The request to make multiple revisions to the four-year Mechanical Engineering Technology undergraduate curriculum

Date: January 14, 2013
To: College of Engineering
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: December 6, 2012
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2013

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

Catalog Copy

ETGR 1100L. Engineering Technology Computer Applications Laboratory. (1) Introduces the use of computer applications required for engineering technologists. Topics include using the computer to solve technical problems, an introduction to engineering computer applications, the use of standard office software, and the use of scientific calculators.

ETGR 2106. AC and DC Circuits Electronic Circuits & Devices. (3) Prerequisites: PHYS 1102 and MATH 1100. Provides an introduction to AC and DC circuits. Simple series and series-parallel circuits will be used to illustrate applications of Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Laws. Power in DC resistive circuits will be discussed. Sine waves, complex numbers and phasors will be introduced to show their applications to analysis of AC circuits. Capacitors and inductors and their effects will be covered.

ETME 1111. CAD Modeling I. (3) Co-requisite: ETGR 1201.This course introduces the concepts of technical drawing and its relationship to the mechanical design process using a feature-based parametric modeler such as SolidWorks. Topics include sketching, orthographic projections, pictorial views, dimensioning techniques, and introduction to Computer-Aided-Design (CAD).

ETME 1104 1112. Technical Drawing II CAD Modeling II. (2 3) Prerequisite: ETGR 110311(C or better). This course is a continuation of ETGR 110311, and introduces the student to advanced modeling techniques of employed in Computer Aided Drawing Computer-Aided-Drawing (CAD). Topics include the use of linked features in drawings, traditional and geometric tolerancing, custom templates, assemblies, and basic animation. three-dimensional wireframe, solid models, tolerancing methods, and rendering and generation of two-dimensional technical drawings from three-dimensional models. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to create, modify, and render three-dimensional models using modern computer aided drawing tools such as AutoCAD.

ETME 2100. Sophomore Design Practicum. (2) Prerequisites (C or better) ENGL 1100, ETME 1111 and ETGR 1201. Co-requisites or prerequisites: ETME 1112, and ETME 2130, Co-requisite: ETME 2100L. A sophomore level design practicum focused on a simple, defined mechanical design challenge. Projects will be completed individually and introduce students to the design process, project management, machine shop fabrication techniques, memo style report writing and final project demonstrations. Additionally, the course will reinforce topics learned in previous courses such as CAD modeling, documentation generation (drawings) and analytical modeling.

ETME 2100L. Sophomore Design Practicum Laboratory. (1) Co-requisite: ETME 2100. A sophomore level design practicum focused on a simple, defined mechanical design challenge. Projects will be completed individually and introduce students to the design process, project management, machine shop fabrication techniques, memo style report writing and final project demonstrations. Additionally, the course will reinforce topics learned in previous courses such as CAD modeling, documentation generation (drawings) and analytical modeling.

ETME 2102. Mechanisms. (3) Prerequisites(C or better): ETME 1111, ETGR 1103 2171, PHYS 1101. This course covers plane motion and devices used to generate plane motion. Topics include analysis of displacement, velocity, acceleration, gears, cams and other mechanical systems.

ETME 1101 2130. Manufacturing Processes Applied Materials and Manufacturing I. (3) Prerequisites (C or better): ETGR 1201. Co-requisites or prerequisites: CHEM 1251. This course surveys and introduces common manufacturing processes and design for manufacture considerations. Student will be introduced to methods and equipment used to transform materials, and to the interdependency between geometry (form), materials properties, and processes and their effects on functionality of the manufactured artifact. Coverage will include processing of polymers, metals, and ceramics. The purpose of this course is to provide the students the conceptual understanding of materials processes. The courses in this series present a fusion of material science and the applied processes used to form engineering materials into useful components or assesmblies. This course is part 1 of a two segment series. The first course focuses on metallic materials with crystalline structure, and the specific processes used to form and finish these materials. Practical instruction in theory of machine tool operation, casting, rolling and joining is presented. Alloying, heat treatment, corrosion and operational environment appropriate for the subject materials in discussed.

