Engineering graphics, spatial visualization, CAD, equation solvers, machine shop practice, electronic circuit construction and troubleshooting, elements of engineering science. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-3-3]
Prerequisite: All of APSC 160, MATH 101, MATH 152, PHYS 158, PHYS 170 and one of APSC 100, APSC 150, APSC 151 and one of BMEG 102, PHYS 159 and one of APSC 176, ENGL 112, WRDS 150.
Corequisite: MECH 221.
Rigid body kinetics and kinematics, basic electrical circuits, work and power, stress and strain, torsion, bending, engineering materials, probability and statistics. This course includes the content of ELEC 203. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [11-2-1]
Prerequisite: All of MATH 101, MATH 152, PHYS 158, PHYS 170 and one of BMEG 102, PHYS 159 and one of APSC 176, ENGL 112, WRDS 150.
Corequisite: All of MECH 220, MECH 224.
Fluid properties, equations of state. Pressure, buoyancy, hydrostatic forces. Conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Work and heat; internal energy and enthalpy. Bernoulli's equation. Dimensional analysis, modelling. Turbulent flow in pipes; turbomachinery. Second law and the Carnot cycle; entropy; first and second law analysis of systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [5-2-1]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 220, MECH 221.
Corequisite: MECH 225.
Design methodology, synthesis and analysis. Design projects representing both mechanical mechanism design and thermofluid systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-8-0]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 220, MECH 221.
Corequisite: MECH 222.
Integration of the theory and practice of Mechanical Engineering to illustrate the commonality and conceptual connectivity of seemingly different technical areas. Emphasis on dynamics, solid mechanics, materials, electronics, and mathematics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-0-1]
Corequisite: MECH 221.
Integration of the theory and practice of Mechanical Engineering to illustrate the commonality and conceptual connectivity of seemingly different technical areas. Emphasis on thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and mathematics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-0-1]
Corequisite: MECH 222.
Written and oral communication. Preparation of design reports, business correspondence, verbal, online, and visual presentation of technical material. Restricted to students in the second year of Mechanical Engineering. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-0-1;1-0-1]
Prerequisite: A score of 65% or higher in one of ENGL 112, WRDS 150, APSC 176.
Corequisite: All of MECH 220, MECH 221, MECH 222, MECH 223, MECH 224, MECH 225.
Written and oral communication. Preparation of design, business correspondence, verbal, online and visual presentation of technical material. Focus on the linguistic structure and style of technical communication. Restricted to students in Mechanical Engineering. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 226 or MECH 227. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-4]
Prerequisite: MECH 220 and one of APSC 176, ENGL 112, WRDS 150.
Engineering graphics, spatial visualization, CAD, equation solvers, elements of engineering science. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-1-1]
Prerequisite: All of APSC 160, MATH 101, MATH 152, PHYS 158, PHYS 170 and one of APSC 100, APSC 150, APSC 151 and one of BMEG 102, PHYS 159 and one of APSC 176, ENGL 112, WRDS 150.
Corequisite: MECH 221.
Machine shop practice, electronic circuit construction and troubleshooting. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-2-2]
Prerequisite: MECH 230.
Introduction to design methodology, synthesis and analysis. [2-0-0]
Prerequisite: All of APSC 160, MATH 101, MATH 152, PHYS 158, PHYS 170 and one of APSC 100, APSC 150, APSC 151 and one of BMEG 102, PHYS 159 and one of APSC 176, ENGL 112, WRDS 150.
Corequisite: MECH 221.
Intermediate design methodology, synthesis and analysis. Design project representing mechanical mechanism design and thermofluid systems. [1-8-0]
Prerequisite: MECH 232.
Electronic circuit construction and troubleshooting. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-1-1]
Prerequisite: MECH 230.
Machine shop practice. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-1-1]
Prerequisite: MECH 234.
Statically determinate frames and trusses; normal and shear stresses and strains; shear force and bending moment diagrams; theory of beam bending, torsion of circular rods; transformation of stress and strain in two and three dimensions, Mohr's circle; yield and ultimate failure criteria. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) all of MATH 101, PHYS 170 or (b) all of APSC 172, APSC 173, APSC 180.
Fluid properties; statics; kinematics, dynamics, energy, and momentum principles for control volumes; dimensional analysis and similarity; laminar and turbulent flow; pipe flow; principles of centrifugal pumps. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: All of MATH 152, PHYS 170 and one of MATH 217, MATH 253; and either (a) PHYS 131 and one of PHYS 108, PHYS 118; or (b) PHYS 153 or (c) all of PHYS 157, PHYS 158, PHYS 159.
The use of probability and statistical methods for engineering applications. Mechanics of materials, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics. Instrumentation, data acquisition, and data manipulation using modern computational tools. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-5-1*]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 220, MECH 223, MECH 224, MECH 225.
The use of probability and statistical methods for engineering applications. Mechanics of materials and heat transfer. Instrumentation, data acquisition, and data manipulation using modern computational tools. Common mechanical devices. For students in the Mechatronics Option only. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-3*-1*]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 220, MECH 223, MECH 224, MECH 225.
Selection of flexible drives, bearings, fluid power system components, and couplings. Design of shafts, bolted joints and power screws. Design and selection of gears, gear trains, and mechanisms. Recommended co-requisite: MECH 360. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-3]
Prerequisite: One of MECH 223, MECH 260.
Air standard and vapor cycles; first and second law of cycles. Exergy. Gas mixtures. Energy conservation. Equilibrium. Reacting systems. Application to thermofluid systems such as power plants. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 225 or (b) one of CHBE 241, ENPH 257 and one of CHBE 251, CIVL 215, MECH 280.
Applying the design process, making educated assumptions and decisions, and working in teams to provide a new mechanical design. Weekly lecture discussing product development and various factors affecting the design. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-4-1]
Prerequisite: MECH 223. (And third year standing in Mechanical Engineering)
Selection of material properties for mechanical design. Metals and alloys, ceramics, polymers, composites and other hybrid materials. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 224 or (b) all of APSC 278, MECH 260.
Fourier series; auto- and cross-correlation; power spectra; discrete Fourier transform; boundary-value problems; numerical methods; partial differential equations; heat, wave, Laplace, Poisson, and wave equations. Applications to mechanical engineering and practical computing emphasized. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 358 or MECH 359. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-1-0]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 224, MECH 225.
Equivalency: MATH 358.
Computational methods for solving mechanical engineering problems. Numerical computation of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations; interpolation and extrapolation; numerical integration and differentiation; numerical solution of differential equations. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 358 or MECH 359. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-1-1]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 224, MECH 225.
Beam deflections, singularity functions; use of tabulated solutions; column buckling; Castigliano's theorem, statically indeterminate beams, bending of beams with asymmetric cross-sections, shear centre; principal stresses and stress invariants in three dimensions. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: One of MECH 224, MECH 260.
Modelling of mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluid elements and mixed mechatronic systems. Signal processing, signal conditioning. Sensors, data acquisition systems, actuators. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 220, MECH 223, MECH 224, MECH 225.
Industrial measurement needs including: architecture of electronic instrumentation systems; electrical representation of physical quantities; sensors and actuators; analog signal processing using linear and non-linear circuits; computer-based readout including programming for user-interface and data acquisition. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-1-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) two of MECH 220, MECH 224, ELEC 203 or (b) all of MANU 230, ELEC 203.
Steady and transient conduction. Radiation heat transfer. Convective heat and mass transfer in pipes and from external surfaces. Design of heat exchangers. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 225 or (b) one of CHBE 241, ENPH 257, PHYS 203 and one of CHBE 251, CIVL 215, MECH 280.
Review of principles, compressible flow, potential flow, simple laminar viscous flow, boundary layers, flow around bluff bodies. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 225 or (b) MATH 255 and one of CHBE 251, CIVL 215, MECH 280 and one of CHBE 241, ENPH 257, PHYS 203.
Analysis of piping networks. Review of pumps, turbines and hydraulic motors. Flow measurement devices such as flow meters and transducers for measuring velocity and pressure. Multiphase flows. Introduction to turbulence, mixing and buoyancy driven flows. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-1-0]
Prerequisite: MECH 380.
Manufacturing characteristics of materials and their control. Metal forming processes, plastic deformations, rolling, forging, drawing, extrusion, sheet metal forming. Machining processes and machine tools, turning, milling, drilling, grinding. Metal fabrication, welding and casting. An introduction to process planning. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-0-0]
Professionalism, ethical frameworks, decolonization, equity, diversity, inclusion, law. Obligations of the engineer. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in B.A.Sc.
