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1. Mechanical Engineering (1) I. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--1 hour. Description of the field of mechanical engineering with examples taken from industrial applications; discussion of the practice with respect to engineering principles, ethics and responsibilities. (P/NP grading only.)
50. Manufacturing Processes (3) I, II, III. Schaaf
Discussion--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 4, consent of instructor. Restricted to Mechanical, Aeronautical, and Materials Science Engineering majors. Introduction to and experience with modern manufacturing methods, manufacturing instructions and computer-aided manufacturing and their role in the engineering design and development process.
92. Internship in Mechanical Engineering (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship. Prerequisite: lower division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship. Supervised work experience in engineering. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor; lower division standing. (P/NP grading only.)
134. Vehicle Stability (4) III. Karnopp
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 171. Introduction to the static and dynamic stability characteristics of transportation vehicles with examples drawn from aircraft, high-performance automobiles, rail cars and boats. Laboratory experiments illustrate the dynamic behavior of automobiles, race cars, bicycles, etc.
150A. Mechanical Design (4) I, III. Hull, Hill
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 45 and 104, course 50 (may be taken concurrently). Principles of engineering mechanics applied to the fundamentals of mechanical design. Theories of static and fatigue failure of metals. Design projects emphasizing the progression from conceptualization to hardware.
150B. Mechanical Design (4) I, II. Schaaf, Velinsky
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 150A. Restricted to Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science majors. Principles of engineering mechanics, failure theories and fatigue theory applied to the design and selection of mechanical components. Design projects which concentrate on design, engineering analysis, methods of manufacture, material selection and cost. Introduction to computer-aided design.
151. Statistical Methods in Design and Manufacturing (3) II. Hull
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 150A. Methods of statistical analysis with emphasis on applications in mechanical design and manufacturing quality control. Applications include product evaluation and decision making, probabilistic design, methods of sampling inspections and control charts.
152. Computer-Aided Mechanism Design (3) I. Cheng
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 5 or the equivalent; Engineering 36. Principles of computer-aided mechanism design. Computer-aided kinematic, static, and dynamic analysis and design of planar mechanisms such as multiple-loop linkages and geared linkages. Introduction to kinematic synthesis of mechanisms.
153. Introduction to Machining of Material (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 36, 45, 104, and course 50. Material removal characteristics, kinematics and dynamics of material removal processes such as metal cutting, grinding, non-traditional machining such as EDM and laser cutting, and quality in machining. The lecture is accompanied by live demonstrations of the technology.
154. Introduction to Mechatronics (3) II. Yamazaki
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 36; Engineering 100 or Electrical and Computer Engineering 100; course 50 or consent of instructor. Mechatronics system concept, academic subjects related to mechatronics, mechatronics system overview, control system design overview, control software architecture, control hardware architecture, microcontroller and interface technology for mechatronics control, sensor for mechatronics systems, actuator control technology, power electronics for actuator drives.
161. Combustion and the Environment (4) III. Shaw
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B and 105B. Introduction to combustion kinetics; the theory of premixed flames and diffusion flames; turbulent combustion; formation of air pollutants in combustion systems; examples of combustion devices which include internal combustion engines, gas turbines, furnaces and waste incinerators; alternative fuel sources.
162. Modern Power Systems (4) II. Hoffman
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B, 105B. Study of modern powerplants for electric power generation and cogeneration. Thermodynamic analysis of different powerplant concepts using fossil fuels, nuclear fuels, solar energy, etc. Design studies of some specific powerplants.
163. Internal Combustion Engines (3) I. Dwyer
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103A, 105A; Engineering 103B and 105B recommended. Fundamentals of internal combustion engine design and performance, and the need to adapt the IC engine to increased environmental concerns. Emphasis on thermal processes in the engine, but other subsystems will be discussed.
165. Fundamentals of Heat Transfer (4) I, II. Baughn, Dwyer
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 5, 103B and 105B; restricted to Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science majors and Biological Systems and Food Engineering majors. Fundamentals of conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer; applications to engineering equipment with use of digital computers.
171. Analysis, Simulation and Design of Dynamic Systems (4) I, II. Karnopp, Margolis, Snell
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 102. Modeling of dynamic engineering systems in various energy domains. Analysis of response of linear system models. Digital computer simulation.
172. Automatic Control of Engineering Systems (4) II, III. Eke, Hubbard, Snell
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 171. Classical feedback control for engineering systems. Control system design using time and frequency domain methods. State space techniques.
