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ENME Undergraduate Course Description: ENME 472

For more information about the Undergraduate Program in Mechanical Engineering, contact: Dr. David Bigio Director of Undergraduate Programs dbigio@umd.edu

ENME 472- Integrated Product and Process Development
Mechanical Engineering

Designation: Required

Course Description:

Integration of product development with the development process. Organizational structures. The nature of design. Product specification. Benchmarking. Design concepts. Evaluation of alternatives.

Prerequisite(s): ENME 371, priority would be given to graduating seniors.

Textbooks

• Engineering Design, by Dieter and Schmidt, McGraw-Hill, 2008

Course Objectives

In this course the student will develop and/or refine the following areas of knowledge:

• Design of a complete engineering system
  
• Learn and practice engineering innovation and creativity techniques. Develop the ability to carry out a project without being given step-by-step instructions.
  
• General engineering design problem formulation, organization, and solution
  
• Written and oral presentation of a design
  
• Exposure to the ethical codes of engineering societies such as ASME
  
• History of U. S. patent laws

Topics Covered

• Introduction and Overview of Design
  
• Engineering Profession and Ethics
  
• IPPDD Team Concept
  
• Seeking Information: Patents, surveys, benchmarking,
  
• Product Design Specification
  
• Functional Decomposition
  
• QFD review, Creativity techniques
  
• Product concepts and embodiment
  
• Manufacturing Processes
  
• Materials Selection
  
• Design for Assembly and Disassembly
  
• Design for ‘X’
  
• Engineering Analysis: Modeling, Optimization, Failure and Stress Analysis
  
• Engineering Drawing
  
• Engineering Economics – using time line analysis
  

Class/Laboratory Schedule

• Two 50-minute lecture sessions per week.
  
• 20-minute team meeting with instructor each week.
  
• Two in-class examinations plus a final capstone design report.

Contribution to professional component:

• Math and basic science 0.0 (units)
  
• Engineering topics: 3.0 (units)
  
• Does this course contain design experience? Yes

Relationship to program outcomes

ENME 472 contributes directly to the following specific Mechanical Engineering Program Outcomes of the ME Department:

1. The ability to apply mathematics, science, and engineering knowledge to solve
   mechanical engineering problems.
   
2. The ability to use state-of-the-art engineering software including CAD, computers, and instrumentation as tools to solve engineering problems.
   
3. The ability to use the product development process to design a product that meets user needs and addresses contemporary social issues.
   
4. The ability to work in teams effectively to address practical engineering problems.
   
5. The ability to communicate effectively in presentations and in writing.
   
6. A recognition of the contemporary social issues that motivate engineering activities and the societal impact of engineering practice.
7. The recognition that engineers must maintain ethical and professional standards and an appreciation of these standards.
8. The ability to engage in life-long learning and the ability to conduct research using external sources.
   

Prepared by: Henry W. Haslach, Jr

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