Undergraduate Courses
| Subject |
Course |
Title |
Course Description |
| ASE |
1013 |
Intro to Aerospace Engr |
(Prerequisite: credit or co-registration in MA 1713). Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Historical per- spectives of aerospace engineering and fundamentals of aerodynamcis, the standard atmosphere, computer modeling and manufacturing, information technology, programming environ- ments, computational tools. |
| ASE |
1023 |
Intro to Flight Mech |
(Prerequisite: ASE 1013,grade of C or better in MA 1713, and current enrollment or grade of C or better in MA 1723 and PH 2213) Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Introduction to airfoils, wings, and other aero- dynamic shapes, elements of airplane performance, principles of stability and control, applications of computer modeling, computational tools, historical perspectives. |
| ASE |
1501 |
Design Competition |
One hour practicum. Students participate in a department-sponsored design competition, contributing to design and fabrication tasks, writing weekly progress reports, contributing to competitive report and giving presentations. |
| ASE |
2013 |
Astro, Propul, Struct |
(Prerequisite: ASE 1023 and a grade of C or better in MA 1723 and PH 2213. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Introduction to space flight (astronautics), pro pulsion, flight vehicle structures and materials, and hyper- sonic vehicles, applications of computer modeling, com- putational tools, with historical perspectives. |
| ASE |
2113 |
Fl Mech I-Perform |
(Prerequisite: EM 2413). Three hours lecture. Introduction to general aerodynamics, propulsive and structural considerations of flight mechanics, quasi-steady flight; non-steady flight; maneuvering flight; high performance vehicles. |
| ASE |
2990 |
Special Topic In ASE |
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
| ASE |
3123 |
Aircraft Attitude Dynamics |
(Prerequisites: ASE 2013, EM 2433,credit or registration in EM 3413 ).Three hours lecture. Longitudinal, directional, and lateral static stability and control; related aerodynamics; maneuvering flight; introduction to dynamic stability and control analysis methods; general equation of unsteady motion. |
| ASE |
3213 |
Mech of Deformable Structures |
(Prerequisite: EM 3213). Three hours lecture. Introduction to structural materials and loads. Deflection analysis using energy methods, flexibility-based matrix method, and the finite element method. Influence of design on deflection and vice versa. |
| ASE |
3223 |
Aerospace Structural Analysis |
(Prerequisite: EM 3213). Three hours lecture. Stress analy- sis of elastic and inelastic structures under different loading conditions. Shear flow distribution in thin-wall structures. Influence of design on stress and shear flow distributions. |
| ASE |
3313 |
Incompress Aerodynam |
(Prerequisite: EM 3313). Three hours lecture. Potential theory of bodies; airfoil theory and applications; finite wing theory and applications; introduction to Navier-Stokes equations; laminar boundary layers; turbulent boundary layers. |
| ASE |
3333 |
Aerothermodynamics |
(Prerequisites: MA 2733, PH 2213). Three hours lecture. Energy; First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics; Entropy; Properties of Ideal Gases; Mixtures; Gas Power Cycles; One Dimensional Compressible Flow; Introduction to Heat Transfer. |
| ASE |
3813 |
Intro Orbital Mechanics |
(Prerequisities:EM 2433 and MA 3253). Three hours lecture. Two-body orbital mechanics;geometry of spatial orbits; fundamental orbits determinnation;orbital maneuvers; introduction to rendezvous and interplanetary trajectories. |
| ASE |
3823 |
Space Attitude Dynamics |
(Prerequisite:ASE 3813).Three hours lecture. Motion of spacecraft about center of gravity. Rigid body dynamics and rotational kinematics. MIssion pointing requirements and design of the attitude determination and control system. |
| ASE |
4000 |
Directed Indiv Study |
Hours and credits to be arranged. |
| ASE |
4113 |
Aerospace Eng Lab I |
(Prerequisites: Credit or registration in EM 3413 and GE 3513.) Six hours laboratory. Experimental techniques used in aerospace engineering. |
| ASE |
4123 |
Aerospace Controls |
(Prerequisite: ASE 3123 or ASE 3823). Three hours lecture. Methods of dynamic analysis; stability of steady flight; response to actuation of the controls (open loop); closed-loop control ;human crew/vehicle interactions. |
| ASE |
4133 |
Automatic Control |
(Prerequisite: ASE 4123). Three hours lecture. Optimization techniques; structural flexibility effects; statistical design; sample-data control systems. |
| ASE |
4153 |
Advance Performance |
(Prerequisite: ASE 2013). Three hours lecture. Performance methods use for current aeronautical vehicles. Configurations considered are sailplanes, V/STOL aircraft, subsonic/supersonic transports, and fighters. |
| ASE |
4163 |
Intro to Flight Test Eng |
(Prerequisite:ASE 3313,ASE 4123).Three hours lecture. Introduction to the techniques of aeronautical flight test engineering. Supplements Aerospace curriculum Pitot/static systems, and introduces fixed-wing flight test engineering, data reduction,certification, flight-test risk assessment/mitigation, and fligt crew-station analysis procedures. |
