2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

MAE 5390 SELECTED TOPICS IN COMBUSTION AND PROPUL-
SION (3 credits). Addresses selected topics reflecting the current research
interests of the faculty and visiting scholars. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
MAE 5410 ELASTICITY (3 credits). Analyzes stress and strain in two and
three dimensions, equilibrium, compatibility and constitutive equations, energy
methods, flexure, stretching, torsion and contact stress formulations, axially
symmetric problems. (Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite course.)
Prerequisites: MTH 5201.
MAE 5420 ADVANCED MECHANICAL DESIGN (3 credits). Covers
essential aspects of elasticity-plasticity, kinematics, dynamics, tribology and
materials science. Prerequisites: MAE 4024, MAE 4194 or MAE 4292.
MAE 5430 DESIGN OF AEROSPACE STRUCTURES (3 credits).
Applications of mechanics to lightweight structures. Considers designing with
monolithic and advanced composite materials; stiffened shell structures; buckling
instability; failure analysis; variable section beams subjected to nonuniform loads;
and computer formulations used in solving structural problems. Prerequisites:
MAE 4281.
MAE 5460 FRACTURE MECHANICS AND FATIGUE OF MATERIALS
(3 credits). Static and dynamic design and maintenance to prevent structural
failure; presence of cracks, stress intensity factor, linear elastic and elastic-plastic
fracture mechanics, fracture tests, fatigue crack initiation and propagation,
environmental and corrosion effects, fatigue life prediction. Prerequisites:
CHE 3260, CHE 3265, MAE 3083.
MAE 5462 INTRODUCTION TO NANOMECHANICS (3 credits).
Introduces nanostructures, including carbon nanotubes, semiconductor quantum
dots, bio-cells and nanocomposites, and their various applications to novel
nanodevices. Fabrication and mechanical behaviors of the nanostructures will
be discussed. Students identify, examine and solve mechanical problems at the
nanoscale level. Prerequisites: MAE 3083.
MAE 5470 PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS (3 credits).
Particulate and fiber composites; forms, properties and processing of constituent
materials; manufacture of composites, interaction of constituents, micro- and
macro-mechanics and design of composite materials; stress-strain tensors and
their transformation; laminate theory of orthotropic materials; strength properties.
Prerequisites: CHE 3260, CHE 3265, MAE 3083.
MAE 5480 STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS (3 credits). Principles of dynamics
applied to structural analysis, analysis of continuous media and discretized models,
free vibration and forced response of structures, modal analysis, energy methods
and approximate methods, applications in structural design and experimentation.
MAE 5490 SELECTED TOPICS IN SOLID MECHANICS, STRUC-
TURES AND MATERIALS (3 credits). Addresses selected topics reflecting
the current research interests of the faculty and visiting scholars.
MAE 5610 ADVANCED DYNAMICS (3 credits). Newtonian and analytical
mechanics; rigid-body dynamics, Euler’s equations and spinning bodies;
Lagrange’s equations, Routhian and Hamiltonian mechanics, canonical transformations
and Hamilton-Jacobi theory; dissipative, gyroscopic and circulatory
systems; applications of numerical methods to complex dynamics problems.
Prerequisites: MAE 2082.
MAE 5630 MODELING AND SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
(3 credits). Studies theoretical, experimental and computer methods for
characterizing dynamic behavior of various physical systems, including generalized
approaches to modeling complex interactions between mechanical, electrical, fluid
and thermal systems.
MAE 5640 ADVANCED KINEMATICS (3 credits). Provides a uniform
presentation of the mathematical foundations for studying spatial motion. Specific
topics include general rigid body motion invariants, instantaneous kinematics,
finite position theory, bivectors and multivectors, screw theory, theory of Clifford
Algebras, quaternions and dual quaternions and exponential coordinates.
MAE 5650 ROBOTICS (3 credits). Introduces the study of robotic manipulators.
Includes spatial rigid body displacement, Euler angles, Denavit-Hartenberg
coordinate convection for kinematic analysis, forward and inverse kinematic
analyses of serial and parallel chain manipulators, manipulator Jacobians and
trajectory generation.
MAE 5660 ROBOT CONTROL (3 credits). Introduces the control of robotic
manipulators. Includes Lyapunov control theory, independent joint control, set
point and trajectory tracking control, inverse dynamics control, impedance control,
force control, hybrid position/force control and robust control.
MAE 5670 SPATIAL MECHANISM DESIGN (3 credits). Advanced
topics in spherical and spatial mechanisms. Approximate motion synthesis and
quasi-position synthesis methodologies. Includes analysis techniques with respect
to force transmission, order, singularity avoidance and solution branching. Uses
computer-aided design and visualization software.
