ME 598 DFS

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in mechanical engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

This course is being offered to give graduate students an opportunity to participate in a creative design project course that is of a competitive nature. In the first semester ( 2 credit hours ) small student teams of 3 - 5 persons will design a device to meet the specified technical requirements of the competition and provide an engineering analysis that shows that their design is likely to be successful. The device will be fabricated in the second semester ( 2 credit hours). The Fall 2017 project was to build a walking machine that is powered by a cordless drill that carries a human rider. A competition consisting of racing around the Engineering Quad will be held at the end of the second semester in the spring of 2018. This course has no lectures or exams, grades are based solely on the project.