MAE 5210

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MAE 5210
Dimensional Tolerancing in Mechanical Design

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Designers use dimensional tolerances to limit spatial variations in mechanical parts and assemblies; the goals are interchangeability in assembly, performance, and cost. This course covers traditional limit tolerances briefly, but focuses mainly on modern geometric tolerances and their role in assembly control. Students learn how to represent assemblies in terms of mating and relational constraints, and how to design tolerances for relatively simple parts and assemblies.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MAE 2250 or equivalent CAD-based design course, plus 2.5 years of engineering mathematics through probability and statistics.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Outcomes

  • The student will be able to identify limitations of traditional limit tolerancing.
  • The student will be able to read and interpret the symbols, dimensions, and tolerances on mechanical drawings.
  • The student will be able to understand design intent based on mechanical design.
  • The student will be able to understand the basics of tolerance stack-up analyses.

When Offered Spring, Summer.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 12064 MAE 5210   LEC 001

    • W
    • Jan 21 - Mar 11, 2025

    • Brown, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Master of Engineering (MEng) students in the fields of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

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