MAE 5690 SELECTED TOPICS IN SYSTEMS AND DYNAMICS (3
credits). Addresses selected topics reflecting the current research interests of the
faculty and visiting scholars. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
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MAE 5997 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1–3 credits). Individual study under
the direction of a member of the MAE graduate faculty.
MAE 5998 NONTHESIS PROJECT (1–3 credits). A directed-study project
under the direction of the student’s committee. Upon satisfactory completion of
the nonthesis project, a maximum of three credits may be applied as part of the
requirements for the master’s degree (nonthesis option). Requires attendance at
the weekly MAE seminar.
MAE 5999 THESIS (0–6 credits). Individual work under the direction of a
member of the MAE graduate faculty on a selected topic.
MAE 6120 THEORY AND MODELING OF TURBULENCE (3 credits).
Covers statistical tools, averaging, mean and fluctuations; probability density
functions; turbulence spectra; isotropic and homogeneous turbulence; turbulence
modeling; predictive methods; vorticity dynamics and vortex stretching; instability
and transition; and free- and wall-shear flows. Prerequisites: MAE 5130.
MAE 6130 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN TURBULENCE (3 credits).
Physical description; hot-wire anemometry; correlation and spectrum analysis;
fluctuating pressure and shear-stress measurements; use of laser Doppler velocimetry
and particle velocimetry for fluid flow measurements; and flow visualization
method. Prerequisites: MAE 5140.
MAE 6490 ADVANCED TOPICS IN SOLID MECHANICS, STRUC-
TURES AND MATERIALS (3 credits). Addresses advanced topics reflecting
the current research interests of the faculty and visiting scholars. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
MAE 6690 ADVANCED TOPICS IN SYSTEMS AND DYNAMICS (3
credits). Addresses advanced topics reflecting the current research interests of
the faculty and visiting scholars. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
MAE 6999 DISSERTATION (0–3 credits). Research and preparation of the
doctoral dissertation.
Meteorology
MET 1999 WEATHER BRIEFING (1 credit). Stimulates discussion about
recent, current and future weather using various data sources including satellite,
surface observations, radar, model and upper air data. Attempts in part to
underscore the importance of the human element in weather forecasting. Students
must attend the weekly weather briefing and participate in a national weather
forecasting contest.
MET 3401 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY 1 (3 credits). Standard meteorological
observational practice; data presentation; data analysis and display;
data product transmission by facsimile and computer; and Internet connectivity;
weather map discussions. Prerequisites: OCN 2407.
MET 3402 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY 2 (3 credits). Basic analysis techniques,
scalar and vector fields, thermodynamic diagrams, synoptic calculations,
4-dimensional atmospheric structure, weather map discussions. Prerequisites:
MET 3401.
MET 4233 REMOTE SENSING FOR METEOROLOGY (3 credits).
Studies geostationary (GOES) and low-Earth polar orbiting (NOAA) weather satellites
and the sensors system. Presents operational atmospheric data and applications
to numerical weather prediction. Also covers ground-based meteorological
radar systems and applications. Prerequisites: PHY 2002.
MET 4305 ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS 1 (3 credits). Studies coordinate
systems, balance of forces, equations of motion, continuity and energy, barotropic
and baroclinic disturbances, geostrophy, atmospheric transport of energy.
Prerequisites: OCN 2407, OCN 3430.
MET 4306 ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS 2 (3 credits). Studies circulation
and vorticity, scale analysis, friction and turbulence, sound, gravity and Rossby
waves, instability, numerical weather prediction. Prerequisites: MET 4305.
MET 4310 CLIMATOLOGY (3 credits). Studies the distribution of weather
elements globally, continental positioning, rain shields, hydrological cycle,
meteorological databases, El Nino impacts on humans, global warming and the
anthropogenic greenhouse effect. Prerequisites: MTH 2401, OCN 2407.
MET 5001 PRINCIPLES OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE (3 credits).
Surveys the atmosphere, atmospheric thermodynamics, extratropical disturbances,
cloud physics, storms, radiative transfer, global energy balance, atmospheric
dynamics, the general circulation.
MET 5233 ATMOSPHERIC REMOTE SENSING (3 credits). Nature of
radiation, blackbody radiation laws, Maxwell’s equations, radar equation, radiative
transfer equation, inversion techniques. Applications from surface, aircraft
and spacecraft observations using Doppler, Lidar, visible, infrared and microwave
systems to infer synoptic atmospheric properties. Prerequisites: PHY 2002.
MET 5305 DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY 1 (3 credits). Dynamics of atmosphere
including coordinate systems, balance of forces, derivation of the equations
of motion, continuity and energy; barotropic and baroclinic disturbances; geostrophy;
and atmospheric transport of energy. (Requirement: Instructor approval or
prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: MTH 2201, OCN 2407.