NOTE: The undergraduate courses listed below are open only to students in the School of Engineering. All other majors must petition for permission to enroll.
MAE10 Introduction to Engineering Computations (4) F. Introduction to the solution of engineering problems through the use of the computer. Elementary programming in FORTRAN and C is taught. No previous knowledge of computer programming is assumed. Prerequisite or corequisite: Mathematics 2A. Only one course from Engineering MAE10, CEE10, E10, and ECE11 may be taken for credit. (Design units: 1)
MAE30 Applied Mechanics: Statics (4) F. Applies the principles of static equilibrium of classical physics to the analysis of structures such as trusses and frames, and the determination of stresses in a beam. Corequisite or prerequisite: Mathematics 2D. Prerequisite: Physics 5A. MAE30 and CEE30 may not both be taken for credit. Formerly Engineering ME30. (Design units: 0)
MAE52 Computer-Aided Design (4) F. Develops skills for interpretation and presentation of mechanical design drawings and the use of CAD in engineering design. An integrated approach to drafting based on sketching, manual drawing, and three-dimensional CAD techniques is presented. Formerly Engineering ME52. (Design units: 0.5)
MAE57 Manufacturing Processes in Engineering (2) F, W, S. With laboratory. Machines and processes of mechanical manufacturing. Safety and professional procedures emphasized. Use of measuring instruments, hand tools, lathe, mill, drill press, bandsaw, grinder, welding equipment. Pass/Not Pass only. Formerly Engineering ME57. (Design units: 0)
MAE80 Engineering Dynamics (4) W. Introduction to the kinetics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. The Newton-Euler, Work/Energy, and Impulse/Momentum methods are explored for ascertaining the dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. An engineering design problem using these fundamental principles is also undertaken. Prerequisite: MAE30 or CEE30. Only one course from MAE80, CEE80, E80 may be taken for credit. Formerly Engineering ME80. (Design units: 0.5)
MAE91 Introduction to Thermodynamics (4) S. Thermodynamic principles; open and closed systems representative of engineering problems. First and second law of thermodynamics with applications to engineering systems and design. Prerequisites: Physics 5B, Mathematics 2D. Only one course from Engineering MAE91, ChE60, and E101 may be taken for credit. Formerly Engineering ME91. (Design units: 0.5)
MAE99T Design and Orientation for Transfer Students (1 to 2) F. Provides a design experience to transfer students in CAD, dynamics, and thermodynamics as well as an overview of the program. Formerly Engineering ME99T. (Design units: 0.5-1.5)
MAE106 Mechanical Systems Laboratory (4) W. Experiments in linear systems, including op-amp circuits, vibrations, and control systems. Introduction to digital sampling concepts. Emphasis on demonstrating that mathematical models are useful tools for analysis and design of electro-mechanical systems. Prerequisites: MAE140 or MAE147; ECE72. Formerly Engineering ME106. (Design units: 2)
MAE107 Fluid Thermal Science Laboratory (4) S. Fluid and thermal engineering laboratory. Experimental analysis of fluid flow, heat transfer, and thermodynamic systems. Probability, statistics, and uncertainty analysis. Report writing stressed. Corequisite or prerequisite: MAE120. Prerequisites: MAE91, MAE130B. Formerly Engineering ME107. (Design units: 1)
MAE108 Aerospace Laboratory (4) F. Analytical and experimental investigation in aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer. Emphasis on study of flow over objects and lift and drag on airfoils. Introduction to basic diagnostic techniques. Report writing is emphasized and a design project is required. Prerequisite: MAE130B. Formerly Engineering AE108. (Design units: 2)
MAE110 Combustion in Practical Systems (4) F. Combustion and design of gaseous, liquid, and coal-fired combustion systems. Fuels, fuel injection, combustion aerodynamics, and fuel-air mixing. Operating and design aspects of practical systems including engines, boilers, furnaces, and incinerators. Prerequisite: MAE115. Formerly Engineering ME110. (Design units: 2)
MAE112 Propulsion (4) W. Application of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics to basic flame processes and cycle performance in propulsion systems: gas turbines, ramjets, scramjets, and rockets. Prerequisites: MAE91, MAE135. Formerly Engineering AE112. (Design units: 1)
