In this course, the exciting vehicle of space is used to carry the student through basic theories and concepts of the natural sciences. Experts on outer-space and space exploration are guest lecturers. Students visit Gates Planetarium, NOAA, Martin-Marietta, etc. The need for planning, control, and communication is stressed. Critical path methods are used to develop schedules.
Technical writing is stressed with an introduction to competitive proposal writing.
The course includes micromonitor process control analysis, fiber optics technology, CMOS technology, ultraprecision-controlled devices with artificial intelligence systems, industrial robots, fiber optics and imagineering future applications. Selection and arrangement of production machinery, product and process layout schemes, techniques of making layouts, and the balance and flexibility of operations are traded to select the preferred layout. Management s role is stressed. The student studies combined stresses, gearing, brakes, curved beams, etc., and undertakes the design of a complete machine. This is the second in the two-course machine design series.