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MSc in Aerospace Engineering - Course Units
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MECHANICS OF CONTINUA
Lecturers: Prof. John Williams and Prof. Ante Munjiza
The module aims to introduce students to the fundamental ideas in solid and fluid mechanics and their applications in different fields of engineering. The students will become aware of modelling of structures and fluids and their interaction as well as material responses of solids and fluids. Numerical and analytical approaches to fundamental problems will be discussed in view of particularly important applications.
ADVANCED FLIGHT CONTROL AND SIMULATION OF AEROSPACE VEHICLES
Lecturers: Dr. Ranjan Vepa
The course aims at providing an in-depth understanding of the Principles of Flight Management, Flight Control and Aerospace vehicle’s Simulation. Basic functions of a Flight Management System, Flight Planning and Performance calculations, Aerospace and Launch vehicle Flight Control systems synthesis and the Kinematics and Dynamics of flight simulation including pilot physiological modelling and human factors would be covered as part of the course
PRINCIPLES OF SPACECRAFT DESIGN
Lecturers: Prof. John Stark and Dr. Mark Paine
To introduce students to the factors which influence spacecraft design and to highlight the need for a systems engineering approach. The course will familiarise the students with the technologies underpinning spacecraft engineering.
VEHICULAR CRASHWORTHINESS
Lecturers: Dr. Fabian Duddeck
The course aims to provide an in-depth description of all aspects related to the design of vehicles with respect to their crashworthiness. Here within are included technical aspects, social aspects and economical aspects, which are finally placed in the context of the total product development processes of current industries.
COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING
Lecturers: Prof. Ante Munjiza and Dr. Pihua Wen
This course introduces students to different computational techniques used for modelling engineering problems in solids and structures. It enables students to develop skills in utilizing modern modelling and analysis techniques in the context of relevance to practical engineering problems.
COMBUSTION CONCEPTS AND MODELLING
Lecturers: Dr. Terese Løvås and Dr. Alexander Vikhansky
The course aims to provide a detailed instruction in the theory, design and performance concerning energy conversion in aero engines, and give the students analytical tools relevant for estimating fuel consumption efficiency, emission control and safety issues relating to the stabilization and sustained operation of these devices.
RESEARCH METHODS AND EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES
Lecturers: Prof. Dan Bader and Prof. Theodosis Alexander
The course introduces students to design of research projects, use of equipment and analysis of the collected data. After a completion of the module the students will be able to devise research projects, conduct research of their own and achieve optimal results from the equipment in use. The link between mathematical models, experimental design, experimental results and validation tests will be made clear
SPACE MISSION ENGINEERING
Lecturers: Prof. John Stark and Dr. Mark Paine
The course aims to provide an in-depth description of the aspects involved in the design of a spacecraft for a variety of mission types, including scientific, exploration and commercial. The core subsystem technologies will be examined and placed in the context of the requirements imposed by the mission
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR AEROSPACE FLUID DYNAMICS AND ACOUSTICS
Lecturers: Dr. Jens Muller and Dr. Eldad Avital
The course aims to provide an in-depth description of the techniques used to formulate and solve discrete models of fluid flow problems for incompressible and compressible, inviscid and viscous flow. Techniques for solving turbulent flow and acoustic problems will also be covered in detail.
ADVANCED TOPICS IN AERODYNAMICS
Lecturers: Dr. Fariborz Motallebi
To examine advanced concepts of incompressible and compressible boundary layers, viscous and inviscid flows and formulate modern tools that can be used in a variety of applications. To consider the effects of compressibility and investigate techniques that can be applied to analyse aeronautical flows. To understand flow over wings and the techniques to control the flow
AEROELASTICITY
Lecturers: Dr. Ranjan Vepa and Dr. Pihua Wen
The course aims to provide an insight and understanding of, complex structural dynamic and aeroelsatic phenomenon, by use of the standard bending-torsion vibration paradigm to model the aircraft wing. The course will provide a phenomenological understanding of aeroelastic problems such as control reversal, wing divergence and wing flutter and associated structural dynamic aspects. It will give qualitative understanding of the analytical models of the coupled rigid and flexible body dynamics of future aerospace structures and introduce the dynamics of highly flexible aircraft.
ROBOTICS
Lecturers: Dr. Ranjan Vepa and Dr. M. Hasan Shaheed
This is a comprehensive course covering the fundamental areas of robotics technology. The aims of this course are to introduce robotics as an integral part of modern automation, to provide an introductory insight into the engineering design and application of robot manipulator systems, to provide an understanding of kinematics, dynamics and trajectory planning of robotic manipulators, to explain the actuators, and sensors, principles and roles in robotics, to introduce various aspects of robot modelling and control and to introduce problems encountered in robot programming and their remedies.
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