ETME 2101 2131. Applied Materials and Manufacturing II. (3 2) Prerequisites: MATH 1103 ETME 2130 (C or better), CHEM 1251, STAT 1220. This course introduces the student to materials and to the concept that materials are designed to provide the desired properties in the same way that the parts themselves are designed. The students will learn to understand that the processes we use to change materials into the geometries we want for also change the properties of the materials. The course intends to approach materials from a design and manufacturing perspective. A continuation of Applied Materials and Manufacturing I. This course focuses on non-metallic materials, polymer based materials, ceramics, composite materials and materials with amorphous atomic structure. A fusion of material science and the applied processes used to form the subject engineering materials into useful components or assemblies is presented. Molding autoclaving, ploymer cross-linking and operational environment appropriate for the subject materials is discussed. Manufacturing quality systems are discussed. Two lecture hours per week.

ETME 3100. Junior Design Practicum. (2) Prerequisites: ENGL 1102, ETME 2100 and ETME 3133 (C or better). Co-requisites or prerequisites: ETME 3143, Co-requisite: ETME 3100L A junior level design studio focused on a more complex, but still completely defined, thermo-fluids and energy system based design challenge. Projects will be completed in teams (2-3) and introduce students to group project dynamics, advanced machine shop techniques, data acquisition and analysis. Additionally, the course will reinforce topics learned in previous courses such as the design process, project management, formal report style writing, math modeling (Excel, MATLAB, MathCad and EES), documentation generation (Drawings + Procedure), final project demonstrations and analytical modeling.

ETME 3100L. Junior Design Practicum Laboratory. (1) Co-requisite: ETME 3100. A junior level design practicum focused on a more complex, but defined, thermo-fluids and energy system based design challenge. Projects will be completed in teams (3-4) and introduce students to group project dynamics, advanced machine shop techniques, data acquisition and analysis. Additionally, the course will reinforce topics learned in previous courses such as the design process, project management, formal report style writing, math modeling (Excel, MATLAB, MathCad and/or EES), documentation generation (Drawings + Procedure), final project demonstrations and analytical modeling. This course meets for one (1) three (3) hour laboratory session each week.

ETME 3113. Dynamics. (3) Prerequisites: MATH 1121, ETGR 2272, ETGR 2101 (C or better), PHYS 1101 (C or better), and ETME 2102. The dynamic behavior of particles; translation, rotation and plane motion of a rigid body, the principles of conservation of energy and momentum.

ETME 3123. Strength of Materials. (3) Prerequisites: ETGR 2101 with a grade of C or above better, ETGR 2272. Stress‑strain relationships resulting from direct loads, torsional loads and bending loads, and the results obtained from applying more than one of these loads simultaneously. Beam deflection and column loading.

ETME 3152 3123L. Stress Analysis Laboratory. (1) (W) Prerequisite or corequisite co-requisite: STAT 1220, ETME 3123. Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 (C or better), ETGR 1100L (C or better). Experiments illustrating stress‑strain relationships in engineering materials and the use of brittle coating, photoelasticity and electrical‑resistance strain gages.

ETME 3133. Fluid Mechanics. (3) Prerequisite: ETGR 2272, ETGR 1100L & ETGR 2101 with a C or better. Fundamental principles of fluid mechanics. Topics include manometry, buoyancy, forces on submerged bodies, boundary layers, flow over surfaces, Bernoulli’s equation with applications, orifices, pipe losses and an introduction to hydrodynamics.

