Intensive coverage of precision engineering theory, heuristics, and applications pertaining to the design of systems

ranging from consumer products to machine tools. Topics covered include: economics, project management, and
design philosophy; principles of accuracy, repeatability, and resolution; error budgeting; sensors; sensor mounting;
systems design; bearings; actuators and transmissions; system integration driven by functional requirements, and
operating physics. Emphasis on developing creative designs, which are optimized by analytical techniques applied
via spreadsheets. This is a projects course with lectures consisting of design teams presenting their work and the
class helping to develop solutions; thereby everyone learning from everyone's projects.