Title :
Integration of seamless design, analysis and manufacturing concepts into undergraduate mechanics courses
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In this paper, several projects that have been or are being assigned to mechanics students are described. Seamless design to manufacturing capabilities have been used in courses at all levels of undergraduate instruction. In particular, efforts at integrating these concepts into the departmental freshman-level fundamentals of mechanical engineering course have served as the ultimate test of the practicality of using sophisticated software packages in large undergraduate courses. Current outcomes and future plans for this effort are also summarized
Keywords :
architectural CAD; computer aided instruction; educational courses; engineering education; manufacture; mechanical engineering; mechanical engineering computing; software packages; departmental freshman-level fundamentals; manufacturing capabilities; manufacturing concepts; mechanical engineering course; seamless design; software packages; undergraduate courses; undergraduate instruction; undergraduate mechanics courses; Application software; Automatic generation control; Computer aided manufacturing; Design automation; Design engineering; Finite element methods; Manufacturing industries; Mechanical engineering; Metalworking machines; Software packages;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.644923
