Please see PSU Industrial Engineering website for courses.

IE 550: Manufacturing Systems

Description
Fundamental theory for analyzing manufacturing systems, including structural analysis, optimization and economics of manufacturing systems, automated and computer-aided manufacturing.

IE 551: Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems

Description
Introduction to concepts in computer control of manufacturing machines and processes. Emphasis will be on hands-on experimentation to gain physical insight into these systems.

Class material available online (registration required for part order entry and material)

IE 554: Production, Planning and Control

Description
Analysis of research literature for topics including scheduling, capacity planning, and lot sizing applied to manufacturing and production.

IE 556: Robotic Concepts

Description
Analysis of robotic systems: end effectors, vision systems, sensors, stability and control, off-line programming, and simulation of robotic systems.
Textbook: Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control
Author: Craig
ISBN: 0-201-09528-9

IE 563: Computer Aided Design for Manufacturing

Description
Study of CAD systems and concepts including 3D wireframe and solid modeling systems, emphasizing manufacturing applications.

IE 576: Computer-Aided Tolerancing in Design and Manufacturing

Description
A comprehensive treatment of dimensional and geometric tolerances with computer applications for design, manufacturing, assembly, and inspection.

IE 597x: Distributed Control

Description
No course description available at this time.

IE 597x: Rapid Prototyping

Description
No course description available at this time.