Courses and Programs 1997-1999
Courses and Programs 1997-1999A E 110. Seminar. (1-0) Cr. R. S. Introduction to the field of agricultural and biosystems engineering, its relation to the agricultural industry and to the engineering profession.
A E 213. Field and Machine Systems. (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in all courses in the Basic Program. Applied agricultural engineering; surveying, hydrology, soil conservation, solar radiation, field machinery performance, power transmission systems. Field trip fee.
A E 214. Environmental Engineering for Grain and Animal Systems. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in all courses in the Basic Program. Applied agricultural engineering for biological systems; psychrometrics, mass and energy balances, environmental control for animals and stored grain, computer vision systems.
A E 271. Engineering Applications of AutoCAD. (1-2) Cr. 1. 8 weeks. F.S. Prereq: Engr 160 or 161. Creating, editing, organizing, and documenting two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometries with AutoCAD.
A E 298. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; sophomore classification. Required of all cooperative students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
A E 303. Computer Applications and Systems Modeling. (3-2) Cr. 4. F. Prereq: Engr 160, Stat 305, credit or enrollment in Math 265. Computer aided solution of agricultural engineering problems by use of numerical techniques and mathematical models. Systems analysis and optimization applicable to agricultural and biological systems.
A E 342. Agricultural Tractor Power. (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: M E 330. Thermodynamic principles and construction of tractor engines. Fuels, combustion, and lubrication. Kinematics and dynamics of tractor power applications; drawbar, power take-off and traction mechanisms. Field trip fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 363. Agri-Industrial Applications of Electric Power. (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Phys 222. Single phase and three phase circuits. Electrical safety. Lighting and electrical system design. Electric motors and controls. Programmable logic controllers. Standby power systems. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 372. Heat Transfer in Environmental Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 214, M E 330. Programming proficiency. Solution of practical heat transfer problems involving conduction, convection, and radiation applied to biological and environmental systems. Numerical techniques for solving multi-dimensional heat transfer problems. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 397. Engineering Internship. Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Permission of department. One semester maximum per academic year professional work period.
A E 398. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; junior classification. Required of all cooperative students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
A E 401. Senior Seminar. (1-0) Cr. R. F. Prereq: Senior classification. Preparation and presentation of papers on agricultural engineering subjects. Discussion of engineering ethics and professionalism. Career development.
A E 413. Practical Fluid Power Circuits. (Same as M E 413.) (0-3) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 447 or M E 414. Properties of fluids. Pump and motor efficiencies. Analysis and assembly of fluid power systems and experimental investigation of appropriate control systems. Application to hydrostatic transmissions. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 422. Natural Resource Conservation Engineering. (2-3) Cr. 3. Prereq: 213, E M 378 or Ch E 356. Planning and design of systems to conserve and utilize natural resources in the agricultural environment. Small watershed hydrology, water movement and utilization in the soil-plant-atmosphere system, agricultural water management, best management practices for control of erosion, and agricultural water quality. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 445. Agricultural Engineering Design I. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: A E 271, E M 324. Identification of current design problems in agricultural engineering. Development of alternate solutions using creativity and engineering analysis and synthesis techniques. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 446. Agricultural Engineering Design II. (1-4) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 445. Selection of promising solutions to design problems identified in 445 for development by design teams. Presentation of designs through oral and written reports. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 447. Power and Control Hydraulics. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in E M 378 or M E 335. Properties of hydraulic fluids. Performance parameters of fixed and variable displacement pumps and motors. Characteristics of control valves. Analysis and design of hydraulic systems for power and control functions. Field trip fee. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 451. Food Process Engineering. (Dual-listed with 551.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 372 or Ch E 357. Application of momentum, heat, and mass transfer in food processing. Analysis of selected unit operations used in food processing. Extrusion, dehydration, thermal processing. Field trip fee.
A E 465. Physical Properties of Biological Materials. (Dual-listed with 565.) (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 214 or Ch E 210. Properties of agricultural and food materials needed in design, application, and evaluation of unit operations used in transforming raw biological materials into finished products. Rheological, thermal, viscoelastic, hygroscopic, aerodynamic, and mechanical properties.
A E 466. Multidisciplinary Engineering Design. (Same as Cpr E 466, E E 466, E Sci 466, I E 466, M E 466, M S E 466.) (1-4) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Student must be within two semesters of graduation and receive permission of the instructor. Application of team design concepts to projects of a multidisciplinary nature. Concurrent treatment of design, manufacturing and life cycle considerations. Application of design tools such as CAD, CAM, and FEM. Design methodologies, project scheduling, cost estimating, quality control, manufacturing processes. Development of a prototype and appropriate documentation in the form of written reports, oral presentation, and computer models and engineering drawings.
A E 469. Grain Processing and Handling. (Dual-listed with 569.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 214. Cereal grain and oilseed properties, quality measurement, processing, and end-use value. Simulation of drying. Grain handling systems. Field trip fee.
A E 478. Design of Agricultural Structures. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 271, E M 324. Uniform Building Code and ANSI Standard. Analysis of wind, snow, dead and live loads. Pressures from granular materials. Design of light-framed agricultural structures using cold-formed steel. Flexural and compression members, connections, corrugated sheets. Applications in grain bins, agricultural buildings, and equipment. Finite element analysis. Nonmajor graduate credit.
