MEEG 3379 - Elements of Mechanical Design

Two hours lecture. Four hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.

Introduction to the design, integration, and best practices for using mechanical elements such as springs, gears, cams and mechanisms, clutches and brakes, and bearings. Methods of joining such as fasteners, welds, press and shrink fits, and shaft coupling will be covered. Performance and failure analysis for components and machines will be covered. Solid modeling of machine assemblies for documentation and basic analysis will be emphasized. A semester-long design project in which a mechanical system is designed, fabricated, and characterized will serve as the practical app1icntion of these concepts.

Prerequisites: MEEG 2233 (or equivalent) and SYEN 3373 (or equivalent).