Listed below are detailed descriptions of the graduate courses. These listings include the prerequisites, current textbooks, course topics, and faculty coordinator. Some graduate courses listed are not offered every year. Students should check in the AE Department Office to find out which courses are available for each semester. If students have any questions concerning a particular course they should talk to their advisor or the course coordinator.
| 100-299 | Courses designed for freshman and sophomores. |
| 300-499 | Courses designed for juniors and seniors. |
| 500-699 | Courses designed primarily for juniors and seniors, but can also be taken by graduate students who have fewer than 30 hours of graduate credit. |
| 700-799 | Courses designed primarily for graduate students who have fewer than 30 hours of graduate credit, but can also be taken by undergraduates. |
| 800-900 | Courses designed primarily for graduate students who have fewer than 30 hours of graduate credit. |
| _0_ | Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials |
| _1_ | Advanced Mathematics |
| _2_ | Design |
| _3_ | Instrumentation and Testing |
| _4_ | Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics |
| _5_ | Dynamics and Control |
| _6_ | Astronautics |
| _7_ | Propulsion |
| _8_ | |
| _9_ | Projects & Thesis |
AE 701 Structural Design (3)
This course covers design and internal construction of major structural components: wing fuselage, empennage, landing gear, and engine pylons. Layout of major structures and system interfaces, internal geometry, material alternates, manufacturing alternates and design constraints are also presented. Also included are certification and proof of design requirements. LEC Prerequisite: AE 421, AE 508 and AE 510
AE 704 Dynamics and Vibrations (3)
Problems in engineering dynamics and vibrations. Topics include applications of generalized forces and coordinates, and Lagrange equations and a study of the performance of single and multiple degree of freedom in vibrational systems. (Same as CE 704.) LEC
Prerequisite: AE 508
AE 705 Structural Vibrations and Modal Testing (4)
Classical theory of structural vibrations. Single and multiple degree of freedom free and forced vibration. Theory of modal summation. Measurement techniques for dynamic data. Methods of identifying modal parameters from measurement data. Numerous laboratory and computational projects. LEC
Prerequisite: AE 508
AE 707 Aerospace Structural Loads (3)
Steady state spanwise and chordwise airloads, windshears, gusts, landing gear loads, bird strike, traumatic loads, special commercial and military load requirements. LEC
Prerequisite: AE 507 and AE 545
AE 708 Aerospace Structures III (3)
Modern methods in aircraft structural analysis. Computer solutions of linear problems of elastic structures. Orthotopic panels, effects of buckling non-linearity, and structural optimization. LEC
Prerequisite: AE 508
AE 709 Structural Composites (3)
Fiber materials, tapes, cloths, and resin systems; general aeolotropic theory, elastic constants, matrix formulation; computer analysis, strength, theory of failure, introduction to design with composites, preliminary design, optimization, processing variables, product design. LEC
Prerequisite: C&PE 121, AE 508 or CE 761, and AE 510 or ME 600 or CE 710. LEC
AE 710 Advanced Structural Composites (3)
The course objectives are to provide each student with a more in-depth understanding of and practical hands-on experiences with available fiber and matrix materials, manufacturing methods, and the mechanical behavior of composite materials and structures. Modern software tools and manufacturing methods are addressed, to include optimization techniques and design for manufacturability. Classical plate theory, bending, buckling, and vibration of anisotropic plates is addressed. Damage tolerance and repairability, as well as nondestructive evaluation techniques are also covered. Skills learned in previous composite courses will be utilized to design, analyze, and fabricate structures of current industrial relevance. Prerequisite: AE 508 or similar, AE 709 or similar, or consent of instructor. LEC
AE 712 Techniques of Engineering Evaluation (3)
The formulation of problems arising in aerodynamics, heat transfer, stress analysis, thermodynamics and vibrations. The expression of these problems in a form amenable to quantitative evaluation by dimensional reasoning, analog techniques, relaxation methods and classical analysis. LEC
AE 721 Aircraft Design Laboratory I (4)
The purpose of this course is to provide aerospace engineering students with an opportunity to gain more in-depth airplane design education through team design work. This team design work will involve detailed design efforts in such areas as: landing gear design, systems design, propulsion system integration, structures design and aerodynamic design. LAB Prerequisite: AE 507, AE 521, AE 545, AE 551, and AE 571. AE 521 may be taken concurrently.
AE 722 Aircraft Design Laboratory II (4)
The purpose of this course is to provide aerospace engineering students with an opportunity to gain more in-depth airplane design education through team design work. This team design work will involve detailed design efforts in such areas as: landing gear design, systems design, propulsion system integration, structures design and aerodynamic design. LAB Prerequisite: AE 507, AE 521, AE 545, AE 551, and AE 571. AE 521 may be taken concurrently.
AE 724 Propulsion System Design and Integration (3)
Theory and design of propulsion systems for both low and high speed aircraft and their integration into the overall configuration. Internal and external design and analysis of inlets and nozzles including their effect on the external aerodynamics of the aircraft. Engine/inlet compatibility and the problems of matching both steady state and dynamic characteristics to obtain peak, stable performance are also discussed. LEC Prerequisite: AE 521 and AE 572
AE 725 Numerical Optimization & Structural Design (3)
Classical theories of unconstrained and constrained optimization. Numerical techniques for unconstrained optimization, including: the steepest descent, conjugate gradient and "Newton's" methods. Numerical techniques for constrained optimization, including sequential approximate problem techniques as well as the method of feasible directions. Computer aided solutions to practical design problems in Aerospace Engineering are also presented. Includes a final design project. LEC Prerequisite: MATH 220 and MATH 290 or junior status.
AE 730 Advanced Experimental Fluid Dynamics (3)
Theory, operation and hands-on laboratory experiments on various flow measurement techniques including: multi-hole directional pitot probes, hot-wire anemometry, laser-Doppler velocimetry and particle image velocimetry. Flow visualization techniques including smoke injection, dye injection, helium bubbles.LEC Prerequisite:AE 430 and AE 545, or consent of an instructor.
AE 731 Supersonic Aerodynamics Laboratory (1)
Supersonic wind tunnel and shock tube operations, techniques, and instrumentation. Flow study and model testing. LAB Prerequisite: AE 545
AE 732 Introduction to Flight Test Engineering (3)
Course presents flight test principles, instrumentation, planning, and operation of aerospace vehicle flight testing. Course is structured, with lectures, laboratories, and flight experiments. Student teams plan and execute a series of flight test experiments including: familiarization with flight test measurements, static-system calibration, rate-of-climb performance, and determination of vehicle flight dynamics. LEC Prerequisite: AE 445 and AE 550 or consent of instructor.
AE 743 Compressible Aerodynamics (3)
Compressible flow with heat and friction; shock polars, 1-D unsteady gas dynamics, shock tube, conical flows, methods of characteristics, hypersonic flow theory. LEC Prerequisite: AE 545
AE 745 Applied Wing and Airfoil Theory (3)
Applications of potential flow theory to aerodynamics of airfoil sections; wings and wing-body combinations are presented. Introduction to high angle-of-attack and transonic aerodynamics. LEC Prerequisite: AE 545
AE 746 Computational Fluid Dynamics (3)
Applications of numerical techniques and digital computers in solving fluid flow problems. Solutions involving incompressible and compressible flows, and inviscid and viscous flows. Finite difference techniques for different types of partial differential equations governing the fluid flow. LEC Prerequisite: AE 545
AE 748 Helicopter Aerodynamics (3)
Included in this course are helicopter components and their functioning; rotor aerodynamics, performance, stability and control; aeroelastic effects and vibrations. LEC Prerequisite: AE 551
AE 750 Applied Optimal Control (3)
Introduction to optimal control analysis and design tools useful for the design of Multi-Input/Multi-Output controllers. Linear Quadratic Regulator problem extended by including advanced command techniques and advanced controller structures. The techniques are illustrated with aeropace applications. LEC Prerequisite: AE 551 or ME 682 or consent of instructor.
AE 751 Advanced Airplane Dynamics (2)
Theory of elastic airplane stability and control using quasi-steady math models. Introduction to theory of nonlinear airplane stability and response behavior. Roll and pitch coupling phenomena. Lyapunov stability and approximate inverse Laplace transform methodology. Airplane response to atmospheric turbulence using power spectral density methods. Lagrangean. LEC Prerequisite: AE 551
AE 753 Digital Flight Controls (3)
Introduction classical Z-plane analysis and design tools useful for the design of of control systems containing contiguous dynamics and digital computer. Mathematical modelingof digital computer and design of digital compensators. Aerospace Applications used to demonstrate concepts. LEC Prerequisite: AE 551 or ME 582 or consent of instructor.
AE 754 Missile Dynamics (3)
Design of missile configurations. General equations of motion. Aerodynamics of missiles in subsonic through hypersonic flight regimes. Theory of missile trajectory. Linear and nonlinear theories of missile flight dynamics. Iintroduction to guidance and control. Launching problems, and free flight dispersions. LEC Prerequisite: AE 551
AE 755 Robust Control of Nonlinear System (3). Basics and application of robust control, where the dynamic systems modeling is nonlinear. This course develops the fundamentals of robust control (uncertainty, disturbances, noise, singular values, sensitivity function, norms), the tools for robust control (small gain theory, Lyapunov theory, stability theory, loop shaping), basics of nonlinear systems (concepts of nonlinearities, phase-plane, nonlinear models, nonlinear elements, nonlinear behavior, nonlinear controls), rudiments of robust nonlinear control (nonlinear uncertain systems, describing functions, dynamic inversion), including applications of the covered theory and methods. LEC Prerequisite: MATH 290 and AE 551.
AE 760 Spacecraft Systems (3)
Fundamentals of spacecraft systems and subsystems. Spacecraft systems engineering, space environment; basic astrodynamics; and the following spacecraft subsystems; attitude determination and control; electrical power; thermal; propulsion; structures and mechanisms; command, telemetry, and data handling; and communications. Same as AE 560 with the addition of a research paper. LEC Prerequisite: AE 507, EECS 318, MATH 124, and ME 312 or equivalents.
