printer friendly pageME 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)
Instructors:
Kuhl, E. (PI)
;
Stangl, I. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Beach, D. (PI)
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: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Beach, D. (PI)
;
Geehr, C. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Connolly, R. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Patell, J. (PI)
;
Beach, D. (SI)
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
Instructors:
Patell, J. (PI)
;
Beach, D. (SI)
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
Instructors:
Christensen, S. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Schox, J. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Ohline, M. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Edmark, J. (PI)
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