Donald A. Smith
Donald A. Smith ,Professor of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Wyoming College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Donald Smith received a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1962 and a MS in
Mechanical Engineering in 1963, both from The Ohio State University. His Ph.D.
is from the University of Michigan in 1971. He has industrial experience with
Xerox and IBM corporations. He has been a professor at the University of
Wyoming since 1985.
Research Interests
Computer aided design of mechanical components,
/http://wwweng.uwyo.edu/commend/ , simulation of mechanical systems,
computer aided laboratory instruction
Selected Publications
"A Fluid Flow Experiment Utilizing Computer Aided Laboratory Instruction", (with
S.A.Morton), Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Conference, Albuquerque, N.M. June
2001
"Mechanical Component Design via the Internet", (with C. S. Reed), ASEE Annual
Conference, Session 2520, St. Louis, Mo. June 2000
Simulation and Animation of Kinematic and Dynamic Machinery Systems June 1999
with MATLAB, (with C. Brooking), Computers in Education Journal, Volume 9,
Number 2, pp. 2-4, same as June 98 article.
A Web-based Extension Spring Design Program, (with A. Malinowski, May 1999 et
al). Proceedings of the Spring Manufacturers Technical Symposium, pp. 9-11,
Spring Manufacturers Institute.
Extension Spring Design Calculator: A Web-based Mechanical January 1999
Engineering CAD Tool, (with A. Malinowski, et al), 1999 International
Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education, pp. 111-113,
H Tharp & L. Huelsmah, Eds., ISBN: 1-56555-158-3.
"A Software Package to Enhance the Teaching of Engineering Dynamics," June 1995
(with R.G. Jacquot and D.L. Whitman), Computer Applications in Engineering
Education, Vol. 3, No. 7, pp. 21-28.