ETME 3151 3133L. Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. (1) (W) Prerequisite or Corequisite: ETME 3133, Prerequisites: ENGL 1102(C or better), & ETGR 1100L (C or better). Flow through conduits and hydraulic components and in open channels, the . The experimental determination of fluid specific weights viscosity and flash and fire points., viscous forces and resulting power losses. Flow measuring devices such as orifices, venturi tubes, anemometers and pitot tubes. Laminar-turbulent Laminar and turbulent flow and stability. Performance of rotating machines such as Pelton turbines, centrifugal fans and hydrostatic transmissions.

ETME 3143. Thermodynamics. (3) Prerequisite: MATH 1121 or Co-requisite ETME 3100 Prerequisites: ETGR 2272, CHEM 1251, ETME 3133 (C or better). Fundamentals of thermodynamics including work and heat; classical approach to first and second laws of thermodynamics; ideal gas, entropy, reversibility, irreversibility, and study of various processes and cycles.

ETME 3150. Applied CAD Modeling and Simulation. (3) Prerequisites: ETME 1112 (C or better), ETME 2102 Corequisites: ETME 3123 and ETME 3113. This course is a continuation of ETME 1112, and introduces the student to the use of some of the tools available for the analysis of parametrically-constructed CAD models. Topics include the finite element method, finite element analysis (FEA), the use of FEA for stress analysis, thermal analysis, and motion studies, and the important distinctions between FEA results, theoretical results, and experimental results.

ETME 3213. Machine Design I. (3) Co-requisite or prerequisite: ETME 3100. Prerequisites: ETME 1101 2130, ETME 2101 3113, and ETME 3123. Analysis and design of clutches, brakes, belts and roller chain. Indeterminate normal loading, superposition of stresses and deflections, compound stresses, columns and fatigue. Theories of failure. Shaft design, deflections of shafts with non-uniform moments of inertia involving computer verification. Antifriction bearings, engineering materials, helical compression springs. Small mechanical component and system designs.

ETME 3252 4143L. Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Laboratory. (1) (W) Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 (C or better), STAT 1220. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ETME 3143, ETME 4244. Experimentation involving the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer, as applied to internal combustion engines, steam engines, engine dynamometers, refrigeration and heat pumps, solar energy systems, and heat exchangers. Three laboratory hours per week.

ETME 4163. Instrumentation and Controls. (3) Prerequisites: ETGR 2106, ETGR 2122, ETGR 2272. Introduction to instrumentation for measurement and control of physical variables, with emphasis on electronic systems. Electrical instruments, signal conditionng circuits, sensors, measurement principles and data acquisition using high level language such as LabVIEW are investigated. Analog and computer-based controllers including PID are introduced. Discrete state controllers such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) are taught from a systems point of view. Topics include Wheatstone bridge, H-Bridge, op-amps, thermal, mechanical, optical sensors, PLC and PID controllers.

ETME 3251 4163L. Instrumentation Laboratory. (1) (W) Cross-listed as ELET 2241L. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ETME 3163 4163. Prerequisites: ENGL 1102 (C or better), STAT 1220. Practice in the use of the various instrumentation devices studied in ETME 3163 4163.

ETGR 4100. Engineering Technology Interdisciplinary Industrial Senior Capstone Design Project I. (2) (W, O) Prerequisites for MET students: ETME 3143 and ETME 3213. Pre- or corequisite for MET students: ETME 3164 or permission. Prerequisites for ELET students: Senior standing in department. Corequisite for ELET students: ELET 4191. Prerequisites for CIET students: ETCE 4251. Prerequisites: All freshman, sophomore and junior level technical courses. Pre- or co-requisite: ETME 4163, ETME 4244. This is the first First of a two-semester course sequence in senior design that utilizes industrial and university sponsored projects to expose engineering technology students in their final year of training to real world project execution and management, in addition to demonstrating which student teams will implement a senior-level design project which demonstrates abilities as developed by the coursework taken thus far. These projects are usually interdisciplinary in nature, involving students in groups that contain more than one engineering discipline. Projects are defined for the students by statements of work issued by the funding entities. In the first semester, students are exposed to proper project management and planning methodology, along with project documentation. This course meets for one (1) lecture hours and three (3) laboratory hours per week. (Fall) Project planning techniques will be utilized to make substantial progress toward implementation of a design solution. One class hour and three lab hours per week.

