ME 470

Credit: 3 hours.

Solution of a real-world design problem: development, evaluation, and recommendation of alternative solutions subject to realistic constraints that include most of the following considerations: economics, environment, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health and safety, society, and politics.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in no more than two required ME courses; completion of all required courses for ME students. Concurrent enrollment in no more than two required TAM courses; completion of all required courses for EM students. Departmental approval required. Restricted to students in the Mechanical Sci & Engineering department. Restricted to students with Senior class standing.

Must register for one Lecture and one Laboratory-Discussion section. Students will receive a TIME CONFLICT AND AN APPROVAL ERROR when registering for this course. To receive the necessary overrides to register, please contact MechSE Undergraduate Programs Office (mechse-ug-advise@illinois.edu). Fall ME 470 registration is for students who took ME 170 in the Fall term (or whose UIN ends in an odd number). Spring ME 470 registration is for students who took ME 170 in the Spring term (or whose UIN ends in an even number). To petition a change in this spring registration, please contact MechSE Undergraduate Programs Office (mechse-ug-advise@illinois.edu).

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for: