ME495 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ME:3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Course Code:5690495
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:Assoc.Prof.Dr. ULAŞ YAMAN
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to

  • Learn the current AM technologies, their operating principles, and their characteristics;
  • Select the most appropriate AM process for the given task;
  • Use various software to obtain trajectory files for AM processes;
  • Interpret and modify the generated trajectory files;
  • Compare conventional manufacturing processes with AM technologies; and
  • Design objects by using Design for AM principles.

Course Content

Comparison of additive manufacturing(AM) with conventional manufacturing processes,basic of AM,software issues of AM technologies, photopolymerization processes,powder bed fusion processes,extrusion-based systems,printing processes,sheet lamination processes,beam deposition processes,direct write technologies,design for am,multi-materials in AM,future trends.


Course Learning Outcomes

Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:

  • differentiate between the conventional (substractive) and additive manufacturing processes
  • know the basics of different additive manufacturing methods
  • design parts for additive manufacturing
  • show awareness for the future trends of additive manufacturing
  • judge whether the corresponding artifact can be fabricated with additive manufacturing methods or not

Program Outcomes Matrix

Contribution
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1Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications.
2Ability to find and interpret information
3Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest
4Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession
5Possession of written and oral communication skills
6Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary)
7Ability to produce original solutions
8Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs
9Openness to all that is new
10Ability to conduct experiments
11Ability to do engineering design
12Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements
13Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities
14Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession