ME475 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING : MICROMANUFACTURING
| Course Code: | 5690475 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MEHMET ALİ SAHİR ARIKAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course the students will learn current micromanufacturing technologies, their application principles, and their characteristics.
At the end of this course the students will be able to determine the most appropriate micromanufacturing process for a given product.
At the end of this course the students will learn to perform literature search and will get familiar with academic paper reading.
At the end of this course the students will learn to present their work and their interpretations/conclusions to others.
Course Content
Overview of Micromanufacturing, Micro-machining by Mechanical Cutting (Micro-milling, Micro-turning, etc.), Micro-/Nano-machining by Focused Ion Beam, Micro-Electrical Discharge Machining, Micro-Electrochemical Machining, Hot Embossing, Micro-Injection Molding, Micro-Bulk Forming, Forming of Micro-sheet Metal Components, Laser-assisted Micro-forming, Laser Beam Micro-joining, Laser Micro-structuring, Micro-mechanical Assembly, Micro-factories, Robotics in Micro-manufacturing and Micro-robotics.
Course Learning Outcomes
Knowledge on current micromanufacturing technologies, their application principles, and their characteristics.
Ability to determine the most appropriate micromanufacturing process for a given product.
Ability to extract information from scientific papers and to perform proper literature search regarding micromanufacturing related research areas.
Ability to extract information from scientific papers and to perform proper literature search regarding micromanufacturing related research areas and present their work and their interpretations/conclusions to others.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Ability to find and interpret information | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Possession of written and oral communication skills | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Ability to produce original solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Openness to all that is new | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Ability to conduct experiments | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to do engineering design | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession | ✔ | |||