ME 4550 — Mechanical Engineering Design
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: TBostonTraditional
Explores development of the mechanical design process and its open-ended nature. Reviews fundamentals of stress and theories of failure including fatigue considerations in the analysis of various machine components. Treatment is given to shafts, springs, screws, connections, lubrications, bearings, gears, and tolerances. Includes team-based design projects that involve modeling and the design process.
Prerequisites
- ME 2355 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 2 | 94 | 98 | 96% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 22 | 36 | 61% | 14.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 44 | 48 | 92% | 4.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 3 | 125 | 125 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 2 | 111 | 108 | 103% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 39% | 17.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 37 | 65 | 57% | 28.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 3 | 111 | 144 | 77% | 11.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 2 | 116 | 118 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 47% | 16.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 32 | 48 | 67% | 16.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 42% · T 83% · W 42% · Th 44% · F 9%
Common patterns: T (43% of sections), MTWR (40% of sections), F (9% of sections), R (4% of sections), M (2% of sections), W (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Hamid Nayeb Hashemi (70% of students) · reviews
- Rouzbeh Amini (30% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Hamid Nayeb Hashemi (100% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Hamid Nayeb Hashemi (64% of students) · reviews
- Rouzbeh Amini (36% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Yustianto Tjiptowidjojo (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list ME 4550 in their prerequisites.
Links
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