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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.

Prerequisites

Senior standing and (M E 306 or EMA 303 ), (ME 311 or 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
3.97

3.23% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.84% from Historical

A Rate
94.12%

13.41% from Historical

Class Size
34

26.97% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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