ETGR 4200. Engineering Technology Interdisciplinary Industrial Senior Capstone Design Project II. (2) (W, O) Prerequisite: ETGR 4100 with a grade of C or above. Prerequisite for ELET students: ELET 4191 with a grade of C or above. This is the second Second of a two-semester course sequence in senior design that utilizes industrial and university sponsored projects. Students will incorporate Applied Project Management techniques into the capstone project identified in ETGR 4100, in addition to executing the design plans generated in ETGR 4100. This course meets for one (1) lecture hours and three (3) laboratory hours per week. (Spring) which student teams will continue to implement a senior-level design project which demonstrates abilities as developed by the coursework taken thus far. The design solution developed in the first semester will be completed and evaluated during the second semester. The primary engineering results delivered will be a set of rational decisions, where the rationality of those decisions will be supported by the appropriate analysis and testing. The quality of the design will usually be reflected in a prototype of either the hardware or software system. One class hour and three lab hours per week.

ETGR 3295. Multidisciplinary Professional Development (1) Prerequisite: Senior or Junior standing. A series of multidisciplinary and disciplinary seminars and activities designed to introduce students to basic concepts of professionalism in engineering. Topics include global, societal, and contemporary issues of current interest such as leadership, entrepreneurship, ethics, cultural diversity, and professional licensure.

ETME 3244 4244. Applied Heat Transfer. (3) Prerequisites: ETME 3133 3143, ETGR 2272. Basic principles of heat transfer. Theory and applications of conduction, free and forced convection and radiation heat transfer. Heat exchangers and heat transfer measurement. (Fall)

Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology includes technical and mechanical drawing, computer-aided design, machine design, manufacturing and machine processes, fluid power systems, statics and strength of materials, mechanisms, stress analysis, instrumentation and controls, thermodynamic systems, energy, heat transfer, dynamics, methods analysis and engineering economics.

A concentration in applied energy is available in which students may focus their major elective courses by choosing to take four energy-related courses, including:

ENER 4140 Energy Management

ENER 4250 Analysis of Renewable Energy Systems

ENER 4260 Hydrogen Production and Storage

ENER 4275 Air Conditioning Systems

ENER 4270 Fuel Cell Technology

Other courses as approved

Discipline Specific Prerequisites:
Mechanical

• 3D Parametric Modeling
• Drafting/Computer Aided Drafting
• Manufacturing Processes
• Machine Processes
• Machine Shop Practices
• Introduction to Design
• Statics
• Metallurgy or Engineering Materials
• Kinematics or Mechanisms
• Basic ElectricalDC Circuits (in addition to Physics II)
• Computer Programming (using a higher level language such as Visual Basic, FORTRAN, or C++

165

17

16

16

Total Credit Hours = 1284

MET Curriculum Outline Footnotes:

(1) Course selected based on Math Placement Test.

(2) General education courses are chosen jointly by student and advisor to ensure that all graduation requirements are met. Non-AAS degreed students must satisfy University and Department General Education requirements. AAS degreed students must satisfy Department General Education requirements.

(3) Major elective courses are approved by the Department as major electives for the respective program. A list is maintained in and published by the Department.

*Directed electives may be major field courses or General Education courses. They are chosen jointly by student and advisor to ensure that all graduation requirements are met.

**Major elective courses are approved by the Department as major electives for the respective program. A list is maintained in and published by the Department.

***Transfer students with an AAS may have completed differing science courses at the community college. Generally, AAS transfer students entering the Mechanical or Electrical ET programs will take Chemistry in the junior year at UNC Charlotte; however, the following chart will provide additional guidance for fulfilling the science requirement at UNC Charlotte: