Mechanical engineering technology

When put into group projects for engineering people tend to ask, what makes a strong team? Since every individual thinks differently there would be endless answers to that question. But there will always be that rare event where 2 completely different people think the exact same way resulting in having the same answer. Just like Joshua Davis, author of the magazine article “La Vida Robot” and Walter Isaacson, author of the novel Steve Jobs. In these passages, both David and Isaacson explain what…

Microhardness and microstructural analysis of friction stir welded AA5052-H34 joints B. Magamai Radja,* and T. Senthilvelana aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605 014, India Abstract Friction stir welding a novel solid state welding which gains momentum in versatile applications viz., aerospace, marine, defense equipments and automobile industries. In the present work, AA 5052-H34 weldments have been prepared by FSW…

IV. Mechanical analysis for the manipulator arm In this section, the static analysis, forward kinematics and inverse kinematics for the manipulator arm will be discussed. A. Static Analysis The static analysis is very significant in manipulator’s design to roughly approximate the required torques from each motor. In our design, it is important to check the stability of the quadcopter that the manipulator is integrated on it in terms of manipulator arm center of mass shifting as function of…

university rep visit and a tour of Sierra Community College. I ultimately chose to go with Sierra. Sierra was originally recommended to me by an engineer at the career fair. It then had a major that I was very interested in, that being mechatronic engineering. It is one of the only two programs in california, the other being Chico State. It was spoken very highly of to me. This major includes everything that I loved to within the school robotics team. It also allowed me to…

the iron rails upon which it rides to sing and arc with stresses. It barges past, its mechanical heart pounding out a relentless beat, reverberating even the air within your throat- as it rushes forth, imbued with authority and momentum, carrying what appears to be endless miles of clanking freight. From as far back as my memory stretches, I have been perpetually and intrinsically fascinated with mechanical power and structure…

attended Stratford High School. During high school, William played varsity football under Coach Stackely. He was inducted into Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. Most of his extracurricular activities involved several honor societies and dating girls. After high school, he was accepted into the University of South Carolina to study Chemical Engineering. Outside of school, William enjoys hunting, golf, scuba diving, fishing and attending athletic events. I asked William about the…

outdoors. From hunting and fishing, and everything in between. Although, I enjoy my fair share of technology and video games. My grandparents call me a tech guru. Paradoxically, I love working with my hands and being a ranch hand. My experiences growing up define me, and that is the same for everyone else. Skillsets, interests, and capabilities stem from experiences. As an intern, I was exposed to the engineering details and project management of building…

My Future Plans Can you imagine a world without engineering? What would it be like to wake up one morning where technology no longer exists? This question got me thinking about where everything started; which brought me to the conclusion that all started with an idea that someone physically developed. That concept of transforming ideas into blueprints that can be achieved inspired me to choose the field of engineering. Through research, I learned that in order to become an engineer I have to…

The career that I have choose is mechanic racing. In the following essay I will talk about why I have choose mechanic racing as my career. You can expect to read about my passion toward race cars and the reason why I feel impulse of this being my career. I hope you enjoy learning about my future career. The career I have chosen to purse is mechanic racing. As a child race cars have always been exiting to me. I love to see movies documentaries and many other things…

professional society meeting, and I was sure glad I attended it. This meeting really opened my eyes, it showed me all of the cool opportunities/ events throughout the year, and it showed me the importance of involvement. The American Society Of Mechanical Engineers group offers a variety of events throughout the year, in order to get their group members involved. Before this meeting I was not aware of the opportunities I would have a chance to participate in, it really made me want to do as…