1. 2.90s: Design of Flexures & Compliant Mechanisms 2.75Ts: Precision Engineering Theory, Concepts & Principles $1500 1 course - Prof. Martin Culpepper, MIT July 8 th –9 th Dates: 1.0 CEU CEUs: July 7 th –8 th Dates: 1.0 CEU CEUs: July 10 th –11 th Dates: 1.5 CEU CEUs: 2.75Ps: Precision Engineering Design & Practice Prof. Martin Culpepper culpepper@mit.edu 617 852 4753 Course specifics MIT campus Cambridge Massachusetts Course location COURSE SYNOPSIS A 1 ½ day course that provides intensive coverage of bearings, structures, fixtures, error models & best practices that are used to create precision devices. Day 1 focuses on principles related to materials, fabrication, rolling/sliding bearings, structures, flexures & fixtures. Practical application of theory & principles demonstrated via examples drawn from: Optics Machine tools Instruments Consumer products Day 2 consists of: (i) Hands-on experiments that link theory & performance (ii) Modeling of a precision lathe’s performance (in groups) Participants that take, 2.75Ps (see right) have the opportunity to assemble & test the lathe they modeled in 2.75Ts. INSTRUCTOR COURSE SYNOPSIS INSTRUCTOR COURSE SYNOPSIS INSTRUCTOR - Prof. Martin Culpepper, MIT A 1½ day course that consists wherein participants use the concepts, theory & principles from 2.75Ts to create detailed models that guide the assembly, characterization & operation of a desktop precision lathe. Emphasis is placed on understanding how theory & principles translate into hardware & how precision devices are measured. Key themes include: (i) Mathematical modeling of performance (ii) Integration & use of structures, bearings & fixtures (iii) Use of metrology systems to measure performance 2.75Ts (or permission of instructor) is a pre-requisite. Participants KEEP THE LATHE after the course is done. Lathe cuts brass & aluminum. “Plug-and-play” CNC kits available at additional cost. - Prof. Martin Culpepper, MIT A 2 day course that mixes theory & hands-on learning to provide an introduction to the principles & practice of flexure & compliant mechanism design. Day 1 focuses on modeling, design, fabrication & assembly. Fundamentals are reinforced via case studies from: Biomedical instruments Consumer products Nanopositioners MEMS Biomimetics Robotics At the end of day 1, students design a device (compliant airfoil, precision positioning stage, or bistable switch) that will be fabricated via rapid prototyping on day 2. Day 2 begins with coverage of materials issues & applications, then ends with hands-on experiments on the fabricated devices. $2500 2 courses $3750 3 courses MIT Professional Institute Under “Micro/Nano” Topic http://web.mit.edu/mitpep/pi/ To register Save on tuition, combine courses June 30 th, 2008 Register by Tablet PCs will be provided so that participants may conduct parametric performance simulations & optimization. Participants may keep copies of files, Excel & MathCAD, that are provided. The tablet’s write-on-screen technology will be used in group design activities. HANDS-ON COURSES IN MECHANICAL SYSTEM MODELING & MECHANICAL DESIGN For more info see: http://pcsl.mit.edu/professional_courses/professional_courses_2008.html