A E 490. Independent Study. Cr. 1 to 4. B. Biosystems Engineering F. Food Engineering H. Honors P. Power and Machinery Q. Structures and Environment R. Process Engineering S. Water and Environment U. Waste Management
A E 498. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; senior classification. Required of all cooperative students. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period.
A E 502. Simulation of Agricultural Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: One statistics course, one computer programming course, one senior-level agricultural science course. Model development and computer simulation of processes and systems in agriculture. Model elements include soil, crop, animal, and machine parameters. GIS applications.
A E 503. Controls and Instrumentation for Agricultural Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1999. Prereq: Math 267, E E 441. Linear response of control systems using Laplace transforms and numerical techniques. Use of LSAP, CSMP, ODEPACK, and SIMPLOTTER. Feedback controllers. Sensors. Use of operational amplifiers as controllers. Root-locus diagrams. Discrete-time systems and the microcomputer as a controller. Case studies from agricultural engineering.
A E 504. Instrumentation for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 363 or Cpr E 210 or E E 441. Interfacing techniques for computer-based data acquisition and control systems. Basic interfacing components including A/D and D/A conversion, signal filtering, multiplexing, and process control. Sensors and theory of operation applied to practical monitoring and control problems.
A E 520. Agricultural Water Quality Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1998. Prereq: Chem 167 and C E 360 or Agron 577. Physical and chemical properties and processes that affect the transport and fate of chemicals that occur in crop and livestock production. Methods of measurement of chemical concentrations and loadings on the environment. Modeling of chemical movement and fate. Methods of control of nonpoint pollution in agriculture.
A E 522. Drainage and Irrigation Engineering. (2-3) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1999. Prereq: 422 or C E 372, Agron 154 or C E 360. Soil-water-plant relationships; theory of infiltration and evapotranspiration; saturated and unsaturated flow through soils; movement of chemicals in the vadose zone. Design of surface and subsurface drainage systems; design of surface, sprinkler, trickle, and subsurface irrigation systems. Management of irrigation systems in developing countries.
A E 523. Erosion and Sediment Transport. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1997. Prereq: 422 or C E 372, Math 266. Erosion processes. Initiation of motion and overland flow. Erosion models. Flow in alluvial channels and theory of transport. Surface soil and channel stability. Wind erosion.
A E 525. Geographic Information Systems. (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 502 or C R P 451, Stat 606. Advanced topics in GIS, spatial and non-spatial data acquisition, spatial data structures and algorithms. GIS operations and applications. Decision making in a GIS context. Other GIS planning and implementation. GIS standard. Global environmental applications. GIS policy, ethical, and legal issues. Multimedia and expert GIS.
A E 551. Food Engineering. (Dual-listed with 451.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Ch E 357. Application of momentum, heat, and mass transfer in food processing. Analysis of selected unit operations used in food processing. Individual and/or group projects required.
A E 565. Physical Properties of Biological Materials. (Dual-listed with 465.) (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 214 or Ch E 210. Properties of agricultural and food materials needed in design, application, and evaluation of unit operations used in transforming raw biological materials into finished products. Rheological, thermal, viscoelastic, hygroscopic, aerodynamic, and mechanical properties. Individual and/or group projects required for graduate credit.
A E 569. Grain Processing and Handling. (Dual-listed with 469.) (2-3) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 214. Cereal grain and oilseed properties, quality measurement, and end-use value. Design of drying systems using computer simulation. Corn wet and dry milling. Soybean oil extractions. Grain handling systems. Individual and group projects required. Field trip fee.
A E 571. Timber Design for Agricultural Structures. (1-2) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 1998. Prereq: 478. Design of timber beams, columns, and fasteners. Plywood design. Analysis of timber structures by diaphragm action and matrix analysis. Post-frame building design. Design with composite materials.
A E 572. Design of Environmental Systems for Agricultural Structures. (2-2) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1999. Prereq: 214, 372, M E 330. Principles of animal environment. Insulation, heat transfer, ventilation, air jets, air distribution, heating and cooling equipment, and controls. Analysis of air quality. Research instrumentation.
A E 573. Animal Waste Systems and Air Quality Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Chem 167, Ch E 356 or E M 378. Principles of chemistry, microbiology, and engineering applied to design of systems for collection, transport, treatment, storage, and utilization of animal wastes. Composting agricultural wastes. Management of air quality for livestock systems.
A E 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 3. B. Biosystems Engineering F. Food Engineering P. Power and Machinery Q. Structures and Environment R. Process Engineering S. Water and Environment U. Waste Management
A E 598. Technical Paper for Master's Degree. Arr. Cr. 1. F.S.SS. A technical paper draft based on M.S. thesis or creative component is required of all master's students. This paper must be in a form that satisfies the requirements of some specific journal and be reviewed and assigned a journal paper number by the Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station editor. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.
A E 599. Creative Component. Cr. var.
A E 661. Seminar. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Discussion of research problems, methods, procedures, and reports.
A E 690. Advanced Topics. Cr. var.
A E 698. Technical Paper for a Doctoral Degree. Arr. Cr. 1. F.S.SS. A technical paper draft based on dissertation is required of all Ph.D. students. This paper must be in a form that satisfies the requirements of some specific journal and be reviewed and assigned a journal paper number by the Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station editor. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.
A E 699. Research. B. Biosystems Engineering F. Food Engineering P. Power and Machinery Q. Structures and Environment R. Process Engineering S. Water and Environment U. Waste Management