ME-315 Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)
Course Syllabus (Fall 2000)
Instructors: R. Echempati, P. Zang, M. Zgorzelski
Course Objectives:
The CAE course is a continuation of the computer design thread begun in ME-102 (Engineering Graphics) and ME-212 (Intro. to Solids Modeling.) The objective of the course is to enhance and fine tune the skills developed in the previous courses through the use of specific projects and open-ended problems. A student successfully completing this course will be able to: develop a sophisticated solid assembly of components, design open part models using surface generation tools, animate assemblies to determine clearances, interference and tolerances, generate free and mapped meshes for the analysis by finite elements, and other design techniques determined by the class composition.
Grading:
25% Lab Assignments
20% Lecture Exam (8th Week)
20% Mini-Projects
35% Final Project
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Lecture Material |
Lab Material |
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Week #1 |
History of CAE, I-DEAS Review |
Solids Modeling Review |
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Week #2 |
Assembly of Parts |
Assembly Tutorial |
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Week #3 |
Assembly of Parts |
Assembly Mini-Project |
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Week #4 |
Open Part Modeling |
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Week #5 |
Surfacing |
Surfacing Mini-Project |
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Week #6 |
FEA Intro. (Free Meshing), Final Project Description |
FEA Tutorial |
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Week #7 |
FEA Intro. (Map Meshing) |
FEA Tutorial |
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Week #8 |
Mid-Term Exam (Monday) |
Thanksgiving Week |
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Week #9 |
IGES Translators |
IGES Examples |
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Week #10 |
??Mechanism Design?? |
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Week #11 |
??Plastics Modeling?? |
Final Project Due Friday Dec. 15, 2000 |
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Week #12 |
Finals Week |
No Final Exam for ME-315 |
Notes:
Missing one lab can be made up during 10th week, missing two labs is an automatic 10% reduction in grade, missing three labs is an automatic 20% reduction in grade.