Mechanical Engineering Research at IUPUI

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Mechanical Engineering Research at IUPUI
Presented to Deans Industrial Advisory Council,
June 7, 2007

• Hasan U. Akay
• Chancellors Professor and Chair
• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

http//www.engr.iupui.edu/me
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Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Has
• BSME, BSE, MSME, Combined BSMS, and Ph.D. degrees
• 250 Undergraduates, 60 Graduates
• 9 full-time tenure-track faculty, 1 Research
  Faculty, and 8 Associate faculty
• Two vacant faculty positions (in solid mechanics
  and renewable energy areas)
• Houses
• Five experimental teaching laboratories
• Seven research laboratories
• One IUPUI signature research center

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Vision and Mission

• Vision
• To be an innovative leader in providing
  undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering
  education, conducting high quality research, and
  serving industry and government agencies in
  Indianapolis, the state, and beyond
• Mission
• Provide high quality education in mechanical
  engineering for both undergraduate and graduate
  students
• Provide support for faculty to conduct high
  quality research and ensure high quality
  education
• Increase the programs national and international
  reputation
• Enhance the community through civic
  responsibility and the promotion of economic
  development
• Provide technical expertise and training to
  industry on advanced techniques

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ME Research Laboratories http//www.engr.iupui.ed
u/me/ffacilities.shtml

• Advanced Energy Research Lab (Drs. Andrew Hsu
  Rongrong Chen)
• Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Lab (Drs.
  Jie Chen Hazim El-Mounayri)
• Advanced Materials Lab (Dr. Alan Jones)
• Combustion and Propulsion Lab (Drs. Razi Nalim
  Siva Krishnan)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab (Drs. Akin Ecer
  Hasan Akay)
• Dental Biomechanics Lab (Drs. Jie Chen Tom
  Katona)
• Mechatronics Lab (Dr. Sohel Anwar)
• Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy (Dr.
  Hsu, et. al)

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Advanced Energy Research Lab (The Richard G.
Lugar Center for Renewable Energy)

• Renewable energy through fuel cell technology
• Renewable hydrogen (solar, reformers)
• Environmentally benign usage of renewable fuels
• Bio-fuel production and applications
• Advanced battery technology
• Policy and societal issues
• Funding by IUPUI, US. Army, Indiana 21st
  Century, NASA

Featured in IBJ, July 2005
Dedication Ceremony, March 2007
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Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Lab

• PDM-based integrated and optimum design
  manufacturing
• Process control and intelligent machining systems
  
• An SBIR/STTR Project Advanced Virtual
  Manufacturing Lab for Research, Training, and
  Education Purposes. Also sponsored by NSF and
  Indiana 21st Century Fund

Objective The creation of an Advanced Virtual
Manufacturing Lab (AVML) for accurate and
realistic simulation of a physical
state-of-the-art manufacturing lab.
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AVML Featured in Indiana Business Magazine (May
2007)
At IUPUIs CAVE Virtual Environment
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Advanced Materials LabCurrent Research Directions
Multifunctional Composites
Non-contacting measurement
Elastomer Degradation
Self-Healing Polymers
Microcapsule
PEM Durability
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Combustion and Propulsion Research Lab

• Pulsed Detonation Engine Experiments
• Advanced Propulsion Systems, Wave Rotor
  Technology
• Microgravity Flame Experiments
• Diesel Engine Cooling System Design
• Computational and Experimental
• Collaboration with Purdue
• Funding by Rolls-Royce, NASA, Cummins, and
  Indiana 21st Century Fund

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Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab

• Parallel/Grid Computing for Large-Scale Problems
• Computational Fluid and Solid Dynamics
• Fluid-Solid Interactions
• Combustion Simulations
• Molecular Dynamics
• Funding by NASA, Rolls-Royce, and Eli-Lilly

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Mechatronics Lab Advanced Vehicle Control System
Design via Real Time Simulation
Vehicle Model Alpha CPU

• Other Topics
• Modeling, Simulation, and Control of
  Mechatronics Systems
• Fault Detection/Diagnosis Management
• X-By-Wire System Modeling Control
• Vehicle Dynamics Control
• Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS)
• Fuel Cell / Hybrid Vehicle Control
• Manufacturing Process Control
• Funding by Cummins and Delphi

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Dental Biomechanics Lab
Finite Element Analysis on Structures from CT
Images

• Orthodontic appliance design
• Orthodontic tooth movement
• Dental implant
• Orthodontic force analysis
• Funding by STTR/NIH

Orthodontic Tooth Displacement Analysis
Orthodontic Force Analysis