ME 10N:
Form and Function of Animal Skeletons
Preference to freshmen. The biomechanics and mechanobiology of the musculoskeletal system in human beings and other vertebrates on the level of the whole organism, organ systems, tissues, and cell biology. Field trips to labs.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 12SC:
Hands-on Jet Engines
How jet engines transformed the world through intercontinental travel causing internationalization in daily life. Competition driving improvements in fuel economy, engine lifetime, noise, and emissions.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
ME 17N:
Robotics Imitating Nature
Preference to freshmen. The dream of constructing robots that duplicate the functional abilities of humans and/or other animals has been promulgated primarily by science fiction writers. But biological systems provide models for the designers of robots. Building electromechanical devices that perform locomotory and sensing functions similar to those of an animal as a way of learning about how biological systems function. Walking and running machines, and the problem of giving a robot the capability to respond to its environment.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 18Q:
Teamology: Creative Teams and Individual Development
Preference to sophomores. Roles on a problem solving team that best suit individual creative characteristics. Two teams are formed for teaching experientially how to develop less conscious abilities from teammates creative in those roles. Reinforcement teams have members with similar personalities; problem solving teams are composed of people with maximally different personalities.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 21N:
Renaissance Machine Design
Preference to freshmen. Technological innovations of the 1400s that accompanied the proliferation of monumental art and architecture by Brunelleschi, da Vinci, and others who designed machines and invented novel construction, fresco, and bronze-casting techniques. The social and political climate, from the perspective of a machine designer, that made possible and demanded engineering expertise from prominent artists. Hands-on projectsto provide a physical understanding of Renaissance-era engineering challenges and introduce the pleasure of creative engineering design. Technical background not required.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 25N:
Global Warming and Climate Change: Fact or Fiction
Preference to freshmen. Scientific arguments concerning debates between the view that anthropogenic activities are not causing global warming versus the view that these activities are responsible for a global warming that results in significant climate change. Consequences of increased demand for energy. Prerequisites: high school physics, chemistry, and biology.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 26N:
Think Like a Designer
Preference to freshmen. Techniques designers use to create innovative solutions across domains. Project-based. Emphasis is on approaches to problem identification and problem solving. Topics include need finding, structured brainstorming, synthesis, rapid prototyping, and visual communication. Field trips to a local design firm, a robotics lab, and a machining lab. The pleasures of creative design and hands-on development of tangible solutions.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 27SI:
Needfinding for Underserved Populations
The heart of any design process resides in empathy with users and their needs. Working in the realm of public service may engage a population to which the designer might not have been exposed. How different needfinding techniques can help designers to understand users from underserved populations and inspire them to create products and services that serve user needs.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
ME 70:
Introductory Fluids Engineering
Elements of fluid mechanics as applied to engineering problems. Equations of motion for incompressible ideal flow. Hydrostatics. Control volume laws for mass, momentum, and energy. Bernoulli equation. Dimensional analysis and similarity. Flow in ducts. Boundary layer flows. Lift and drag. Lab experiment demonstrations. Prerequisites: ENGR 14 and 30.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 80:
Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
Mechanics of materials and deformation of structural members. Topics include stress and deformation analysis under axial loading, torsion and bending, column buckling and pressure vessels. Introduction to stress transformation and multiaxial loading. Prerequisite: ENGR 14.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 101:
Visual Thinking
Lecture/lab. Visual thinking and language skills are developed and exercised in the context of solving design problems. Exercises for the mind's eye. Rapid visualization and prototyping with emphasis on fluent and flexible idea production. The relationship between visual thinking and the creative process. Enrollment limited to 60.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci, WAY-CE
ME 103D:
Engineering Drawing and Design
Designed to accompany 203. The fundamentals of engineering drawing including orthographic projection, dimensioning, sectioning, exploded and auxiliary views, and assembly drawings. Homework drawings are of parts fabricated by the student in the lab. Assignments in 203 supported by material in 103D and sequenced on the assumption that the student is enrolled in both courses simultaneously.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
ME 104:
The Designer's Voice
How to develop a point of view about a design career in order to articulate a design vision, inspire a design studio, or infect a business with a culture of design thinking. Focus is on the integration of work and worldview, professional values, design language, and the development of the designer¿s voice. Role play, guest speakers, individual mentoring and coaching, student journals. Restricted to undergraduate Product Design seniors.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
ME 112:
Mechanical Systems Design
Lecture/lab. Characteristics of machine elements including gears, bearings, and shafts. Design for fatigue life. Electric motor fundamentals. Transmission design for maximizing output power or efficiency. Mechanism types, linkage analysis and kinematic synthesis. Team-based design projects emphasizing the balance of physical with virtual prototyping based on engineering analysis. Lab for dissection of mechanical systems and project design reviews. Prerequisites: 80, 101. Recommended: 203, ENGR 15.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 113:
Mechanical Engineering Design
Goal is to create designs and models of new mechanical devices. Design is experienced by students as they work on a team design project obtained from industry or other organizations. Prerequisites: 80, 101, 112.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 115A:
Introduction to Design Methods
Lecture/lab. Problem finding and solving, intermediate creativity methods, and effective techniques for researching and presenting product concepts. Individual- and team-based design projects emphasizing advanced visual thinking and prototyping skills. Prerequisite: 101.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 115B:
Human Values in Design
Lecture/lab. Problem finding, problem solving, intermediate creativity methods, and techniques for researching and presenting product concepts. Individual- and team-based design projects emphasizing advanced visual thinking and prototyping skills. Prerequisite: 115A
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 116:
Advanced Product Design: Formgiving
Small- and medium-scale design projects are carried to a high degree of aesthetic refinement. Emphasis is on form development, design process, and model making. Prerequisites: ME 115B, ARTSTUDI 160.
Last offered: Autumn 2007
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 11SC:
The Art and Science of Measuring Fluid Flows
The roles of fluid flows in natural systems such as swimming protozoa and planet-forming nebulae, and technologies such as biomolecular assay devices and jet engines. The analytical background for fluid sciences. Phenomena such as shock waves and vortex formation that create flow patterns while challenging engineers. Visualization and measurement techniques to obtain full-field flow pattern information. The physics behind these technologies. Field trips; lab work. (Eaton)
| Units: 2
ME 120:
History and Philosophy of Design
Major schools of 19th- and 20th-century design (Arts-and-Crafts movement, Bauhaus, Industrial Design, and postmodernism) are analyzed in terms of their continuing cultural relevance. The relation of design to art, technology, and politics; readings from principal theorists, practitioners, and critics; recent controversies in industrial and graphic design, architecture, and urbanism. Enrollment limited to 40.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 121:
Design for Social Change: Innovative Community Service
Application of design thinking in bringing about social change in local communities. Analysis of existing methodologies addressing community needs, from the points of view of engineering, philanthropy and policy making. Stanford and industry guest lecturers discuss their respective fields' impact on community service. Smaller ideation groups explore issues such as education, health, and the environment at the community level. Analysis of community needs in developing countries, where solutions need to respond to local socioeconomic and cultural realities.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
ME 131A:
Heat Transfer
The principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation with examples from the engineering of practical devices and systems. Topics include transient and steady conduction, conduction by extended surfaces, boundary layer theory for forced and natural convection, boiling, heat exchangers, and graybody radiative exchange. Prerequisites: 70, ENGR 30. Recommended: intermediate calculus, ordinary differential equations.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 131B:
Fluid Mechanics: Compressible Flow and Turbomachinery
Engineering applications involving compressible flow: aircraft and rocket propulsion, power generation; application of mass, momentum, energy and entropy balance to compressible flows; variable area isentropic flow, normal shock waves, adiabatic flow with friction, flow with heat addition. Operation of flow systems: the propulsion system. Turbomachinery: pumps, compressors, turbines. Angular momentum analysis of turbomachine performance, centrifugal and axial flow machines, effect of blade geometry, dimensionless performance of turbomachines; hydraulic turbines; steam turbines; wind turbines. Compressible flow turbomachinery: the aircraft engine. Prerequisites: 70, ENGR 30.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 13N:
Redesigning the Human Experience
Preference to freshmen. Focus is on creative thinking skills such as observation of the human endeavor and how to transform concepts into products, services, and intellectual property. How the products people use shape, shade, and sometimes undermine the pursuit of well-being. Student teams work on hands-on projects. Web-based student idea logs. No prior design experience required.
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 140:
Advanced Thermal Systems
Capstone course. Thermal analysis and engineering emphasizing integrating heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics into a unified approach to treating complex systems. Mixtures, humidity, chemical and phase equilibrium, and availability. Labs apply principles through hands-on experience with a turbojet engine, PEM fuel cell, and hybrid solid/oxygen rocket motor. Use of MATLAB as a computational tool. Prerequisites: ENGR 30, ME 70, and 131A,B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 14N:
How Stuff Is Made
The design and engineering of products and processes. Machined, fabric, food, and electrical goods. Tradeoffs in choice of serial, continuous, and batch fabrication. Final project: students research and create a web site about the engineering aspects of a product and its processes. Field trips to manufacturing facilities.
| Units: 3
ME 150:
Internal Combustion Engines
Internal combustion engines including conventional and turbocharged spark ignition, and diesel engines. Lectures: basic engine cycles, engine components, methods of analysis of engine performance, pollutant emissions, and methods of engine testing. Lab involves hands-on experience with engines and test hardware. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: 140.
