This course is intended to teach modern systematic design techniques used in the practice of mechanical engineering. Methodology for the development of design objective(s), literature surveys, base case designs, and design alternatives are given. Economic analyses with an emphasis on capital investment and operating costs are introduced. Integrated product and process design concepts are emphasized with case studies. Students are encouraged to select their senior capstone design project near the end of the course, form teams, and commence preliminary work. A number of design projects are required of all students.
The principles of dynamics as applied to the analysis of the accelerations and dynamic forces in machines such as linkages, cam systems, gears trains, belts, chains and couplings. The effect these dynamic forces have on the dynamic balance and operation of the machines and the attending stresses in the individual components of the machines. Some synthesis techniques. Students also work in teams on a semester long project associated with the design of a mechanical system from recognizing the need through a detailed conceptual design.
Static and dynamic force analysis of mechanisms, dynamics of reciprocating and rotating machinery, balancing of machinery, friction and wear, vibration and noise control in machines, manipulators and robots, computer-aided design.
Introduction to the application of engineering analysis techniques and mathematical principles of mechanical engineering. In addition to analytical and computational techniques, case studies and project-based examples will be given.
This course addresses methodologies and tools to define product development phases and also provides experience working in teams to design high-quality competitive products. Primary goals are to improve ability to reason about design, material and process alternatives and apply modeling techniques appropriate for different development phases, as well as development of competitive product design and plans for its manufacture along with facilities layout simulation, testing and service. Topics covered are: user requirements gathering, quality function deployment (QFD), design for assembly, design for materials and manufacturing processes, optimizing the design for cost and producibility, manufacturing process specifications and planning, process control and optimization, SPC and six sigma process, tolerance analysis, flexible manufacturing, product testing and rapid prototyping.
This course continues the experiential sequence in design. Design projects are in, and lectures address the area of Electronics and Instrumentation. Core design themes are further developed.
Courses on advanced topics of current interest in Mechanical Engineering, including but not limited to any of the following: steam turbines, random vibrations, stability of nonlinear mechanical systems, stress waves in solids, lubrication theory, radiative heat transfer, mechanism design, buckling of metal structures.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Ph.D., August 1997
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, M.S., March 1994
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology, August 1989
Research
Research activities in the areas of manufacturing, integrated product and process design, metal forming, prediction of microstructure development in metals, remote sensing and control, remote experimentation, numerical methods, FEM.
Experience & Service
Experience
Industrial Experience
05/90 - 08/92, Mercedes Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany, Development Engineer
02/90 - 04/90, Community College, Mosbach, Germany, Staff Engineer
09/89 - 11/89, Institute for Light-Weight Design, Dresden, Germany, Research Engineer
Institutional Service
University Committees:
Institute Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2006--Present;
Academic Planning and Resources Committee, 2005--2008;
Library Committee, 2004--2008;
Undergraduate Promotions Committee, 1999--2006;
Academic Information Technology Committee, Learning Sub-Committee, 1999--2002;
Academic Information Technology Committee, Classroom/Laboratory Sub-Committee, 1998--1999
School Committees:
Assessment Committee, 1998--2000;
Course Development Committee “Dynamical Systems / Design IV,” Chair, 1997--2000
Department Committees:
Program Director, ME Graduate Program, 2007--Present;
Course Development Committee “Mechanisms and Machine Dynamics,” 1999--2000;
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1998--2004
Professional Service
Professional Development Activities & Services :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York, 2000, book review
National Science Foundation, Member of several Proposal Review Panel for SBIR and CCLI Programs
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York, 1997, book review
Reviewer of paper manuscripts for SAE Transactions and Tribology International
Faculty Workshops (organized by the School of Engineering):
Project-Based Learning, Faculty Workshop, March 2002
Workshop on ABET EC2000, November 2001
Multidisciplinary Design, Faculty Workshop, by David Ollis, October, 2001
Effective Teaching: A Workshop, by Richard M. Felder, August 1997
Achievements & Professional Societies
Patents & Inventions
Chassapis, C., Esche, S., Nazalewicz, J. W. & Hromin, D. J. (2003). Multi-user, multi-device remote access system. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/442,637, Pending
Esche, S. & Nazalewicz, J. W. (2002). Adaptive shock and vibration attenuation using adaptive isolators. Patent Application No. 09/954,994, Pending
Esche, S. & Lekuch, H. (2002). Adaptive shock and vibration isolation systems. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/323,868, Pending
Professional Societies
Faculty Advisor, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Student Chapter at Stevens, 1998 - Present
Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1998 - Present
Associate Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 1997 - Present
Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 1997 - Present
Selected Publications
Journals
Nosonovsky, M., Zhang, X. and Esche, S. K.. (2009). "Scaling of Monte Carlo simulations of grain growth in metals", Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 17 (2), 13.
Yu, Q., Nosonovsky, M. and Esche, S. K.. (2009). "Monte Carlo simulation of grain growth of single-phase systems with anisotropic boundary energies", International J. of Mechanical Sciences, 51 (6), 434-442.
Aziz, E.-S., Esche, S. K., Chassapis, C.. (2009). "Content-rich, interactive online laboratory systems", Computer Applications in Engineering Education J., 17 (1), 61-79.
Arango, F., Altuger, G., Aziz, E.-S., Esche, S. K., Chassapis, C.. (2008). "Piloting a game-based virtual learning environment", Computers in Education J., 18 (4), 82-91.
