Small Grants for Exploratory Research: Revising the Engineering Curriculum by Using Simulation Models for Engineering Design

今天的实践工程师迭代地运行他们的仿真模型，以帮助创建产品设计，通常通过多次运行的特别策略。已经观察到：(a)存在规划多次模拟运行的有效策略；(b)许多这些技术在所有工程学科中都是通用的；(c)美国工程课程在这方面存在空白。这项工作的目标是创建一门现代工程设计课程，重点是计算机模型的练习，以提高设备和系统设计的性能和可制造性，而不仅仅是分析现有的设计。跨学科课程将提供一种共同的语言和方法，使来自不同学科的工程师能够更有效地合作。这将为产品和系统带来更好的设计。这一努力代表了一种独特而创新的工程设计工程师培训机制。模拟工具将与案例研究方法结合使用广泛的工业协作。这门跨学科课程的模块化发展将促进其在全国范围内的制造工程项目的转移和使用。

Today's practicing engineers run their simulation models iteratively to help create product designs, often through ad hoc strategies for multiple runs. It has been observed that: (a) there are efficient strategies for planning multiple simulation runs; (b) many of these techniques are common across all engineering disciplines; and (c) there is a void in the United States engineering curriculum in this area. The objective of this effort is to create a modern course in engineering design, with a focus on the exercise of computer models to improve the performance and manufacturability of device and system designs, not just to analyze existing designs. An interdisciplinary course will provide a common language and approach that will allow engineers from different disciplines to work together more effectively. This will result in better designs for products and systems. This effort represents a unique and innovative mechanism for training engineers in engineering design. Tools of simulation will be combined with a case study approach using extensive industrial collaboration. The modular development of this interdisciplinary course will facilitate its transfer and use by manufacturing engineering programs throughout the country.