176. Measurement Systems (3) II, III. Hill, Snell
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 100 and 36; restricted to Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science students. Theory of measurements; measurement techniques for mechanical systems; transducers; data manipulation and processing; data digitization.
184A. Senior Design Project (2) I, II, III. The Staff
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 150B, 165, 172 or Aeronautical Engineering 25 (may be taken concurrently); senior standing in Mechanical Engineering, consent of instructor. Performance of practical mechanical engineering projects which include one or more of the following: analysis, design, development and evaluation of mechanical engineering system. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
184B. Senior Design Project (2) I, II, III. The Staff
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 184A in a previous quarter from the same instructor; consent of instructor. Performance of practical mechanical engineering projects which include one or more of the following: analysis, design, development, and evaluation of a mechanical engineering system.
185A. Mechanical Systems Design Project (2) II. Velinsky
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 150B (may be taken concurrently); senior standing in Mechanical Engineering. Capstone mechanical engineering design course; the mechanical engineering design process and its use in the design of engineering systems. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of sequence.)
185B. Mechanical Systems Design Project (2) III. Velinsky
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 185A; senior standing in Mechanical Engineering (enrollment preference to students who have not taken course 186 or 187). Capstone mechanical engineering design course; the mechanical engineering design process and its use in the design of engineering systems.
186. Thermal Systems Design Project (4) III. Baughn
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 165; senior standing in Mechanical Engineering or Physics (enrollment preference to students who have not taken any of course series, 184-188). Design of a thermal system such as a power plant or engine, including consideration of engineering and economic factors. Grading based on individual contributions to project. Limited enrollment.
187. Control Systems Design Project (4) I. Frank
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 172, consent of instructor, senior standing in Mechanical Engineering (enrollment preference to students who have not taken any of course series, 184188). Design of dynamic engineering systems. Formulation of goals, mathematical modeling of plant, consideration of passive, open loop, and closed loop active solutions. Hardware and cost/performance considerations. Grading based on individual contributions to projects.
188. Vehicle Systems Design Project (4) II. Frank
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: course 150B; senior standing in Mechanical Engineering (enrollment preference to students who have not taken any of course series, 184-188). Design of vehicle systems, including components, and/or complete vehicles for groups or individuals. Students will design, analyze, construct and evaluate a vehicle-related component. Grading based on individual contributions to projects. Limited enrollment.
*189A-B. Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1) II, III.
Lecture/discussion--1 hour biweekly; laboratory--3 hours biweekly. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Directed group study of selected topics with separate sections in (A) Fluid Mechanics Laboratory; (B) Thermodynamics Laboratory.
192. Internship in Engineering (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship. Supervised work experience in mechanical engineering. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
205. Thermal Radiation (3) II. Baughn
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 165 or consent of instructor. The transfer of radiant energy. Geometrical and spectral characteristics of systems involving thermal radiation. Gaseous radiation. Applications to solar energy systems. Offered in alternate years.
207. Mechanical Engineering Experimentation and Uncertainty Analysis (3) II. Baughn
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 176. Design and analysis of mechanical engineering experiments with an emphasis on general and detailed uncertainly analysis, propagation of bias and precision errors, jitter programs and data analysis.
208. Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion (3) III. Kennedy
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 165 and Engineering 103B. Application of shadow, schlieren and other flow visualization methods. Introduction to optics and lasers. Measurement of velocity and concentrations in reacting and non-reacting flows with laser diagnostic techniques including LDV, Rayleigh, Raman and fluorescence scattering and CARS. Offered in alternate years. Not open for credit to students who have taken course 208B.
210A. Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (4) I. Dwyer
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B, 105B, course 165. Development of differential equations governing continuity, momentum, and energy transfer. Solutions in laminar flow for exact cases, low and high Reynolds numbers and lubrication theory. Dynamics of inviscid flow.
210B. Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (4) II. Kennedy
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 210A. Study of stability and transition to turbulence. Introduction to the physics of turbulence. Modeling of turbulence for numerical determination of momentum and heat transfer.
211. Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Design (4) I. Hoffman
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 210A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor. Design aspects of selected topics such as heat conduction, thermal stresses, fins; heat transport in ducts, boundary layers and separated flows; impingement and film cooling; heat exchangers; flow in diffusers, flow over airfoils and blades. Offered in alternate years.
