ADMA 340 - Digitally Enhanced Manufacturing

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor
Description: This Digitally Enhanced Manufacturing course offers a comprehensive overview of the design, development, and application of Extended Reality (XR), Digital Twins, and the Internet of Things (IoT) in advanced manufacturing. XR seamlessly integrates virtual representations with the tangible realities of factory operations. Digital Twins are virtual copies of physical buildings, machines, and products, while real-time data from physical systems is recorded and streamed by IoT devices. The course emphasizes how these technologies collaboratively address unique manufacturing challenges as they provide explicit directions, harness real-time data, enhance visualizations, and simulate various manufacturing-related scenarios. The course will explore the evolution of these technologies from historical applications, present-day impact, and developing roles in advanced manufacturing. Practical applications are reinforced through lab activities, with potential on-site experiences to witness these innovations firsthand. Offered as needed.