Last offered: Autumn 2005
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 161:
Dynamic Systems (ME 261)
(Graduate students only enroll in 261.) Modeling, analysis, and measurement of mechanical and electromechanical systems. Numerical and closed form solutions of ordinary differential equations governing the behavior of single and multiple degree of freedom systems. Stability, resonance, amplification and attenuation, and control system design. Prerequisite: background in dynamics and calculus such as ENGR 15 and MATH 43. Recommended: CME 102, and familiarity with differential equations, linear algebra, and basic electronics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 16N:
The Science of Flames
Preference to freshmen. The roles that chemistry and fluid dynamics play in governing the behaviors of flames. Emphasis is on factors that affect flame microstructure, external appearance, and on the fundamental physical and chemical processes that cause flames and fires to propagate. Topics: history, thermodynamics, and pollutant formation in flames. Trips to labs where flames are studied. Prerequisites: high school physics.
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 191:
Engineering Problems and Experimental Investigation
Directed study and research for undergraduates on a subject of mutual interest to student and staff member. Student must find faculty sponsor and have approval of adviser.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Beiter, K. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Burnett, W. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Saffo, P. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Sather, A. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI)
ME 191H:
Honors Research
Student must find faculty honors adviser and apply for admission to the honors program.nn (Staff)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Beiter, K. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Durbin, P. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI)
ME 196:
Design and Manufacturing Forum (ME 396)
Guest speakers address issues of interest to design and manufacturing engineers. Sponsored by Stanford Engineering Club for Automation and Manufacturing (SECAM). May be repeated for credit
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 201:
Dim Sum of Mechanical Engineering
Introduction to research in mechanical engineering for M.S. students and upper-division undergraduates. Weekly presentations by current ME Ph.D. and second-year fellowship students to show research opportunities across the department. Strategies for getting involved in a research project. (Sheppard)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
ME 203:
Design and Manufacturing
Prototype development techniques as an intrinsic part of the design process. Machining, welding, and casting. Manufacturing processes. Design aspects developed in an individual term project chosen, designed, and fabricated by students. Labs, field trips. Undergraduates majoring in Mechanical Engineering or Product Design must take course for 4 units. Limited enrollment with consent of instructor. Corequisite: 103D or CAD experience. Corequisite for WIM for Mechanical Engineering and Product Design majors: ENGR 102M. Recommended: 101.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 4
ME 203X:
Prototyping and Process Capture
Adjunct to ME 203 to offer greater depth in protoyping strategy, technique, and resultant insights. Concepts and methods for low resolution prototyping as an integral activity in engineering design process. Presentations by faculty and design oriented exercises by students. Enrollment limited to 6. Corequisite: ME 203.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
ME 204:
Bicycle Design and Frame-Building
Lecture/lab. The engineering and artistic execution of designing and building a bicycle frame. Fundamentals of bicycle dynamics, handling, and sizing. Manufacturing processes. Films, guest lecturers, field trips. Each student designs and fabricates a custom bicycle frame. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: 203 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 206A:
Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
Project course jointly offered by School of Engineering and Graduate School of Business. Students apply engineering and business skills to design product prototypes, distribution systems, and business plans for entrepreneurial ventures in developing countries for a specified challenge faced by the world's poor. Topics include user empathy, appropriate technology design, rapid prototype engineering and testing, social technology entrepreneurship, business modeling, and project management. Weekly design reviews; final course presentation. Industry and adviser interaction. Limited enrollment via application; see http://www.stanford.edu/class/me206.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
ME 206B:
Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability
Project course jointly offered by School of Engineering and Graduate School of Business. Students apply engineering and business skills to design product prototypes, distribution systems, and business plans for entrepreneurial ventures in developing countries for a specified challenge faced by the world's poor. Topics include user empathy, appropriate technology design, rapid prototype engineering and testing, social technology entrepreneurship, business modeling, and project management. Weekly design reviews; final course presentation. Industry and adviser interaction. Limited enrollment via application; see http://www.stanford.edu/class/me206.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
ME 207:
Negotiation (CEE 151, CEE 251, MS&E 285)
Negotiation styles and processes to help students conduct and review negotiations. Workshop format integrating intellectual and experiential learning. Exercises, presentations, live and field examples, and individual and small group reviews. Application required before first day of class; see Coursework.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 3
ME 208:
Patent Law and Strategy for Innovators and Entrepreneurs
How to build a patent portfolio and avoid patent infringement. How to conduct a patent search. How to file a provisional patent application.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-3
ME 210:
Introduction to Mechatronics
Technologies involved in mechatronics (intelligent electro-mechanical systems), and techniques to apply this technology to mecatronic system design. Topics include: electronics (A/D, D/A converters, op-amps, filters, power devices); software program design, event-driven programming; hardware and DC stepper motors, solenoids, and robust sensing. Large, open-ended team project. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: ENGR 40, CS 106, or equivalents.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
ME 212:
Calibrating the Instrument
For first-year graduate students in the Joint Program in Design. Means for calibrating the designer's mind/body instrument through tools including improvisation, brainstorming, creative imaging, educational kinesiology, and Brain Gym. Current design issues; guest speakers; shared stories; and goal setting.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
ME 216A:
Advanced Product Design: Needfinding
Human needs that lead to the conceptualization of future products, environments, systems, and services. Field work in public and private settings; appraisal of personal values; readings on social ethnographic issues; and needfinding for a corporate client. Emphasis is on developing the flexible thinking skills that enable the designer to navigate the future. Prerequisites for undergraduates: 116 and 203, or consent of the instructor. Prerequisites for graduate students: 203 and 313, or consent of the instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
ME 216B:
Advanced Product Design: Implementation
Summary project using knowledge, methodology, and skills obtained in Product Design major. Students implement an original design concept and present it to a professional jury. Prerequisite: 216A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
ME 218A:
Smart Product Design Fundamentals
Lecture/lab. Team design project series on programmable electromechanical systems design. Topics: transistors as switches, digital and analog circuits, operational amplifiers, comparators, software design, programming in C. Lab fee. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
ME 218B:
Smart Product Design Applications
Lecture/lab. Second in team design project series on programmable electromechanical systems design. Topics: user I/O, timer systems, interrupts, signal conditioning, software design for embedded systems, sensors, actuators, noise, and power supplies. Lab fee. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: 218A or passing the smart product design fundamentals proficiency examination.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
ME 218C:
Smart Product Design Practice
Lecture/lab. Advanced level in series on programmable electromechanical systems design. Topics: inter-processor communication, system design with multiple microprocessors, architecture and assembly language programming for the PIC microcontroller, controlling the embedded software tool chain, A/D and D/A techniques, electronic manufacturing technology. Team project. Lab fee. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: 218B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
ME 218D:
Smart Product Design: Projects
Lecture/lab. Industrially sponsored project is the culmination of the Smart Product Design sequence. Student teams take on an industrial project requiring application and extension of knowledge gained in the prior three quarters, including prototyping of a final solution with hardware, software, and professional documentation and presentation. Lectures on electronic and software design, and electronic manufacturing techniques. Topics: chip level design of microprocessor systems, real time operating systems, alternate microprocessor architectures, and PCB layout and fabrication.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
ME 219:
The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing
Lecture/lab. Methods for market-quantity manufacturing of parts and products from a product designer's point of view. Materials including metals, plastics, ceramics, fibers, and foams, and processes that manipulate, exploit, transform, and modify these materials. Visual descriptions of processes, product examples, relevant material details, cost information, and manufacturability rules-of-thumb. Imagining and creating new products. Manufacturing site visits; laboratory projects. Enrollment limited to 20.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 222:
Design for Sustainability
Lecture/lab. Role of design in building a sustainable world. How to include sustainability in the design process considering environmental, cultural, and social impacts. Focus is on a proactive design approach, and the tools and techniques needed to translate theory into artifact.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
ME 227:
Vehicle Dynamics and Control
The application of dynamics, kinematics, and control theory to the analysis and design of ground vehicle behavior. Simplified models of ride, handling, and braking, their role in developing intuition, and limitations in engineering design. Suspension design fundamentals. Performance and safety enhancement through automatic control systems. In-car laboratory assignments for model validation and kinesthetic understanding of dynamics. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: ENGR 105, consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 238:
Patent Prosecution
(Same as LAW 321.) Stages of the patent application process: identifying, capturing, and evaluating inventions; performing a patentability investigation, analyzing the documents, and the scope of the patent protection; composing claims that broadly cover the invention; creating a specification that supports the claims; filing a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and analyzing an office action and preparing an appropriate response. Current rules and case law. Strategic decisions within each stage, such as: how does a patent application advance the patent portfolio; and in what countries should a patent application be filed?
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-3
ME 24N:
Designing the Car of the Future
Preference to freshmen. Automotive design drawing from all areas of mechanical engineering. The state of the art in automotive design and the engineering principles to understand vehicle performance. Future technologies for vehicles. Topics include vehicle emissions and fuel consumption, possibilities of hydrogen, drive-by-wire systems, active safety and collision avoidance, and human-machine interface issues.
