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What Is Mechanical

Engineering?
Technically, mechanical engineering
is the application of the principles
and problem-solving techniques of
engineering from design to
manufacturing to the marketplace
for any object. Mechanical
engineers analyze their work using
the principles of motion, energy, and
force—ensuring that designs
function safely, efficiently, and
reliably, all at a competitive cost.

Mechanical engineers make a


difference. That's because
mechanical engineering careers
center on creating technologies to
meet human needs. Virtually every
product
or service in modern life has
probably been touched in some way
by a mechanical engineer to help
humankind.

This includes solving today's


problems and creating future
solutions in health care, energy,
transportation, world hunger, space
exploration, climate change, and
more.

Being ingrained in many challenges


and innovations across many fields
means a mechanical engineering
education is versatile. To meet this
broad demand, mechanical
engineers may design a
component, a machine, a system,
or a process. This ranges from the
macro to the micro, from the largest
systems like cars and satellites to
the smallest components like
sensors and switches. Anything that
needs to be manufactured—indeed,
anything with moving parts needs
the expertise of a mechanical
engineer.
Introduction

Disciplines within mechanical


engineering include but are not
limited to:

Ÿ Acoustics

Ÿ Aerospace

Ÿ Automation

Ÿ Automotive

Ÿ Autonomous Systems

Ÿ Biotechnology
Ÿ Composites

Ÿ Computer Aided Design (CAD)


Ÿ Control Systems

Ÿ Cyber security

Ÿ Design

Ÿ Energy

Ÿ Ergonomics

Ÿ Human health

Ÿ Manufacturing and additive


manufacturing

Ÿ Mechanics

Ÿ Nanotechnology
Ÿ Production planning
Ÿ Robotics

Ÿ Structural analysis

Technology itself has also shaped


how mechanical engineers work
and the suite of tools has grown
quite powerful in recent decades.
Computer-aided engineering (CAE)
is an umbrella term that covers
everything from typical CAD
techniques to computer-aided
manufacturing to computer-aided
engineering, involving finite element
analysis (FEA) and computational
fluid dynamics (CFD). These tools
and others have further broadened
the horizons of mechanical
engineering.
Research
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Here are a handful of mechanical


engineering fields.

In statics, research focuses on how


forces are transmitted to and
throughout a structure. Once a
system is in motion, mechanical
engineers look at dynamics, or
what velocities, accelerations and
resulting forces come into
play. Kinematics then examines
how a mechanism behaves as it
moves through its range of motion.

Materials science delves into


determining the best materials for
different applications. A part of that
is materials strength—testing
support loads, stiffness, brittleness
and other properties—which is
essential for many construction,
automobile, and medical materials.

How energy gets converted into


useful power is the heart
of thermodynamics, as well as
determining what energy is lost in
the process. One specific kind of
energy, heat transfer, is crucial in
many applications and requires
gathering and analyzing
temperature data and distributions.

Fluid mechanics, which also has a


variety of applications, looks at
many properties including pressure
drops from fluid flow and
aerodynamic drag forces.
Manufacturing is an important step
in mechanical engineering. Within
the field, researchers investigate the
best processes to make
manufacturing more
efficient. Laboratory
methods focus on improving how to
measure both thermal and
mechanical engineering products
and processes. Likewise, machine
design develops equipment-scale
processes while electrical
engineering focuses on circuitry. All
this equipment
produces vibrations, another field
of mechanical engineering, in which
researchers study how to predict
and control vibrations.

Engineering economics makes


mechanical designs relevant and
usable in the real world by
estimating manufacturing and life
cycle costs of materials, designs,
and other engineered products.
conclusion
Society depends on mechanical
engineering. The need for this
expertise is great in so many fields,
and as such, there is no real limit for
the freshly minted mechanical
engineer. Jobs are always in
demand, particularly in the
automotive, aerospace, electronics,
biotechnology, and energy
industries.

The essence of engineering is


problem solving. With this at its
core, mechanical engineering also
requires applied creativity
a hands on understanding of the
work involved along with strong
interpersonal skills like networking,
leadership, and conflict
management. Creating a product is
only part of the equation; knowing
how to work with people, ideas,
data, and economics fully makes a
mechanical
engineer.

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