Contents
 Student Deliverables
Grading Policy
Background for Grading
Student Responsibilities
Student Design Conference
Faculty Advisor Responsibilities
Milestones Chart for Faculty Advisors
Industrial Sponsor Responsibilities
Course Coordinator Responsibilities
Background
ME481 Catalog Description
Application of design concepts in mechanical engineering. Problem definition, design specifications. Modeling and analysis methods. Design optimization, economics, reliability. Manufacturing considerations in design. Capstone design projects.
Projects are drawn from the basic areas of mechanical engineering (mechanical systems, controls, thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics).
Course text: "Creative Engineering Design" [ hereafter designated by CED ]
by B.S. Thompson, Okemos Press, 1998.
Course Organization
1 hr/week: lecture,
typically on Mondays from 10:20 to 11:10 am, covering topics related to the design process, problem definition, analysis, economics, ethics, law, reliability, professional responsibility, engineering methods.
6 hr/ week: work on the project as a team and sometimes solo. The team should meet with the Faculty Advisor for 1 hr/week or as arranged.
Instructor:
Professor Brian S. Thompson
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
2450A Engineering Building,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
Voice: 517-355-2179
Fax: 517-353-1750
Email: thompson@egr.msu.edu
Assistant Design Coordinator:
Ms Jill Bielawski
A104 Engineering Research Complex
bielawsk@egr.msu.edu
Tel: 517-353-8133
Fax: 517-353-7179 |
