ME 459 Advanced Topics in Design and Manufacturing

Instructor: Dr. Frank Liou

Course Contents

TEXTBOOK:

Rapid Prototyping and Engineering Applications: A Toolbox for Prototype Development (Dekker Mechanical Engineering), Frank W. Liou, CRC Press.

PREREQUISITE:

• ME 355

CLASS OBJECTIVES:

1. Introduce the state-of-the-art technologies in the area of design and manufacturing
2. Improve research/presentation capabilities

TOPICS:

1. BUILDING BLOCKS OF MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION

• Introduction
• Sensors & Performance Characteristics
• Actuators & Performance Characteristics
• Analyzers &PLC
• Mechanisms for Automation

2. SOME KEY ELEMENTS IN MANUFACTURING CELLS

• Introduction
• CNC Machining Center and Postprocessor
• Coordinate Measurement and Machines (CMM)
• Precision Flexible Fixtures
• Tolerance Control for system Integration

3. COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

• Architecture of Graphic Systems
• Data Structure for Computer Graphics
• Geometric modeling Techniques
• Solid Modeler Storage Databases

4. CAD/CAM INTEGRATION

• Choosing A Solid Modeler For CAD.CAM Integration
• Feature-Based design using CSG And B-Rep
• Feature-Based Process Planning
• Quick Turn-around Cell (QTC)

5. RAPID PROTOTYPING/MANUFACTURING

• Rapid Prototyping/Manufacturing
• Direct Metal Deposition (DMD)

6. PROJECT PRESENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION

7. SEMESTER PROJECTS

Missouri University of Science and Technology