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 257:
Turbine and Internal Combustion Engines (ME 357)
Principles of design analysis for aircraft gas turbines and automotive piston engines. Analysis for aircraft engines performed for Airbus A380 type aircraft. Design parameters determined considering aircraft aerodynamics, gas turbine thermodynamics, compressible flow physics, and material limitations. Additional topics include characteristics of main engine components, off-design analysis, and component matching. Performance of automotive piston engines including novel engine concepts in terms of engine thermodynamics, intake and exhaust flows, and in-cylinder flow.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 260:
Fuel Cell Science and Technology
Emphasis on proton exchange membrane (PEM) and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), and principles of electrochemical energy conversion. Topics in materials science, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. Prerequisites: MATH 43, PHYSICS 55, and ENGR 30 or ME 140, or equivalents.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 261:
Dynamic Systems (ME 161)
(Graduate students only enroll in 261.) Modeling, analysis, and measurement of mechanical and electromechanical systems. Numerical and closed form solutions of ordinary differential equations governing the behavior of single and multiple degree of freedom systems. Stability, resonance, amplification and attenuation, and control system design. Prerequisite: background in dynamics and calculus such as ENGR 15 and MATH 43. Recommended: CME 102, and familiarity with differential equations, linear algebra, and basic electronics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
ME 265:
Technology Licencing and Commercialization
How to profit from technology; processes and strategies to commercialize functional or artistic inventions and creations (not limited to mechanical engineering). Business and legal aspects of determining what can be owned and licensed, how to determine commercial value, and what agreements are necessary. Contract and intellectual property law; focus is on provisions of license agreements and their negotiation.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 280:
Skeletal Development and Evolution
The mechanobiology of skeletal growth, adaptation, regeneration, and aging is considered from developmental and evolutionary perspectives. Emphasis is on the interactions between mechanical and chemical factors in the regulation of connective tissue biology. Prerequisites: 80, or Human Biology core, or Biological Sciences core.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 281:
Biomechanics of Movement (BIOE 281)
Experimental techniques to study human and animal movement including motion capture systems, EMG, force plates, medical imaging, and animation. The mechanical properties of muscle and tendon, and quantitative analysis of musculoskeletal geometry. Projects and demonstrations emphasize applications of mechanics in sports, orthopedics, and rehabilitation.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
ME 284A:
Cardiovascular Bioengineering (BIOE 284A)
Via Internet. Bioengineering principles applied to the cardiovascular system. Anatomy of human cardiovascular system, comparative anatomy, and allometric scaling principles. Cardiovascular molecular and cell biology. Overview of continuum mechanics. Form and function of blood, blood vessels, and the heart from an engineering perspective. Normal, diseased, and engineered replacement tissues.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 294:
Medical Device Design
In collaboration with the School of Medicine. Introduction to medical device design for undergraduate and graduate engineering students. Design and prototyping. Labs; medical device environments may include hands-on device testing; and field trips to operating rooms and local device companies. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: 203.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 297:
Forecasting the Future of Engineering
Goal is to develop a 25-year forecast of the future of engineering including the challenges engineers are likely to be asked to solve, and how engineers can be prepared to meet these challenges. Students prepare a long-range forecast of a specific science/engineering sector and a proposed initiative tying new engineering capabilities with global challenges.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 298:
Silversmithing and Design
Skills involved in working with precious metals at a small scale. Investment casting and fabrication techniques such as reticulation, granulations, filigree, and mokume gane.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 299A:
Practical Training
For master's students. Educational opportunities in high technology research and development labs in industry. Students engage in internship work and integrate that work into their academic program. Following internship work, students complete a research report outlining work activity, problems investigated, key results, and follow-up projects they expect to perform. Meets the requirements for curricular practical training for students on F-1 visas. Student is responsible for arranging own internship/employment and faculty sponsorship. Register under faculty sponsor's section number. All paperwork must be completed by student and faculty sponsor, as the Student Services Office does not sponsor CPT. Students are allowed only one quarter of CPT per degree program.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors: ;
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Burnett, W. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Latombe, J. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Ohline, M. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Saffo, P. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Shaughnessy, S. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI);
Waldron, K. (GP)
ME 299B:
Practical Training
For Ph.D. students. Educational opportunities in high technology research and development labs in industry. Students engage in internship work and integrate that work into their academic program. Following internship work, students complete a research report outlining work activity, problems investigated, key results, and follow-up projects they expect to perform. Meets the requirements for curricular practical training for students on F-1 visas. Student is responsible for arranging own internship/employment and faculty sponsorship. Register under faculty sponsor's section number. All paperwork must be completed by student and faculty sponsor, as the student services office does not sponsor CPT. Students are allowed only one quarter of CPT per degree program.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors: ;
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Burnett, W. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Gorodsky, J. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Latombe, J. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI);
Waldron, K. (GP)
ME 300A:
Linear Algebra with Application to Enginering Computations (CME 200)
Solving matrix-vector systems. Direct and iterative solvers for non-singular linear systems of equations; their accuracy, convergence properties, and computational efficiency. Under- and over-determined systems, and nonlinear systems of equations. Eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and singular values; their application to engineering problems. Concepts such as basis, linear independence, column space, null space, rank, norms and condition numbers, projections, and matrix properties. Recommended: familiarity with computer programming; mathematics background equivalent to MATH 103, 130.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 300B:
Partial Differential Equations in Engineering (CME 204)
Geometric interpretation of partial differential equation (PDE) characteristics; solution of first order PDEs and classification of second-order PDEs; self-similarity; separation of variables as applied to parabolic, hyperbolic, and elliptic PDEs; special functions; eigenfunction expansions; the method of characteristics. If time permits, Fourier integrals and transforms, Laplace transforms. Prerequisite: CME 200/ME 300A, equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 300C:
Introduction to Numerical Methods for Engineering (CME 206)
Numerical methods from a user's point of view. Lagrange interpolation, splines. Integration: trapezoid, Romberg, Gauss, adaptive quadrature; numerical solution of ordinary differential equations: explicit and implicit methods, multistep methods, Runge-Kutta and predictor-corrector methods, boundary value problems, eigenvalue problems; systems of differential equations, stiffness. Emphasis is on analysis of numerical methods for accuracy, stability, and convergence. Introduction to numerical solutions of partial differential equations; Von Neumann stability analysis; alternating direction implicit methods and nonlinear equations. Prerequisites: CME 200/ME 300A, CME 204/ME 300B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 302:
The Future of the Automobile
Student work groups develop scenarios regarding the future of the automobile, brainstorm details and get input from industry and academic guest lectures. Poster presentations in an expo setting. May be reeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
ME 304:
The Designer's Voice
How to develop a point of view about a design career in order to articulate a design vision, inspire a design studio, or infect a business with a culture of design thinking. Focus is on the integration of work and worldview, professional values, design language, and the development of the designer¿s voice. Role play, guest speakers, individual mentoring and coaching, student journals. Restricted to Joint Product in Design graduate students.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
ME 309:
Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Design
Basic concepts of finite elements, with applications to problems confronted by mechanical designers. Linear static, modal, and thermal formulations; nonlinear and dynamic formulations. Students implement simple element formulations. Application of a commercial finite element code in analyzing design problems. Issues: solution methods, modeling techniques, features of various commercial codes, basic problem definition. Individual projects focus on the interplay of analysis and testing in product design/development. Prerequisite: MATH 103, or equivalent. Recommended: 80, or equivalent in structural and/or solid mechanics; some exposure to principles of heat transfer.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 310A:
Project-Based Engineering Design, Innovation, and Development
Three quarter sequence; for engineering graduate students intending to lead projects related to sustainability, automotive, biomedical devices, communication, and user interaction. Student teams collaborate with academic partners in Europe, Asia, and Latin America on product innovation challenges presented by global corporations to design requirements and construct functional prototypes for consumer testing and technical evaluation. Design loft format such as found in Silicon Valley consultancies. Typically requires international travel. Prerequisites: undergraduate engineering design project; consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
ME 310B:
Project-Based Engineering Design, Innovation, and Development (ENGR 310B)
Three quarter sequence; for engineering graduate students intending to lead projects related to sustainability, automotive, biomedical devices, communication, and user interaction. Student teams collaborate with academic partners in Europe, Asia, and Latin America on product innovation challenges presented by global corporations to design requirements and construct functional prototypes for consumer testing and technical evaluation. Design loft format such as found in Silicon Valley consultancies. Typically requires international travel. Prerequisites: undergraduate engineering design project; consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
ME 310C:
Project-Based Engineering Design, Innovation, and Development
Three quarter sequence; for engineering graduate students intending to lead projects related to sustainability, automotive, biomedical devices, communication, and user interaction. Student teams collaborate with academic partners in Europe, Asia, and Latin America on product innovation challenges presented by global corporations to design requirements and construct functional prototypes for consumer testing and technical evaluation. Design loft format such as found in Silicon Valley consultancies. Typically requires international travel. Prerequisites: undergraduate engineering design project; consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
ME 312:
Advanced Product Design: Formgiving
Lecture/lab. Small- and medium-scale design projects carried to a high degree of aesthetic refinement. Emphasis is on form development, design process, and model making. Prerequisites: 203, 313. Corequisite: ARTSTUDI 160.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
ME 313:
Human Values and Innovation in Design
Introduction to the philosophy, spirit, and tradition of the product design program. Hands-on design projects used as vehicles for design thinking, visualization, and methodology. The relationships among technical, human, aesthetic, and business concerns. Drawing, prototyping, and design skills. Focus is on tenets of design philosophy: point of view, user-centered design, design methodology, and iterative design.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 314:
Good Products, Bad Products
The characteristics of industrial products that cause them to be successes or failures: the straightforward (performance, economy, reliability), the complicated (human and cultural fit, compatibility with the environment, craftsmanship, positive emotional response of the user), the esoteric (elegance, sophistication, symbolism). Engineers and business people must better understand these factors to produce more successful products. Projects, papers, guest speakers, field trips.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
ME 315:
The Designer in Society
For graduate students. Career objectives and psychological orientation compared with existing social values and conditions. Emphasis is on assisting individuals in assessing their roles in society. Readings on political, social, and humanistic thought are related to technology and design. Experiential, in-class exercises, and term project. Enrollment limited to 24.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 316A:
Product Design Master's Project
For graduate Product Design or Design (Art) majors only. Students create and present two master's theses under the supervision of engineering and art faculty. Theses involve the synthesis of aesthetics and technological concerns in the service of human need and possibility. Product Design students register for 4 units; Art students for 2 units. Prerequisites: ME 216B, ME 365 Corequisite: ARTSTUDI 360.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-4
ME 316B:
Product Design Master's Project
Continuation of 316A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-4
ME 316C:
Product Design Master's Project
Continuation of 316B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 317A:
Design for Manufacturability: Product Definition for Market Success
Systematic methodologies to define, develop, and produce world-class products. Student team projects to identify opportunities for improvement and develop a comprehensive product definition. Topics include value engineering, quality function deployment, design for assembly and producibility, design for variety and supply chain, design for life-cycle quality, and concurrent engineering. Students must take 317B to complete the project and obtain a letter grade. On-campus enrollment limited to 20; SCPD class size limited to 50, and each site must have at least 3 students to form a project team.