Yu, Q., Nosonovsky, M., Esche, S. K.. (2008). "On the accuracy of Monte Carlo Potts models for grain growth", J. of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, 8 (4-6), 227-243.
Nosonovsky, M., Esche, S. K.. (2008). "Multiscale effects in crystal grain growth and physical properties of metals", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 10 5192-5195.
Nosonovsky, M., Esche, S. K.. (2008). "A paradox of decreasing entropy in multiscale Monte Carlo grain growth simulations", Entropy, 10 49-54.
Chang, C., Kodman, D., Chassapis, C., Esche, S. K.. (2007). "Immersive collaborative laboratory simulations using a game engine", Computers in Education J., 17 (3), 85-92.
Corter, J. E., Nickerson, J. V., Esche, S. K., Chassapis, C., Im, S., Ma, J. (2007). "Constructing reality: a study of remote, hands-on and simulated laboratories", ACM Trans. on Computer-Human Interaction, 14 (2), Article 7, 27.
Nickerson, J. V., Corter, J. E., Esche, S. K. & Chassapis, C.. (2007). "A model for evaluating the effectiveness of remote engineering laboratories and simulations in education", Computers & Education - An International Journal, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 708-725.
Chang, C., Kodman, D., Chassapis, C. & Esche, S. K.. (2007). "Immersive collaborative laboratory simulations using a game engine.", Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 pp. 85-92.
Esche, S. K.. (2006). "On the integration of remote experimentation into undergraduate laboratories - technical implementation", International Journal of Instructional Media, Vol. 33, No. 1 pp. 43-53.
Aziz, E.-S., Esche, S. K. & Chassapis, C.. (2006). "A scalable platform for remote and virtual laboratories", World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol. 5. No. 3 pp. 445-448.
Esche, S. K. (2005). "On the integration of remote experimentation into undergraduate laboratories - pedagogical approach", International Journal of Instructional Media, Vol. 32, No. 4 pp. 397-407.
Yu, Q., Wu, Y. & Esche, S. K.. (2005). "Modeling of grain growth characteristics in three-dimensional domains and two-dimensional cross sections", Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 36A pp. 1661-1666.
Yu, Q. & Esche, S. K.. (2005). "A multi-scale approach for microstructure prediction in thermo-mechanical processing of metals", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 169, No. 3 pp. 493-502.
Yu, Q. & Esche, S. K.. (2004). "Mesoscopic computer modeling of microstructure evolution within an object-oriented simulation framework.", International Journal of Computational Engineering Science, Vol. 5, No. 3 pp. 451-469.
Yu, Q. & Esche, S. K.. (2003). "Three-dimensional grain growth modeling with a Monte Carlo algorithm", Materials Letters, Vol. 57, No. 30 pp. 4622-4626.
Esche, S., Chassapis, C., Nazalewicz, J. W. & Hromin, D. J.. (2003). "An Architecture for Multi-user Remote Laboratories", World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education., 2 (1), 7-11.
Yu, Q. & Esche, S. K.. (2003). "A new perspective on the normal grain growth exponent obtained in two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulations ", Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 6 pp. 859-862.
Yu, Q. & Esche, S. K. (2003). "A new perspective on the normal grain", Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol.11, No. 6, pp. 859-862.
Esche, S.. (2003). "On the integration of remote experimentation into undergraduate laboratories ", technical implementation for publication in International Journal of Instructional Media.
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Esche, S.. (2002). "Project-based learning in a course on mechanisms and machine dynamics", World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 1 (2), 201-204.
Yu, Q. & Esche, S.. (2002). "Modeling of grain growth kinetics with Read-Shockley grain boundary energy by a modified Monte Carlo algorithm", Materials Letters, 56 (1-2), 47-52.
Yu, Q. & Esche, S.. (2002). "A Monte Carlo algorithm for single phase normal grain growth with improved accuracy and efficiency", Computational Materials Science, 27 (3), 259-270.
Esche, S., Chassapis, C. & Manoochehri, S.. (2001). "Concurrent product and process design in hot forging", Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, 9 (1), 48-54.
Esche, S., Fidan, I., Chassapis, C. & Manoochehri, S.. (2000). "Knowledge-based part and process design for metal forging.", SAE Transactions - Journal of Materials and Manufacturing.. 108 (5), 92-99.
Esche, S., Ahmetoglu, M., Kinzel, G. & Altan, T.. (2000). "Numerical and experimental investigation of redrawing of sheet metals.", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, . 98 (1), 17-24.
Esche, S. & Kinzel, G.. (1999). "The effect of modeling parameters and bending on two-dimensional sheet metal forming simulation.", SAE Transactions - Journal of Materials and Manufacturing.
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Esche, S., Kinzel, G. & Lee, J.. (1999). "An axisymmetric membrane element with bending stiffness for static implicit sheet metal forming simulations. ", Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions of the ASME.. 66 (1), 153-164.
Esche, S. & Shivpuri, R.. (1998). "A consistent criterion for diffuse necking in sheet metals using Hill's 1979 yield surface.", Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME.. 120 (2), 177-182.
Esche, S., Kinzel, G. & Altan, T.. (1997). "Issues in convergence improvements for nonlinear finite element programs. ", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,. 40 (24), 4577-4594.
Esche, S., Khamitkar, S., Kinzel, G. & Altan, T.. (1996). "Process and die design for multi-step forming of round parts from sheet metal. ", Journal of Materials Processing Technology.. 59 (1-2), 24-33.
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