Cosme Furlong's ME-3901

Center for Holographic Studies and Laser micro-mechaTronics (CHSLT)
NanoEngineering, Science, and Technology (NEST)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Cosme Furlong

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ME-3901. Engineering Experimentation
Term D, 2009

GENERAL INFORMATION

COURSE No.:           ME-3901, D’2009
REQUIRED TEXT:   * T. G. Beckwith, R. D. Marangoni, and J. H. Lienhard, "Mechanical Measurements," 6th Edition
                                 Prentice-Hall, NJ, 2007

                                 * R. H. Bishop, "LabVIEW 8, Student Edition (with CD, if available),"
                                 Prentice-Hall, NJ, 2007

RECOMMENDED
TEXT:                      A. J. Wheeler and A. R. Ganji, "Introduction to Engineering Experimentation," Second Edition
                                 Prentice-Hall, NJ, 2004

LECTURES:             M, W @ 3:00 PM, Room HL-218
SECTION MTGs:      Tu and Th. @ 08:00 AM (D03), @ 1:00 PM (D01), @ 3:00 PM (D02), Room HL-031

INSTRUCTOR: C. Furlong
HL-151
(508) 831-5126
cfurlong@wpi.edu
http://www.wpi.edu/~cfurlong
OFFICE HOURS: Everyday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM or by appointment

TA's:
Andy Marinelli
HL-301
(508) 831-5986
andym@wpi.edu

Jeff Court
HL-236
(508) 831-5093
jeff.court@wpi.edu

Yue Wang
HL-301
(508) 831-5948
yuewang@wpi.edu
TA's OFFICE HOURS: During Laboratory Sessions

GRADING
The grade for the course will be based on: 40% FOR EXAMS, 50% FOR LABORATORY REPORTS, and 10 % FOR LABORATORY AND LECTURE PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE.

HOMEWORK

PLACE ALL OF THE ASSIGNED HOMEWORK PROBLEMS INTO A THREE-RINGS NOTEBOOK.

STORE ALL OF THE ASSIGNED LabVIEW HOMEWORK PROBLEMS AND FILES INTO A DISK/USB Drive/Network. MAKE SURE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE DATA AT ALL TIMES. Make sure to file printouts of all LabVIEW homework problems and files.

Instructor will ask you to submit several of those problems and files (randomly chosen) for grading at each exam.

All homework assignments are done by each individual without collaboration.

EXAMS

THERE WILL BE TWO (2) EXAMS: MIDTERM and FINAL. Exams will be closed books and closed notes. Make sure, however, to bring your THREE-RINGS NOTEBOOK.

All exams are done by each individual without collaboration, unless otherwise indicated.

LABORATORIES

THERE WILL BE FIVE (5) LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS. Each experiment requires laboratory efforts and the write-up of a report.

All laboratory preparations are done individually and jointly within small laboratory groups (2 students per group.)

Data analysis, reduction, and synthesis are done individually and jointly within small laboratory groups.

Each laboratory group completes the laboratory reports jointly. Laboratory reports are due Wednesday, the week after they are finished (unless indicated otherwise).

SYLLABUS

First week:

DATE and LECTURE/LAB	TOPIC	READING ASSIGNMENT	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
1. Mar 16, M	Course organization. Introduction. Units. Accuracy, precision, and resolution. Measurement systems, example. Introduction to LabVIEW.	Beckwith: Ch.1, 2 Bishop: Ch.1, 2	Beckwith: 1.4, 1.5, 2.5 Bishop: E1.2, E1.3, E1.4, P1.3 Here is the "Learning" directory of Bishop (ZIP'ed)
2. Mar 17, Th Lab 2.1. Description 2.2. Procedure: Part 1 2.3. Resistors: color codes	LabVIEW Demo. Analog to digital conversion. Lab #1: Digital Ohmeter Hardware setup for LabView	Beckwith: Ch.3, 8 Bishop: Ch. 2, 4	Beckwith: 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 Bishop: P2.4, P2.7
3. Mar 18, W	Measurements. Transducers. Signal conditioning. Standards for measurements. Analog and digital signals. Significant digits.	Beckwith: Ch.2, 8 Bishop: Ch.1, 2	Beckwith: 2.1, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8 Bishop: Section 2.5, P2.3
4. Mar 19, Tu Lab 4.1. Procedure: Part 2	Lab #1: Digital Ohmeter Write to file capability Resistance measurements: your experiments Finish lab. Example of a Report	Beckwith: Ch. 3 Bishop: Ch.4	Beckwith: 3.38, 3.39 Bishop: E4.5

Second week:

