Mechanical Design

This course builds on the technical foundations established in MAE 321, and extends the scope to include a range of advanced mechanism designs. Students, working in teams, will be challenged to design and fabricate a robotic system that will draw upon multidisciplinary engineering elements. The robot tasks will be associated with search and rescue operations. CAD, CAE, and CAM will be utilized in the design/simulation/prototype process. Labs are designed to reinforce and expand CAD and CAE skills. A final competition will be held among the design teams.