MECH&AE C297A
Rapid Prototpying and Manufacturing
Description: Lecture, four hours; laboratory, two hours; outside study, six hours. Recommended requisite: level of knowledge in manufacturing equivalent to course 183A and CAD capability. Rapid prototyping (RP), solid freeform fabrication, or additive manufacturing has emerged as popular manufacturing technology to accelerate product creation in last two decades. Machine for layered manufacturing builds parts directly from CAD models. This novel manufacturing technology enables building of parts that have traditionally been impossible to fabricate because of their complex shapes or of variety in materials. In analogy to speed and flexibility of desktop publishing, rapid prototyping is also called desktop manufacturing, with actual three-dimensional solid objects instead of mere two-dimensional images. Methodology of rapid prototyping has also been extended into meso-/micro-/nano-scale to produce three-dimensional functional miniature components. Concurrently scheduled with course C183C. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2025 - The class is relatively simple, and there is not too much work. There is one group project that spans the entire quarter, but doesn't take too much time to do. The midterm was fair, but you must watch the lectures to understand what he looks for in the exam. No final, as the group project counts as your final!
Fall 2025 - The class is relatively simple, and there is not too much work. There is one group project that spans the entire quarter, but doesn't take too much time to do. The midterm was fair, but you must watch the lectures to understand what he looks for in the exam. No final, as the group project counts as your final!
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