MAE115 Applied Engineering Thermodynamics (4) F. Application of thermodynamic principles to compressible and incompressible processes representative of practical engineering problems--power cycles, refrigeration cycles, multicomponent mixtures, air conditioning systems, combustion and compressible flow. Design of a thermodynamic process. Prerequisite: MAE91. Formerly Engineering ME115. (Design units: 1)
MAE120 Heat Transfer (4) S. Fundamentals of heat transfer with application to practical problems. Conduction, convection in laminar and turbulent flow, radiation heat transfer, and combined heat transfer. Application to insulation requirements and heat exchangers. Individual design project. Prerequisites: MAE91, MAE130B. Formerly Engineering ME120. (Design units: 0)
MAE130A Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (4) F. Fundamental concepts; fluid statics; fluid dynamics; Bernoulli's equation; control-volume analysis; basic flow equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy; differential analysis; potential flow; viscous incompressible flow. Prerequisites: Physics 5A; Mathematics 2F or equivalent; Engineering MAE80. MAE130A and CEE170A may not both be taken for credit. Formerly Engineering ME130A. (Design units: 0)
MAE130B Introduction to Viscous and Compressible Flows (4) W. Introduction to the analysis of viscous flows including fully developed laminar and turbulent flow in a pipe, viscous flow over immersed bodies, evaluation of boundary layer characteristics, lift and drag, compressible flow in a duct and normal shock waves. Prerequisites: MAE91, MAE130A. Formerly Engineering ME130B. (Design units: 1)
MAE135 Compressible Flow (4) F. Compressibility effects in fluid mechanics. One-dimensional flow with area variation, friction, heat transfer, and shocks. Design of gas supply systems. Two-dimensional flow with oblique shocks and isentropic waves. Supersonic airfoil theory and design, wind-tunnel design. Basic diagnostics. Prerequisites: MAE91, MAE130A, MAE130B. Formerly Engineering AE135. (Design units: 1)
MAE136 Aerodynamics (4) F. Analysis of flow over aircraft wings and airfoils, prediction of lift, moment, and drag. Topics: fluid dynamics equations; flow similitude; viscous effects; vorticity, circulation, Kelvins's theorem, potential flow; superposition principle, Kutta-Joukowski theorem; thin airfoil theory; finite wing theory; compressibility. Prerequisites: MAE130A, MAE130B. Formerly Engineering AE136. (Design units: 1)
MAE140 Introduction to Engineering Analysis II (4) F. Analytical methods in engineering. Variable coefficient linear ordinary differential equations. Eigenfunction expansions. Complex variables, contour integrations, inverse Laplace transform. Linear partial differential equations. Introduction to Fourier transforms. Prerequisite: Mathematics 2F or equivalent. Formerly Engineering AE140. (Design units: 0)
MAE145 Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (4) S. Presents the basic mathematical theory of machines. Focuses on the principles of CAM design, gearing and gear train analysis, and the kinematic and dynamic analysis of linkages, together with an introduction to robotics. Prerequisites: Engineering MAE80; Mathematics 3A. (Design units: 2)
MAE146 Astronautics (4) S. Motion in gravitational force fields, orbit transfers, rocketry, interplanetary trajectories, attitude dynamics and stabilization, navigation, reentry, the space environment. Prerequisite: MAE80. Formerly Engineering AE146. (Design units: 1)
MAE147 Vibrations (4) F. Analysis of structural vibrations of mechanical systems. Modeling for lumped and distributed parameter systems. Topics: single- and multi-degree of freedom systems, free and forced vibrations, Fourier series, convolution integral, mass/stiffness matrices, and normal modes with design project. Prerequisites: MAE80; Mathematics 2F or equivalent. Formerly Engineering ME147. (Design units: 1)
MAE150 Mechanics of Materials (4) W. Concepts of stress and strain. Analysis of deformable solids under axial, torsional, shearing, and bending loads. Two-dimensional analysis of stress and strain. Residual stresses, indeterminate beam analysis methods, buckling, impact loading, design of fundamental structure components. Corequisite or prerequisite: Engineering E54. Prerequisite: MAE30. Same as Engineering MSE150. MAE150 and CEE150 may not both be taken for credit. Formerly Engineering ME150. (Design units: 1)
MAE151 Mechanical Engineering Design (4) F. A series of product-specific design models that illustrate the application of engineering analysis in the design process of a practical device. Modules include: heat transfer; mechanisms and static loads; dynamics and stress; and vibrations and control. Prerequisites: MAE120, MAE145, and MAE170. Formerly Engineering MAE151B. (Design units: 3)
MAE152 Introduction to Computer-Aided Engineering (4) F. Elements and principles of computer-aided engineering with modern hardware and software are presented with a design focus. Case studies are used to assist in finite-element method techniques. Prerequisites: MAE120, MAE150. Formerly Engineering MAE152A. (Design units: 2)
MAE156 Mechanical Behavior and Design Principles (4) S. Elastic and plastic deformation (three-dimensional analysis). Stress-strain relationships. Yielding criteria. Necking. Buckling. Fracture. Fatigue. Impact. Design parameters and criteria. Use of library is stressed. Prerequisites: E54; MAE150 or MSE150. Same as MSE156. Formerly Engineering ME156. (Design units: 2)
MAE157 Lightweight Structures (4) S. Fundamentals of torsion and bending. Analysis and design of thin-wall and composite beams. Applications of energy methods and matrix methods. Stress analysis of aircraft components. Stiffness, strength, and buckling. Prerequisite: CEE150 or MAE150. Same as Engineering CEE157. (Design units: 2)
MAE158 Aircraft Performance (4) W. Fundamentals of flight theory applied to subsonic propeller and jet aircraft. Nature of aerodynamic forces, drag and lift of wing and fuselage, high-lift devices, level-flight performance, climb and glide performance, range, endurance, takeoff and landing distances, static and dynamic stability and control. Prerequisites: MAE80, MAE130A. Formerly Engineering AE158. (Design units: 2)
MAE159 Aircraft Design (4) S. Preliminary design of subsonic general aviation and transport aircraft with emphasis on layout, aerodynamic design, propulsion, and performance. Estimation of total weight and weight distribution, design of wings, fuselage, and tail, selection and location of engines, prediction of overall performance. Prerequisites: MAE112; MAE130A; MAE136; MAE158 or consent of instructor. Formerly Engineering AE159. (Design units: 4)
MAE162 Engineering Meteorology (4) F. Fundamentals and aspects of atmospheric sciences important to engineering and environmental problems. Basic physics and thermodynamics of the atmosphere; dispersion of pollutants. A design problem is included. Prerequisite: MAE91 or E101 or CEE91 or ChE60; MAE130A or CEE170A or ChE120A or consent of instructor. Same as Earth System Science 162. Formerly Engineering ME162. (Design units: 1)
MAE164 Air Pollution and Control (4) S. Sources, dispersion, and effects of air pollutants. Topics include emission factors, emission inventory, air pollution, meteorology, air chemistry, air quality modeling, impact assessment, source and ambient monitoring, regional control strategies. Prerequisites: MAE91; MAE130A or CEE170A. Formerly Engineering ME164. (Design units: 2)
MAE170 Introduction to Control Systems (4) S. With laboratory. Feedback control systems. Modeling, stability, and systems specifications. Root locus, Nyquist, and Bode methods of analysis and design. Prerequisites: MAE80; MAE147 or MAE140 or equivalent. Formerly Engineering ME170. (Design units: 2)
MAE171 Digital Control Systems (4) W. Methods for analysis and design of discrete-time control systems. Applications of the sampling theorem, z-transforms, difference equations, discrete Fourier transforms. State-space techniques of digital control system design, z-plane stability, frequency response. Prerequisite: MAE170. Formerly Engineering ME171. (Design units: 2)
MAE172 Analysis and Design of Control Systems (4) S. System modeling, simulation, analysis, design, and experimental verification of control system operation. Case studies include experiments in hydraulic and pneumatic position control, liquid leveling, force, temperature, and fluid flow control. Prerequisites: MAE170, MAE180. Formerly Engineering ME172. (Design units: 3)
MAE175 Dynamics and Control of Aerospace Vehicles (4) W. Equations of motion, linearization, stability derivatives, and longitudinal and lateral modes of motion. Handling qualities, sensors and actuators, and effects of various feedbacks on stability and performance. Autopilot design. Prerequisite: MAE170. Formerly Engineering AE175. (Design units: 2)
MAE180 Instrumentation and Data Acquisition (4) F. The use of semiconductor devices, digital and linear circuits in the design of interfaces to mechanical engineering systems. Emphasis on design and use of microprocessor interfacing for control and data acquisition. Prerequisite: MAE106. Formerly Engineering ME180. (Design units: 3)
MAE183 Computer-Aided Mechanism Design (4) W. Focuses on the design of planar, spherical, and spatial mechanisms using modern computer workstations. Topics include both exact and approximate, graphical and analytical design techniques. Students are required to use the existing software (or develop new algorithms) to design and build various mechanisms for new applications. Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A. Formerly Engineering ME183. (Design units: 4)
MAE185 Numerical Analysis in Mechanical Engineering (4) W. Solution of mechanical-engineering equations by means of numerical methods. Errors in numerical analysis. Nonlinear equations and sets of equations. Numerical differentiation and integration. Ordinary differential equations. Boundary-value problems. Partial differential equations. Prerequisites: Engineering MAE10, Mathematics 3A; Mathematics 2F or equivalent. Only one course from Engineering MAE185, Engineering CEE185, and Mathematics 105A may be taken for credit. Formerly Engineering ME185. (Design units: 2)
MAE188 Engineering Design in Industry (4) F, S. Presents the principles of engineering design in the context of an industrial application. Local manufacturing firms define an engineering design project to be completed by students in 10 weeks. Projects include initial brainstorming to final design, with a formal result. Formerly Engineering ME188. (Design units: 4)
MAE189A-B-C Senior Project (1-1-1) F, W, S. Group or individual supervised senior project of theoretical or applied nature involving design. Corequisite for 189A: MAE151A; for 189B: MAE151B. (Design units: 1-1-1)
MAE195 Seminars in Engineering (1 to 2) F, W, S. Seminars by individual faculty in major fields of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. (Design units: varies)
MAE198 Group Study (1 to 4) F, W, S. Group study of selected topics in engineering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Engineering ME198. (Design units: varies)
MAE199 Individual Study (2 to 4) F, W, S. For undergraduate Engineering majors in supervised but independent reading, research, or design. Students taking individual study for design credit are to submit a written paper to the instructor and to the Undergraduate Student Affairs Office in the School of Engineering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Engineering ME199. (Design units: varies)
MAEH199 Individual Study for Honors Students (1 to 5 ) F, W, S. Independent reading, research, or design under the direction of a faculty member or group of faculty members in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Students taking individual study for design credit are to submit a written paper to the instructor and to the Undergraduate Student Affairs Office in the School of Engineering. Open only to members of the Campuswide Honors Program who are Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering majors. May be repeated for credit. Formerly Engineering MEH199. (Design units: varies)
MAE200A Engineering Analysis I (4) F. Linear algebra, including vector spaces, matrices, linear system of equations, and the eigenvalue problem. Scalar and vector field theory. Calculus of variations and optimization. Notions of stability for linear and nonlinear differential equations. Formerly Engineering ME200A.
MAE200B Engineering Analysis II (4) W. Review of ordinary differential equations, including Bessel and Legendre functions. Partial differential equations, including the diffusion equation, Laplace's equation, and the wave equation. Fourier series, Fourier and Laplace transforms and their applications. Introductions to functions of a complex variable and conformal mapping. Formerly Engineering ME200B.
MAE201 Computer-Aided Geometric Modeling (3) W. Parametric representation of curves and surfaces. Boundary representation of solids, approximation techniques, constructive solid geometry. Prerequisite: MAE200A. Formerly Engineering ME201. Not offered every year.
MAE203 Numerical Methods in Engineering (3) S. Simple difference schemes for model PDEs. Richardson's extrapolation. Error estimate. Interpolation theory. Approximation theory, least squares, minimax approximation, orthogonal polynomials. Trigonometric interpolation, FFT. Numerical quadrature. Solution of linear and nonlinear equations, stability and convergence. Concepts of finite volume, finite element, and spectral methods. Formerly Engineering ME203. Not offered every year.
MAE204 Characterization of Dynamical Systems (3) F. Introduction to the modern theory of dynamical systems. Ordinary differential equations and maps: invariant spaces and structural stability. Local bifurcations. The Smale horseshoe, fractal sets, symbolic dynamics, chaos. Global bifurcations. Applications and examples. Formerly Engineering ME204. Not offered every year.
MAE205 Perturbation Methods in Engineering (3) S. Asymptotic expansions of integrals. Regular and singular perturbations. Perturbation methods for ordinary and partial differential equations. Matched asymptotic expansions. Formerly Engineering ME205. Not offered every year.
MAE206 Nonlinear Optimization Methods (3) S. Numerical methods for constrained and unconstrained optimization. Barrier functions, quadratic programming, trust region algorithms. Use of orthogonal factorizations for numerical stability. Prerequisite: MAE200A. Formerly Engineering ME206. Not offered every year.
MAE210 Advanced Fundamentals of Combustion (3) W. Premixed, nonpremixed, and heterogeneous reactions, with emphasis on kinetics, thermal ignition, turbulent flame propagation, detonations, explosions, flammability limits, diffusion flame, quenching, flame stabilization, and particle spray combustion. Prerequisite: MAE110. Formerly Engineering ME210. Not offered every year.
MAE215 Advanced Combustion Technology (3) S. Emphasis on pollutant formation and experimental methods. Formation of gaseous pollutants and soot; transformation and emission of fuel contaminants in gas, liquid, and solid fuel combustion; methods employed to measure velocity, turbulence intensity, temperature, composition, and particle size; methods to visualize reacting flows. Prerequisite: MAE110. Formerly Engineering ME215. Not offered every year.
MAE216 Statistical Thermodynamics (3) F. Statistics of independent particles, development of quantum mechanical description of atoms and molecules, application of quantum mechanics, evaluation of thermodynamic properties for solids, liquids, and gases, statistical mechanics of dependent particles (ensembles). Prerequisites: MAE91, MAE200A. Formerly Engineering ME216. Not offered every year.
MAE217 Generalized Thermodynamics (3) F. Generalized thermodynamics develops the laws of continuum thermodynamics from a set of plausible and intuitive postulates. The postulates are motivated qualitatively by a statistical description of matter and are justified by a posterior success for the resulting theory. Prerequisites: MAE91, MAE115 or equivalent. Formerly Engineering ME217. Not offered every year.
MAE221 Convective Heat Transfer (3) S. Laminar and turbulent heat transfer in external and internal flows. Similarity solutions. Integral methods. Free convection. Prerequisite: MAE230B. Formerly Engineering ME221. Not offered every year.
MAE223A Numerical Methods in Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transport (Laminar Flows) I (3) W. Introduction to the discretization of various types of partial differential equations (parabolic, elliptic, hyperbolic). Finite-volume discretization for one- and two-dimensional flows. Use of a two-dimensional elliptic procedure to predict sample laminar flows. Corequisite or prerequisite: MAE230A. Formerly Engineering ME223A. Not offered every year.
MAE223B Numerical Methods in Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transport (Turbulent Flows) II (3) S. Introduction to turbulence. Reynolds-averaging of Navier-Stokes equations. Second-order closure of the average equations. Use of two-dimensional elliptic procedure to predict confined turbulent flows. Prerequisite: MAE223A. Formerly Engineering ME223B. Not offered every year.
MAE224 Convective Mass Transfer (3) F. Concentrations, velocities, and mass fluxes. Mechanisms of mass transport and transport properties in multicomponent media. Mass transfer problems described by ordinary differential equations. Partial differential transport equations and some solutions of technical importance. Interphase mass transfer formulations and solutions. Prerequisite: MAE120. Formerly Engineering ME224. Not offered every year.