213. Advanced Turbulence Modeling (4) III. Aldredge
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 210B. Methods of analyzing turbulence; kinematics and dynamics of homogeneous turbulence; Reynolds stress and heat-flux equations; second order closures and their simplification; numerical methods; application to boundary layer-type flows; two-dimensional and three-dimensional hydraulic and environmental flows. Offered in alternate years.
*214. Numerical Calculation of Flows with Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, and Chemical Reactions (4) III. Dwyer
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 210A and Aeronautical Science Engineering 233, or consent of instructor. Application of numerical approximation methods of fluid flows involving heat and mass transfer for mechanical and aeronautical applications. Applications to pipe flows; high Peclet number heat transfer; laminar and turbulent combustion; and solution of the Navier-Stokes equations. Offered in alternate years.
215. Biomedical Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena (4) I. Barakat
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B or Chemical Engineering 150B or Civil and Environmental Engineering 141. Application of fluid mechanics and transport to biomedical systems. Flow in normal physiological function and pathological conditions. Topics include circulatory and respiratory flows, effect of flow on cellular processes, transport in the arterial wall and in tumors, and tissue engineering. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 215.)
216. Advanced Thermodynamics (4) III. Kollmann
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 105B. Study of topics important to energy conversion systems, propulsion and other systems using high temperature gases. Classical thermodynamics and quantum statistical mechanics of nonreacting and chemically reacting gases, gas mixtures, and other substances. Offered in alternate years.
217. Combustion (4) II. Aldredge
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B and 105B. Review of chemical thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. Discussions of reacting flows, their governing equations and transport phenomena; detonations; laminar flame structure and turbulent combustion. Offered in alternate years.
*218. Advanced Energy Systems (4) I. Hoffman
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B, 105B, or the equivalent. Review of options available for advanced power generation. Detailed study of basic power balances, component efficiencies, and overall powerplant performance for one advanced concept such as a fusion, magnetohydrodynamic, or solar electric powerplant. Offered in alternate years.
220A-220B. Mechanical Vibrations (3-3) II-III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 122. Applications of vibration theory to systems with many degrees of freedom and continuous systems. Introduction to random vibrations.
222. Advanced Dynamics (3) I. Margolis
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 102. Dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies with advanced engineering applications; generalized coordinates; Hamilton's Principles; Lagrange's Equations; Hamilton-Jacobi theory.
*223A. Multibody Dynamics I (3) II.
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 102 or the equivalent; graduate standing. Dynamics of coupled rigid bodies. Reference frames. Differentiation of vector functions. Multibody kinematics; configuration and motion constraints; holonomicity; nonholonomicity; generalized speeds; partial velocities. Mass and inertia properties; inertia tensor, inertia theorems. Angular momentum; angular momentum theorems. Force systems; generalized forces. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 223A.)
*223B. Multibody Dynamics II (3) III.
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 223A. Kinematics and dynamics of coupled rigid bodies. Comparison of various methods for obtaining rigid mutibody dynamical equations. Newton/Euler formalism. Energy functions; Lagrange's Equations; Kane's method. Computer-aided dynamics of multibody systems. Rigid body orientation; Euler angles; Euler parameters; Rodriques parameters. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 223B.)
*224. Kinematic Design of Mechanisms (3) II. Cheng
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 152 or consent of instructor. Introduction to Bermester theory of the rational design of link mechanisms. Geometric concept of two- and three-dimensional rigid-body displacements, instantaneous invariants, higher order path curvature analysis, circle- and center-point curves. Graphic and computer methods for kinematic design. Offered in alternate years.
*225. Spatial Kinematics and Robotics (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 222. Spatial kinematics: point and line coordinates and their transformations; concept of screw systems and instantaneous invariants for rigid body motion. Robotics: solving for kinematic equations; differential relationships; motion trajectories. Application of dual-number matrices, screw calculus, and associated analytical methods. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 225.)
*226. Acoustics and Noise Control (3) I. Margolis
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 122. Description of sound using normal modes and waves; interaction between vibrating solids and sound fields; sound absorption in enclosed spaces; sound transmission through barriers; applications in design of mufflers, acoustic enclosures, room acoustics, design of quiet machinery. Offered in alternate years.
227. Research Techniques in Biomechanics (4) II. Williams, Hawkins
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--4 hours; term paper or discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; Exercise Science 115 recommended. Experimental techniques for biomechanical analysis of human movement are examined. Techniques evaluated include data acquisition and analysis by computer, force platform analysis, strength assessment, planar and three-dimensional videography, data reduction and smoothing, body segment parameter determination, electromyography, and biomechanical modelling. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 227/Exercise Science 227.)