DATE and LECTURE/LAB	TOPIC	READING ASSIGNMENT	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
5. Mar 23, M	Error Analysis Least squares fitting	Beckwith: Ch.3 Bishop: Ch.2, 4	Beckwith: 3.1, 3.2, 3.36 Bishop: Section 2.6, E4.1
6. Mar 24, Tu Lab 6.1. Description 6.2. Procedure: Part 1	Lab #2: Pressure Transducer Calibration	Beckwith: Ch. 14 Bishop: Ch. 6	Beckwith: 14.11, 14.12 Bishop: Section 6.2
7. Mar 25, W	Uncertainty analysis Pressure measurements	Beckwith: Ch. 3, 14 Bishop: Ch. 6	Beckwith: 3.5, 3.6, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3 Bishop: Section 6.1
8. Mar 26, Th Lab 8.2. Procedure: Part 2	Lab #2: Pressure Transducer Calibration Finish lab	Beckwith: Ch. 3, 14 Bishop: Ch. 6	Handout A (see notes) Bishop: Section 6.6

Third week:

DATE and LECTURE/LAB	TOPIC	READING ASSIGNMENT	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
9. Mar 30, M	Uncertainty analysis Pressure measurements (continued).	Beckwith: Ch.3, 14 Bishop: Ch.6	Handout-B (see notes) Bishop: E6.9
10. Mar 31, Tu Lab 10.1. Description 10.2. Procedure: Part 1	Lab #3: Mechanical strain measurements Soda can experiments	Beckwith: Ch. 7, 12 Bishop: Ch.10	Handout-C (see notes) Bishop: Section 10.2.2
11. Apr 01, W	Strain measurements Bridge circuits	Beckwith: Ch. 7, 12 Bishop: Ch. 10	Beckwith: 12.1, 12.2, 12.8 Bishop: Section 10.2.1
12. Apr 02, Th Lab	Midterm Exam. Includes everything except strain.

Fourth week:

DATE and LECTURE/LAB	TOPIC	READING ASSIGNMENT	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
13. Apr 06, M	Stain measurements Bridge circuits Curve fitting Uncertainty analysis	Beckwith: Ch.7, 12 Bishop: Ch.11	Handout-D (see notes) Bishop: Section 11.2.1
14. Apr 07, Tu Lab 14.1. Description 14.2. Procedure: Part 2	Lab #3: Mechanical strain measurements Soda can experiments	Beckwith: Ch. 7, 12 Bishop: Ch. 11	Handout-E (see notes) Bishop: Section 11.2.3
15. Apr 08, W	Strain gages Mohr's circle. Rosettes Bridge configurations	Beckwith: Ch. 7, 12, Appendix E Bishop: Ch. 11	Handout-F (see notes) Bishop: Section 11.2.2
16. Apr 09, Th Lab 16.1. Description 16.2. Procedure: Part 3	Lab #3: Mechanical strain measurements Soda can experiments Finish lab	Beckwith: Ch. 7, 12 Appendix E Bishop: Ch. 11	Handout-G (see notes)

Fifth week:

DATE and LECTURE/LAB	TOPIC	READING ASSIGNMENT	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
17. Apr 13, M	Stain gages Bridge output and calibration Sample: uncertainty analysis in MathCAD	Beckwith: Ch.7, 12 Appendix E Bishop: Ch.11	Handout-H (see notes) Bishop: Section 11.3
18. Apr 14, Tu Lab 18.1. Description 18.2. Procedure: Part 1	Lab #4: Vibration measurements Beam experiments Vibration measurements with strain gages Recommended VIs (WinZip'ed)	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17	Handout-I (see notes)
19. Apr 15, W	Dynamic response of structures Motion transducers	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17 Bishop: Ch. 11	Beckwith: 17.6, 17.9 Bishop: Section 11.6.1
20. Apr 16, Th Lab 20.1. Description 20.2. Procedure: Part 2 Specs ADXL 276	Lab #4: Vibration measurements Beam experiments Vibration measurements with MEMS	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17	Handout-J (see notes)

Sixth week:

DATE and LECTURE/LAB	TOPIC	READING ASSIGNMENT	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
21. Apr 20, M	Patriot's day No classes
22. Apr 21, Tu Lab	Lab #4: Vibration measurements Beam experiments Vibration measurements with MEMS	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17, Appendix B
23. Apr 22, W	Dynamic properties of beams Motion transducers MEMS inertial sensors	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17 Bishop: Ch. 11	Handout-K (see notes) Bishop: Section 11.6.2
24. Apr 23, Th Lab	Project presentation day No classes

Seventh week:

DATE and LECTURE/LAB	TOPIC	READING ASSIGNMENT	HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
25. Apr 27, M	MEMS inertial sensors Fourier analysis	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17, Appendix B Bishop: Ch. 11	Handout-L (see notes) Bishop: Section 11.7.1
26. Apr 28, Tu Lab 26.1. Procedure: Part 3 (see Lab description, Apr 14)	Lab #4: Vibration measurements (continued) Beam experiments: Stain gages & MEMS Determination of elastic modulus Finish lab	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17, Appendix B	Handout-M (see notes) Bishop:
27. Apr 29, W Part - 1 Part - 2	Dynamic properties of beams Determination of elastic modulus Temperature measurements Uncertainity analysis	Beckwith: Ch. 6, 17	Handout-N (see notes)
28. Apr 30, Th Lab 28.1. Procedure 28.2. MathCad file	Lab #5: Calibration of a Thermocouple Finish lab	Beckwith: Ch. 16	Handout-O (see Apr 29 notes)

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