Instructional Labs
| Bruce Steele | Lab Manager |
| Dallas Kingsbury | Lab Manager |
| Leonard Bucholz | Machine Shop Manager |
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Aerodynamics Labs Low speed wind tunnels (USE 174) |
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The experiments performed by students in the Aerospace Laboratory MAE 362 are Conducted using two separate wind tunnels located in the Aerodynamics lab facility. The two tunnels allow the students to perform flow visualizations and measure aerodynamic phenomena including drag polars, vortex shedding and wake-profiles. |
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Aerospace Design Lab (USE 170A) |
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The Aerospace Design lab is an independent computer lab reserved for students enrolled in the Aerospace design classes. The lab allows the senior design students 24 hour access to design software such as Solidworks and Matlab. |
| CAD/CAE Lab (GWC 481) |  |
The CAD/CAM lab is an Intel sponsored joint teaching and research lab that is designed for undergraduate and graduate use. The lab is equipped with 25 Dell Workstations, a multimedia projection system and multiple software packages for CAD, CAE, motion analysis and simulation. |
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Engines Lab (ISTB II 299) Gas Turbine (ISTB II 299A) Automotive (ISTB II 299B) |
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The Engine Laboratory features an internal combustion engine and a gas turbine auxiliary power unit. The engine test cells, recently installed in a new facility, allow students in several different classes to make hands on measurements of engine performance and efficiencies. |
| Mechanical Testing Lab (MTL) (ISTB II 129) |  |
The Integrated Mechanical Testing Laboratory provides closed loop uniaxial testing systems with various load testing capacities, testing equipment for fracture, creep, fatigue and cyclic loading, and a comprehensive characterization facility with light microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. |
| Mechanical Systems Lab (GWC 481) |  |
The mechanical systems laboratory provides support to undergraduate lectures by providing students with their first experimental perspective on controlling a mechanical system. The focus of the lab is on demonstrating and validating key theoretical concepts, controlling DC motors, measurements from sensors, and designing closed feedback loops. The lab experimental equipment includes Matlab, Simulink, Real Time Workshop Toolbox, xPC Toolbox, DC motors, force feedback joysticks, sensors, oscilloscope, function generator, and a digital signal analyzer. |
| Sensors and Controls Lab (USE 170B) |  |
The Sensors and Controls Lab provides MAE students hands-on experience with a variety of sensors, such as thermocouples, pressure sensors, load cells, etc. In addition, students are taught the basics of Labview, a graphical programming software language that is widely used for data acquisition and control of experiments. |
| Thermo-fluid Systems (USE 170) |  |
The Thermo-fluid lab provides hands on experience for the lecture classes on Heat transfer, Thermodynamics and Fluid mechanics. The lab has multiple experimental setups demonstrating principles from all three fields. In addition the lab provides an introduction to instrumentation and data acquisition. |
| Vibrations and structural dynamics (USE 168) |  |
The vibrations laboratory provides support to both undergraduate and graduate lectures by providing students with their first experimental perspective on vibrations. The focus of the lab is on demonstrating/validating key theoretical concepts, measurements and techniques. The lab experimental equipment includes linear air tracks, ground motion setup, unbalanced and balancing rigs, single and double pendulums and beam and plates shaker setups. |