Professors L. A. Carlson, W. E. Haisler (Interim Head), D.
C. Hyland, J. L. Junkins, V.K.Kinra, D. C. Lagoudas, M. S.
Pilant, J. N. Reddy, J. C. Slattery, T.Strouboulis, R. R. Talreja,
S. R. Vadali, J. R. Walton, J. D. Whitcomb; Associate
Professors R. D. Bowersox, J. G. Boyd, P. G. Cizmas, S. Girimaji, D. Mortari,
T.C.Pollock, O. K. Rediniotis, T. W. Strganac, J. L. Valasek;
Assistant Professors A. A. Benzerga, J. E. Hurtado; Senior
Lecturers D. W. Lund, J. C. Richard; Lecturers M. W. McVay,
L. Traub
101. Principles of Aerospace
Engineering. (1-0). Credit 1. I, II
Overview of aerospace engineering and the aerospace industry,
including requirements and assignments of an aerospace engineer,
vehicle configurations and missions, aerodynamics, structures
and materials, dynamics and control, simulation and testing,
and aerospace engineering in the future. Prerequisites: ENGR
111, MATH 151, PHYS 218, or registration therein.
201. Introduction to Aerospace
Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Basic aerodynamic phenomena and simplified theory; elementary
aerospace vehicle performance and design. Prerequisites:
ENGR 211 or registration therein; MATH 152.
301. Theoretical Aerodynamics.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Fundamentals of incompressible flow, conservation principles,
continuity, momentum, rotationality, circulation, lift, drag,
potential flow, thin airfoil theory, panel methods, airfoil
design, high lift devices, finite wing theory, vortex lattice
methods, and wing design. Prerequisites: AERO 201 and 320;
ENGR 212 and 214; MATH 308.
302. Aerospace Engineering
Laboratory I. (1-3). Credit 2. I, II
Demonstrates and complements material in courses on aerodynamics,
structures and dynamics; basic testing techniques and use
of computers. Prerequisites: AERO 320; AERO 301, 304, 310
or registration therein.
303. High Speed Aerodynamics.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Fundamentals of compressible flow, acoustic waves, shock
and expansion waves, shock-expansion theory, supersonic airfoil
design, small perturbation theory, conical flow theory, supersonic
wing panel methods, supersonic wing design, similarity theory,
cone flow, unsteady waves, and theory of characteristics.
Prerequisites: AERO 301; concurrent registration in AERO
351.
304. Structural Analysis
I. (4-0). Credit 4. I, II
Structural design considerations; mechanics of structures;
introduction to elasticity; constitution of materials; analysis
of typical aerospace structures in bending, extension, torsion
and shear. Prerequisites: AERO 320; ENGR 213 and 214; MATH
308.
305. Aerospace Engineering
Laboratory II. (1-3). Credit 2. I, II
Demonstrates and complements material on aircraft stability
and control and propulsion as well as aerodynamics and structures.
Prerequisites: AERO 303, 306, 351 and 421 or registration
therein; ENGR 215.
306. Structural Analysis
II. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Work and energy principles; analysis of indeterminate structures
by classical virtual work and finite elements; introduction
to elastic stability of columns; application of energy methods
to determine stresses, strains and displacements in typical
aerospace structures; design considerations in aerospace
structures. Prerequisite: AERO 304.
310. Aerospace Dynamics.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Linear theory of free and forced vibrations and dynamic
response of single and multi-degree of freedom systems; frequency
response of first and second order systems with instrumentation
applications. Prerequisites: AERO 320; ENGR 214; MATH 308.
320. Numerical Methods.
(2-3). Credit 3. I, II, S
Numerical and analytical methods of solving engineering
problems involving curve fitting; interpolation and extrapolation;
difference operators and differentiation; integration; solutions
to linear and non-linear equations and differential equations
with engineering applications. Prerequisite: MATH 308 or
registration therein.
351. Aerothermodynamics
and Propulsion. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Aerothermodynamics of gases; laws of thermodynamics; equilibrium
conditions; mixtures of gases; combustion and thermochemistry;
compressible internal flows with friction, heat transfer
and shock; turbojet cycle analysis and performance; chemical
rockets. Prerequisites: AERO 301; concurrent enrollment in
AERO 303.
