ME 413
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING

Course Description

Introduction to the use of computers in several extended areas of product design and manufacturing, including product data management in a sustaining engineering environment; computer aided manufacturing and computer numerical control operations and technology; the use of programmable logic controllers for industrial control systems; and the use of simulation software for virtual prototyping for Design/Manufacturing/Validation.

Topics

• Product data management
• Manufacturing process modeling and CNC mill operation
• Industrial control systems and programmable logic control
• Virtual reality for engineering simulation

Learning Outcomes

The student, upon completion of this course, will be able to:

• Navigate a complex bill of materials and propagate an engineering change through the bill of materials, manufacturing plan, tooling plan and schedule.
• Create manufacturing models from imported solid models, then create NC code from the manufacturing model and use NC code to create parts.
• Describe components of an industrial control system, demonstrate Boolean algebra and its use for logic control, and demonstrate the use of a PLC for process control.
• Create virtual prototypes and simulate the motion and operation of those prototypes.