AME 30362: Design Methodology

Catalog Data:
Modeling and analysis of mechanical systems. Automated design decision process, introduction to statistical methods, material engineering, requirements definition and product specifications.

Prerequisites:
AME 20212, AME 30361, AME 30363

Textbooks:
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0 MECHANICA Tutorial
Roger Toogood
SDC Publications

Course Objectives :
This course will build upon the concepts introduced in AME 20212 and provide the students techniques for using modeling, analysis, simulation and introduce the role of optimization in the engineering design process. The course is intended to provide a sound theoretical and analytic foundation to design engineering from a systems perspective. The theoretical techniques are balanced with project-based applications and practical engineering skill development such as material selection, data presentation and extracting information from databases catalogs and other sources.

Topics Covered:

Product Design Process

Visualization and Sketching

Industrial Design

Engineering Ethics

Modeling and Simulation

Engineering Economy

Verification and Validation

Engineering Statistics, Uncertainty Analysis

Risk, Reliability and Safety

Robust Design

Finite Element Analysis

Design Optimization

Intellectual Property
Schedule:
This course meets 3 times a week for 50 minutes or 2 times a week for 75 minutes each week.

Contribution to Professional Component:
This course provides 100% engineering design content.

Contribution to Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment:

Outcome criterion

Topic

Student’s previous knowledge

Direct Measures of Outcome

(e)

Identify, formulate and solve problems

EG10111 and EG10112 (Intro to Engineering)
AME 20212 (Intro to ME) –programming exp.

Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.

(f)

Professional Ethics

AME 20212 (Intro to ME)

Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.

(i)

Lifelong Learning

None

Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.

(j)

Contemorary Issues

EG10111 and EG10112 (Intro to Engineering)
AME 20212 (Intro to ME)

Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.

(k)

Use of engineering tools

EG10111 and EG10112 (Intro to Engineering)
AME 20212 (Intro to ME) –programming exp.
AME 30361 (CAD/CAM)

Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.
Mechanica tutorials for finite element analysis.

Prepared by: John E. Renaud, June 9, 2006

Direct comments, questions, and corrections to amedept@nd.edu

Outcome criterion	Topic	Student’s previous knowledge	Direct Measures of Outcome
(e)	Identify, formulate and solve problems	EG10111 and EG10112 (Intro to Engineering) AME 20212 (Intro to ME) –programming exp.	Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.
(f)	Professional Ethics	AME 20212 (Intro to ME)	Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.
(i)	Lifelong Learning	None	Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.
(j)	Contemorary Issues	EG10111 and EG10112 (Intro to Engineering) AME 20212 (Intro to ME)	Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects.
(k)	Use of engineering tools	EG10111 and EG10112 (Intro to Engineering) AME 20212 (Intro to ME) –programming exp. AME 30361 (CAD/CAM)	Homework, assignments, in-class examinations and projects. Mechanica tutorials for finite element analysis.