printer friendly pageME 1: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
This course is intended to be the starting point for Mechanical Engineering majors. It will cover the concepts, engineering methods, and common tools used by mechanical engineers while introducing the students to a few interesting devices. We will discuss how each device was conceived, design challenges that arose, application of analytical tools to the design, and production methods. Main class sections will include lectures, demonstrations, and in-class group exercises. Lab sections will develop specific skills in freehand sketching and computational modeling of engineering systems. Prerequisites: Physics: Mechanics, and first quarter Calculus.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR
Instructors:
Cutkosky, M. (PI)
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Eaton, J. (PI)
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MacDonald, E. (PI)
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Instructors:
Cutkosky, M. (PI)
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Eaton, J. (PI)
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MacDonald, E. (PI)
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Sheppard, S. (PI)
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Beck, K. (TA)
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Buenrostro, L. (TA)
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Drummond, I. (TA)
ME 2: Experimental Problem Solving for Engineers
Are you curious about how to solve problems and test your designs & creations? This 1-unit course helps students learn how to solve problems using scientific experiments, by designing and implementing a series of simple but scientific experiments in a weekly one-hour class. Join us to break candy, mix coffee, and have fun finding out how to use testing to solve legitimate engineering problems, while learning how to design fair, useful tests for your own projects.
Last offered: Spring 2020
ME 14AX: Fabrication and Design
This class will teach piercing saw work in sterling silver, light forming, embossing and potentially enameling. Equal attention will be given to technique and manufacturing. Students will receive a tool kit and materials prior to the start of the Arts Intensive. Sara and Amanda have been teaching
ME298: Silversmithing in Design at Stanford for 17 years, they are full time designers at RedStart Design, LLC and also Lecturers in Design in the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Sather, A. (PI)
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Shaughnessy, S. (PI)
ME 15AX: Voluminous Design
This class aims to provide a synthesis of design and technique in metalworking. When using precious metals (silver and bronze) the scale of the works naturally becomes much smaller than other design endeavors. This intimate size allows for attention to detail and refinement not common or often considered in other areas of design. The method involves creating a piece out of wax, and going through a process to achieve that piece in metal. All projects will center on this process. Students will complete complete three projects, a quick-start ring, a client design theme project and a belt. Sara and Amanda have been teaching
ME298: Silversmithing in Design at Stanford for 17 years, they are full time designers at RedStart Design, LLC and also Lecturers in Design in the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Last offered: Summer 2019
ME 17: The Science of Flames
This course is about what causes flames to look like they do and about what causes them to propagate. The physical and chemical phenomena that govern behaviors of flames will constitute the topics for discussion. The basic principles that govern flame phenomena include the conservation of mass, the first law of thermodynamics, and the momentum principle. Since flame processes are controlled by the rates of chemical reactions, these basic principles will be applied when account is made for the chemical transformations that occur when reactant bonds are broken and new bonds are formed, producing combustion products. In essence, this course serves as an introduction to combustion science.
Last offered: Summer 2019
ME 20N: Haptics: Engineering Touch
Students in this class will learn how to build, program, and control haptic devices, which are mechatronic devices that allow users to feel virtual or remote environments. In the process, students will gain an appreciation for the capabilities and limitations of human touch, develop an intuitive connection between equations that describe physical interactions and how they feel, and gain practical interdisciplinary engineering skills related to robotics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, bioengineering, and computer science. In-class laboratories will give students hands-on experience in assembling mechanical systems, making circuits, programming Arduino microcontrollers, testing their haptic creations, and using Stanford¿s student prototyping facilities. The final project for this class will involve creating a novel haptic device that could be used to enhance human interaction with computers, mobile devices, or remote-controlled robots.
Last offered: Autumn 2017
ME 22N: Smart Robots in our Mix: Collaborating in High Tech Environments of Tomorrow
This course invites students to explore rules of engagement in a global digitally interconnected world they will create with the robots in their society. The material will be taught in the context of ubiquitous integrated technology that will be part of their future reality. Human-robot interactions will be an integral part of future diverse teams. Students will explore what form will this interaction take as an emerging element of tomorrow's society, be it medical implanted technology or the implications of military use of robots and social media in future society. Students will learn to foster their creative confidence to explore collaboration by differences for social innovation in a digitally networked world.
Last offered: Spring 2018
ME 23N: Soft Robots for Humanity
While traditional robotic manipulators are constructed from rigid links and simple joints, a new generation of robotic devices are soft, using flexible, deformable materials. Students in this class will get hands-on experience building soft robots using various materials, actuators, and programming to create robots that perform different tasks. Through this process, students will gain an appreciation for the capabilities and limitations of bio-inspired systems, use design thinking to create novel robotic solutions, and gain practical interdisciplinary engineering skills.
Last offered: Autumn 2019
ME 30: Engineering Thermodynamics
The basic principles of thermodynamics are introduced in this course. Concepts of energy and entropy from elementary considerations of the microscopic nature of matter are discussed. The principles are applied in thermodynamic analyses directed towards understanding the performances of engineering systems. Methods and problems cover socially responsible economic generation and utilization of energy in central power generation plants, solar systems, refrigeration devices, and automobile, jet and gas-turbine engines.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Ihme, M. (PI)
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Wang, H. (PI)
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Anifowose, E. (TA)
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Boxill, A. (TA)
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Guo, J. (TA)
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Kateris, N. (TA)
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Toro Garza, E. (TA)
ME 35SI: Designing Moonshots
This seminar will bring a small group of motivated students across Stanford's many disciplines in an education experiment in human-centered design and rapid prototyping. Through immersion in intimate conversations with thought leaders and student-led user interviews surrounding some of the most pressing global issues, students will learn to identify unique areas of need and assess the domain-specific landscapes for innovating moonshot projects. Students will apply design, prototyping, and user research in a series of interactive team projects aimed at formulating tangible solutions.
Last offered: Winter 2020
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