| ASE |
4233 |
Structural Dynamics |
(Prerequisite: EM 3413). Three hours lecture. Influence coefficients; matrix methods; Lagrange's equations of motion; divergence on an airfoil; introduction to flutter. |
| ASE |
4243 |
Advanced Orbital Mechanics |
(Prerequisite:ASE 3813 ). Three hours lecture. Orbital mechanics;perturbations and numerical integration. Global positioning system,launch performance and optimization. |
| ASE |
4333 |
Heli Aero And Per |
(Prerequisite:Consent of Instructor). Three hours lecture. Hover,vertical, and forward flight aerodynamcis. Momentum and blade element methods. Hover, climb, and cruise performance analysis. Introduction to equilibrium flight trim equations. |
| ASE |
4343 |
Compressible Aerody |
(Prerequisites: ASE 3333, EM 3313). Three hours lecture. Equations of motion for multidimensional flow; oblique shock waves; Prandtl Meyer flow; internal flow; method of characteristics; linearized flows; compressible wing theory; compressible boundary layers. |
| ASE |
4413 |
Aircraft Propulsion |
(Prerequisites: ASE 3333 and ASE 4343). Three hours lecture. Aerothermodynamics of aircraft jet engines and gas turbine engines components;nozzles;turbines; compressors;diffusers;introduction to piston engines; propellers and propeller performance estimation. |
| ASE |
4423 |
Int Comput Fluid Dyn |
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Elementary aspects of computational fluid dynamics (CFD); review of numerical analysis and fluid mechanics as pertinent to CFD; numerical solution to selected fluid dynamic problems. |
| ASE |
4433 |
Fund Num Grid Gen |
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Grid Generation strategies; effects of grid quality on discetization errors; structured and unstructured grid generation algorithms; solution adaptive grid generation; surface grid generation. |
| ASE |
4443 |
Spacecraft Propulsion |
(Prerequisites:ASE 3333 and ASE 4343) Three hours lecture. Nozzles and thermochemistry.Componets, design and performance of liquid propellant, solid propellant,hybrid and electric rocket propulsion systems. |
| ASE |
4513 |
Aircraft Design I |
(Prerequisities: ASE 3123, ASE 3313,ASE 3223). Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Introduction to the principles and techniques of aircraft design. Introduction to systems engineering and requirements analysis; design optimization; layout; weight; performance. |
| ASE |
4523 |
Aircraft Design II |
(Prerequisite: ASE 4513 ). One hour lecture. Five hours laboratory. Continuation of ASE 4513. Students make use of principles and techniques covered in ASE 4513 to create a design of an aircraft. |
| ASE |
4533 |
Spacecraft Design I |
(Prerequisites: ASE 3223 , ASE 3823, ASE 3813) Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Introduction to the principles and techniques of spacecraft and mission design. Systems engineering and requirement analysis, spacecraft system characteristics and mission phases. |
| ASE |
4543 |
Spacecraft Design II |
(Prerequisite:ASE 4533) One hour lecture. Five hours laboratory. Continuation of ASE 4533, Spacecraft Design I. Application of design concepts and principles. Concentration on systems engineering, detail design, life cycle cost, manufacturing and operations. |
| ASE |
4553 |
Eng Design Optimization |
(Prerequisite:Consent of Instructor).Three hours lecture. Introduction to optimality criteria and optimization techniques for solving constrained or unconstrained optimization problems. Sensitivity analysis and approximation. Computer application in optimization. Introduction to MDO. (Same as EM 4143/6143 and IE 4743/6743) |
| ASE |
4623 |
Aerospace Structural Design |
(Prerequisite: ASE 3223). Three hours lecture. Principles of design and manufacture of aerospace structures. General theories of stability and failure with applications. Design optimization, fabrication, and testing of structural members. |
| ASE |
4713 |
Engineering Acoustic |
(Prerequisite: EM 3413 or EE 2123 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Sonics, ultrasonics, wave equation, plane and spherical waves, wave propagation in air, liquids, elastic solids, reflection phenomena, absorption, scattering, acoustic sources and sensors, engineering applications. |
| ASE |
4721 |
Aero Engr Lab II |
(Prerequisite: ASE 4113). Three hours laboratory. Experimental techniques used in aerospace engineering. |
| ASE |
4813 |
Adv Orbital Mechanics |
(Prerequisite: ASE 3813). Three hours lecture. Orbital mechanics; perturbations and numerical integration. Global positioning system, launch performance and optimization. |
| ASE |
4990 |
Special Topic In ASE |
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
Graduate Courses
| Subject |
Course |
Title |
Course Description |
| ASE |
6013 |
Directed Project in ASE |
(Contact hours and title to be arranged). An individual professional project open only to candidates for the Master of Science degree (non-thesis option) Formal written and oral project reports are required. |
| ASE |
6133 |
Automatic Control |
(Prerequisite: ASE 4123). Three hours lecture. Optimization techniques; structural flexibility effects; statistical design; sample-data control systems. |
| ASE |
6153 |
Advanced Performance |
