400
Project research under guidance of a faculty advisor to focus on a topic of current interest. Self-guided readings, analysis, computer simulations and/or experimental techniques. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Continuation of engineering thermodynamics and fundamentals of heat transfer. Topics covered include combustion and gas mixing, steady state and transient heat conduction, convection, and radiation. Prerequisites:
EGR 356, 358;
MTH 233; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theory and application of mechanical measurements, instrumentation, and computer-based data acquisition. Prerequisites:
EGR 290, 355;
EGR 360 or
CHM 349;
STA 392; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(1-4)
Theories of static and dynamic failure, fatigue design, and design of mechanical elements such as gears, shafts, bearings, fasteners, welded joints, and other mechanical elements. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355, 359; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Experimental skills and measurement techniques are reinforced in the areas of fluid flow, thermodynamics, and heat transfer using modern sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems. Prerequisite:
EGR 358; permission of E&T advisor. Pre/co-requisite:
EGR 456.
Credits
3(1-4)
Mathematical modeling and formulation techniques of finite element equations. Solid modeling and meshing. Solution strategies with applications in solid mechanics, fluid flow, and heat transfer. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
IET 154;
MTH 232 or
MTH 223, 334; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fracture mechanics and fatigue crack nucleation and propagation, stress intensity factors, fracture toughness and design philosophy concepts. Fracture and fatigue tests. Statistical and reliability analysis. Prerequisites:
EGR 255, 355;
MTH 233, STA 382; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Design and application of digital integrated circuits using programmable logic devices and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Prerequisites:
EGR 390; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Introduction to designing microcontroller-based embedded computer systems using assembly and C programs. Examination of real-time operating systems and their impact on performance. Prerequisites:
CPS 180 or
EGR 200;
EGR 398; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Structural organization and hardware design of digital computers. Processing and control units, arithmetic algorithms, input-output systems and memory systems. Prerequisites:
EGR 396; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Mathematical description of digital signals and systems via difference equations, discrete Fourier transform and z-transform. Examination of filter design techniques. Prerequisites:
EGR 391; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
CMOS process technologies, logic families, custom, and semi-custom design. Design of adders, counters, and arithmetic logic units. System design method and VLSI design tools. Prerequisites:
EGR 392; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
First course in the senior capstone design sequence integrating design methods and engineering techniques in the context of a realistic engineering project. Writing Intensive. Labs to be arranged. Prerequisites: Senior standing with a passing grade in all required 200 and 300 level EGR courses in a declared engineering major; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(Spec)
Introduction to data acquisition using A/D converters; fundamentals of transducers; dynamic response; amplifiers; theory of A/D and D/A converters; error analysis-statistics. Prerequisites:
EGR 396, STA 382; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theory and design of automatic control systems including control system characteristics, system performance analysis, system stability analysis, frequency response analysis, and controller design. Prerequisites:
EGR 391; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Overview of communication systems, Hilbert transform, analog AM/FM (de) modulation, probability and noise in analog communications, A/D conversion, digital pulse and carrier (de)modulation, introductory information theory. Prerequisites:
EGR 391;
STA 392; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Intensive study of selected engineering topics not included in a regular course. Repeatable up to 6 credits when content previously studied is not duplicated. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Second course in the senior capstone design sequence integrating design methods and engineering techniques in the context of a realistic engineering project. Writing Intensive. Must be taken in the semester immediately following EGR 489. Labs to be arranged. Prerequisites: EGR 489; permission of E&T advisor.
Credits
3(Spec)