Lectures and readings on specialized topics of current interest in Mechanical Engineering. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Causes and effects of air pollution in the context of technology and society. Topics include: impact of air pollutants on air quality and climate, atmospheric science, public policy, collective action, environmental justice, science communication, economic externalities, and ethical engineering design. Recommended pre-requisite: third-year standing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Second-year standing.
Societal and environmental aspects of engineering activities, including interactions between engineering and the economic, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society and the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions; concepts of socially sustainable design and development; and environmental and technological stewardship. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Measurement of motion, stress, force, torque, temperature, flow and pressure; principles of sensors and signal conditioning methods; selection and sizing of actuators. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 360, MECH 463, MECH 366, ELEC 343.
Architecture of mechatronics devices; integration of mechanical, electronics, sensors, actuators, computer and real time software systems; PLC and PC based systems; discrete and continuous automation system design. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-2]
Prerequisite: MECH 366.
Corequisite: MECH 420.
Fundamentals of MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems). Microfabrication of MEMS with solid-state technology. LIGA and micro injection molding. Physics of MEMS. Operational principles of various MEMS devices. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-1-0]
Prerequisite: One of ELEC 302, EECE 363, ELEC 344, EECE 365 and all of MECH 360, MECH 463.
Design of mechatronic systems for industrial and human-centric applications; compliant structures; electronic circuits to interface with sensors and actuators; embedded systems; precision timing and control; data acquisition and processing; user interfaces; and product innovation. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-3-2]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 366, ELEC 302, CPEN 312 and 4th year standing.
Corequisite: CPEN 333.
Design of shafts and welded joints. Fatigue and fracture considerations in design: failure types, failure under static and dynamic loading, fatigue failure, crack initiation, and propagation. Introduction to the FEM in mechanical design. Students can only receive credit for one of MECH 326 or MECH 426. [2-0-3]
Prerequisite: One of MECH 223, MECH 260.
Corequisite: MECH 360.
The use of probability and statistical methods for engineering applications. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Discounted cash flows. Sources of funds, cost of capital. Effects of depreciation, taxes, inflation. Evaluation and comparison of economic models for engineering projects. Replacement decisions. Public project analysis. Risk analysis. Project control, inventory analysis, simulation. Recommended pre-requisite: third-year standing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Review of principles, Navier-Stokes equations, biorheology, circulatory biofluid mechanics, synovial fluid in joints, biofluid dynamics of the human brain, respiratory biofluid mechanics, flow and pressure measurement techniques in human body. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 433 or MECH 533. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 225 or (b) one of MATH 255, MATH 256 and one of CHBE 251, CIVL 215, MECH 280.
Equivalency: MECH 533.
Musculoskeletal anatomy. Muscle and joint loads. Muscle mechanics. Musculoskeletal dynamics. Gait. Tissue mechanics of tendon, ligament, articular cartilage, and bone. Biomaterials. Application examples in orthopaedics including joint replacement and fracture fixation. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 435 or MECH 535. Students who have received credit for BMEG 230 or 330 cannot also receive credit for MECH 435. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 221 or (b) all of APSC 278, MECH 260.
Equivalency: MECH 535.
Introduction to injury biomechanics. Anatomy. Impact experiments. Multi-body dynamic simulation and finite element analysis. Skull, face, brain, spine, eye, pelvis, abdomen, and extremity injury. Anthropomorphic test devices, seat belts, airbags, child restraints, and helmets. Recommended pre-requisites: MECH 224, or all of MECH 260 and BMEG 330, or all of MECH 260. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 436 or MECH 536. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Equivalency: MECH 536.
Seminar in Biomechanics research. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-0-0]
Energy system architecture and electrochemical energy conversion: fuel cell thermodynamics and electrochemistry; Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PMFCs) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCSs); hydrogen production, storage, and distribution. Recommended pre-requisites: MECH 327 and MECH 375. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 445 or MECH 577. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 225 or (b) one of CHBE 241, ENPH 257 and one of CHBE 251, CIVL 215, MECH 280.
Equivalency: MECH 577.
A capstone course to provide students experience in the design/development of practical mechanical and aerospace devices. Projects are provided by local industry and engineering research laboratories. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, or APSC 496. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-2-2; 1-2-2]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 327, MECH 328, MECH 360, MECH 426 and fourth-year standing in the Aerospace Option.
