Mechanical engineering tools

This MIT OpenCourseWare offers selected tutorials/lecture notes, examples of projects, details of assignments, and links to study materials and image galleries [1 and 2] taken from the Mechanical Engineering Tools undergraduate course taught in the January IAP 2004. The Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.

This course introduces the fundamentals of machine tool and computer tool use. Students work with a variety of machine tools including the bandsaw, milling machine, and lathe. Instruction is given on MATLAB®, MAPLE®, XESS™, and CAD. Emphasis is on problem solving, not programming or algorithmic development. Assignments are project-oriented relating to mechanical engineering topics. The course revolves around students building and ‘racing’ their own Stirling engines, which is covered in greater detail in the projects section.

This course was co-created by Prof. Douglas Hart and Dr. Kevin Otto.

[Description and screenshot taken from MIT OCW page for this course. (c) MIT used under the terms of their CC-NC-SA license.]

Link: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-670-mechanical-engineering-tools-january-iap-2004/
Author: David Wallace; Douglas Hart; Kevin Otto
Publication Date: 2004-01
Source: http://ocw.mit.edu/
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
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