| Units: 4
ME 317B:
Design for Manufacturability: Quality by Design for Customer Value
Building on 317A, focus is on the implementation of competitive product design. Student groups apply structured methods to optimize the design of an improved product, and plan for its manufacture, testing, and service. The project deliverable is a comprehensive product and process specification. Topics: concept generation and selection (Pugh's Method), FMEA applied to the manufacturing process, design for robustness, Taguchi Method, SPC and six sigma process, tolerance analysis, flexible manufacturing, product testing, rapid prototyping. Enrollment limited to 40, not including SCPD students. Minimum enrollment of two per SCPD viewing site; single student site by prior consent of instructor. On-campus class limited to 20. For SCPD students, limit is 50 and each site must have a minimum of three students to form a project team and define a project on their own. Prerequisite: 317A.
| Units: 4
ME 318:
Computer-Aided Product Creation
Design course focusing on an integrated suite of computer tools: rapid prototyping, solid modeling, computer-aided machining, and computer numerical control manufacturing. Students choose, design, and manufacture individual products, emphasizing individual design process and computer design tools. Field trips demonstrate Stanford Product Realization Lab's relationship to the outside world. Structured lab experiences build a basic CAD/CAM/CNC proficiency. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
ME 322:
Kinematic Synthesis of Mechanisms
The rational design of linkages. Techniques to determine linkage proportions to fulfill design requirements using analytical, graphical, and computer based methods.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 323:
Modeling and Identification of Mechanical Systems for Control
Lecture/Lab. The art and science behind developing mathematical models for control system design. Theoretical and practical system modeling and parameter identification. Frequency domain identification, parametric modeling, and black-box identification. Analytical work and laboratory experience with identification, controller implementation, and the implications of unmodeled dynamics and non-linearities. Prerequisites: linear algebra and system simulation with MATLAB/SIMULINK; ENGR 105.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 324:
Precision Engineering
Advances in engineering are often enabled by more accurate control of manufacturing and measuring tolerances. Concepts and technology enable precision such that the ratio of overall dimensions to uncertainty of measurement is large relative to normal engineering practice. Typical application areas: non-spherical optics, computer information storage devices, and manufacturing metrology systems. Application experience through design and manufacture of a precision engineering project, emphasizing the principles of precision engineering. Structured labs; field trips. Prerequisite: consent of instructors.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
ME 329:
Physical Solid Mechanics
Quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and solid state physics for engineering students. The theory describes physical processes at nanoscale in solid materials. Atomic structures of solids and their electronic structures. Statistical mechanics provides a theoretical framework for thermodynamics to connect the nanoscale processes to macroscopic properties of solids.
| Units: 3
ME 330:
Advanced Kinematics
Kinematics from mathematical viewpoints. Introduction to algebraic geometry of point, line, and plane elements. Emphasis is on basic theories which have potential application to mechanical linkages, computational geometry, and robotics.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 331A:
Classical Dynamics (AA 242A)
Accelerating and rotating reference frames. Kinematics of rigid body motion; Euler angles, direction cosines. D¿Alembert¿s principle, equations of motion. Inertia properties of rigid bodies. Dynamics of coupled rigid bodies. Lagrange¿s equations and their use. Dynamic behavior, stability, and small departures from equilibrium. Prerequisite: ENGR 15 or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 331B:
Advanced Dynamics (AA 242B)
Formulation of equations of motion with Newton/Euler equations; angular momentum principle; D'Alembert principle; power, work, and energy; Kane's method; and Lagrange's equations. Numerical solutions of nonlinear algebraic and dfferential equations govering the behavior of multiple degree of freedom systems. Computed torque control.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 333:
Mechanics
Goal is a common basis for advanced mechanics courses. Formulation of the governing equations from a Lagrangian perspective. Examples include systems of particles and linear elastic solids. Waves in discrete and continuous media. Linear elasticity formulation in the static and dynamic cases, and elementary measures of stress and strain. Tensor and variational calculus.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 335A:
Finite Element Analysis
Fundamental concepts and techniques of primal finite element methods. Method of weighted residuals, Galerkin's method, and variational equations. Linear elliptic boundary value problems in one, two, and three space dimensions; applications in structural, solid, and fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Properties of standard element families and numerically integrated elements. Implementation of the finite element method. Active column equation solver, assembly of equations, and element routines. The mathematical theory of finite elements.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 335B:
Finite Element Analysis
Finite element methods for linear dynamic analysis. Eigenvalue, parabolic, and hyperbolic problems. Mathematical properties of semi-discrete (t-continuous) Galerkin approximations. Modal decomposition and direct spectral truncation techniques. Stability, consistency, convergence, and accuracy of ordinary differential equation solvers. Asymptotic stability, over-shoot, and conservation laws for discrete algorithms. Mass reduction. Applications in heat conduction, structural vibrations, and elastic wave propagation. Computer implementation of finite element methods in linear dynamics. Implicit, explicit, and implicit-explicit algorithms and code architectures.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 335C:
Finite Element Analysis
Variational formulation of nonlinear elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic problems. Newton's method for solving nonlinear algebraic systems; load-stepping, convergence, divergence and bifurcation. Enhancement of Newton's method including line-search, quasi-Newton and arc-length methods. Finite element approximation and consistent linearization; definition of the tangent operator and residual vector. Data structures for nonlinear finite element analysis. Examples drawn from nonlinear (rigid) heat conduction and nonlinear elasticity.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 336:
Crystalline Anisotropy (MATSCI 359)
Matrix and tensor analysis with applications to the effects of crystal symmetry on elastic deformation, thermal expansion, diffusion, piezoelectricity, magnetism, thermodynamics, and optical properties of solids, on the level of J. F. Nye's Physical Properties of Crystals. Homework sets use Mathematica.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 338A:
Continuum Mechanics
Nonlinear continuum mechanics for solids and fluids. Kinematics of finite deformations. Measures of strain and stress. Finite rotations. Linearized kinematics and infinitesimal measures of deformations. Rates. Conservation laws for mass, momenta, and energy. Boundary value problem in continuum mechanics. Prerequisites: 333 and 300, or equivalent background with consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 339:
Mechanics of the Cell
Kinematical description of basic structural elements used to model parts of the cell: rods, ropes, membranes, and shells. Formulation of constitutive equations: nonlinear elasticity and entropic contributions. Elasticity of polymeric networks. Applications to model basic filaments of the cytoskeleton: actin, microtubules, intermediate filaments, and complete networks. Applications to biological membranes. (Jacobs)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 340A:
Theory and Applications of Elasticity
Elasticity theory and application to material structures at microscale. Theories: stress, strain, and energy; equilibrium and compatibility conditions; boundary value problem. Solution methods: stress function, Green's function, Fourier transformation. Numerical exercises using Matlab. Applications to defects in solids, thin films, and biomembranes.
