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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.
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