A E - AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

A E 339. Aerodynamics I 3 cr.

Fluid properties, conservation equations, incompressible 2-dimensional flow; Bernoulli's equation; similarity parameters; subsonic aerodynamics: lift and drag, analysis and design of airfoils. Prerequisite: M E 237

A E 362. Orbital Mechanics and Space Environment 3 cr.

Dynamics of orbiting and non-orbiting bodies; orbit design and orbital maneuvers; space environment, including solar, magnetic, atmospheric and planetary phenomena. Prerequisites: MATH 390 and M E 237

A E 363. Aerospace Structures 3 cr.

Advanced concepts of stress and strain, introduction to the analysis of aero structures, complex bending and torsion, thin walled sections and shells, computational techniques. Prerequisites: C E 301

A E 364. Flight Dynamics and Controls 3 cr.

Fundamentals of airplane flight dynamics, static trim, and stability; spacecraft and missile six degree of freedom dynamics; attitude control of spacecraft. Prerequisites: MATH 392, M E 237

A E 419. Propulsion 3 cr.

Propulsion systems, thermodynamic cycles, combustion, specific impulse; principles of gas turbines, jet engines, and rocket propulsion systems. Prerequisites: A E 439

A E 424. Aerospace Systems Engineering 3 cr.

Basic principles of top down systems engineering and current practice; preliminary and detailed design of aircraft and space vehicles, inluding requirement, subsystem interaction, and integration, tradeoffs, constraints and non-technical aspects. Prerequisites: A E 362, A E 363, A E 364, and A E 439

A E 428. Aerospace Capstone Design 3 cr. (2P)

Team Project-analysis, design, hands-on build test, evaluate. Prerequisites: A E 424

A E 439. Aerodynamics II 3 cr.

Principles of compressible flow, momentum and energy conservation; thermal properties of fluid; supersonic flow and shock waves; basics of supersonic aerodynamics. Prerequisites: A E 339, M E 240

A E 447. Aerofluids Laboratory 3 cr. (2P)

Use of subsonic wind tunnels and other flow to study basic flow phenomena and methods of fluid measurement and visualization. Prerequisites: M E 345, A E 339, and A E 364