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Spring Semester 2025

 

Mechanical Engineering
Julie Reyer • BECC 2225 • 309-677-2709
M E102Engineering Design Graphics (2 hours)
Prerequisite: Enrolled as a mechanical engineering major; Minimum of C in ME 101 or equivalent with consent of instructor.
 01 Th10:30 AM -11:20 AM BEC2259 Dean Kim  
 Registration for lecture and lab required.
 02 Tu2:00 PM -2:50 PM BEC2259 Dean Kim  
 Registration for lecture and lab required.
 A Tu8:00 AM -9:50 AM BEC3225 Dean Kim  
 B Tu12:00 PM -1:50 PM BEC3225 Dean Kim  
 C Th12:00 PM -1:50 PM BEC3225 Dean Kim  
M E200Engineering Co-Op (0 hours)
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing in the College of Engineering and Technology, 2.0 overall grade point average at Bradley, approval of engineering and technology Co-op coordinator and Co-op advisor.
 01 *R* Arr     Rick Smith  
M E273Computational Methods in ME (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in both PHY 110 and MTH 223.
Corequisite: MTH 224.
 01 TT10:30 AM -11:45 AM BEC2180 Jacqueline Henderson  
M E280Introduction Biomedical EngineeringCore: MI(3 hours)
Prerequisite: Science and Engineering Majors
 01 MW3:00 PM -4:15 PM BEC2132 Jacqueline Henderson  
M E301Thermodynamics I (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in CHM 110, 111; Minimum grade of C in PHY 201; Minimum grade of C in MTH 223.
 01 MWF8:00 AM -8:50 AM BEC2259 David Zietlow Hybrid Course
 02 MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM BEC2259 David Zietlow Hybrid Course
M E302Thermodynamics II (2 hours)
Prerequisite: minimum grade of C in ME 301.
 01 TT11:00 AM -11:50 AM BEC4160 Ahmad Fakheri  
M E303Instrumentation and Measurement (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ECE 227
Corequisite: COM 103, M E 273, M E 301
 01 MWF9:00 AM -9:50 AM BEC2132 Shannon James Timpe  
 Registration for lecture and lab (A or B) required.
 A Tu3:00 PM -4:50 PM BEC3248 Shannon James Timpe  
 B Th3:00 PM -4:50 PM BEC3248 Shannon James Timpe  
M E308Thermodyn Fluid Flow (4 hours)
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ME 301, MTH 224
 01 MWF10:00 AM -10:50 AM BEC3160 Ahmad Fakheri  
 Registration for lecture and lab (A or B) required.
 A Tu3:00 PM -4:50 PM BEC0250 Ahmad Fakheri  
 B Th3:00 PM -4:50 PM BEC0250 Ahmad Fakheri  
M E341Engineering Systems Dynamics (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in PHY 201; Minimum grade of C in MTH 224; Minimum grade of C in CE 250.
 01 MWF11:00 AM -11:50 AM BEC4120 Dean Kim  
M E342Design of Machine Elements (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in CE 270 and ME 351; prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in ME 303
 01 MW12:00 PM -1:15 PM BEC3160 Abdalla M Elbella  
 02 MW1:30 PM -2:45 PM BEC3160 Abdalla M Elbella  
M E344Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 273, CE 250.
 01 TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM BEC4160 Jacqueline Henderson  
 02 *R* MW3:00 PM -4:15 PM BEC4140 Jeries J Abou-Hanna  
M E351Engineering Materials Science I (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in PHY 110; Minimum grade of C in CHM 112 or Minimum grade of C in CHM 116.
Corequisite: PHY 201.
 01 TT9:00 AM -10:15 AM BEC3160 Abdalla M Elbella  
M E403Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in both ME 303 and CE 270
Corequisite: 300-level English composition, ME 415, ME 441
 01 MW9:00 AM -9:50 AM BEC4140 Kalyani Nair  
 Registration for lecture and lab (A or B) required.
 A F9:00 AM -10:50 AM BEC3261 Kalyani Nair  
 B F12:00 PM -1:50 PM BEC3261 Kalyani Nair  
M E409Mechanical Engineering Projects (1 to 4 hours)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
 01 *R* Arr     Julie Reyer  
 "Baja Project"
 02 *R* Arr     Shannon James Timpe  
 "Nanotech Research"
 03 *R* Arr     Martin Morris  
 "Gas Dynamics Suppleme"
M E411Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project II (2 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 410. Instructor consent may be required.
 01 TT12:00 PM -12:50 PM BEC1260 Jeries J Abou-HannaCore: EL,WI 
 LabA F2:00 PM -3:50 PM BEC1260 Jeries J Abou-Hanna  
 and               Kalyani Nair 
 and               Brian Barney 
M E415Introduction to Heat Transfer (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 302. C or better in ME 308.
 01 MWF11:00 AM -11:50 AM BEC3160 Ahmad Fakheri  
M E441Mechanical Control Systems (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 341. ECE 227.
 01 MW5:00 PM -6:15 PM BEC3226 Satish Yadav  
 02 MW1:30 PM -2:45 PM BEC2259 Shannon James Timpe  
M E491Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3 hours)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
 01 *R* Arr     Martin Morris  
 "GasDynamicsSupplement"
M E503Internal Combustion Engines (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 301 and ME 302; or graduate standing.
 01 TT1:30 PM -2:45 PM BEC1180 Mark Moeckel  
M E520Gas Dynamics (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 308; or graduate standing.
 01 MW1:30 PM -2:45 PM BEC2174 Martin Morris  
M E540Advanced Mechanical Vibrations (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 341; MTH 224; or graduate standing.
 01 TT5:00 PM -6:15 PM BEC3160 Shannon James Timpe  
M E557Advanced Design of Machine Elements (3 hours)
Prerequisite: ME 342 and ME 351, with a minimum grade of C; or graduate standing in ME. Requires consent of instructor if non-ME Student.
 01 MW12:00 PM -1:15 PM BEC3226 Jeries J Abou-Hanna  
M E564Sensor, Actuators, and Computer Vision (3 hours)
Prerequisite: M E 273, M E 303; or consent of instructor
 01 MW5:00 PM -6:15 PM BEC3240 Sam M Kherat  
 and               Dean Kim 
 02 MW1:30 PM -2:45 PM BEC3240 Sam M Kherat  
M E580Biomechanics (3 hours)
Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing in engineering or consent of instructor.
 01 TT9:00 AM -10:15 AM BEC4140 Kalyani Nair  
M E591Topics in Mechanical Engineering (3 to 9 hours)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
 01 *R* MWF2:00 PM -2:50 PM BEC4261 Steven D Gutschlag  
 "Electromechanical Sys"
M E681Research (0 to 6 hours)
 01 *R* Arr     Jacqueline Henderson  
 
Principles and methods of graphic communications, integrated with creative design problem solving: multi-view projections; pictorial drawing; fundamentals of descriptive geometry, sections, and dimensioning.
Full-time cooperative education assignment for mechanical engineering students who alternate periods of full-time school with periods of full-time academic or career-related work in industry. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
Computational techniques and programming methods for mechanical engineering problems.
Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses biomechanics, biofluidics, medical imaging, bio-instrumentation etc for applications in the medical field. The content introduces a biological overview of the body, from cells to systems, and design and applications of engineering principles to biological systems. The broad objective of this course is to introduce students to the wide landscape early on in their curriculum.
Emphasis on concepts, laws, and problem solving methodology; properties of materials, especially gases and vapors; simple equations of state; 1st and 2nd laws; introduction to cycles and systems.
Continuation of ME 301 with emphasis on engineering applications: including more detailed analysis of vapor cycles, power cycles, refrigeration cycles, and heat pump cycles, enhanced second law analysis, and more complex processes that include mixtures, humidification, combustion, and equilibrium.
Theory and practice of measurements and instrumentation. Definition of a measurement system that meets specified needs: identification, selection, and specification of instrumentation components. Weekly laboratory.
Thermodynamics of fluid flow. Basic concepts of fluid mechanics; utility of the control volume approach to solving conservation equations governing the behavior of compressible and incompressible fluid flows. Design applications in thermal systems, aerodynamics, and convective heat transfer.
Engineering systems dynamics, including mechanical, electrical, fluid, and thermal elements. Concepts of modeling. Mathematical methods for understanding and creating desired response behavior of linear systems.
Application of stress analysis, deflection analysis, dynamic analysis, and materials to the design of mechanical components and machines. How available manufacturing processes influence nature of machine elements.
Kinematic and dynamic analysis and synthesis of mechanisms and machines; kinematics of linkages, cams and gearing systems; different analysis methods. Static and dynamic forces; balancing of rotating and reciprocating machines. Integration of these topics in solving open-ended design problems.
Understanding how atomic and crystalline structure influences the mechanical properties of metals, polymers, ceramics, composite, and biomedical materials. Thermal processes that influence the underlying structure of solids. Using materials in the engineering design process.
Student team investigations of thermal and mechanical systems emphasizing definition, planning, design, and execution of experiments involving system modeling and analysis. Written reports and oral presentations are required.
Special topics or projects of an experimental, analytical, or creative nature. May be repeated up to 16 credit hours.
Continuation and completion of senior project begun in ME 410.
Steady state and transient conduction; external and internal forced convection and free convection; radiation; heat exchanger design.
Linear feedback control design and analysis for dynamic systems with applications; examples taken from applications encountered by mechanical and manufacturing engineers. Time and frequency response techniques. System performance analysis.
Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. Undergraduate students may repeat the course under different topic names up to a maximum of 9 credits.
Thermodynamic analysis, thermo-chemistry, and performance characteristics of spark ignition and compression ignition engines.
One dimensional flow: wave and shock motion in subsonic and supersonic flow; flow with heat transfer and friction; viscosity effects; similarity. Introduction to multidimensional flow.
Principles of vibrations in one or more degrees of freedom; application to machine members.
Review of mechanical testing, 3-D stress-strain relationship, complex and principal states of stress, yielding and fracture under combined stresses, fracture of cracked members, stress and strain based approaches to fatigue, creep damage analysis, and plastic damage analysis as applied to the design of machine elements.
Fundamental principles of sensors, actuators, and computer vision; Image processing, image recognition, and face detection; Introduction to OpenCV and MATLAB computer vision;
Human body as a mechanical system. Biomechanics of cells, soft issue and hard tissue Biomechanics of movement. Laboratory exercises on design and analysis of implants.
Topics of special interest which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. Graduate students may repeat the course under different topic names up to a maximum of 9 credits.
Research on a project selected by student and advisor.
This course meets a Core Curriculum requirement.
OC - Communication - Oral Communication
W1 - Communication - Writing 1
W2 - Communication - Writing 2
FA - Fine Arts
GS - Global Perspective - Global Systems
WC - Global Perspective - World Cultures
HU - Humanities
NS - Knowledge and Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
SB - Knowledge and Reasoning in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
MI - Multidisciplinary Integration
QR - Quantitative Reasoning
This section meets a Core Curriculum requirement.
EL - Experiential Learning
IL - Integrative Learning
WI - Writing Intensive
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