Sophomore Design & Measurements

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Fundamentals of mechanical engineering design and instrumentation. This course introduces basic engineering measurement techniques and approaches, including analog to digital conversion, binary numbers, logic gates, sensors and data processing. Mat lab programming will be introduced and used to collect and analyze experimental data. Data analysis will include calculation of statistical quantities and methodologies for graphing results. Elements of linear algebra such as vectors, matrices, determinants, eigenvalue problems and solution of systems of linear algebraic equations will be discussed and practiced in Mat lab. A semester-long design project will implement instrumentation, programming, and analysis topics. Laboratory experiments will include Mat lab programming, programming of data acquisition systems, application of a range of mechanical engineering instrumentation techniques, and basic design principles.