Upper-Division course
MAE 171A. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I (4) Design
and analysis of experiments in fluid mechanics, solid mechanics,
and
control engineering. Experiments in wind tunnel, water tunnel, vibration
table and material testing machines, and refined electromechanical
systems.
Laboratory report writing; error analysis; engineering ethics. Prerequisites:
grade of C– or better in MAE 101C (or CENG 103C); MAE 160, MAE
141A or MAE 143B, MAE 170, and senior standing in engineering major
or consent of instructor.