Equivalency: MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, APSC 496.
A capstone course to provide students experience in the design/development of practical mechanical and thermofluids devices. Projects are provided by local industry and engineering research laboratories. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, or APSC 496. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-2-2; 1-2-2]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 325, MECH 327, MECH 328, MECH 360 and fourth-year standing in the Thermofluids Option.
Equivalency: MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, APSC 496.
A capstone course to provide students experience in the design/development of practical naval architecture and marine engineering devices. Projects are provided by local industry and engineering research laboratories. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, or APSC 496. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-2-2; 1-2-2]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 325, MECH 328, MECH 360, MECH 380 and fourth-year standing in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Option.
A capstone course to provide students experience in the design/development of practical energy and environment devices. Projects are provided by local industry and engineering research laboratories. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, or APSC 496. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-2-2; 1-2-2]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 325, MECH 327, MECH 328, MECH 360 and fourth-year standing in the Energy and Environment Option.
A capstone design project designed to give students experience in the design/development of practical mechanical devices. Projects are provided by local industry and engineering research laboratories. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, or APSC 496. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-2-2; 1-2-2-]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 325, MECH 328, MECH 360 and fourth-year standing in Mechanical Engineering.
Equivalency: MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, APSC 496.
A capstone design program designed to give students experience in the design/development of practical mechanical and mechatronics devices. Projects are provided by local industry and engineering research laboratories. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, or APSC 496. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-2-2; 1-2-2]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 325, MECH 328, MECH 360 and fourth-year standing in the Mechatronics Option.
Equivalency: MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, APSC 496.
A capstone design program designed to give students experience in the design and development of practical biomedical devices. Projects are provided by local industry and engineering research laboratories. For students in the Biomechanics and Medical Devices Option only. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, or APSC 496. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [1-2-2; 1-2-2-]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 325, MECH 328, MECH 360 and fourth-year standing in the Biomedical Option.
Equivalency: MECH 453, MECH 454, MECH 455, MECH 456, MECH 457, MECH 458, MECH 459, APSC 496.
Mechanics of rubber, tissue, and gels at large viscoelastic deformation; large plastic deformations and damage of materials; mechanical characterization of materials (property extraction from mechanical tests); selected problems in linear elasticity. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: MECH 360.
Theory and element selection. Virtual work and weighted residual formulation. Linear elastic analysis. Heat transfer analysis. Isoparametic elements. Development of computer programs for simple problems. Utilization of existing computer packages. Application to mechanical engineering problems. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 462 or MECH 514. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-3*-0]
Prerequisite: Either (a) all of MECH 360, MECH 375 or (b) all of MECH 360, MTRL 264.
Equivalency: MECH 514.
Theory of vibration of mechanical systems. Undamped 1 degree of freedom vibration, forced vibrations and resonance, damping, multiple degree of freedom systems, mode shapes and orthogonality, continuous systems, vibration measuring instruments and frequency spectrum analysis. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2*-1]
Prerequisite: One of MECH 224, MECH 260.
Definition and classification of industrial robotic devices. Selection and implementation issues. Workcell environments. Forward and inverse kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning. Sensing and manipulation tasks. Control architectures. Recommended co-requisite: MECH 466 or MECH 467. Credit will be granted for only one of ELEC 442, EECE 571R, EECE 589, MECH 464 or MECH 563. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Process and system characteristics; transient response; the closed loop; block diagrams and transfer functions; control actions; stability; Nyquist diagrams; Bode diagrams; root locus methods; frequency response; system compensation; nonlinear control systems; digital computer control. Laboratory experiments to support the lecture content. Recommended pre-requisite: MECH 463. Credit cannot be obtained for both MECH 466 and MECH 467. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-3*-0]
Prerequisite: Either (a) all of MECH 220, MECH 221 or (b) MATH 255 and one of ELEC 201, ELEC 202, ELEC 204, EECE 251, EECE 253; or (c) all of ELEC 204, ELEC 221, ENPH 270, MATH 255.
Block diagrams and transfer functions, continuous and discrete domain transformations, feedback control system characteristics, control design in both continuous and discrete domain, absolute and relative stability, laboratory examples of Mechatronic systems design. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 467 or MECH 541. Credit cannot be obtained for both MECH 466 and MECH 467. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2*-2]
Prerequisite: One of MECH 366, MANU 386.
