Catalog Description 3 Credits. First of a two-semester course sequence
that provides a major design experience for senior students in biosystems
engineering. Design process; project management; design methods; modeling
and simulation; design optimization; engineering economics; engineering
statistics; initiation of an open-ended design project.
Required References National Council of Examiners for Engineering and
Surveying, 2001,Fundamentals of Engineering
— Supplied-Reference Handbook. Fifth edition.
Course notes.
Ojectives BE 481 and BE 482 form the course sequence that
provides a “capstone” design experience for senior students
in Bioengineering (BE). The sequence is intended to give BE students the
opportunity to undertake a major engineering design effort relating to
biological systems. The sequence exposes students to: fundamental concepts
in problem solving and engineering design; integration of several engineering
skills into a major design effort; planning and managing projects; defining
problems, making engineering approximations, generating alternative solutions,
and selecting appropriate courses of action; modeling, simulation, optimization,
and economic analysis; communicating designs, and preparing design proposals
and final reports; comprehensive review of engineering science.
Prerequisites: Energy conversion and power units; energy conversion
and power units lab; mass and energy balances; or consent.
Schedule: One 50-minute class and two 170-minute lab sessions
per week.
Designation: Required course.
Topics:
Introduction.
Problem Solving Techniques.
Technical Report Writing.
Project Management.
Engineering Economics.
Mechanics of Materials.
Engineering Mathematics.
Communicating the Design – Oral and Written
Reports (every two weeks and final design proposal reports).
