MIE 313 Pro E and Pro Mechanica Deepak

MIE 313: Pro E and Pro Mechanica Deepak Nikam, Graduate Teaching Assistant Sundar Krishnamurty, Instructor February 11, 2002

Structure of Course n n n 50% credit to students project work Introduce FEA and Pro. Mechanica Semester-long Design Project n n n Mechanical Component Modeling ~ Pro. E Analysis ~ Pro. Mechanic

Tutorial n n Simple methods – Overview of Pro. E Step by step instructions – regarding analysis procedures n n Material selection , Load distribution, Constraints, etc. Solving an FEA problem

Tutorial – Excerpts Home Work Assignment Turned in for grading purposes. Problem from Tutorial Solved in class with help from TA

Student Project using Pro. Mechanica– Bicycle Frame

L-brace of a wheel chair Analysis results of L Brace Model of L-Brace with dimensions and other data

Wheel Chair model

1988 Honda Accord Rotor

Rotor Sample – 1988 Honda Accord FEA Solid Model FEA Results

Experience n n Students consider Pro. Mechanica experience a highlight of the course Students are also most frustrated with their experience n More & better resources to avoid bottlenecks n Need higher end computers & more of them n Increase in enrollment n Students interest in wanting to do more projects n Better on line help n Need for more interactive tools n Facility to prototype redesigned parts