AERO4500
10 units
4000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course is intended to introduce students to the process, techniques and regulations of aerospace system design. The course considers the configuration design of a complete aerospace vehicle system at the conceptual stage to meet a pre-defined set of requirements. The course covers aerospace design regulations, design requirements, design cycles and the approvals process. It will draw together the background covered in aircraft performance, dynamics and propulsion courses to optimise the design of the aerospace vehicle to meet a set of requirements. The course will consider the integration of other subsystems, the implied requirements on those systems and the effects of subsystem requirements on the aerospace vehicle configuration. The course will provide students with opportunities to apply all of their aeronautical knowledge, to perform effectively in group activities and develop their team participation and management skills through a systems engineering process.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Design an aerospace vehicle concept and articulate its benefits in written and verbal forms.
2. Apply the physical principles of aircraft performance, stability and controllability, and propulsion to the aerospace vehicle design process.
3. Engage effectively in design teams and inter-disciplinary negotiations.
4. Apply the principles of system engineering to an aerospace vehicle system design at the concept stage.
5. Assess the requirements of ancillary aerospace vehicle systems and their effects on primary systems design considerations.
Content
- Aerospace design requirements and regulations.
- The aerospace vehicle design process, design philosophies and approaches.
- Weight, lift, drag, thrust and flight loads estimation.
- Aerospace vehicle configuration design: performance estimation, aerodynamic design, propulsion system design, structural design and materials, weight and balance.
- Handling qualities and control system requirements/estimation.
- ‘Systems of systems’ engineering philosophy and systems engineering principles and practice. Subsystems requirements, design and system integration.
- Design, specification and integration of aerospace vehicle subsystems.
- Case studies – lessons from incidents and accidents involving aerospace vehicle design and failure.
- Group activities in aerospace vehicle and subsystem design and evaluation.
Assumed knowledge
AERO2000 Aircraft Performance and OperationsAERO3000 Flight DynamicsAERO3400 Aerospace Propulsion Systems
Assessment items
Report: Aerospace Vehicle Design Project (Progress Report)
Report: Aerospace Vehicle Design Project (Final Report)
Report: Aerospace Vehicle System Assessment
Quiz: Quiz
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Laboratory-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 13
- 3 hours on one day near the end of the semester.
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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