231. Musculo-Skeletal System Biomechanics (3) III. Hull
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 176 and Engineering 102. Mechanics of skeletal muscle and mechanical models of muscle, solution of the inverse dynamics problem, theoretical and experimental methods of kinematic and kinetic analysis, computation of intersegmental load and muscle forces, applications to gait analysis and sports biomechanics. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 231.)
*232. Skeletal Tissue Mechanics (3) III. Martin
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 104B. Overview of the mechanical properties of the various tissues in the musculoskeletal system, the relationship of these properties to anatomic and histologic structure, and the changes in these properties caused by aging and disease. The tissues covered include bone, cartilage and synovial fluid, ligament and tendon. (Same course as Biomedical Engineering 232.)
*234. Design and Dynamics of Road Vehicles (3) I. Velinsky
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 134. Analysis and numerical simulation of road vehicles with emphasis on design applications. Offered in alternate years.
250A. Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design (3) II. Ravani
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 150A and 150B or the equivalents; Engineering 182 or consent of instructor. Applications of advanced techniques of solid mechanics to mechanical design problems. Coverage of advanced topics in stress analysis and static failure theories with emphasis in design of machine elements. Design projects emphasizing advanced analysis tools for life cycle evaluation.
250B. Advanced Methods in Mechanical Design (3) III. Velinsky
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 250A. Applications of advanced techniques of solid mechanics to mechanical design problems. Coverage of advanced topics in variational methods of mechanics with emphasis in design of machine elements. Design projects emphasizing advanced analysis tools.
251. Mechatronics (4) III. Yamazaki
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 50, 154, 172 and Engineering 100. Studies of techniques required for designing the electro-mechanical system which consists of the mechanism and the electronics-based sophisticated control. Methodologies for designing the microprocessor applied control hardware and dedicated software and applying electric actuator and sensors with its theoretical background.
254. Engineering Software Design (3) I. Cheng
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 180 or Applied Science Engineering 115. Principle and design of engineering software in C and its extensions, advanced topics in enginering software design, including real-time computing and sensor fusion, shell programming, symbolic computing, and multimedia.
*255. Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (3) III. Ravani
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 180 and course 150B. Proficiency in a high-level programming language such as FORTRAN, Pascal, or C. Studies of computational and computer graphic techniques in design and manufacturing. Use of numeric and non-numeric computations and geometric tools in design and manufacturing. Offered in alternate years.
271. Modeling and Simulation of Engineering Systems (3) I. Karnopp
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 171. Multiport models of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and thermal devices; bond graphs, block diagrams and state space equations; Hamilton's principle for complex systems; modeling of multiple energy domain systems; 3-dimensional mechanics; formulation for digital simulation; identification; instrumentation; approximate models of distributed systems.
272. Theory and Design of SISO Control Systems (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 172. Mathematical representations of linear dynamical systems. Benefits and costs of feedback for single input, single output (SISO) systems. Analysis and design of control systems based on classical and modern approaches with emphasis on applications to mechanical and aeronautical systems.
273. Theory and Design of MIMO Control Systems (3) II. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 272. Mathematical representations of linear dynamical systems. Benefits and costs of feedback for multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) systems. Analysis of state-space, loop-shaping, and classical control design strategies with emphasis on applications to mechanical and aeronautical systems.
274. Analysis and Design of Digital Control Systems (3) III. Hess
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 172. Discrete systems analysis; digital filtering; sample data systems; state space and transform design techniques; quantization effects.
*276A. Digital Data Acquisition and Analysis (3) I. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 176. Application of microcomputers and minicomputers to data acquisition and control. Topics include computer organization, hardware for laboratory applications of computers, fundamentals of interfaces between computers and experimental equipment, programming techniques for data acquisition and control, and basic data analysis.
*276B. Digital Data Acquisition and Analysis (3) III. Hull
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: basic course in probability and statistics, Engineering 180 or the equivalent, and either course 176 or 172. Theory and application of modern techniques in digital data analysis. Topics include statistical description of data, convolution and correlation, and frequency analysis using the discrete Fourier transform. Emphasis on applying these techniques in the experimental characterization of linear dynamic systems. Offered in alternate years.