MAE226 Special Topics in Fluid and Thermal Sciences (1 to 3) F. Special topics of current interest in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, multiphase flows, or combustion. Emphasis could be placed on theory, computational methods, or experimental techniques. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
MAE230A Inviscid Incompressible Fluid Mechanics I (3) F. Equations of motion. Vector notation. Flow kinematics. Potential flow and complex potential. Vorticity and circulation. Bernoulli's theorem. Crocco's theorem. Conformal, Joukowski, and Schwarz-Christoffel transformations. Prerequisite: MAE130A. Formerly Engineering ME230A.
MAE230B Viscous Incompressible Fluid Dynamics II (3) W. Review of mass, momentum, energy equations. Stress tensor, constitutive relations. Exact solutions to laminar flows. Stokes and Oseen flows. Concept of self-similarity. Boundary layer theory: thin-layer approximation, Falkner-Skan, Blasius solutions, integral methods. Jet, wake, cavity flows. Introduction to turbulence: instability, Reynolds averaging, mixing length. Prerequisite: MAE230A. Formerly Engineering ME230B.
MAE230C Compressible Fluid Dynamics (3) S. One-dimensional unsteady flow: Riemann invariants, acoustics, shock tube. Two-dimensional flow: shock polars, linear theory, similarity rules, method of characteristics. Three-dimensional flow: slender-body theory. Effects of viscosity and conductivity: laminar boundary layer, Crocco-Busemann relations. Prerequisite: MAE230A or MAE230B. Formerly Engineering ME230C.
MAE230D Theoretical Foundations of Fluid Mechanics (3) F. Review of tensor and vector calculus. Well-posed problems and boundary, initial, and interface conditions; strong and week solutions. Similarity, perturbation theory and limit behavior, bifurcations. Wave propagation. Vortices: mutual interactions and stability. Newtonian and non-Newtonian flows. Jets, wakes, and cavities. Prerequisites: MAE230A, MAE230B. Formerly Engineering ME230D. Not offered every year.
MAE231 Fundamentals of Turbulence (3) S. Phenomenon of turbulence. Reynolds equations. Dynamics of turbulence. Free turbulent shear flows. Wall-bounded turbulent shear flows. Turbulent transport of scalar quantities. Spectral dynamics. Mathematical models of turbulence. Prerequisite: MAE230A. Formerly Engineering ME231.
MAE232 Atmospheric Turbulence (3) S. Turbulent motion. Statistical and spectral methods. Homogeneous and shear flow problems. Turbulence in the atmosphere. Boundary layer, effects of buoyancy, rotation. Prerequisite: MAE230A. Formerly Engineering ME232. Not offered every year.
MAE233 Stability of Fluids (3) S. Stability of motion of an inviscid or Newtonian fluid. Instability of a shear layer. Onset of convection. Stability of plane parallel flows. Stability of drops, bubbles, and interfaces. Techniques include linear and nonlinear analysis. Prerequisites: MAE200A, MAE200B, MAE230A, MAE230B. Formerly Engineering ME233. Not offered every year.
MAE236 Nonequilibrium Gas Dynamics (3) W. Molecular description of fluid flow. Boltzmann equation. Chapman-Enskog expansion for flows with translational nonequilibrium. Shock structure. Inviscid flows with chemical and vibrational nonequilibrium. Prerequisite: MAE230C. Formerly Engineering ME236. Not offered every year.
MAE237 Computational Fluid Dynamics (3) S. Mathematical, physical, and computational fundamentals of computational fluid dynamics, numerical methods for solving the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations. Topics include: finite-difference and finite-volume discretization, time marching methods, von Neumann analysis, upwinding, flux splitting, TVD, and other high-resolution shock-capturing schemes. Prerequisite: MAE203, MAE230C, or consent of instructor.
MAE241 Dynamics (3) F. Kinematics and dynamics of three-dimensional motions. Lagrange's equations, Newton-Euler equations. Applications include robot systems and spinning satellites. Prerequisite: MAE147 or equivalent. Formerly Engineering ME241.