401. Aerospace Vehicle Design
I. (2-3). Credit 3. I, II
Aerodynamic design, specification, arrangement, performance
analysis, weight and balance, stability. Prerequisites: AERO
303, 306, 351, 421 or approval of instructor.
402. Aerospace Vehicle Design
II. (0-6). Credit 2. I, II
Continuation of AERO 401. System optimization by examination
and analysis of necessary trade-offs. Prerequisite: AERO401.
404. Mechanics of Advanced
Aerospace Structures. (3-0). Credit 3. I
Advanced analysis techniques for aerospace structures;
material anisotropy, plasticity, fatigue and fracture; laminated
materials; solution of plane elasticity, plate and multi-component
structural configurations; buckling of beams and plates;
application of finite element analysis. Prerequisite: AERO
306.
405. Aerospace Structural
Design. (3-0). Credit 3. II
Overall structural integrity of complete aerospace systems;
structures subjected to critical loads; design considerations
in aerospace structures. Prerequisite: AERO 306.
417. Aerospace Propulsion.
(3-0). Credit 3. I
Air breathing propulsion; design and analysis of inlets,
compressors, combustors, turbines and nozzles; application
to aeronautical and ground transportation. Prerequisite:
AERO 351.
419. Chemical Rocket Propulsion.
(3-0). Credit 3. II
Nozzles and heat transfer in rockets, liquid and solid
propellant systems; combustion and combustion stability;
flight performance including trajectories, multistaging and
exchange rate curves; rocket testing. Prerequisite: AERO
351.
420. Aeroelasticity. (3-0).
Credit 3. II
Classical analysis of fundamental aeroelastic phenomena
with application to aerospace vehicles; flutter, divergence,
control effectiveness. Prerequisites: AERO 303, 306, 310.
421. Dynamics of Aerospace
Vehicles. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Aircraft static stability and control; longitudinal and
lateral dynamic stability; general equations of motion; stability
derivatives; response to control inputs. Prerequisites: AERO
301 and 310.
422. Active Controls for
Aerospace Vehicles. (3-0). Credit 3. I
Introduction to the Theory of Automatic Control specifically
applied to aerospace vehicles; techniques for analysis and
synthesis of linear control systems, stability criteria,
systems response and performance criteria; design studies
of active controls to improve aerospace vehicle performance.
Prerequisite: AERO 421.
423. Space Technology I.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Rocket fundamentals; trajectories including aerodynamics,
gravity turn and trajectory optimization, orbital mechanics,
orbit lifetimes, three-body problem, orbit perturbations.
Prerequisite: AERO 421.
425. Flight Test Engineering.
(2-3). Credit 3. II
Application of performance and stability and control theory
to flight test measurements; standard atmosphere and airspeed
equations for pitot-static system calibrations; flight test
methods for evaluating performance, stability and control,
and stal-spin characteristics; laboratory practice in planning
and conducting small flight test project. Prerequisites:
AERO 421 and senior classification.
430. Numerical Simulation.
(3-0). Credit 3. I
Numerical and analytical simulation of physical problems
in science and engineering using applied methods; developing
and using numerical techniques for physical problems described
by nonlinear algebraic equations, ordinary and partial differential
equations. Prerequisite: AERO 320 or MATH 417.
452. Heat Transfer and Viscous
Flows. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Navier-Stokes and boundary layer equations; exact and approximate
solutions; laminar boundary layers; origin of turbulence;
transition; turbulent boundary layers; viscous airfoil design;
one and two dimensional heat transfer; methods for steady
and transient heat conduction; thermal boundary layers; convection;
and radiation. Prerequisites: AERO 351; MATH 308.
472. Airfoil and Wing Design.
(3-0). Credit 3. I
Subsonic airfoil design and analysis, subsonic wing design
and analysis, swept and delta wings, vortex lift, transonic
flow methods, viscous transonic phenomena, transonic airfoil
and wing design, supersonic panel methods, supersonic wing
design, optimization. Prerequisite: AERO 303.
481. Seminar. (1-0). Credit
1. I
Readings, reports, conferences and discussion. Prerequisite:
Senior classification in aerospace engineering. To be taken
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
485. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 4 each semester. I, II, S
Special problems in aerospace engineering assigned to individual
students or groups. Prerequisites: Senior classification;
approval of department head.
489. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4. I, II, S
Selected topics in an identified field of aerospace engineering.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
