Precision Engineering

ME324 is designed for MS candidates who have an interest in, and some experience with, mechanical design and manufacturing. Advances in engineering are often enabled by increased precision in design and manufacturing. A common misconception is that increased precision can only be achieved through extremely tight tolerances and wildly expensive components. The principles of precision engineering lead to better engineering solutions even when very high accuracy is not involved. We will explore metrology tools, concepts in accuracy, kinematic design, flexures and alignment solutions, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, materials selection, and optical alignments.