Schedule of Classes
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Fall '99Section seat counts current as of: Sep 22 09:30ENAE Engineering, Aerospace( The A. James Clark School of Engineering) ENAE100 (PermReq) The Aerospace Engineering Profession; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.Recommended: ENES 100 and MATH 140. Overview of salient aspects of professional practice of aerospace engineering. Introduction to the range of technical expertise needed to succeed in the profession and the objectives of the various parts of the aerospace engineering program at UMCP in supporting students' efforts in gaining the required knowledge and skills. Familiarization with departmental faculty and their areas of research, creation of links with other students, professional society student chapters, and available resources. Discussion of ethical issues, business requirements, and their interactions with technical developments. ENAE261 Aerospace Analysis and Computation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: CHEM 103, ENES 100, ENES 102, and PHYS 161. Corequisite: MATH 241. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Linear algebra, vector spaces, matrices, programs and subprograms, linear mappings, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, do loops, arrays, subscripted variables, functions and subroutines, finite differences, numerical differentiation and integration, differential and difference equations, boundary value problems, random variables and probability distributions, sampling theory, estimation theory, applications to aerospace engineering problems. ENAE283 Introduction to Aerospace Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: PHYS 161 and ENES 100 and ENES 102. Corequisites: ENAE 261 and PHYS 262. For ENAE majors only. Introduction to airplanes and space vehicles as aerospace systems. Fundamentals that describe these systems. Elements of aerodynamics, airfoils and wings. Airplane performance, stability and control. Aircraft and rocket propulsion. Fundamentals of orbital motion. Aspects of vehicle conceptual design. ENAE283H Introduction to Aerospace Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: PHYS 161 and ENES 100 and ENES 102. Corequisites: ENAE 261 and PHYS 262. For ENAE majors only. ENAE301 Dynamics of Aerospace Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENAE 281; and ENAE 282; and ENES 221; and MATH 246; and PHYS 263. Corequisite: ENAE 321. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Kinematics and dynamics of three dimension motion of point masses and rigid bodies with introduction to more general systems. Primary emphasis on Newtonian methods with introduction to Lagrange's equations and Hamilton's principle. Practice in numerical solutions of equations of motion using MATLAB or similar high level computer mathematics systems. ENAE311 Aerodynamics I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: ENAE 281; and ENES 221; and MATH 246. Corequisite: ENME 223. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Formerly ENAE 471. Fundamentals of aerodynamics. Elements of compressible flow. Normal and oblique shock waves. Flows through nozzles, diffusers and wind tunnels. Elements of the method of characteristics and finite difference solutions for compressible flows. Aspects of hypersonic flow. ENAE311H Aerodynamics I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENAE 281; and ENES 221; and MATH 246. Corequisite: ENME 223. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Formerly ENAE 471. ENAE362 Aerospace Instrumentation and Experimentation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: grades of C or better in PHYS 263, ENAE 261, ENAE 281, ENAE 282, ENES 221, and MATH 246. Corequisites: ENME 232, ENAE 301, ENAE 311, and ENAE 321. Junior standing. For ENAE majors only. Measurement philosophy, statistical handling of experimental data. Sensing devices, associated signal conditioning and signal processing used to carry out experiments in aerospace engineering. Includes metrology, machine tool measurements, bridge circuits, optical devices, computer based data acquisition. Topics chosen to support measurements in aerodynamics, flight structures, and flight control. ENAE403 Aircraft Flight Dynamics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENAE 432; and ENAE 414. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Study of motion of aircraft, equations of motion, aerodynamic force representation, longitudinal and lateral motions, response to contols and to atmospheric disturbances, handling qualities criteria and other figures of merit. ENAE423 Vibration and Aeroelasticity; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENAE 322. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Continuation of ENAE 322. Dynamic response of single and multiple degrees of freedom systems, finite element modeling, wing divergence, aileron reversal, wing and panel flutter. ENAE424 Design and Manufacture of Composite Prototypes; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Corequisite: ENAE 322 or equivalent. Manufacturing practices involving composites. Developing a manufacturing process for a composite component integrating the many aspects including cost, schedule, performance. Student teams provide oral and written reports of the design and manufacture of a composite prototype. ENAE441 Space Navigation and Guidance; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENAE 432 and ENAE 404. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Principles of navigation. Celestial, radio, and inertial navigation schemes. Navigational and guidance requirements for orbital, planetary, and atmospheric entry missions. Fundamentals of communications and information theory. Link budgets, antennas and telemetry systems. ENAE455 Aircraft Propulsion and Power; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ENAE 414. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Thermodynamic cycle analysis, aerothermochemistry of fuels and propellants, operating principles of piston, turbojet, fanjet, and other variations of airbreathing aircraft power units. ENAE457 Space Propulsion and Power; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENAE 311 and PHYS 263. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Senior standing. Thermodynamic cycle analysis, aerothermochemistry of fuels and propellants, operating principles of rocket, ion, and other exoatmospheric power units. ENAE481 Principles of Aircraft Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENAE 322; and ENAE 432; and ENAE 362; and ENAE 414. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Aircraft design principles blending both synthesis and analysis. The iterative nature of the design process. Applied aerodynamics. Elements of aircraft performance calculation and optimization. Design of aircraft including payload, crew and avionics provisions, propulsion selection and sizing, aerodynamic configuration optimization, mass properties, stability and control characteristics, and vehicle subsystems. Individual student projects in aircraft design. ENAE483 Principles of Space Systems Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: ENAE 322; and ENAE 432; and ENAE 362; and ENAE 404. ENAE majors only or permission of department. Principles of space systems analysis and vehicle design. Launch vehicle performance analysis and optimization. Design of vehicle systems including avionics, power, propulsion, life support, human factors, structures, actuator and mechanisms, and thermal control. Design processes and design synthesis. Individual student projects in vehicle design. ENAE488A Topics in Aerospace Engineering: Aircraft Flight Testing; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. ENAE499 (PermReq) Elective Research; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
ENAE631
(PermReq)
Helicopter Aerodynamics I;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/AUD.
ENAE640 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENAE 403 or permission of department. Studies in the dynamics and control of flight vehicles. Fundamentals of the dynamics of rigid and non-rigid bodies and their motion under the influence of aerodynamic and gravitational forces. ENAE651 Smart Structures; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Topics related to the analysis, design, and implementation of smart structures and systems: modeling of beams and plates with induced strain actuation; shape memory alloys; electro-rheological fluids; magnetostrictor and electrostricter actuators and fiber optic sensors. ENAE655 Structural Dynamics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENAE 452 or permission of department. Advanced principles of dynamics necessary for structural analysis; solutions of eigenvalue problems for discrete and continuous elastic systems, solutions to forced response boundary value problems by direct, modal, and transform methods. ENAE662 Advanced Propulsion II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: ENAE 661. Special problems of thermodynamics and dynamics of aircraft power plants; jet, rocket and ramjet engines. Plasma, ion and nuclear propulsion for space vehicles. ENAE684 (PermReq) Computational Fluid Dynamics I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: permission of department. Partial differential equations applied to flow modelling, fundamental numerical techniques for the solution of these equations, elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic equations, elements of finite difference solutions, explicit and implicit techniques. Applications to fundamental flow problems. ENAE692 Introduction to Space Robotics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Analysis techniques for manipulator kinematics and dynamics. DH parameters, serial and parallel manipulators, approaches to redundancy. Applications of robots to space operations, including manipulators on free-flying bases, satellite servicing, and planetary surface mobility. Sensors, actuators, and mechanism design. Command and control with humans in the loop. ENAE693 Space Simulation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Physical characteristics of the space environment, and approaches to simulating them on Earth. Systems modeling; kinematics and dynamics. Required degrees of freedom and levels of fidelity. Physical simulations, including neutral buoyancy, air-bearing, and motion carriages. Instrumentation and data collection, error analysis, correlation, and performance metrics. ENAE696 Spacecraft Thermal Design; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Thermal sources in space. Black-body radiation; absorptivity and emissivity; radiative thermal equilibrium. Mutually radiating plates, view angles, and interior conduction. Techniques of spacecraft thermal analysis; approaches to passive and active thermal control. ENAE788 Selected Topics in Aerospace Engineering; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. ENAE799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
ENAE899
Doctoral Dissertation Research;
(1-8 credits)
Grade Method: REG.
Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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