Master of Engineering in Integrated Product Development
The Integrated Product Development program is an integrated Master of Engineering degree program. The core courses emphasize the design, manufacture, implementation, and life-cycle issues of engineering systems. The remaining courses provide a disciplinary focus. The program embraces and balances qualitative, as well as quantitative, aspects and utilizes state-of-the-art tools and methodologies. It aims to educate students in problem-solving methodologies, modeling, analysis, simulation, and technical management. The program trains engineers in relevant software applications and in productive deployment and integration in the workplace.
All students in this program must complete ten courses (30 credits), comprised of four core courses and up to six elective courses selected from one of the four engineering tracks listed below. The student, with the approval of the graduate program director, may design customized tracks. Up to six elective credits may be taken in lieu of the course credits toward a project relevant to the selected track.
Integrated Product Development Requirements
Core Courses
| IPD 601 | Integrated Product Development I | 3 |
| IPD 602 | Integrated Product Development II | 3 |
| IPD 611 | Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| IPD 612 | Project Management of Complex Systems | 3 |
Tracks
Students then choose from one of the following four engineering tracks:
Armament Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Manufacturing Technologies
Systems Reliability and Design
Armament Engineering Track
This technology track provides an interdisciplinary graduate education in Armament Engineering. The program emphasizes systems engineering of military weapons from concept through development and field use. Technical disciplines in the design and manufacture of explosives, modeling and simulation of the interior and exterior ballistics, rocket and missile design, guidance and control, modern research instrumentation, and testing procedures are emphasized.
| ME 504 | Interior Ballistics and Design for Projection | 3 |
| ME 505 | Theory and Performance of Propellants and Explosives I | 3 |
| ME 506 | Theory of Performance of Propellants and Explosives II | 3 |
| ME 507 | Exterior Ballistics | 3 |
| ME 508 | Terminal Ballistics | 3 |
| | Plus one free elective | |
Manufacturing Technologies Track
This track integrates product design, materials processing, and manufacturing expertise with modern computer software technology. The program is specifically concerned with product design for manufacturing, manufacturing systems analysis and development, robotics and control, and the integration of the various phases and activities associated with turning a concept into a deliverable product. Different manufacturing processes are introduced, and the design and control of these processes are discussed. Of particular interest are the development and implementation of models to predict the effects of design and manufacturing choices on system performance, producibility, and economics.
| ME 560 | Quality in Life Sciences Manufacturing | 3 |
| ME 564 | Optimization Principles in Mechanical Engineering | 3 |
| ME 598 | Introduction to Robotics | 3 |
| ME 621 | Introduction to Modern Control Engineering | 3 |
| | | |
| ME 644 | Computer-Integrated Design and Manufacturing | 3 |
| | Or | |
| ME 520 | Analysis and Design of Composites | 3 |
| | | |
| ME 645 | Design of Production Systems | 3 |
The complete description of the IPD program can be found in the Interdisciplinary Programs section of the catalog.