Last offered: Winter 2004
| Units: 3
ME 340B:
Elasticity in Microscopic Structures
Elasticity theory and applications to structures in micro devices, material defects, and biological systems. Theoretical basis: stress, strain, and energy; equilibrium and compatibility conditions; boundary value problem formulation. Solution methods: stress function, Green's function, and Fourier transformation; moderate numerical exercises using Matlab. Methods and solutions applied to the elastic behaviors of thin films and MEMS structures, cracks and dislocations, and cell filaments and membranes.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 345:
Fatigue Design and Analysis
The mechanism and occurrences of fatigue in service. Methods for predicting fatigue life and for protecting against premature fatigue failure. Use of elastic stress and inelastic strain analyses to predict crack initiation life. Use of linear elastic fracture mechanics to predict crack propagation life. Effects of stress concentrations, manufacturing processes, load sequence, irregular loading, multi-axial loading. Subject is treated from the viewpoints of the engineer seeking up-to-date methods of life prediction and the researcher interested in improving understanding of fatigue behavior. Prerequisite: undergraduate mechanics of materials.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 346A:
Introduction to Statistical Mechanics
Concepts and tools of classical statistical mechanics and applications to molecular systems. Thermodynamics and probability theory. Statistical ensembles. Information and entropy. Free energy and transition between metastable states. Brownian motion, Langevin dynamics, and Fokker-Planck equation. Non-equilibrium systems: correlation and response functions, fluctuation-dissipation theorem. Applications to self-assembly, thin film growth, and structural transformation.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 346B:
Introduction to Molecular Simulations
Algorithms of molecular simulations and underlying theories. Molecular dynamics, time integrators, modeling thermodynamic ensembles (NPT, NVT), free energy, constraints. Monte Carlo simulations, parallel tempering. Stochastic equations, Langevin and Brownian dynamics. Applications in solids, liquids, and biomolecules (proteins). Programming in Matlab and C++. Prerequisites: ME 346A or equivalent, Matlab, and C++.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 351A:
Fluid Mechanics
Exact and approximate analysis of fluid flow covering kinematics, global and differential equations of mass, momentum, and energy conservation. Forces and stresses in fluids. Euler¿s equations and the Bernoulli theorem applied to inviscid flows. Vorticity dynamics. Topics in irrotational flow: stream function and velocity potential for exact and approximate solutions; superposition of solutions; complex potential function; circulation and lift. Some boundary layer concepts.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 351B:
Fluid Mechanics
Laminar viscous fluid flow. Governing equations, boundary conditions, and constitutive laws. Exact solutions for parallel flows. Creeping flow limit, lubrication theory, and boundary layer theory including free-shear layers and approximate methods of solution; boundary layer separation. Introduction to stability theory and transition to turbulence, and turbulent boundary layers. Prerequisite: 351A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 352A:
Radiative Heat Transfer
The fundamentals of thermal radiation heat transfer; blackbody radiation laws; radiative properties of non-black surfaces; analysis of radiative exchange between surfaces and in enclosures; combined radiation, conduction, and convection; radiative transfer in absorbing, emitting, and scattering media. Advanced material for students with interests in heat transfer, as applied in high-temperature energy conversion systems. Take 352B,C for depth in heat transfer. Prerequisites: graduate standing and undergraduate course in heat transfer. Recommended: computer skills.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 352B:
Fundamentals of Heat Conduction
Physical description of heat conduction in solids, liquids, and gases. The heat diffusion equation and its solution using analytical and numerical techniques. Data and microscopic models for the thermal conductivity of solids, liquids, and gases, and for the thermal resistance at solid-solid and solid-liquid boundaries. Introduction to the kinetic theory of heat transport, focusing on applications for composite materials, semiconductor devices, micromachined sensors and actuators, and rarefied gases. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 352C:
Convective Heat Transfer
Prediction of heat and mass transfer rates based on analytical and numerical solutions of the governing partial differential equations. Heat transfer in fully developed pipe and channel flow, pipe entrance flow, laminar boundary layers, and turbulent boundary layers. Superposition methods for handling non-uniform wall boundary conditions. Approximate models for turbulent flows. Comparison of exact and approximate analyses to modern experimental results. General introduction to heat transfer in complex flows. Prerequisite: 351B or equivalent.
Terms: Spr, Sum
| Units: 3
ME 355:
Compressible Flow
Topics include quasi-one-dimensional isentropic flow in variable area ducts, normal shock waves, oblique shock and expansion waves, flow in ducts with friction and heat transfer, unsteady one-dimensional flow, and steady two-dimensional supersonic flow.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 357:
Turbine and Internal Combustion Engines (ME 257)
Principles of design analysis for aircraft gas turbines and automotive piston engines. Analysis for aircraft engines performed for Airbus A380 type aircraft. Design parameters determined considering aircraft aerodynamics, gas turbine thermodynamics, compressible flow physics, and material limitations. Additional topics include characteristics of main engine components, off-design analysis, and component matching. Performance of automotive piston engines including novel engine concepts in terms of engine thermodynamics, intake and exhaust flows, and in-cylinder flow.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 358:
Heat Transfer in Microdevices
Application-driven introduction to the thermal design of electronic circuits, sensors, and actuators that have dimensions comparable to or smaller than one micrometer. The impact of thin-layer boundaries on thermal conduction and radiation. Convection in microchannels and microscopic heat pipes. Thermal property measurements for microdevices. Emphasis is on Si and GaAs semiconductor devices and layers of unusual, technically-promising materials such as chemical-vapor-deposited (CVD) diamond. Final project based on student research interests. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 361:
Turbulence
Governing equations. Averaging and correlations. Reynolds equations and Reynolds stresses. Free shear flows, turbulent jet, turbulent length and time scales, turbulent kinetic energy and kinetic energy dissipation, and kinetic energy budget. Kolmogorov's hypothesis and energy spectrum. Wall bounded flows, channel flow and boundary layer, viscous scales, and law of the wall. Turbulence modeling, gradient transport and eddy viscosity, mixing length model, two-equation models, Reynolds-stress model, and large-eddy simulation.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 362A:
Physical Gas Dynamics
Concepts and techniques for description of high-temperature and chemically reacting gases from a molecular point of view. Introductory kinetic theory, chemical thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics as applied to properties of gases and gas mixtures. Transport and thermodynamic properties, law of mass action, and equilibrium chemical composition. Maxwellian and Boltzmann distributions of velocity and molecular energy. Examples and applications from areas of current interest such as combustion and materials processing.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 362B:
Nonequilibrium Processes in High-Temperature Gases
Chemical kinetics and energy transfer in high-temperature gases. Collision theory, transition state theory, and unimolecular reaction theory. Prerequisie: 362A or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 363:
Partially Ionized Plasmas and Gas Discharges
Introduction to partially ionized gases and the nature of gas discharges. Topics: the fundamentals of plasma physics emphasizing collisional and radiative processes, electron and ion transport, ohmic dissipation, oscillations and waves, interaction of electromagnetic waves with plasmas. Applications: plasma diagnostics, plasma propulsion and materials processing. Prerequisite: 362A or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 365:
The Structure of Design Research
Restricted to second-year Joint Program in Design graduate students; prerequisite for ME 316A,B,C. How to shape individual research plans, identify tools for design research, and develop a vocabulary for research through design. Students present proposals for master's theses. Case studies.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-3
ME 367:
Optical Diagnostics and Spectroscopy Laboratory
Principles, procedures, and instrumentation associated with optical measurements in gases and plasmas. Absorption, fluorescence and emission, and light-scattering methods. Measurements of temperature, species concentration, and molecular properties. Lab. Enrollment limited to 16. Prerequisite: 362A or 364.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
ME 368A:
Biodesign Innovation Core: Needs Finding and Concept Creation (BIOE 374A, MED 272A)
Two quarter sequence. Inventing new medical devices and instrumentation, including: methods of validating medical needs; techniques for analyzing intellectual property; basics of regulatory (FDA) and reimbursement planning; brainstorming and early prototyping. Guest lecturers and practical demonstrations. May be taken alone or in combination with the project component MED 273A, ME 369A, or BIOE 375A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
ME 368B:
Biodesign Innovation Core: Concept Development and Implementation (BIOE 374B, MED 272B)
Two quarter sequence. How to take a medical device invention forward from early concept to technology translation and development. Topics include prototyping; patent strategies; advanced planning for reimbursement and FDA approval; choosing translation route (licensing versus start-up); ethical issues including conflict of interest; fundraising approaches and cash requirements; essentials of writing a business or research plan; strategies for assembling a development team. Prerequisite: MED 272A, ME368A, or BIOE 374A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
ME 369A:
Biodesign Innovation Project A (BIOE 375A, MED 273A)
Interdisciplinary student teams select a medical need, characterize it fully, develop a needs statement, invent potential conceptual approaches to solving the need, and pursue initial prototyping and planning for regulatory and reimbursement pathways. Guest experts. Corequisite: MED 272A, ME 368A, or BIOE 374A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
ME 369B:
Biodesign Innovation Project B (BIOE 375B, MED 273B)
Interdisciplinary teams select the most promising invention from MED 273A/ME 369A/BIOE 375A and move into prototyping and project planning. Teams develop strategies for patenting, FDA submission, third-party reimbursement, licensing agreement or launching a start-up, including cash forecasting and business plan. Prerequisites: MED 273A, ME 369A, or BIOE 375A. Corequisite: MED 272B, ME 368B, or BIOE 374B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
ME 370A:
Energy Systems I: Thermodynamics
Thermodynamic analysis of energy systems emphasizing systematic methodology for and application of basic principles to generate quantitative understanding. Availability, mixtures, reacting systems, phase equilibrium, chemical availability, and modern computational methods for analysis. Prerequisites: undergraduate engineering thermodynamics and computer skills such as Matlab.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 370B:
Energy Systems II: Modeling and Advanced Concepts
Development of quantitative device models for complex energy systems, including fuel cells, reformers, combustion engines, and electrolyzers, using thermodynamic and transport analysis. Student groups work on energy systems to develop conceptual understanding, and high-level, quantitative and refined models. Advanced topics in thermodynamics and special topics associated with devices under study. Prerequisite: 370A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
ME 370C:
Energy Systems III: Projects
Refinement and calibration of energy system models generated in ME 370B carrying the models to maturity and completion. Integration of device models into a larger model of energy systems. Prerequisites: 370A,B, consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
ME 371:
Combustion Fundamentals
Heat of reaction, adiabatic flame temperature, and chemical composition of products of combustion; kinetics of combustion and pollutant formation reactions; conservation equations for multi-component reacting flows; propagation of laminar premixed flames and detonations. Prerequisite: 362A or 370A, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 372:
Combustion Applications
The role of chemical and physical processes in combustion; ignition, flammability, and quenching of combustible gas mixtures; premixed turbulent flames; laminar and turbulent diffusion flames; combustion of fuel droplets and sprays. Prerequisite: 371.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 377:
Design Thing Bootcamp: Experiences in Innovation and Design Thinking
Lecture/lab. Immersive experiences in innovation and design thinking, blurring the boundaries among technology, business, and human values. Tenets of design thinking including being human-centered, prototype-driven, and mindful of process. Topics include design processes, innovation methodologies, need finding, human factors, visualization, rapid prototyping, team dynamics, storytelling, and project leadership. Hands-on projects, in-class exercises, and guest lectures. Students and faculty from areas including business, earth sciences, education, engineering, humanities and sciences, law, and medicine. Preparation for advanced d.school courses. Limited enrollment. Application required. See http://dschool.stanford.edu/projects/classes/me377.html.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3-4
ME 381:
Orthopaedic Bioengineering
Engineering approaches applied to the musculoskeletal system in the context of surgical and medical care. Fundamental anatomy and physiology. Material and structural characteristics of hard and soft connective tissues and organ systems, and the role of mechanics in normal development and pathogenesis. Engineering methods used in the evaluation and planning of orthopaedic procedures, surgery, and devices.