277. Computer-Aided Design of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems (3) III. Margolis
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: courses 270, 271. Application of bond graph modeling and control system design principles. The bond graph processor programs ENPORT and CAMP are used with advanced continuous system modeling programs to simulate the dynamic response of engineering systems. Offered in alternate years.
278. Theory and Design of Nonlinear Control Systems (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 172. Mathematical modeling of nonlinear dynamical systems. Stability analysis and Lyapunov theory. Design approaches, describing functions, feedback linearization, dynamic inversion, sliding mode control, robust control. Applications to mechanical and aeronautical systems.
280. Advanced Engineering Analysis (3) II. Shaw
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 180 or the equivalent. Applications in mechanical engineering of advanced analytical and numerical techniques. Topics include probability theory, calculus of variations, classification of differential equations, and advanced numerical methods.
290C. Graduate Research Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Individual and/or group conference on problems, progress, and techniques in mechanical engineering research. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
295. Dynamic Systems, Controls, Design Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Current developments in the mechanical systems design and analysis area including dynamic systems, controls, and design with presentations by students, faculty and visitors. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
296. Fluid and Thermal Sciences (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Review and discussion of the current literature and trends in fluid mechanics and thermal sciences. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
390. The Teaching of Mechanical Engineering (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: meet qualifications for teaching assistant and/or associate-in in mechanical engineering. Participation as a teaching assistant or associate-in in a designated engineering course. Methods of leading discussion groups or laboratory sections, writing and grading quizzes, use of laboratory equipment, and grading laboratory reports. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
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25. Aeronautical Engineering Fundamentals (3) II. Rehfield
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 21A. Restricted to Mechanical and Aeronautical Science and Engineering majors. History of aeronautics. Aircraft subsystems and nomenclature. Fundamentals of aircraft aerodynamics, performance, stability and control, structures and aeroelasticity, and propulsion. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 125.
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and lower division standing. (P/NP grading only.)
126. Theoretical and Computational Aerodynamics (4) III. Hafez
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 25; Engineering 103B; Engineering 180 or Applied Science Engineering 115 or Mathematics 128C. Development of general equations of fluid motion. Study of flow field kinematics and dynamics. Flow about a body. Thin airfoil theory. Viscous effects. Applications of numerical methods to wing analysis and design.
127. Applied Aircraft Aerodynamics (4) I. Chattot
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 126. Experimental characteristics of wing sections. High-lift devices. Lift and drag at high Mach numbers. Drag aerodynamics. Total aircraft drag estimation. Aerodynamic design procedures.
128. Aircraft Performance (4) II. van Dam
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 127. Aircraft propulsion systems and their performance characteristics. Methods for computing and presenting aircraft performance data. Modern techniques of numerical analysis and energy methods. Application of techniques to aircraft design.
129. Aircraft Stability and Control (4) II. Snell
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 102. Aircraft static stability and control. Derivation and linearization of general equations of motion for aircraft. Longitudinal dynamic stability analysis. Introduction to lateral-directional dynamic stability. Stability derivatives. Application of numerical methods to aircraft design.
130. Aircraft Preliminary Design (4) III. van Dam
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 128 and 129. Aircraft preliminary design including estimation of weight/ volume, aerodynamics, performance, stability and control. Design iteration and trade-off studies.
*131. Aircraft Flight Performance Laboratory (3) III. The Staff
Lecture--1 hour; discussion--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 25 and 128. Measurements and analysis of aircraft characteristics and performance, in flight and with flight simulator.
133. Finite Element Methods in Structures (4) III. Sarigul-Klijn
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisites: Engineering 104. Open to Engineering students only. An introduction to the aerospace structural design process. History of aircraft materials. Effects of loading beyond elastic limit. Deflections and stresses due to combined loading. Virtual work principles, and finite element methods. Applications to aerospace structures.
135. Aerospace Structures (3) I. Sarigul-Klijn
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 133. Analysis and design methods used in aircraft structures. Shear flow in open, closed and multi-cell beam cross-sections, buckling of flat and curved sheets, tension field beams, local buckling.
137. Structural Composites (4) II. Rehfield
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 104. Overview of materials and technology for creating structures from fiber reinforced resin matrix composite material systems. Elementary design analysis and case studies emphasizing aeronautical applications.