MAE242 Robotics (3) S. Spatial rigid-body transformations. Forward and inverse kinematics. Screw coordinates and transformations. Rate and static analyses using screw theory. Reciprocal screw systems. Singularity analysis. Parallel manipulators. Hybrid serial/parallel manipulators. Manipulator dynamics. Compliance and force control. Trajectory generation. Prerequisites: MAE80, MAE241. Formerly Engineering ME242. Not offered every year.
MAE243 Geometric Methods of Robotics (3) W. A mathematical treatment of robotic mechanisms, manipulation, and motion control. Local and global methods of Riemannian geometry and Lie theory. Forward and inverse kinematics, workspace and dexterity, optimal kinematic design. Grasping, compliance, dynamics, and control. Motion planning and obstacle avoidance. Prerequisites: MAE200A, MAE241. Formerly Engineering ME243. Not offered every year.
MAE244 Theoretical Kinematics (3) S. Spatial rigid body kinematics is presented with applications to robotics. Orthogonal matrices, Rodrigues' formula, Quaternions, Plücker coordinates, screw theory, and dual numbers are studied using modern projective geometry and multi-linear algebra. Applications include trajectory planning, inverse kinematics, and workspace analysis. Formerly Engineering ME244. Not offered every year.
MAE245 Spatial Mechanism Design (3) W. Fundamental kinematic theory required for planar, spherical, and spatial mechanism design. Complex numbers, quaternions, and dual quaternions are used as geometric algebras for four-position synthesis in the plane, on the sphere, and in space, respectively. Prerequisites: MAE200A, MAE244. Formerly Engineering ME245. Not offered every year.
MAE248 Differential Kinematics (3) S. An introduction to differential geometry of rigid motion in the plane, on the sphere, and in three-dimensional space; curvature properties of trajectories of points and lines; and local properties of constraint manifolds that define the workspace of kinematic connections. Prerequisite: MAE 200A.
MAE260 Current Issues Related to Tropospheric and Stratospheric Processes (4) S. Examination of current issues related to the atmosphere, including energy usage; toxicology; effects on humans, forest, plants, and ecosystems; particulate matter (PM10); combustion; modeling, and meteorology; airborne toxic chemicals and risk assessment; application of science to development of public policies. Prerequisite: One course selected from Chemistry 245, Earth System Science 202, Engineering MAE164, Engineering MAE261, or consent of instructor. Same as Chemistry 241. Formerly Engineering ME260. Not offered every year.
MAE261 Air Quality Modeling (3) W. Fundamental principles necessary to understand the dynamics of air pollutants. Derivation and description of mathematical techniques for the numerical solution of the atmospheric equation. Formulation and development of air quality models. Prerequisites: MAE230A and MAE230B or consent of instructor; Engineering MAE10 or equivalent FORTRAN knowledge. Formerly Engineering ME261. Not offered every year.
MAE264 Combustion Particulates and Aerosols (3) S. Behavior of airborne solid and liquid particles in air resources engineering. Description of air drag, gravity, Brownian motion, light scattering, charging phenomena, coagulation, size distributions. Applications include generation and classification of aerosols, lung deposition, formation and characteristics of atmospheric aerosols. Prerequisites: MAE130A, MAE130B. Formerly Engineering ME264. Not offered every year.
MAE270A Linear Systems I (3) F. Methods of linear systems analysis. State-space representations of continuous-time linear systems-impulse response and state transition operators. Controllability and observability. Prerequisite: MAE170 or ECE140A. Formerly Engineering ME270A.
MAE270B Linear Systems II (3) W. Advanced topics in linear systems: bases, linear operator representations, and Jordan forms. Review of dynamical systems, and stability. Time-varying systems, discrete-time representations, and multi-input/multi-output systems. Introduction to continuous and discrete time linear regulator (LQR) problems. Prerequisite: MAE270A. Formerly Engineering ME270B. Not offered every year.
MAE271 System Identification (3) S. Covers the latest techniques in system identification. Materials covered encompass techniques in both frequency and time domain. Linear and nonlinear dynamic processes, correlation, regression, stochastic approximation, etc., are among the topics covered. Prerequisite: MAE270A. Formerly Engineering ME271. Not offered every year.