Equivalency: MECH 541.
Introduction to state space control methods for linear systems including modal control, controllability, observability, linear quadratic regulators, optimal control. Recommened co-requisite: MECH 366 or MECH 466. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 468 or MECH 509. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Modelling of mechanical, electrical, fluid, and thermal systems; analytical models; model representations such as linear and bond graphs; response analysis; digital simulation. Recommended pre-requisite: third-year standing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Energy supply and demand. Energy conversion chain. Electrical power generation using thermal power plants, renewable energy, and fuel cells. Rankine cycle steam power. Brayton cycle gas turbine power plants, intercooling, reheat, and regeneration. Internal combustion engines. Exhaust gas after treatment. Combined and binary cycles. Nuclear power. Recommended pre-requisites: All of MECH 327, MECH 375. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 225 or (b) one of CHBE 241, ENPH 257 and one of CHBE 251, CIVL 215, MECH 280.
Overview of pulp and paper operations. Conversion of wood to fibre through mechanical or chemical pulping, processing of recycled fibre, the papermaking process and paper converting operations. Contemporary developments. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Principles of air conditioning; psychometrics and refrigeration. Heat transfer through building materials. Estimation of heating and cooling loads including the use of current software. System design. Ground, air and water source heat pumps. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: MECH 375.
Cycle analysis of jet engines, thermodynamic cycles, mechanics and thermodynamics of combustion, components and the performance characteristics of chemical rockets. The detailed analysis of operating characteristics of turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, afterburning, and ramjet propulsion systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 327, MECH 375, MECH 380.
Analysis of spark and compression ignition engines. Calculation of fuel economy, power, and emission. Practical and regulatory considerations in engine design. Engine emission and control systems. Recommended pre-requisite: MECH 327. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 478 or MECH 578. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 225 or (b) one of CHBE 241, ENPH 257 and one of CHBE 251, CIVL 215, MECH 280.
Equivalency: MECH 578.
Techniques for numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, including an introduction to the finite difference, finite volume and finite element approaches. Simulation of laminar and turbulent flows, including common turbulent models. Validation techniques. Recommended pre-requisite: MECH 380. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-1-0]
Analysis of airfoils and wings. Potential flow, thin airfoil theory, lifting line analysis of wings. Predicting viscous drag. Numerical methods for analysis and design of airfoils and wings. Use of wind tunnels for experimental study of aerodynamics. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 481 or MECH 581. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-1*-0]
Prerequisite: MECH 380.
Equivalency: MECH 581.
Aircraft performance, stability and control, loading and air worthiness. Detailed example. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-0-2]
Corequisite: MECH 481.
Structural components of aircraft, introduction to the finite element method, bending and buckling of thin plates. Design of aircraft wing and fuselage structures, moments of inertia for complex shapes. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-1]
Prerequisite: One of MECH 224, MECH 260.
This course introduces the ship design process from a Systems Engineering point of view. Topics include ship operational requirements, space and weight estimation, parametric design, optimization techniques, and the impacts of ship design on economics and the environment. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 481 or NAME 581. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Prerequisite: Either (a) MECH 380 or (b) CIVL 315.
Corequisite: All of MECH 488, CIVL 435.
Ship terminology, lines plans, ship hydrostatics, transverse and longitudinal stability of ships, dimensional analysis, ship resistance prediction; ship propulsion methods, propeller selection and design. Recommended prerequisites: One of MECH 380 or CIVL 315, or enrollment in the NAME MEng or NAME MEL program. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Experimental uncertainty. Design of experiments. Test facilities. Temperature and pressure measurement techniques and instrumentation. Velocity and flow rate measurement techniques. Flow visualization. Case studies of industrial and research experimental practice. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 489 or MECH 582. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]
Prerequisite: All of MECH 375, MECH 380.
Equivalency: MECH 582.
NC programming and machining with interactive CAD/CAM systems. Curve and surface geometry for tool-path generation. Tool-path generation methodologies. Geometric modelling techniques for simulation and verification of manufacturing processes. Introduction to Computer-Aided Process Planning. Supplementary tutorial laboratory experiments. Recommended co-requisites: MECH 392 or MANU 380. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]
Research project directed by a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [0-5-1]
Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing and at least 80% average in third-year courses and permission of instructor.
