MAE 170Experimental Techniques
Principles and practice of measurement and control and the design and conduct of experiments. Technical report writing. Lectures relate to dimensional analysis, error analysis, signal-to-noise problems, filtering, data acquisition and data reduction, as well as background of experiments and statistical analysis. Experiments relate to the use of electronic devices and sensors.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “PHYS 2C or PHYS 4B and PHYS 2CL or MAE 140 or MAE 40. Enrollment restricted to MC 25, MC 27, MC 29, MC 30–34, MC 35–37, BE 25, BE 27.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (10 programs).
Required in (6)
- AeroEng w/Spec Aerothermodynam
- AeroEng w/Spec Astrodynm&SpcAp
- AeroEng w/Spec FlightDyn&Contl
- Aerospace Engineering (B.S.)
- Mechanical Engineering (B.S.)
- Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Controls and Robotics (B.S.)
Courses that list MAE 170 as a prerequisite (7)
- BENG 160 Chemical and Molecular Bioengineering Techniques
- BENG 172 Bioengineering Laboratory
- MAE 126A Environmental Engineering Laboratory
- MAE 155B Aerospace Engineering Design II
- MAE 156A Fundamental Principles of Mechanical Design I
- MAE 171A Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
- MAE 175A Aerospace Engineering Laboratory I