Morphing Airplane Concept
NASA Photo: EDO1-0348-1

MAE 155A - Aerospace Engineering Design I

Winter 2010

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30pm – 8:20pm

Warren Lecture Hall 2204

Announcements

Homework 3A assigned below: due date is Thursday 18 February 2010

Homework papers (not picked up in class) are available on the table outside of EBUII-280.

Midterm I (Aero) Practice Exam available here.

Midterm I (Aero) will be held Tuesday 09 February 2010. Exam is open-book, open notes. Please bring paper, calculator and writing instrument.

Homework 3B assigned below: due date is Thursday 11 February 2010

MathCAD 14.0 is available in the ACS Labs (EBUII 203, 205, 239, and University Center 409)

Course Description

Fundamental principles of aerospace vehicle design including the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases. Aeronautical or astronautical design process and integration of a comprehensive range of technical disciplines into the design of an overall system project that integrates all appropriate engineering disciplines as well as issues associated with optimization, manufacturability, reporting, and professionalism.

Textbooks

Raymer, Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach, AIAA Education Series

Brown, Elements of Spacecraft Design, AIAA Education Series

Syllabus

MAE 155A Winter 2010

Lecture Notes

Introduction to MAE155A

Aircraft Design Lecture #1

Aircraft Design Lecture #2

Aircraft Design Lecture #3

Aircraft Design Lecture #4

Aircraft Design Lecture #5