Organizational structure. Manufacturing systems and group technology. Classification and coding. Scheduling and sequencing of operations. Forecasting. Quality control for variables and attributes. Plant location. System reliability analysis. Advanced manufacturing automation concepts. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Organization structures. Management styles. Cost systems and control. Financial statements; accounting procedures. Budgets and performance control. Project management. Human resources management. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Research environment, funding and dissemination systems; literature reviews and critically evaluating papers; creating research questions; research ethics, data security and research records; equity, diversity, and inclusion in research. Recommended pre-requisite: Third-year standing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-0-0]
Scholarly writing and communication in engineering. Standard research genres such as journal articles, conference posters, and grant proposals. Students will write on the topic of their CREATE-U research. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-0-2]
Prerequisite: MECH 497.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Thermodynamic principles, Maxwell relations, availability, irreversibility, and equilibrium. Introduction to statistical mechanics. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Governing equations; viscous incompressible flow, incompressible potential flow; incompressible boundary layers, stability and turbulence; compressible potential flow. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Stress and strain in three dimensions, fundamental field equations of linear elasticity; equilibrium, compatibility, Hooke's law; Papkovitch-Neuber solution, plane stress and plane strain; torsion, torsion of thin-walled members with warping restraint; plate theory. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Transient and steady state vibration analysis of continuous and discrete mechanical systems. Lagrange's equation and Hamilton's Principle. Measurement of vibration. Machinery health monitoring. Frequency domain analysis. Experimental modal analysis. Vibration of rotating machinery. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Newtonian mechanics; generalized co-ordinates and analytical mechanics; Lagrange equations; Hamilton's Principle; rotational motion and rigid body dynamics; Gyroscopic motion; phase space, equilibrium, and stability of motion; stability characteristics of autonomous systems; Hamilton-Jacobi method; applications. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
State space model; stability; controlability; observability; Kalman decomposition; state feedback; oberver; linear quadratic regulator; Kalman filter. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 468 or 509. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Operating principles of transducers for measuring typical quantities; the construction of transducers and factors controlling their measurement accuracy; electronic signal conditioning equipment and computerized data acquisition system. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Theory and element selection. Virtual work and weighted residual formulation. Linear elastic analysis. Heat transfer analysis. Isoparametic elements. Computer program development. Utilization of existing computer packages. Credit is given for one of MECH 514 and MECH 462. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Review of control, instrumentation and design. Performance specification of control components, component matching, error analysis. Operating principles, analysis, modelling, design considerations of control sensors and actuators such as analog sensors for motion measurement, digital transducers, stepper motors, DC motors, induction motors, synchronous motors, and hydraulic actuators. Control techniques pertaining to actuators. Applications. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Micro-fabrication of MEMS: solid-state technology and other micromachining techniques. Engineering principles of various MEMS devices. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Equivalency: EECE 524.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Equivalency: EECE 525.
The design, analysis, manufacturability, instrumentation and computer control of a selected dynamic machinery assembly will be studied. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The full assembly, instrumentation, computer and electronic interfacing, and testing of a dynamic machine. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: One of MECH 551, MECH 526.
Advanced modelling of mechanical, electrical, fluid, thermal and multi-domain systems; inter-domain analogies; analytical models in time and frequency domains; modelling tools; response analysis; digital simulation; practical project. Recommended pre-requisite: prior undergraduate coursework in dynamics, vibration, or electrical circuits. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Principles, biorheology, circulatory biofluid mechanics, synovial fluid in joints, biofluid dynamics of the human brain, respiratory biofluid mechanics, flow and pressure measurement techniques in the human body. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 433 or 533. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Musculoskeletal anatomy. Static and dynamic analysis of the musculoskeletal system. Gait. Musculoskeletal tissue mechanics. Biomaterials. Advanced study of relevant problems in orthopaedics, including joint replacement, fracture fixation, and spinal disorders. Credit given for only one of MECH 435 and MECH 535. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Introduction to injury biomechanics. Anatomy. Impact experiments. Multi-body dynamic simulation and finite element analysis. Skull, face, brain, eye, pelvis, abdomen, and extremity injury. Anthropomorphic test devices, seat belts, airbags, child restraints, and helmets. Credit cannot be obtained for both MECH436 and MECH536. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Digital control laws for servo drives; state space and transfer function models of feed drives; tracking errors; trajectory generation of multi-axis machines; contouring analysis of multi-axes servo drives; real time linear and circular interpolation methods supported by laboratory applications. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 467 or MECH 541. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
