Course Description
Introduces students to the multidisciplinary approach to aerospace systems design and optimization process. Basic concepts of aerodynamics, aircraft structures, flight dynamics, and stability are introduced in a multidisciplinary fashion using engineering systems thinking to gain knowledge in aerospace systems. Multidisciplinary optimization techniques and trade-off studies are presented.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to include a separate additional study package. This is to be in the form of a separate research study paper, with the topic being mutually agreed upon between the student and the instructor. This topic could be related to the final group project they are working on or a separate topic of interest to the student.
Athena Title
Aerospace Design
Prerequisite
(ENGR 2130 or ENGR 2130E) and (ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E) and (ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E)
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
• Understand and describe the multidisciplinary design process • Know the foundational topics (aerodynamics, structures, flight dynamics) of aerospace design • Use and apply the foundational topics in solving specific problems related to aerospace subsystems • Explain the benefits of using multidisciplinary aerospace design incorporating multiple topics, safety, and societal and professional ethics • Function effectively in a team to perform the preliminary design and showcase innovations
Topical Outline
• Introduction to Systems of Systems and Multidisciplinary Design/Optimization • Review of Requirement Analysis and Concept Documentation • Basic Aerodynamics, Airfoil, and Wing Designs • Aircraft Structures • Flight Dynamics and Stability • Optimization Techniques and Tools • Aerospace Preliminary Design Synthesis • Final Project – Design Space Exploration with Optimization and Design Decision Analysis Final group projects will be 4-6 weeks long and the work should reflect learning and knowledge beyond the classroom. All students in a group should work together and present orally to the class and submit a final written report.
Syllabus
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