ME 25001

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II

Experiments on data analysis, hands-on programming with devices and fabrication.

Co-requisite: ME 26201

Reference: The Mechanical Design Process, Ullman, McGraw-Hill 6^th Edition.

Apply basic concepts of measurement systems with electrical signals, including signal conditioners (gain, attenuation), indicating and recording devices.
Knowledge to use LabVIEW for programming and data extraction.
Plot root-locus and Bode plots manually and by using MATLAB.
Work in teams to conduct experiments effectively and efficiently.
Compile, analyze and interpret collected experimental data and prepare technical reports.
Formulate the governing differential equations for simple mechanical systems governed by Newton’s laws of motion and Hooke’s law
Apply the concept of electro-mechanical analogies based on force-current analogy and on the force-voltage analogy
Solve linear differential equations by using Laplace transform methods, and partial fraction expansion