| source Northwestern (X) |
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department MECH_ENG Mechanical Engineering (X) |
Introduction to modern computational methods for calculating thermodynamic, transport, and structural properties of materials. Computational chemistry, molecular simulation, and mesoscopic methods, with emphasis on tribology applications.
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Generalized Reynolds equation; thermal, turbulent, inertia, fluid compressibility, and surface roughness effects in sliding bearings; fatigue, scuffing, and wear in elastohydrodynamic contact; plastohydrodynamic lubrication in metal rolling, extrusion, and forging.
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Introduction to state-of-the-art research in robotics. Robot geometries and kinematics; robot programming languages; dynamics and controls; motion planning; machine vision; parts-feeders and jigs; assembly planning; sensors and actuators; scheduling; mobile robots.
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Applications of mechanics and mathematical modeling to sports: baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, swimming, running, and others.
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Theory of elasticity: elastic stability, principle of minimum potential energy, Rayleigh-Ritz methods. Introduction to finite element methods of stress analysis: computer implementation and use of commercial codes. Structural analysis of rods, beams, columns, and plates.
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Fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Steady and transient heat conduction in solids. Forced and free convection in fluids. Properties of thermal radiation. Radiation heat transfer between solids.
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Integrates physical and biological sciences with engineering. Labs provide hands-on experience in clean room microfabrication, flow visualization in microchannels, nanomechanics, AFM and dip pen nanolithography, multi-physics computational tools, and experimental evaluation techniques.
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Extremizing multivariate functions, the functional and its variation, Euler-Lagrange equations, isoperimetric problems, applications to optics, mechanics, potential theory, fluid mechanics, wave theory and elasticity.
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Application of tools from differential geometry and Lie groups to problems in dynamics, controllability, and motion planning for mechanical systems, particularly with non-Euclidean configuration spaces.
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This a seminar course. See http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/ for dates and topics.
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Fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Steady and transient heat conduction in solids. Forced and free convection in fluids. Properties of thermal radiation. Radiation heat transfer between solids.
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Manipulation of matter at the nanometer-length scale to produce useful devices and materials. Scientific and engineering properties of nanoscale systems. Emphasis on development of new techniques.
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This a seminar course. See http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/ for dates and topics.
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