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Aerospace Design and Optimization

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

AERO 2990 and (ENGR 2130 or ENGR 2130E) and (ENGR 2140 or ENGR 2140E) and (ENGR 3160 or ENGR 3160E)

Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will understand and describe the multidisciplinary design process.
  • Students will know the foundational topics (aerodynamics, structures, flight dynamics) of aerospace design.
  • Students will use and apply the foundational topics in solving specific problems related to aerospace subsystems.
  • Students will be able to explain the benefits of using multidisciplinary aerospace design incorporating multiple topics, safety, societal and professional ethics.
  • Students will 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
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