| Units: 3
ME 382A:
Medical Device Design
Real world problems and challenges of biomedical device design and evaluation. Students engage in industry sponsored projects resulting in new designs, physical prototypes, design analyses, computational models, and experimental tests, gaining experience in: the formation of design teams; interdisciplinary communication skills; regulatory issues; biological, anatomical, and physiological considerations; testing standards for medical devices; and intellectual property.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
ME 382B:
Medical Device Design
Continuation of industry sponsored projects from 382A. With the assistance of faculty and expert consultants, students finalize product designs or complete detailed design evaluations of new medical products. Bioethics issues and strtegies for funding new medical ventures.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
ME 391:
Engineering Problems
Directed study for graduate engineering students on subjects of mutual interest to student and staff member. May be used to prepare for experimental research during a later quarter under 392. Faculty sponsor required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Barry, M. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Beiter, K. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Burnett, W. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Gorodsky, J. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Latombe, J. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Ohline, M. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Schox, J. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Shaughnessy, S. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Torii, R. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI)
ME 392:
Experimental Investigation of Engineering Problems
Graduate engineering students undertake experimental investigation under guidance of staff member. Previous work under 391 may be required to provide background for experimental program. Faculty sponsor required.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Beiter, K. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Durbin, P. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Gorodsky, J. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Ohline, M. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Shaughnessy, S. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI)
ME 393:
Topics in Biologically Inspired or Human Interactive Robotics
Application of observations from human and animal physiology to robotic systems. Force control of motion including manipulation, haptics, and locomotion. Weekly literature review forum led by student. May be repeated for credit. (Cutkosky, Waldron, Niemeyer)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 395:
Seminar in Solid Mechanics
Required of Ph.D. candidates in solid mechanics. Guest speakers present research topics related to mechanics theory, computational methods, and applications in science and engineering. May be repeated for credit. See http://mc.stanford.edu.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 396:
Design and Manufacturing Forum (ME 196)
Guest speakers address issues of interest to design and manufacturing engineers. Sponsored by Stanford Engineering Club for Automation and Manufacturing (SECAM). May be repeated for credit
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 397:
Telling Your Research or Project Story: What Matters for You and Makes Sense to Industry
What do designers do when they do design? Do group connections happen naturally for a transformative academia/industry focus? Guests include design researchers, students, and industry participants. Theory/practice experiments for considering the evolution through the developmental stages of ideation, prototyping, and delivery. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 400:
Thesis (Engineer Degree)
Investigation of some engineering problems. Required of Engineer degree candidates
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2-15
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Durbin, P. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI);
Waldron, K. (GP)
ME 406:
Turbulence Physics and Modeling Using Numerical Simulation Data
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2
ME 408:
Spectral Methods in Computational Physics
Data analysis, spectra and correlations, sampling theorem, nonperiodic data, and windowing; spectral methods for numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations; accuracy and computational cost; fast Fourier transform, Galerkin, collocation, and Tau methods; spectral and pseudospectral methods based on Fourier series and eigenfunctions of singular Sturm-Liouville problems; Chebyshev, Legendre, and Laguerre representations; convergence of eigenfunction expansions; discontinuities and Gibbs phenomenon; aliasing errors and control; efficient implementation of spectral methods; spectral methods for complicated domains; time differencing and numerical stability.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 410A:
Foresight and Innovation
The art, science, and practice of design innovation. Tools such as critical foresight and anticipatory research design thinking that assist organizations in improving the quality and speed of research and design innovation programs. The path from idea to market. How to communicate a developing idea through scenarios, business pitches, and product prototypes. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-5
ME 410X:
Foresight Project Experience with Corporate Partners
Participation in a global foresight research team with real-world industrial partners. Foresight and anticipatory research developed become part of the student's portfolio. May be repeated for credit. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 417:
Total Product Integration Engineering
For students aspiring to be product development executives and leaders in research and education. Advanced methods and tools beyond the material covered in 217: quality design across global supply chain, robust product architecture for market variety and technology advances, product development risk management. Small teams or individuals conduct a practical project that produces a case study or enhancement to produce development methods and tools. Enrollment limited to 12. Prerequisites: 317A,B.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 420:
Applied Electrochemistry at Micro- and Nanoscale
Concepts of physical chemistryon which the fundamentals of electrochemistry are built. Theory of electrochemical methods for material analyses and material modifications with emphasis on scaling behaviors. Focus this year is on electrochemical energy generation/storage devices emphasizing batteries. Sources include journal articles on current problems and needs in energy conversion and storage.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
ME 421:
Thought Leaders Seminar for European Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Real-world experiences and challenges in startups, corporations, universities, nonprofit research institutes, and government ministries and agencies. Speakers include entrepreneurs, leaders from global technology companies, university researchers, venture capitalists, legal experts, senior policy makers, and European guests. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 438:
Computational Molecular Modeling Project
Project-based class. Topics for projects include parallel methods for molecular dynamics, multiple time stepping algorithms, free energy computation, molecular pathways analysis, long-time scale behavior of numerical integrators, and multigrid based fast electrostatic algorithms. Students can propose their own projects. Final report and oral presentation. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 451A:
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Topics: kinematics (analysis of deformation, critical points and flow topology, Helmholtz decomposition); constitutive relations (viscous and visco-elastic flows, non-inertial frames); vortex dynamics; circulation theorems, vortex line stretching and rotation, vorticity generation mechanisms, vortex filaments and Biot-Savart formula, local induction approximation, impulse and kinetic energy of vortex systems, vorticity in rotating frame. Prerequisite: graduate courses in compressible and viscous flow.
