Class sessions 1 through 18 are lectures. Notes for most of these sessions are provided in the following table.
| SES # | TOPICS | SESSION CATEGORIES | INSTRUCTORS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction to MuSS and SPM Case Study Course Goals, Logistics and Expectations Comparison of MuSS and MoSS Fundamentals MuSS Example: Overview of SPM Technology | Fundamental Principles | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF) |
| 2 |
MuSS Design Fundamentals and Methods MuSS Design Fundamentals and Methods Design Principles and Systems Design MuSS Manufacturing Issues | Fundamental Principles | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF - 1.5 MB) |
| 3 |
Macro/Meso-scales Components and Characteristics Principles, Metrics and Types of Cross-scale Incompatibilities Incompatibilities of Macro/Meso Parts with Micro/Nano Parts Integrating Constraints on Macro/Meso-scale Parts | Fundamental Principles | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF - 2.6 MB) |
| 4 |
Micro-scale Components and Characteristics Principles of Macro/Meso-scale and Micro-scale Part Integration Incompatibilities of Micro Parts with Nano Parts Micro-scale Part Errors and Implications for Integration | Fundamental Principles | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF - 1.3 MB) |
| 5 |
Nano-scale Components and Characteristics Principles of nm-scale Physics which Govern Integration Incompatibility Nano-scale Actuators, Structures and Sensors Trasmissability of Nano-scale Errors to other Scales | Fundamental Principles | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF - 1.7 MB) |
| 6 |
Scanning Probe Microscopy Project Introduction Project Goals and Expectations Demonstration of 2.76 SPM Questions, Team Selection and Planning | Case Study/Application | Soohyung Kim, Course TA | (PDF) |
| 7 |
Piezo MEMS: Materials Piezoelectricity Materials Processing | Fundamental Principles | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF 1 of 2 - 3.0 MB) (PDF 2 of 2 - 2.4 MB) |
| 8 |
Piezoelectric MEMS: Applications Piezoelectric Transducers Micro-actuators Sensors and Generators | Case Study/Application | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF - 1.7 MB) |
| 9 |
Optical MEMS Functionality Devices Materials | Fundamental Principles | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF) |
| 10 |
Nominal and Statistical Error Budgets Principles of Determinism, Accuracy, Repeatability Kinematic Error Modeling of Rigid-flexible Systems Nominal and Probabilitic System Error Modeling | Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF) |
| 11 | Presentations on Paper Critiques | Students | ||
| 12 |
Mechanical Interfaces for Cross-scale Alignment Principles of Mechanical Constraint Design of Rigid, Flexible and Rigid-flexible Constraint Manufacturing and Assembly of Cross-scale Interfaces | Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF - 2.5 MB) |
| 13 |
Mechanisms for Inter-scale Motion Principles of Mass, Momentum and Energy Incompatibility Momentum Incompatibilities Energy Incompatibilities | Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Martin L. Culpepper | (PDF) |
| 14 |
Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis Properties and Applications Issues of Manufacturing | Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF - 2.9 MB) |
| 15 |
Complexity of MuSS Uncertainty and Difficulty Complexity Functional Periodicity | Design and Manufacturing | Prof. Sang-Gook Kim | (PDF - 1.1 MB) |
| 16 |
Metrology System Requirements Components and Selection Process Metrology-Machine Integration | Design and Manufacturing | Guest Lecturer | |
| 17 |
Telescopes and the Oil Industry X-Ray Telescopes Oil-well MEMS Sensors Questions and Discussion | Case Study/Application | Guest Lecturer | |
| 18 |
Data Acquisition, Sensors and Control Programming in Simulink® Introduction to dSPACE Control System Demonstration of Acquisition and Control System | Design and Manufacturing | Guest Lecturer |