MAE272 Robust Control Theory (3) S. Methods for control design of systems with uncertainty. Guaranteed stability and tracking problems. Linear controls via scalar search technique and Riccati equation method. Nonlinear control design via Lyapunov theory. Kharitonov's theorem extensions for determining robustness. Simultaneous stabilization problems. Prerequisite: MAE270A. Formerly Engineering ME272. Not offered every year.
MAE273 Control of Robot Systems (3) F. Dynamic analysis and control system design of open- and closed-chained mechanisms. Methods for real time control of nonlinear systems. Lyapunov Stability. Advanced motion planning algorithms. Prerequisites: MAE241, MAE270A. Formerly Engineering ME273. Not offered every year.
MAE274 Optimal Control (3) F. Introduction to the principles and methods of optimal control. Topics include: objectives and issues in controlling nonlinear systems; linear variational and adjoint equations; optimality conditions via variational calculus, maximum principle, and dynamic programming; solution methods; applications to control of robots and aerospace vehicles. Formerly Engineering ME274. Not offered every year.
MAE275 Nonlinear Feedback Systems (3). Advanced tools for feedback control system analysis and synthesis. Norms, operators, Lp spaces, contraction mapping theorem, Lyapunov techniques along with their extensions. Circle criterion, positivity and passivity. Applications to nonlinear control methods, such as sliding mode or adaptive techniques. Prerequisite: MAE270B. Formerly Engineering ME275. Not offered every year.
MAE276 Geometric Nonlinear Control (3). Using the mathematics of differential geometry, a number of the concepts and results of linear systems theory have been extended to nonlinear systems. Describes these extensions and illustrates their use in nonlinear system analysis and design. Prerequisites: MAE200A, MAE270A. Formerly Engineering ME276. Not offered every year.
MAE277 Introduction to Neural Control Systems (3) F. Basic models and learning rules of artificial neural networks: perceptrons, multilayer neural networks and backpropagation, Hopfield networks, Kohonen networks, CMAC networks. Neural networks in system identification and control. Introduction to Fuzzy control systems.
MAE279 Special Topics in Mechanical Systems (3) W. Selected topics of current interest in mechanical systems. Topics include robotics, kinematics, control, dynamics, and geometric modeling. Prerequisites: MAE241, MAE270A. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Engineering ME279. Not offered every year.
MAE281 Fundamentals of Digital Signal Analysis (3) F. Fundamentals and principles of digital data acquisition and analysis of random signals as encountered in turbulence, etc. Topics include analog-to-digital conversion, aliasing, statistical and spectral analysis of random signals using high-level computer routines and languages. Student project required. Prerequisites: MAE200A, MAE200B. Formerly Engineering ME281. Not offered every year.
MAE284 Fundamentals of Experimental Design (3) S. Fundamentals and principles of statistical experimental design and analysis. Emphasis addresses understanding and use of designed experiments, response surfaces, linear regression modeling, process optimization, and development of links between empirical and theoretical models. Formerly Engineering ME284. Not offered every year.
MAE294 M.S. Project (3) F, W, S. Tutorial in which master's-level students taking the comprehensive examination option undertake a master's-level research project. May be repeated for credit. Formerly Engineering ME294.
MAE295 Seminars in Engineering (1 to 4) F, W, S. Seminars by individual faculty in major fields of interest. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Engineering ME295.
MAE296 Master of Science Thesis Research (4 to 12) F, W, S. Individual research or investigation conducted in the pursuit of preparing and completing the thesis required for the M.S. in Engineering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Formerly Engineering ME296.
MAE297 Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Research (4 to 12) F, W, S. Individual research or investigation conducted in the pursuit of preparing and completing the dissertation required for the Ph.D. in Engineering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Formerly Engineering ME297.
MAE298 Seminars in Mechanical Engineering (1) F, W, S. Presentation of advanced topics and reports of current research efforts in mechanical engineering. Required of all graduate students in mechanical engineering. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Formerly Engineering ME298.
MAE299 Individual Research (1 to 12) F, W, S. Individual research or investigation under the direction of an individual faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Formerly Engineering ME299.