(Prerequisite: ASE 2013). Three hours lecture. Performance methods use for current aeronautical vehicles. Configurations considered are sailplanes, V/STOL aircraft, subsonic/supersonic transports, and fighters. |
| ASE |
6163 |
Intro to Flight Test Eng |
(Prerequisite:ASE 3313,ASE 4123).Three hours lecture. Introduction to the techniques of aeronautical flight test engineering. Supplements Aerospace curriculum Pitot/static systems, and introduces fixed-wing flight test engineering, data reduction,certification, flight-test risk assessment/mitigation, and fligt crew-station analysis procedures. |
| ASE |
6183 |
Adv Orbital Mechanics |
(Prerequisite: ASE 3813). Three hours lecture. Orbital mechanics; perturbations and numerical integration. Global positioning system, launch performance and optimization. |
| ASE |
6233 |
Structural Dynamics |
(Prerequisite: EM 3413). Three hours lecture. Influence coefficients; matrix methods; Lagrange's equations of motion; divergence on an airfoil; introduction to flutter. |
| ASE |
6243 |
Advanced Orbital Mechanics |
(Prerequisite:ASE 3813 ). Three hours lecture. Orbital mechanics;perturbations and numerical integration. Global positioning system,launch performance and optimization. |
| ASE |
6333 |
Heli Aero And Per |
(Prerequisite:Consent of Instructor). Three hours lecture. Hover,vertical, and forward flight aerodynamcis. Momentum and blade element methods. Hover, climb, and cruise performance analysis. Introduction to equilibrium flight trim equations. |
| ASE |
6423 |
Int Comput Fluid Dyn |
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Elementary aspects of computational fluid dynamics (CFD); review of numerical analysis and fluid mechanics as pertinent to CFD; numerical solution to selected fluid dynamic problems. |
| ASE |
6433 |
Fund Num Grid Gen |
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Grid Generation strategies; effects of grid quality on discetization errors; structured and unstructured grid generation algorithms; solution adaptive grid generation; surface grid generation. |
| ASE |
6553 |
Eng Design Optimization |
(Prerequisite:Consent of Instructor).Three hours lecture. Introduction to optimality criteria and optimization techniques for solving constrained or unconstrained optimization problems. Sensitivity analysis and approximation. Computer application in optimization. Introduction to MDO. (Same as EM 4143/6143 and IE 4743/6743) |
| ASE |
6813 |
Adv Orbital Mechanics |
(Prerequisite: ASE 3813). Three hours lecture. Orbital mechanics; perturbations and numerical integration. Global positioning system, launch performance and optimization. |
| ASE |
6990 |
Special Topic In ASE |
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
| ASE |
7000 |
Directed Indiv Study |
Hours and credits to be arranged. |
| ASE |
8000 |
Research / Thesis |
Hours and credits to be arranged. |
| ASE |
8313 |
Adv Comp Aerodyn I |
(Prerequisite: ASE 4343 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Derivation of complete equations for compressible fluid flow; unsteady one-dimensional flows; method of characteristics; flow about two-dimensional, and axis-symmetric shapes; integral methods. |
| ASE |
8323 |
Adv Comp Aerodyn II |
(Prerequisite: ASE 8313). Three hours lecture. Perturbation theory for wings and bodies; optimum wing and body shapes; wing-body interference; transonic flows, hypersonic flows. |
| ASE |
8343 |
Incomp Vis Lam Flow |
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Incompressible Navier-Stokes equations; properties and exact solutions; laminar boundary layer equations; two- and three-dimensional solutions; time-dependent solutions; approximate solutions; boundary layer control. |
| ASE |
8353 |
Turbulent Flow |
(Prerequisite: ASE 8343). Three hours lecture. Origins of turbulence; stability statistical theory of turbulence; isotropic and non-isotropic turbulence; equations of turbulent flow; turbulent boundary layer; free turbulent flow. |
| ASE |
8363 |
Comp Heat Transfer |
(Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor). Three hours lecture. Application of numerical techniques to elliptic and parabolic problems in engineering heat transfer and fluid flow. Discretization techniques; linearization; stability analysis. (Same as ME 8363). |
| ASE |
8413 |
Comput Fluid Dyn I |
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Review of relevant numerical analysis; one dimensional methods; compressible inviscid methods, Euler Equation methods, inviscid-viscous interaction methods; current literature. |
| ASE |
8423 |
Comput Fluid Dyn II |
(Prerequisite: ASE 8413 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Compressible Viscous Methods; Navier-Stokes equation methods; turbulence models; incompressible methods; panel methods; finite element methods, current literature. |
| ASE |
8533 |
Adv Num Grid Gen |
(Prerequisite: ASE 4433/6433 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Structured-unstructured hybrid composite grid configurations, truncation error analysis, direct-indirect grid generation methods, grid refinement, adaptive gridding. |
| ASE |
8990 |
Special Topic In ASE |
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years). |
| ASE |
9000 |
Research/Diss |
Hours and credits to be arranged. |
