Engineering Vision Grant
Southern Utah University
Engineering & Technology Dept.
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, UT 84720
Contact person: Richard Cozzens
Title: Professional in Residence
Phone: (435) 586-7983
Email:
Accreditation:
Southern Utah University Engineering program is ABET accredited. In addition to this accreditation The University is accredited by the Northwest Accrediting Board.
Bio:
Richard Cozzens earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University and his Master’s degree from Southern Utah University. He worked seven years for Boeing as a Manufacturing Engineer, Tool Designer and Manufacturing Research & Development Engineer. He is a graduate of the Boeing Engineering in Training program, receiving training in the following areas: NC Programming, Producibility, Manufacturing Research & Development and Manufacturing Engineering.
Richard worked for MTI (Metalcraft Technologies, Inc.) for five years as an Engineering Manager and CATIA Specialist. As an Engineering Manager for MTI, he worked with engineering documents and manufacturing plans from most of the major aerospace and defense companies.
Richard now teaches full time at Southern Utah University in the Engineering and Technology Department. He still works as a CAD consultant for MTI and other manufacturing companies. He has conducted training seminars for numerous companies and colleges/universities around the country. He has authored a series of workbooks on Mastercam, CATIA V5, and Inventor Workbooks. He has helped develop online training for the same programs. Richards continuing close relationship with CATIA V5 users from all types of industries and CATIAV5 instructors/professors from colleges and universities has provided valuable input to his workbooks and in class instruction.
Classes/Projects:
SUU CATIA Classes are unique because of small class sizes. The Introductory class uses a basic book and advanced book to introduce the general tools and processes found in CATIA V5. Toward the end of the semester the students are required to bring this introductory information together in the form of a Final Project. The students are allowed to select their own project (pending instructor approval). This freedom has motivated most students to do extraordinary work (they are not limited by the instructor’s requirements). The students are encouraged to work in small groups to simulate a true work environment. This group synergy also accelerates the learning process (allowing them to team up on problems and share solutions).
The Advanced Solid Modeling Class is an extension of the final project. Students continue with their selected project. Students are required to write a project proposal and schedule. Throughout the semester the student documents their research and learned tools and processes. At the end of the semester students present the project and lessons learned. It would be a luxoury to be able to teach specific tools and processes in several advanced classes but with the limited numbers in this area it is a challenge to populate one basic and one advanced class. The freedom allowed in this class has helped attract motivated students (it has proved successful). This freedom allows students to gain experience in an area of interest (a more structured class would not allow this). The projects have been varied but the results have been impressive. Give a motivated/educated student the right tool (CATIA) and some guidance and they can accomplish amazing things. Reference some of the attached sample projects.
Sample Projects:
Note these are samples of student projects that are above and beyond the projects (lessons) used in the advanced book that introduces Knowledgeware, DMU Kinematics, GSA, Sheet Metal and Prismatic Machining.
VW Engine: Students reverse Engineered a VW Engine. They created the detail parts in CATIA V5. Then they assembled them and added Kinematic constraints and animated the engine motion.
Three peaks GIS Data: The student down loaded (from the internet) the GIS data of a mountain range near Cedar City Utah. A surface was created from the cloud of points. A solid was then created from the surface. The surface was printed on a 3D printer for visualization purposes.
3-Axis CNC: This student designed his own CNC mill using the design in Context methodology. The student is actually manufacturing his design.
Note: This is just a few of the projects that are being worked on in the Advanced Solid Modeling Class. The projects vary from land development application to surfaces for a land speed record motorcycle.
Terms and Conditions:
I agree to allow Engineering.com publish the attached projects as needed for indefinite period of time.