MEEN 401: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design

Course Description

Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
3 Lab Hours.The design innovation process; need definition, functional analysis, performance requirements and evaluation criteria, conceptual design evaluation, down-selected to an embodiment; introduction to systems and concurrent engineering; parametric and risk analysis, failure mode analysis, material selection, and manufacturability; cost and life cycle issues, project management.Prerequisite:Grade of C or better inMEEN 360,MEEN 361; grade of C or better inMEEN 364,MEEN 365,MEEN 368,MEEN 461, andMEEN 464, or concurrent enrollment.