Introduction to aerospace design methodology and system engineering with a focus on systematic and critical thinking skill; Group design projects based on real world p roblems to enhance creat ivity, team communication, collaboration; fundamental to aircraft systems; requirements discovery and analysis process; introduction to elements of aerodynamic, airfoi ls, and wings, aspect of vehicle conceptual design; configuration s section; aircraft initial sizing; introduction to novel aerospace design concept such as unmanned aerial v ehicles, urban airmobility vehicle, and integration of artificial intelligence in modern aerospace design.

CONDITION: PRER 2183222
Atmosphere and properties of air; airfoil geometry; aerodynamic forces; stream function; vorticity and circulation; elementary flows; incompressible flow over aerofoils; irrotational flow; lifting flow; the Kutta Joukowski theorem; Kutta condition; Kelvin’s circulation theorem and starting vortex; thin aerofoil theory; flapped aerofoil; thick cambered aerofoil; maximum lift coefficient a nd stall; high lift devices; incompressible flow over finite wings; Prandtl’s lifting line theory; elliptical and general lift distribution; fundamental of viscous flow; conservation of mass and continuity equation; conservation of momentum and momentum equation; boundary layers; flow instabilities; turbulence.

CONDITION: PRER 2183221 and 2145311
Fundamental of compressible flow, acoustic waves, normal and oblique shock waves, expansion waves, Prandtl-Meyer flow, convergent-divergent nozzle, flow with friction and heat transfer, unsteady wave motion, perturbation theory, linearized flow and theory of characteristics.

Overview of aircraft structural external loads analysis including criteria, design, analysis, fatigue, certification, validation, and testing. Covers FAR 23 and FAR 25 airplane loads requirements. Includes introduction to the use of finite element package in structural analysis. Course will provide students with an understanding of fuselage/wing design and analysis including frames and ribs. Also provides an introduction to structural dynamics including aeroelasticity.

Equilibrium and stability; functions of aircraft controls; static stability and trim; stability derivatives for longitudinal motions; stick-fixed, stick-free and control stick forces; wing and tail contributions; maneuver stability; roll stability and roll control; yaw stability and yaw control; dynamic behavior of aircraft and equations of motion; phugoid and short period oscillation; Dutch roll; spiral mode and roll subsidence; dihedral effect and weathercock stability.

Principles of jet and propeller aircraft performance; equations of motions; cruise flight, climb and descent; turning flight; takeoff and landing performance; range and endurance; payload-range diagram; maneuvering V-n diagram.

Introduction to electronics and sensors used in aerospace engineering applications; basic electronics circuits involving analog components; design electronic circuits for amplifying, detecting, timing, etc; introduction to computer- based data acquisition.

Concepts in experimentation introduction to systematic design of an experiment using data reduction diagram (DRD); setting up objectives of an experiment, constructing the set of data reduction diagrams DRDs) of the experiment according to the objectives; measurement and instrumentation; uncertainty analysis; experiments and laboratories in aerodynamics, structure, propulsion, performance, dynamics, and control.

CONDITION: PRER 2183221 and 2183222
Introduction to propulsion, air-breathing and non-air-breathing engines; brief review of the thermodynamics and compressible flow; basic thrust equation of aircraft gas turbine and jet engines; Brayton cycle, axial flow turbomachines, momentum theory and blade element theory; gas turbine component performance, inlet, compressor, turbine and nozzle; cycle analysis of gas turbine engines, rocket, ramjet, turbojet, turbofan and turboprop covering introduction to preliminary propulsion design

Fundamentals of aircraft design process including wing design, tail design, and undercarriage arrangement. Also covers initial take-off mass estimation, detailed mass calculation, and mission fuel requirement. Incorporates principles from prior aerospace engineering courses including center of gravity calculation, basic aerodynamics estimation, static stability and control analysis, propulsion consideration and analysis, performance analysis, aircraft cost prediction, preliminary and detailed design concepts, quality control of aircraft design.

Design project of aerospace systems, components, and/or processes to meet a desired need with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environment al, and economic factors; follow a well defined design process by working on a team; project identification, selection, and team formation’ definition of project including specifications and background research; project planning and definition of tasks; comprehensive literature review; preliminary design; oral p resentation and submission of report.

Condition: PRER 2145475*
Design project of aerospace systems, components, and/or processes to meet a desired need with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors; follow a well defined design process by working on a team; detailed design development and parts acquisition; system simulation and optimization; design iteration; construction and testing; final design review and assessment of limitations and flaws; oral presentation and final report

Basic concepts; thermodynamic state and process; properties of pure substances and ideal gases; energy; the first law of thermodynamics and the first law analysis for isolated, closed, and open systems; entropy; the second law of thermodynamics and the second law analysis for isolated, closed, and opens systems; gas power cycles; Carnot, Otto, and Brayton cycles; refrigeration cycle; introduction to gas mixtures; introduction to combustion.

Basic concepts in physics: physical quantity and physical quantity relations, dimensions of physical quantity and the principle of dimensional homogeneity, dimensionless variables; basic concepts in fluid mechanics: continuum assumption, methods of description: Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, field quantity and classification of flow fields; geometric and kinematics of fluid motion: path lines, streamlines, and streak lines; forces and stressed in fluids: pressure and pressure force, shear stress and shear force: convection flux and Reynold’s transport theorem; physical laws of finite control volume: conservations of mass, linear momentum, and energy; conservation of angular momentum with application to turbomachines; physical laws of infinite control volume: conservation of mass and linear momentum, introduction to Navier-Stokes and Euler’s equations; Bernoulli’s equation from momentum and conservation of mechanical energy viewpoints; introduction to vorticity and vortex; dimensional analysis: Buckingham’s PI theorem, similarity, and model testing; internal viscous flows, energy consideration in pipe flows and piping system; external flows, boundary layer, and aerodynamic force and moment; applications: turbomachines, model testing, piping and pumping system, aerodynamic force and moment.

Basic numerical methods for solving algebraic and transcendental equations, simultaneous linear and nonlinear equations, ordinary and partial differential equations. Introduction to Computer Aided Engineering (CAE). Use of numerical and CAE software for physical modeling and simulation of engineering problems and related applications.

Design, selection and utilization of engineering materials for aircraft structure and engine components; ferrous alloy, nonferrous alloys; aluminum, magnesium, copper, titanium, superalloy, polymer and composi te materials; manufacturing process for compos ite materials; recycling and repair of composite materials; future trends in aerospace engineering materials.

Space environment, phenomena in space that affect space missions and various payload systems to enable satellites to complete their assigned mission.

Fundamental rocket propulsion, covering classical chemical rocket propulsion for launch, orbital, and interplanetary flight; flight mission and performance; rocket equations, nozzle theory and design; future trend in rocket propulsion and the preliminary design of engine devices.