REDESIGN AND PROTOTYPE FABRICATION

ME 449

Course Description

Principles of design, manufacturing, and prototype evaluation. A semester long project provides the opportunity to redesign of a thermo-mechanical device (Stirling Engine) using knowledge/skills acquired both through this course and previous course offerings in thermal sciences, mechanics and dynamics, manufacturing, and design. Instruction and hands-on experience using the manufacturing tools/processes available in the CoE. Design, dimensioning and tolerancing, manufacturing, and quantitative analysis are all covered in a structured semester project.

Prerequisties

Senior standing and (ME 306 or EMA 303 ), (ME 311 or ME 313 or concurrent enrollment), and ME 331 , or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.95

3.24% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

0.98% from Historical

A Rate

95%

17.05% from Historical

Class Size

54.59% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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