| Units: 3
ME 451C:
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Compressible flow: governing equations, Crocco-Vazsonyi¿s equations, creation and destruction of vorticity by compressibility effects, shock waves. Modal decomposition of compressible flow, linear and nonlinear modal interactions, interaction of turbulence with shock waves. Energetics of compressible turbulence, effects of compressibility on free-shear flows, turbulent boundary layers, Van Direst transformation, recovery temperature, and shock/boundary layer interaction. Strong Reynolds analogy, modeling compressible turbulent flows. Prerequisites: 355, 361A, or equivalents.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 457:
Fluid Flow in Microdevices
Physico-chemical hydrodynamics. Creeping flow, electric double layers, and electrochemical transport such as Nernst-Planck equation; hydrodynamics of solutions of charged and uncharged particles. Device applications include microsystems that perform capillary electrophoresis, drug dispension, and hybridization assays. Emphasis is on bioanalytical applications where electrophoresis, electro-osmosis, and diffusion are important. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 458:
Advanced Topics in Electrokinetics
Electrokinetic theory and electrokinetic separation assays. Electroneutrality approximation and weak electrolyte electrophoresis theory. Capillary zone electrophoresis, field amplified sample stacking, isoelectric focusing, and isotachophoresis. Introduction to general electrohydrodynamics (EHD) theory including the leaky dielectric concept, the Ohmic model formulation, and electrokinetic flow instabilities. Prerequisite: ME 457.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
ME 468:
Experimental Research in Advanced User Interfaces (COMM 168, COMM 268, COMM 368)
(Undergraduates register for 168; master's students for 268; doctoral students for 368.) Project-based course involves small groups designing and implementing an experiment concerning voice and agent user interfaces. Each group is involved in a different, publishable research project. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 469A:
Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics
Finite volume methods on stuctured and unstructured grids. Advanced methods for the solution of systems of equations. ADI schemes, preconditioned conjugate gradient and generalized minimum residual algorithms, multigrid methods, and deferred-correction approaches. Projection, fractional step, and artificial compressibility methods. Turbulent flows: direct numerical simulation, large eddy simulation, and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes methods. Prerequisite: ME 300C/CME 206 or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
ME 469B:
Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics
Advanced CFD codes. Geometry modeling, CAD-CFD conversion. Structured and unstructured mesh generation. Solution methods for steady and unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Turbulence modeling. Conjugate (solid/fluid) heat transfer problems. Development of customized physical models. Batch execution for parametric studies. Final project involving solution of a problem of student¿s choosing. Prerequisite: ME 300C/CME 206.
Last offered: Spring 2007
| Units: 3
ME 470:
Uncertainty Quantification
Uncertainty analysis in computational science. Probabilistic data representation, propagation techniques and validation under uncertainty. Mathematical and statistical foundations of random variables and processes for uncertainty modeling. Focus is on state-of-the-art propagation schemes, sampling techniques, and stochastic Galerkin methods. The concept of model validation under uncertainty and the determination of confidence bounds estimates. Prerequisite: basic probability and statistics at the level of CME 106 or equivalent.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
ME 471:
Turbulent Combustion
Basis of turbulent combustion models. Assumption of scale separation between turbulence and combustion, resulting in Reynolds number independence of combustion models. Level-set approach for premixed combustion. Different regimes of premixed turbulent combustion with either kinematic or diffusive flow/chemistry interaction leading to different scaling laws and unified expression for turbulent velocity in both regimes. Models for non-premixed turbulent combustion based on mixture fraction concept. Analytical predictions for flame length of turbulent jets and NOx formation. Partially premixed combustion. Analytical scaling for lift-off heights of lifted diffusion.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
ME 491:
Ph.D. Teaching Experience
Required of Ph.D. students. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Burnett, W. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Gorodsky, J. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Latombe, J. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Shaqfeh, E. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI);
Waldron, K. (GP)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Beiter, K. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Durbin, P. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Latombe, J. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI);
Waldron, K. (GP)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Durbin, P. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI);
Waldron, K. (GP)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Adams, J. (PI);
Andriacchi, T. (PI);
Banerjee, B. (PI);
Barnett, D. (PI);
Bazant, M. (PI);
Beach, D. (PI);
Bowman, C. (PI);
Bradshaw, P. (PI);
Cai, W. (PI);
Cantwell, B. (PI);
Cappelli, M. (PI);
Carryer, J. (PI);
Carter, D. (PI);
Chang, F. (PI);
Cutkosky, M. (PI);
Darve, E. (PI);
Dauskardt, R. (PI);
DeBra, D. (PI);
Delp, S. (PI);
Durbin, P. (PI);
Eaton, J. (PI);
Edwards, C. (PI);
Farhat, C. (PI);
Gao, H. (PI);
Gerdes, J. (PI);
Goodson, K. (PI);
Hanson, R. (PI);
Iaccarino, G. (PI);
Ishii, K. (PI);
Jacobs, C. (PI);
Johnston, J. (PI);
Kelley, D. (PI);
Kembel, G. (PI);
Kenny, T. (PI);
Khatib, O. (PI);
Kruger, C. (PI);
Kuhl, E. (PI);
Leifer, L. (PI);
Lele, S. (PI);
Levenston, M. (PI);
Lew, A. (PI);
Milroy, J. (PI);
Mitchell, R. (PI);
Mitiguy, P. (PI);
Moin, P. (PI);
Mungal, M. (PI);
Nelson, D. (PI);
Niemeyer, G. (PI);
Pinsky, P. (PI);
Pitsch, H. (PI);
Prinz, F. (PI);
Pruitt, B. (PI);
Rock, S. (PI);
Roth, B. (PI);
Salisbury, J. (PI);
Santiago, J. (PI);
Sheppard, S. (PI);
Springer, G. (PI);
Steele, C. (PI);
Street, B. (PI);
Taylor, C. (PI);
Waldron, K. (PI);
Zajac, F. (PI);
Zheng, X. (PI)
ME 110:
Design Sketching
Freehand sketching, rendering, and design development. Students develop a design sketching portfolio for review by program faculty. May be repeated for credit.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 110B:
Advanced Design Sketching
Freehand sketching, rendering, design development, and some computer use, guided by instructors. Concurrent assignments in 116 provide subject matter. Prerequisite: 110A or consent of instructor based on drawing skill. (Staff)
| Units: 1
ME 190:
Ethical Issues in Mechanical Engineering
Moral rights and responsibilities of engineers in relation to society, employers, colleagues, and clients; cost-benefit-risk analysis, safety, and informed consent; whistle blowing; engineers as expert witnesses, consultants, and managers; ethical issues in engineering design, manufacturing, and operations, and engineering work in foreign countries; and ethical implications of the social and environmental contexts of contemporary engineering. Case studies and field research. Enrollment limited to 25 Mechanical Engineering majors.
| Units: 4
ME 220:
Introduction to Sensors
Sensors are widely used in scientific research and as an integral part of commercial products and automated systems. The basic principles for sensing displacement, force, pressure, acceleration, temperature, optical radiation, nuclear radiation, and other physical parameters. Performance, cost, and operating requirements of available sensors. Elementary electronic circuits which are typically used with sensors. Lecture demonstration of a representative sensor from each category elucidates operating principles and typical performance. Lab experiments with off-the-shelf devices.
| Units: 3-4
ME 221:
Green Design Strategies and Metrics
Foundation in sustainable product design principles, reinforced by conceptual design projects. What aspects of sustainability matter most for different products. Application of strategies to improve product sustainability. Frameworks, measurements, and decision making tools to navigate the complexities of designing greener products. Life-cycle analysis, materials, energy use, biomimicry, product-service systems, persuasive design, design for end-of-life, and systems thinking.
| Units: 2
ME 233:
Making it Big: Crossing the Entrepreneur's Gap
Students take novel designs into entrepreneurial production and prepare for market production. Education, resources, and community to help cross the gap, found ideas and make them real in volume. Topics include entrepreneurial production methods and initiation, vendor selection and engagement, cost, design transfer, quality and testing, and manufacturing planning and execution. Leadership roles in entrepreneurial and large production-oriented companies. Case studies, project reviews, final presentation, industry interaction.
| Units: 3
ME 287:
Soft Tissue Mechanics
Structure/function relationships and mechanical properties of soft tissues, including nonlinear elasticity, viscoelasticity, and poroelasticity. Undergraduates require consent of instructor.
| Units: 3
ME 341:
Biomechanics of Hearing, Speech, and Balance
Theory and practice of building mathematical models to understand physical phenomena; integration of imaging, physiology, and biomechanics. Journal club style discussions of research literature, examples from hearing science, speech production, and the vestibular system. Dualisms in modeling include: general principles versus detailed models; analytic versus computational models; forward versus inverse approaches; and the interplay between theory and experiments.
| Units: 3
ME 342A:
MEMS Laboratory
Practice and theory of MEMS device design and fabrication, orientation to fabrication facilities, and introduction to techniques for design and evaluation of MEMS devices in the context of designed projects. Emphasis on MEMS design (need finding, brainstorming, evaluation, and design methodology), characterization, and fabrication, including photolithography, etching, oxidation, diffusion, and ion implanation. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: engineering or science background and consent of instructor.
| Units: 3-4
ME 342D:
MEMS Laboratory Assignments
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| Units: 1-2
ME 343:
An Introduction to Waves in Elastic Solids
One-dimensional motion of an elastic continuum, the linearized theory of elasticity and elastodynamic theory, elastic waves in an unbounded medium, plane harmonic waves in elastic half-spaces including reflection and refraction, slowness, energy velocity and anisotropic effects. Text is first five chapters of Achenbach's Wave Propagation in Elastic Solids. (Barnett)
| Units: 3
ME 344A:
Computational Nanotechnology
Atomistic simulations as computational tools to design nanoscale materials and devices. Nanoparticles and nanowires introduced as main classes of nano building blocks. Computational modeling of carbon nanomaterials (fullerenes and nanotubes); nanoparticles and quantum dots; semiconductor and metal nanowires; and molecular wires. Atomistic modeling programs with graphical user interface used to gain hands-on experience of nanomaterials design.