138. Aircraft Propulsion (4) II. Capece
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 45, 103B, and 105B. Analysis and design of modern aircraft gas turbine engines. Development and application of cycle performance prediction techniques for important engine configurations. Introduction to the operation and design of inlets, compressors, burners, turbines, and nozzles. Cycle design studies for specific applications.
139. Introduction to Aeroelasticity (4) III. Sarigul-Klijn
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B and 104. Introduction to fluid-structure interaction. Flexible structures. Design of structural components under aeroelastic constraints. Static aeroelasticity. Control effectiveness. Unsteady aerodynamics. Flutter. Aeroelastic tailoring in design.
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
*232. Advanced Aerodynamics (3) II. Chattot
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 126. Study of inviscid and viscous flows about aerodynamic shapes at subsonic, transonic and supersonic conditions. Application of aerodynamic theory to design for reduced drag and increased lift.
*233. Introduction to Computational Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics (4) I.
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B. Introduction to numerical methods for solution of fluid flow problems. Discretization techniques and solution algorithms. Finite difference solutions to classical model equations pertinent to wave phenomena, diffusion phenomena, or equilibrium. Application to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation. Offered in alternate years.
*234. Computational Aerodynamics (4) II.
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 230, 233. Numerical methods for aerodynamics flow simulation in the transonic regime. Solutions of steady and unsteady potential and compressible boundary layer equations. Numerical schemes for mixed type equations and shock waves/numerical grid generation. Viscous/inviscid interaction and coupling procedures. Offered in alternate years.
*236. Aerodynamics in Nature and Technology (3) III. White
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B. Introduction to aerodynamics in nature, fundamentals of turbulence in atmospheric flows, planetary boundary layers, pedestrian-level winds in urban areas. Criteria for laboratory modeling of atmospheric flows, wind tunnel testing.
237. Analysis and Design of Composite Structures (4) III. Rehfield
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 137. Modeling and analysis methodology for composite structures including response and failure. Laminated plate bending theory. Introduction to failure processes. Offered in alternate years.
*238. Advanced Aerodynamic Design and Optimization (4) III.
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of aerodynamic theory to obtain optimum aerodynamic shapes. Both analytic solutions and solutions obtained with numerical optimization techniques will be examined. Includes introduction to the calculus of variations and numerical optimization techniques. Offered in alternate years.
*240. Computational Methods in Nonlinear Mechanics (4) II.
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Applied Science Engineering 115; Mathematics 128B. Deformation of solids and the motion of fluids are treated within the framework of the state-of-the-art computational methods. Numerical treatment of nonlinear dynamics; classification of coupled problems; vector computers with special applications to nonlinear mechanics. Offered in alternate years.
241. Advanced Aerospace Structures (3) I. Sarigul-Klijn
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 135. Classical methods applied to aerospace structural analysis. Thin-walled members. Thin plate theory. Stresses in multi-cell structures. Stability of thin-walled members. Introduction to thermoelastic effects.
248. Advanced Turbomachinery (3) I. Capece
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B, 105B. Preliminary aerodynamic design of axial and radial flow compressors and turbines. Design of diffusers. Selection of turbomachine configurations and approximations to optimum dimensions and flow angles. Introduction to through flow analysis. Rotating stall and surge, and aeromechanical considerations.
*261. Gas Dynamics (4) III.
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: Engineering 103B or the equivalent. Flow of compressible fluids. Isentropic flow. Flow with friction, heat transfer, chemically reacting gas and particle mixtures. Normal and oblique shock waves, combustion, blast and expansion waves. Method of characteristics. Steady compressible boundary layer flow. Offered in alternate years.
275. Advanced Aircraft Stability and Control (3) III. Hess, Snell
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 172. Development and analysis of aircraft equations of motion. Flexible modes. Response to control actuation. Random inputs and disturbances. Stability and control augmentation system design. Handling qualities.
289A-D. Selected Topics in Aeronautical Science and Engineering (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (A) Advances in Finite Elements and Optimization; (B) Quantitative Feedback Theory; (C) Human-Machine Integration in Dynamic Systems; (D) Advances in Propulsion Systems. May be repeated for credit.
290C. Graduate Research Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Individual and/or group conference on problems, progress and techniques in mechanical engineering research. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (S/U grading only.)
390. The Teaching of Aeronautical Science and Engineering (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: meet qualifications for teaching assistant and/or associate-in in Aeronautical Science and Engineering. Methods of leading discussion groups or laboratory sections, writing and grading quizzes, use of laboratory equipment, and grading laboratory reports. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.
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