MAE 5210 - Dimensional Tolerancing in Mechanical Design

Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: MAE 2250 or equivalent CAD-based design course, plus 2.5 years of engineering mathematics through probability and statistics. Permission of instructor or department required. Co-meets with MAE 5200. MAE 5210 is a “light” version of MAE 5200.

H. Voelcker.

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 are not required to complete the problem and project assignments. Students will learn the main concepts, principles, and techniques of dimensional tolerancing, but will not perform any assembly or tolerance analysis and design.