| Units: 3
ME 346C:
Advanced Techniques for Molecular Simulations
Advanced methods for computer simulation of proteins. Symplectic time integrators, multiple-time stepping, energy conservation. Long-range force calculation, particle mesh Ewald, fast multipole method, multigrid. Free energy methods, umbrella sampling, acceptance ratio, thermodynamic integration, non equilibrium methods, adaptive biasing force. Prerequisites: ME 346A,B or equivalent, Matlab, and C++.
| Units: 3
ME 348:
Experimental Stress Analysis
Theory and applications of photoelasticity, strain gages, and holographic interferometry. Comparison of test results with theoretical predictions of stress and strain. Other methods of stress and strain determination (optical fiber strain sensors, thermoelasticity, Moire, residual stress determination).
| Units: 3
ME 354:
Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics
Experimental methods associated with the interfacing of laboratory instruments, experimental control, sampling strategies, data analysis, and introductory image processing. Instrumentation including point-wise anemometers and particle image tracking systems. Lab. Prerequisites: previous experience with computer programming and consent of instructor. Limited enrollment.
| Units: 4
ME 359A:
Advanced Design and Engineering of Space Systems I
The application of advanced theory and concepts to the development of spacecraft and missile subsystems; taught by experts in their fields. Practical aspects of design and integration. Mission analysis, systems design and verification, radiation and space environments, orbital mechanics, space propulsion, electrical power and avionics subsystems, payload communications, and attitude control. Subsystem-oriented design problems focused around a mission to be completed in groups. Tours of Lockheed Martin facilities. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: undergraduate degree in related engineering field or consent of instructor.
| Units: 4
ME 359B:
Advanced Design and Engineering of Space Systems II
Continuation of 359A. Topics include aerospace materials, mechanical environments, structural analysis and design, finite element analysis, mechanisms, thermal control, probability and statistics. Tours of Lockheed Martin facilities. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: undergraduate degree in related field, or consent of instructor.
| Units: 4
ME 364:
Optical Diagnostics and Spectroscopy
The spectroscopy of gases and laser-based diagnostic techniques for measurements of species concentrations, temperature, density, and other flow field properties. Topics: electronic, vibrational, and rotational transitions; spectral lineshapes and broadening mechanisms; absorption, fluorescence, Rayleigh and Raman scattering methods; collisional quenching. Prerequisite: 362A or equivalent.
| Units: 3
ME 385:
Tissue Engineering Lab
Hands-on experience in the fabrication of living engineered tissues. Techniques include sterile technique, culture of mammalian cells, creation of cell-seeded scaffolds, and the effects of mechanical loading on the metabolism of living engineered tissues. Theory, background, and practical demonstration for each technique. Lab.
| Units: 1-2
ME 386:
Neuromuscular Biomechanics (BIOE 386)
The interplay between mechanics and neural control of movement. State of the art assessment through a review of classic and recent journal articles. Emphasis is on the application of dynamics and control to the design of assistive technology for persons with movement disorders.
| Units: 3
ME 389:
Biomechanical Research Symposium
Guest speakers present contemporary research on experimental and theoretical aspects of biomechanical engineering and bioengineering. May be repeated for credit.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 390:
Thermosciences Research Project Seminar
Review of work in a particular research program and presentations of other related work.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 394:
Design Forum
Introduction to the design faculty and research labs. Faculty describe their work and research interests followed by open discussion.
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
ME 399:
Fuel Cell Seminar
Interdisciplinary research in engineering, chemistry, and physics. Talks on fundamentals of fuel cells by speakers from Stanford, other academic and research institutions, and industry. The potential to provide high efficiency and zero emissions energy conversion for transportation and electrical power generation.
| Units: 1
ME 410B:
Foresight and Innovation
The art, science, and practice of design innovation. Tools such as critical foresight and anticipatory research that assist organizations in improving the quality and speed of research and design innovation programs. The path from idea to market. How to communicate a developing idea through scenarios, business pitches, and product prototypes.
| Units: 1-5
ME 410C:
Foresight and Innovation
The art, science, and practice of design innovation. Tools such as critical foresight and anticipatory research that assist organizations in improving the quality and speed of research and design innovation programs. The path from idea to market. How to communicate a developing idea through scenarios, business pitches, and product prototypes.
| Units: 1-5
ME 412:
Engineering Functional Analysis and Finite Elements (CME 356)
Concepts in functional analysis to understand models and methods used in simulation and design. Topology, measure, and integration theory to introduce Sobolev spaces. Convergence analysis of finite elements for the generalized Poisson problem. Extensions to convection-diffusion-reaction equations and elasticity. Upwinding. Mixed methods and LBB conditions. Analysis of nonlinear and evolution problems. Prerequisites: 335A,B, CME 200, CME 204, or consent of instructor. Recommended: 333, MATH 171.
| Units: 3
ME 413:
Quantum Confinement Structures: Physics and Fabrication
Quantum mechanics principles and the thermodynamics of confinement structures. Focus is on potential applications such as solar cells and catalysis. Student presentations. Lab demonstrations. Prerequisite: background in quantum mechanics and statistical thermodynamics.
| Units: 3
ME 414:
Solid State Physics Issues for Mechanical Engineering Experiments
Principles of statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and solid-state physics. Provides graduate mechanical engineering students with understanding needed to work on devices or technologies which rely on solid-state physics.
| Units: 3
ME 450:
Advances in Biotechnology
Guest academic and industrial speakers. Latest developments in fields such as bioenergy, green process technology, production of industrial chemicals from renewable resources, protein pharmaceutical production, industrial enzyme production, stem cell applications, medical diagnostics, and medical imaging. Biotechnology ethics, business and patenting issues, and entrepreneurship in biotechnology.
| Units: 3
ME 451B:
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Waves in fluids: surface waves, internal waves, inertial and acoustic waves, dispersion and group velocity, wave trains, transport due to waves, propagation in slowly varying medium, wave steepening, solitons and solitary waves, shock waves. Instability of fluid motion: dynamical systems, bifurcations, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, Rayleigh-Benard convection, energy method, global stability, linear stability of parallel flows, necessary and sufficient conditions for stability, viscosity as a destabilizing factor, convective and absolute instability. Focus is on flow instabilities. Prerequisites: graduate courses in compressible and viscous flow.
| Units: 3
ME 453A:
Finite Element-Based Modeling and Simulation of Linear Fluid/Structure Interaction Problems
Basic physics behind many fluid/structure interaction phenomena. Finite element-based computational approaches for linear modeling and simulation in the frequency domain. Vibrations of elastic structures. Linearized equations of small movements of inviscid fluids. Sloshing modes. Hydroelastic vibrations. Acoustic cavity modes. Structural-acoustic vibrations. Applications to liquid containers and underwater signatures. Prerequisite: graduate course in the finite element method or consent of instructor.
| Units: 3
ME 453B:
Computational Fluid Dynamics Based Modeling of Nonlinear Fluid/Structure Interaction Problems
Basic physics behind many high-speed flow/structure interaction phenomena. Modern computational approaches for nonlinear modeling and simulation in the time domain. Dynamic equilibrium of restrained and unrestrained elastic structures. Corotational formulation for large structural displacements and rotations. Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian description of inviscid and viscous flows. Time-accurate CFD on moving and deforming grids. Discrete geometric conservation laws. Discretization of transmission conditions on non-matching discrete fluid/structure interfaces. Coupled fluid/mesh-motion/structure time integration schemes. Application to divergence, flutter, and buffeting. Prerequisites: graduate course in the finite element method, and in computational fluid dynamics.
| Units: 3
ME 455:
Complex Fluids and Non-Newtonian Flows
Definition of a complex liquid and microrheology. Division of complex fluids into suspensions, solutions, and melts. Suspensions as colloidal and non-colloidal. Extra stress and relation to the stresslet. Suspension rheology including Brownian and non-Brownian fibers. Microhydrodynamics and the Fokker-Planck equation. Linear viscoelasticity and the weak flow limit. Polymer solutions including single mode (dumbbell) and multimode models. Nonlinear viscoelasticity. Intermolecular effects in nondilute solutions and melts and the concept of reptation. Prerequisites: low Reynolds number hydrodynamics or consent of instructor.
| Units: 3
ME 461:
Advanced Topics in Turbulence
Turbulence phenomenology; statistical description and the equations governing the mean flow; fluctuations and their energetics; turbulence closure problem, two-equation turbulence models, and second moment closures; non-local effect of pressure; rapid distortion analysis and effect of shear and compression on turbulence; effect of body forces on turbulent flows; buoyancy-generated turbulence; suppression of turbulence by stratification; turbulent flows of variable density; effect of rotation on homogeneous turbulence; turbulent flows with strong vortices. Prerequisites: 351B and 361A, or consent of instructor.
| Units: 3
ME 485:
Modeling and Simulation of Human Movement (BIOE 485)
Direct experience with the computational tools used to create simulations of human movement. Lecture/labs on animation of movement; kinematic models of joints; forward dynamic simulation; computational models of muscles, tendons, and ligaments; creation of models from medical images; control of dynamic simulations; collision detection and contact models. Prerequisite: 281, 331A,B, or equivalent.
| Units: 3
