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Division of Mechanical Engineering
URL : http://me1.kaist.ac.kr
Summary
Mechanical Engineering is a creative and total academic field that materializes scientific imagination into reality by mechatronics, nano/micro system technology, IT based intelligent mechanical systems, thermofluids, and energy system. Technological innovation by mechanical engineering involves systematic technological materialization through scientific principles and engineering designs. The program has been continuously advancing, setting a base for modern industrial development, and leading future industry.
Curriculum
The students learn various design related, materialization related, and system related subjects, as well as basic subjects for each research field on the basis of study of fundamental mechanisms.
Field and research
The Division of Mechanical Engineering offers majors in the following areas: nano/micro systems technology, IT based intelligent mechanical systems, thermofluid and energy systems, biomedical system engineering, mechanics & design innovation, and pro human engineering.
Nano/Micro Systems Technology
Nano/micro Systems technology, which features high integration and high precision, has risen as a key technology. The important role of mechanical engineering in the development of Nano/Micro Systems Technology is the development and application of related components and system technology in the sub-areas listed below.
1) Nano-mechatronics system design
2) Nano-precision measurement/actuation
3) Micro-electronic packaging
4) Micro-electro-mechanical-systems
5) Micro-fabrication/machining
6) Micro-thermo-fluids
7) Nano-particles engineering
IT-based Intelligent Mechanical System
IT-based Intelligent Mechanical Systems, which implant intelligence to machine systems, is an interdisciplinary area combining conventional mechanical technology and new information technology. The main goal of IT-based Intelligent Mechanical Systems is to develop fundamental technologies and to apply them to the industry field.
1) Intelligent Robot Systems
2) Computer-based Design
3) e-Manufacturing
4) Intelligent Manufacturing System
5) Entertainment Engineering
6) Virtual Manufacturing System
7) Core Parts and Devices for Intelligent Systems
8) Smart Structure
9) Intelligent Transportation Systems
Thermofluid and Energy Systems
Thermofluid and Energy Systems deal with energy and environment problems such as new power/energy generation and conversion, and thermofluid flow. The study of Thermofluid and Energy Systems covers physical phenomena related to heat and fluid in microstructures such as nano particle control, micro fluid flow, and micro coolers used in next generation key technologies such as BT, NT, and IT.
1) New Energy System The study of New Energy Systems develops eco-friendly energy systems with high efficiency and low pollution and new energy system technology such as substitute energy, fuel cell, and hydrogen energy.
2) Micro Thermo-Fluid System The study of Micro Thermo-Fluid Systems covers hear-transfer and flow control technology for micro-systems such as Micro-fluidics and PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction.)
3) Environmental Control System The study of Environmental Control Systems covers the control of air pollution and micro-particles in order to manage the global environment as well as the domestic environment and to develop super clean technologies.
4) Study covers the direct utilization of very-low-temperate technology and vacuum technology and the development of a low-temperature cooler/refrigerator for use in a superconductivity system.
Biomedical System Engineering
The goal of Biomedical System Engineering, which has an academic basis in life science and biomedical engineering, is to discover the mechanisms of living bodies in motion, and to utilize the mechanisms in the diagnosis of diseases. Research in this field also endeavors to invent new diagnosis methods, and develop artificial organs and new treatments, and nursing techniques using medical-purposed robots. All of the activities are for the benefit of human existence.
1) Biomechanics
- The field of Biomechanics covers implants, artificial arms and legs, medical- and welfare-purposed robots, rehabilitation engineering, sports medical science, etc.
2) Biofluids
- In the area of Biofluids, artificial organs such as hearts and blood vessels are developed and studies are conducted on the diagnosis of diseases related to artificial organs.
3) Biomaterials
- The study of Biomaterials deals with the bioengineering of artificial material for artificial organs.
4) Bioinstrumentation
- Bioinstrumentation covers measurement equipment for observation of living bodies.
5) Cell mechanics
- Cell mechanics studies the analysis and control of cell motion.
6) Biomimetics
- The study of Biomimetics deals with the discovery and utilization of the mechanisms of the motion
of the living body.
Mechanics & Design Innovation
The objective of Mechanics & Design Innovation is to develop creative and innovative technologies for design and analysis of future-oriented machines, mechanisms, software, and machine systems. The study covers the development of new design theory and technology, mechanics, the innovation of analysis methods, and the development of advanced-materials and design databases.
1) Computational engineering science
2) Design optimization
3) Machine diagnostics & reliability
4) Advanced materials
5) Nonlinear stability
6) Design methodology
7) Nanomechanics
8) Sound, vibration and shock
9) Design of experiment
10) Bionic mechanism
Mechanics & Design Innovation
The goal of Pro Human Engineering is to implement a human-centered engineering approach and to design machines that benefit humanity. The activities include the study of human emotional responses toward sound, vibration, vision, and touch, human reactions to machines, and the realistic implementation of human senses.
1) Human Perception (Sound, Vibration, Vision and Haptic)
2) Human-machine interaction
3) Ride Comfort and Safety
4) Virtual Reality and Entertainment
5) Tactile Sensors and Actuators
6) Welfare Engineering
After graduation
Students have the opportunity to proceed not only to mechanical engineering fields but also to various fields such as environmental engineering, energy engineering, medical engineering, aerospace engineering, nuclear engineering and shipbuilding engineering. - Our 3,531 graduates (bachelor: 970, master: 1,885, doctor: 676) have been taking an active role in academic, industrial, and research worlds domestically and internationally (estimates as of October 2002).