AE 761 Modeling of Flexible Structures (3)
This course discusses the generation of structural models for dynamics and control analysis using continuum and discrete modeling techniques. Model reduction methods to enhance computational efficiency of response calculations and to facilitate control system design are presented, as well as formation of system models from component models, and validation of analytical models.
AE 762 Dynamics and Control of Flexible Space Structures (3)
Influence of flexibility on dynamics and control of space structures are discussed, as well as plant model generation and mode selection for control system design, and flexible structure control design using classical and modern control theories.
AE 765 Orbital Mechanics (3)
Motion of space vehicles under the influence of gravitational forces. Two body trajectories, orbit determination, orbit transfer, universal variables, and mission planning using patched conics. Transfer orbits. LEC Prerequisite: AE 250, and CE 301 or equivalents.
AE 766 Spacecraft Attitude Control (3)
Dynamics of rigid spacecraft; attitude control devices including momentum exchange, mass movement, gravity gradient and reactor rockets. Design of feedback control systems for linear and bang-bang control devices.LEC Prerequisite: AE 551or consent of instructor.
AE 767 Spacecraft Environments (3) Fundamentals of spacecraft environments. Description and analysis of the natural environment in which spacecraft operat post-launch. Includes optical, electromagnetic, corpuscular radiation, plasma and dust from low Earth orbit, through outer heliosphere. LEC Prerequisite: PHSX 212 required, PHSX 313 or PHS 351 recommended.
AE 771 Rocket Propulsion (3)
Basic elements of rocket propulsion: systems, propellants and performance. LEC Prerequisite: AE 545 or equivalent.
AE 772 Fluid Mechanics of Turbomachinery (3)
Fundamentals of two and three-dimensional flows in turbo machinery. Study of secondary flows and losses. Flow instabilities in axial flow compressors (stall and surge). Aerodynamic design of a multistage axial flow compressor. Noise associated with a transonic axial flow compressor. Turbine blade cooling. Calculation of stresses and blade life estimation in axial flow turbines. Fundamentals of radial flow turbomachinery. LEC Prerequisite: AE 572 or consent of an instructor.
AE 781 Introduction to Adaptive Aerostructures (3).
This course covers the basic material properties and modeling techniques for structures that are capable of changing some physical property in response to a command signal. The course will be useful for students from nearly every branch of engineering and includes a fabrication and testing practicum introducing basic post processing and integration techniques used with piezoelectric, shape memory alloy and magnetorheological materials. The course concludes with an overview of applications and examples of adaptive products. LEC Prerequisites: ME 311 Mechanics of Materials or equivalent
AE 790 Special Problems in Aerospace Engineering (1-5)
Directed studies of advanced problems in aerospace engineering. Open only to graduate students with departmental approval. RSH
AE 803 Aeroelasticity (3)
Introduction to self-excited vibrations, wing flutter, panel flutter, unsteady aerodynamics, and launch vehicle structural vibrations.LEC Prerequisite: AAE 508, AE 545, AE 551, and AE 704
AE 821 Advanced Aircraft Design (3)
Aerodynamic design optimization. Aircraft cost prediction methods: development, manufacturing and operating. Minimization of operating costs and implications to configuration design. Design to minimize life-cycle costs. Design decision making on the basis of cost. LEC
AE 822 Advanced Aircraft Design II (3)
Design of flight control systems, fuel systems, hydraulic systems and electrical systems. Weapon system integration problems, design for low radar cross sections. The kinematics of landing gear retraction systems. LEC
AE 840 Aerodynamics of Viscous Fluids (3)
Concepts of boundary layer equations of viscous fluids. Various transformations for compressible boundary layer equations. Approximate and exact finite-difference solutions, including effects of suction and blowing. Transitions. Concept of turbulent flow and solutions of turbulent boundary layer equations. Applications in aeronautics. LEC Prerequisite: AE 545
AE 845 Advanced Computational Aerodynamics (3)
Applications of potential flow, Euler and Navier-Stokes solvers to transonic and vortex-flow aerodynamics. Concept of rotated finite difference scheme. Convergence acceleration and multi-grid techniques. Methods of flux vector splitting, upwind differencing, and approximate factorization.Turbulence modeling.LEC Prerequisite: AE 746
AE 850 Advanced Control Seminar (2)
Extension of AE 750 and covering digital optimal control, optimal estimation and advanced control topics. Combination of lecture, seminar and project format. Review of current journal articles, and development of analysis and design computer programs. LEC Prerequisite: AE 750 and consent of an instructor.
AE 890 M.E. Internship (1-6)One credit per month of engineering internship. FLD Prerequisite: Admission to Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering program and approved internship.
AE 892 Special Problems in Aerospace Engineering (1-8)
Directed studies of advanced problems in aerospace engineering. Open only to graduate students with consent of an instructor. RSH
AE 895 M.S. Thesis (1-10) THE.
AE 896 M.E. Project (3-6) A design problem or system study satisfying the project requirement for the Master of Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering. THE. