Course Description
300/400/500 | 600 | 700/800
AE 300T Aerospace Technology and Its Impact. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. History of flight and evolution. Basic concepts and terminology of flight. Evaluation of flight vehicle configurations and missions. Space programs. Industry/government oversight. Safety and risk management. Current domestic and international aerospace programs. Impact of aviation and space programs on the global society and economy. Case studies in historical and contemporary topics and issues.
AE 403/503 Flight Mechanics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: AE 406, ME 436. Aircraft concepts including performance prediction and optimization, flight and maneuver envelopes, and steady flight performance. Additional topics: longitudinal static stability and trim; aircraft dynamics; development, separation and solution of aircraft equations of motion; natural modes; dynamic stability, sensors and actuators; design of stability augmentation and autopilot systems.
AE 406/506. Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 303, 312, 340. Inviscid flow concepts including: Euler equations, stream function, velocity potential, singularities, vorticity and circulation laws. Viscous flow topics including boundary layers, separation, and turbulent flow. In addition, external flows, lift and drag, thin airfoil theory, finite wing theory and airfoil design will be discussed.
AE 417/517. Propulsion Systems. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 312 or 414. Basic principles of design, operation and performance of propulsion systems - including turbojet, turboprop, turbofan, and ramjet engines. Introduction to chemical rockets, ion and plasma thrusters.
AE 420/520. Aerospace Structures. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 332. Analysis of aircraft and space vehicle structural components. Effects of bending, torsion, and shear on typical aerospace structural components; statically indeterminate beams; shear center and shear flow. Introduction to typical aerospace structures. Introduction to composite structures.
AE 438/538. Control System Design and Application. Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: ME 436. Analysis, computer-aided design and implementation of practical control systems; introduction to state space and digital control; laboratory sessions on data acquisition, system identification, analog and digital controllers.
AE 495. Topics in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Variable 1-3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the Chair. Special topics of interest with emphasis placed on recent developments in aerospace engineering or engineering mechanics.
AE 497. Independent Study in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Variable 1-3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Permission of the Chair. Individual analytical computational and/or experimental study selected by student.