Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Enhancement to Introduce Product Development with Bio-Inspired Concepts

课程改进，介绍产品开发与生物启发的概念休布鲁克，萨蒂安德拉古普塔，爱德华Magrab，和伊丽莎白Smela机械工程系马里兰州，学院公园，马里兰大学生物启发的产品和设备采取他们的灵感来自自然。目前的机械工程课程不包括开发此类产品和设备所需的设计概念或制造技术。我们建议通过整合生物启发产品和设备的设计，分析和制造方面的最新进展来增强机械工程本科课程，具体目标如下：1.在机械工程学课程中插入一系列新的生物启发概念的教学材料.开发一个新的高级选修题为产品开发使用生物启发的概念。修改两门微机电系统领域的高级选修课程，以包含更完整的特殊制造过程的处理，这些过程可以用来实现生物启发的产品.评估机械工程本科生在其顶点设计课程中的项目，以评估他们对新材料的保留和利用。举办一次讲习班，以转让新材料，并建立一个反馈机制，以加强培训。通过一个专门的网站传播为新单元编写的材料和为新高级选修课编写的课程说明。在两次会议上总结我们的经验。拟议的课程改进的结果将是新一代的机械工程师，他们可以利用生物启发的概念开发产品并进行各种应用的研究。拟议的项目将（1）将新兴的制造技术和基于生物原理的新设计分析整合到机械工程课程中，（2）利用多媒体技术传播课程内容，（3）培训研究生和教师参与新兴技术的实施，从而促进教师的发展。

Curriculum Enhancement to IntroduceProduct Development with Bio-Inspired ConceptsHugh Bruck, Satyandra Gupta, Edward Magrab, and Elisabeth SmelaMechanical Engineering DepartmentUniversity of Maryland, College Park, MarylandBio-inspired products and devices take their inspiration from nature. Current mechanical engineering curricula do not cover design concepts or manufacturing techniques needed to develop such products and devices. We propose to enhance the mechanical engineering undergraduate curriculum by integrating recent advances in the design, analysis, and manufacturing of bio-inspired products and devices through the following objectives:1. Insert a new sequence of instructional materials on bio-inspired concepts into the mechanicalengineering curriculum.2. Develop a new senior elective entitled Product Development Using Bio-inspired Concepts.3. Revise two senior electives in micro-electromechanical systems area to include more completetreatments of special manufacturing processes that can be used to realize bio-inspired products.4. Assess the projects of the undergraduate mechanical engineering students in their capstone designcourse to evaluate their retention and utilization of the new material.5. Conduct one workshop to transfer the new materials and establish a feedback mechanism forenhancing the curriculum.6. Disseminate the materials developed for the new modules and the course notes for the new seniorelective through a dedicated web site.7. Present a summary of our experiences at two conferences.The result of the proposed curriculum enhancement will be a new generation of mechanical engineers who can develop products and conduct research for a wide variety of applications utilizing bio-inspired concepts. The proposed project will (1) integrate emerging manufacturing technologies and new design analyses based on biological principles into the Mechanical Engineering curriculum, (2) utilize multi-media technology for disseminating course content, and (3) train graduate students and faculty participating in its implementation in an emerging technology and thereby contribute to faculty development.