3D geometric modelling; parametric representation of curves and surfaces; CNC machine tool programming; milling operations and setup; tool path generation for three- and five-axis sculptured surface machining. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Review of metal cutting mechanics, milling, static deformations of machine tools. Machine tool vibrations, forced and self-excited vibrations in machining, chatter, stability. Sensors for machine tool monitoring and adaptive control. Sensor assisted intelligent machining techniques. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 498 or MECH 556. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Equivalency: MECH 500X, MECH 500A, MECH 550U.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Well-posedness and internal stability of feedback systems, performance limitations, uncertainty, LFT representations, robust stability and robust performance, model reduction, linear matrix inequalities, H- infinity control, multi-objective control, mu-analysis and synthesis, H-infinity gain- scheduling, control applications. Recommended prerequesite: MECH 466, MECH 468, ELEC 341 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 562, EECE 508, or ELEC 572. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Definitions and classification Kinematics: homogeneous transformations, manipulator kinematic equations, forward and inverse kinematic solution methods, differential kinematic equations, motion trajectories. Dynamics: Lagrange-Euler formulations, Newton-Euler formulation. Control: methods, robot control hierarchy, control of single joint and multiple link manipulators, advanced control methods. Credit will be granted for only one of ELEC 442, EECE 571R, EECE 589, MECH 464, or MECH 563. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Governing equations for laminar and turbulent flow. Forced convection in internal and external flow. Free, and combined free and forced convection. Heat transfer at high velocities, in rarefied gases and in two-phase flow. Mass transfer. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Thermodynamics of combustion, stoichiometry, heat of formation and reaction. Equilibrium composition and adiabatic flame temperature. Chemical kinetics of combustion. Flames in premixed gases; laminar and turbulent flame propagation. Diffusion flames, pollutant emissions and combustion in IC engines. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Energy system architecture and electrochemical energy conversion; fuel cell thermodynamics and electrochemistry; Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PMFCs) and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCSs); hydrogen production, storage, and distribution. Credit cannot be received for both MECH 445 and MECH 577. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Analysis of spark and compression ignition engines. Calculation of fuel economy, power and emission. Practical and regulatory considerations in engine design. Numerical engine modelling and analysis. Credit will be granted for only one of MECH 478 or MECH 578. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Circulation, vorticity and Kelvin's Theorem. Potential flow theory and the Kutta-Joukowski Law 2D Vortex Panel. Method. Laminar and turbulent boundary layer computations. Lifting line theory. Vortex Lattice Method. High lift devices. Total airplane drag. Credit cannot be obtained for both MECH 581 and MECH 481. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Modelling Test facilities. Wind tunnel force measurement. Theory of conventional and modern manometry. Classical velocimetry. Hotwire anemometry. Theory and application of laser Doppler velocimetry. Particle image velocimetry. Flow visualization techniques. Thermometry. Credit will not be given for both MECH 489 and MECH 582. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The basic equations of fluid motion; introduction to hydro-dynamic stability; Reynolds' equations; energy equations for turbulent motion; intermittency; similarity near a solid boundary and in free turbulence; approximate methods for predicting the growth of turbulent boundary layers and free symmetrical shear flows. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Analytical, computational, and experimental methods in fluid mechanics. Overview of CFD program development. Finite volume methods, spacial discretization and spatial accuracy analysis. Boundary conditions. Time advance methods, time accuracy, and stability. Application to model problems and to the incompressible laminar Navier-Stokes equations. Validation techniques for CFD codes. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Selected advanced topics in CFD, typically chosen from: Finite volume methods on curvilinear meshes and structured mesh generation. Finite volume methods on unstructured meshes. Multigrid methods for elliptic PDE's. Reynolds-averaged form of the Navier-Stokes equations and turbulence modelling. Three-dimensional flows. Compressible flows. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: One of MECH 510, MECH 587.
Special advanced lecture courses may be arranged for graduate students upon the approval of the department head. There will not be more than 6 credits in any one such course. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Project on assigned topic of specialization. For students registered in the M.Eng. program whose project is supervised by a faculty member in the department of Mechanical Engineering. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Current topics in mechanical engineering research for M.A.Sc. students. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
For M.A.Sc. Pass/fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Current topics in mechanical engineering for doctoral students. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Pass/Fail This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.