Courses

ME 5950/6950 Electric vehicles (spring 2022)

Course Description
This applications-focused interdisciplinary course utilizes the Python programming language to model and evaluate electric vehicles and their role in automotive transportation. 

Syllabus

ME 5950/6950 -  Autonomous vehicles (Summer ii 2021 & Spring 2020)

Photo of a driverless vehicle

Course Description
This interdisciplinary course combines sensing, computer vision, artificial intelligence, controls, and systems engineering using hands-on experiences with real sensors and real commercial vehicles. Upon completion of this course, students will be well positioned to earn a job in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Syllabus

ME 4650 -  Vehicle Dynamics (Spring 2022, 2021, 2020)

Photo of calculations for vehicle dynamics

Course Description
Longitudinal, lateral, vertical/suspension, and tire dynamics are derived and explored with a focus on applications. Design and analysis techniques are developed using analytical solutions and commercial software.

Syllabus

ME 3580 - Mechanism Analysis (Fall 2021, 2020, 2019 & SPRING 2019)​​

Photo of a prototype gear for a vehicle

Course Description

Graphical, analytical, and numerical techniques are developed for position, velocity, acceleration, and force analysis of various mechanisms including four-bar linkages, crank-slider linkages, cam-driven linkages, and gear trains.

Syllabus