC 492 - Aerospace Propulsion MEC 485 - DCS and SCADA aimed at giving student the basic on the basics of thermodynamics and
kinetics of phase transformations
Prerequisite: CSC 201 Credit Hours: 3 MEC 451 - PLC and Industrial Credit Hours: 3 techniques for designing mechanical in metals and alloys, which is the
Prerequisite: MEC 350 Automation components based on fracture
Mathematical modeling of robots Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite: MEC 482 guiding factor for deciding process
with an emphasis on planning Basic one-dimensional flows: Co-requisite: MEC 451 and fatigue considerations and for schedule in Industry
algorithms. Fundamentals of robot isentropic, area change, heat Prerequisite: MEC 450 developing expertise in the area of MEC 477 - Corrosion and
sensors and sensor processing addition. Overall performance The purpose of this course is to This course DCS (Distributed Control enhancing fatigue life of engineering
algorithms. Robot control characteristics of propellers, ramjets, familiarize students with Industrial Systems) and SCADA (Supervisory components. The use of commercial Degradation of Materials
architectures and programming. turbojets, turbofans, rockets. Automation and Programmable Logic Control and Data Acquisition) focus program in a project type of work Credit Hours: 3
Selected topics in mobile robotics. Performance analysis of inlets, Controllers (PLC) systems for Process on understanding and implementing will be employed and ethical and Prerequisite: MEC300, MEC320
exhaust nozzles, compressors, control. The course will provide industrial networks in process autonomous learning techniques will
MEC 483 - Mechatronic System burners, and turbines. Rocket automation. This includes industrial be considered throughout the course This course introduces the students
Design flight performance, single-/multi- comprehensive and accessible control networks, instrumentation where relevant. to differentiate between different
coverage of the basic automation
Credit Hours: 3 stage chemical rockets, liquid/solid elements, hardware components and process control bus and MEC 475 - Microstructure material classes based on their
Prerequisite: MEC 482 propellants. for automation and process control, network standards, SCADA and DCS, Engineering structural and mechanical properties.
The course will also introduce
and essentials of human-machine
This course is an introduction to MEC 493 - Aerospace Structures the latch principle, industrial interface (HMI) panels connection, Credit Hours: 3 students to the production of
automation synthesis, logical design
Mechatronics, or the interfacing of Credit Hours: 3 for automation, electropneumatic programming, and modification of Prerequisite: MEC 300, MEC 301 metallurgical products, focusing
mechanical and electrical systems. Prerequisite: MEC 350 + MEC 302 automation, industrial networks, programs and features. on process design models
Focus is on embedded controllers basic programming in PLC, and PID This course introduces the students used to describe solidification,
and their programming, power and Advanced strength of materials in the industry to differentiate between different recrystallization, and precipitation.
interfacing electronics, actuators, analysis of elastic structures with material classes based on their The metallurgy basics including:
sensors, and integration of these aerospace applications. Failure MEC 483 - Mechatronic System structural and mechanical properties. phase equilibria, kinetics of phase
components to create a complete modes and criteria, buckling, matrix Design The course will also introduce transformations and crystallography,
functional mechatronic system. methods for analysis, plane truss students to the production of will be discussed to design the
design. Energy and Castigliano Credit Hours: 3 metallurgical products, focusing microstructures of metals. The
methods for statically determinate Prerequisite: MEC 482 on process design models effect of different parameters
and indeterminate structures. used to describe solidification, and processes on the resulted
This course is an introduction to recrystallization, and precipitation. microstructure will be introduced,

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