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Category Scope
37 Mechanical Engineering
Includes mechanical devices and equipment; machine elements
and processes. For cases where the application of a device or the host vehicle
is emphasized see also the specific category where the application or vehicle
is treated. For robotics see 63 Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence,
and Robotics;
and 54 Man/System Technology and Life
Support.
Definition Mechanical Engineering – Branch of engineering dealing with the design, development and operation of machines including mechanical devices and prime movers, vehicles, machine tools, and manufacturing machinery. NASA Thesaurus, Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA Interest Exhaustive Interest : Design, development, and testing of all mechanical devices, equipment, and systems that are applied to launch vehicles, spacecraft, space stations, or aerospace support equipment. Selective Interest : Potential aerospace applications of machine elements and processes, manufacturing processes, nonpower auxiliary systems, and equipment.
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Input Subjects of Specific Interest
- airbreathing engines (non-aircraft)
- auxiliary systems (mechanical)
- bearings
- bonding
- Brayton cycle turbines (mechanical engineering)
- brazing
- cams
- centrifugal compressors (non-aircraft)
- centrifugal pumps
- ceramic engines
- cladding
- clutches
- coatings
- compression ignition engines (non-aircraft)
- containers
- dies
- diesel engines (non-aircraft)
- drives
- electrodeposition
- electron beam welding
- electroplating
- fasteners
- filters (mechanical)
- fittings
- fixtures
- flywheels
- friction measurement
- friction phenomena
- friction stir welding
- friction welding
- gaskets
- gasoline engines (non-aircraft)
- gears
- grinding
- heat pumps
- heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
- hydraulic systems (general)
- impact phenomena
- impact testing
- internal combustion engines (non-aircraft)
- joining
- laser welding
- lubrication
- machine elements
- machine processes
- machinery
- machining
- manufacturing processes
- materials fabrication
- materials forming
- materials handling
- materials manufacturing
- mechanical engineering
- mechanical equipment
- mechanics (practical)
- metal forming
- micromachining
- mounts (supports)
- nanodevices (mechanical)
- packaging
- packing (machine elements)
- piston engines (non-aircraft)
- plasma spraying
- plating
- pneumatic systems (general)
- powertrains
- pressure vessels
- pumps (non-aircraft)
- reaction wheels
- reciprocating engines (non-aircraft)
- refrigeration
- robotics (hardware)
- rollers
- rotary engines (non-aircraft)
- seals (stoppers)
- servomechanisms (mechanical aspects)
- shafts (machine elements)
- spark ignition engines (non-aircraft)
- springs (mechanical)
- Stirling cycle engines (non-aircraft)
- throttle controls (non-aircraft)
- tools
- tribology
- turbine engines (non-aircraft)
- vacuum forming
- valves
- welding techniques
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