MEGN 424 – Computer Aided EngineeringMerging Fundamentals with Innovation in Engineering Analysis and Design
through Partnership with Local Industry
BACKGROUND WHAT IS CHANGING EXPECTED RESULTS Teaching Innovation thru Teaching Innovation
Anthony Petrella, Associate Professor, Mechanical EngineeringDirector, Computational Biomechanics Group & Director, Biomechanics Research Division
Summer 2017 Cohort
Course ObjectivesThe goal of this course is to help studentsacquire the necessary skills to make pro-ficient use of commercial FEA software foreffective engineering analysis and design.Students will learn to critically evaluate FEAresults using best practices for verificationand validation, and they will effectivelycommunicate about the use of FEA in anindustry-standard tech. reporting format.Students will recognize the limitations of FEAand develop the skills to identify mechanicalengineering questions to which it can andcannot provide useful answers.
Historically…
Them students was getting’ some proficiency, but they was not quite effective at
using the software for practical engineering design
and analysis… they need more time to learn skills for critical evaluation of results and clear COMMUNICATION
of their findings.
Students spend several class days reviewing prerequisite material, learning ancillary math software, and solving low-level hand calcs.
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Local Industry Partners
“Finite Element Analysis… is a computersimulation technique that allows anydesign… to be analyzed in great detailto carry out a stress, vibration or heattransfer analysis… The benefit ofincorporating FEA into the designprocess is our designer engineers canverify that the product / equipment…will conform to a client’s performancecriteria early in the design process. Thiscan accelerate the product develop-ment process, [drive innovation], and…the design team can optimise thedesign at an early stage, saving timeand money.” -- PES-Performance.com
-- www.pricoltech.com
MEGN 424 – Computer Aided Eng Industry-leading software Instructors with industry experience Student-driven content focus: med.
devices, aerospace, sporting equip Design for additive manufacturing
Increased Emphasis on Proficiency withFEA Software and Effective Use forPractical Analysis/Design Problems Move prerequisite review material and
ancillary software to pre-class activities Increase use of interactive instructional
methods with group exercises Leverage local industry partners to bring
practicing engineers & practical problemsinto the classroom…
Increase writing exercises for interpret-tation and communication of FEA results
Introduce ASME/FDA guidelines forperformance and reporting of Verification& Validation in Computational Modeling
Take advantage of Just in Time teachingmethods to capture day to day challengesand address them promptly
Students Will…1. Apply FEA
theory…
2. Make proficient use of commercial FEA software SolidWorks Simulation and SolidWorks Simulation Engineer (Abaqus)…
3. Make effective use of FEA software…
4. Make a critical judgements aboutthe credibility of an FE model andits results…5. Make effective use of FEA in practical engineering design…
6. Clearly communicate findings…
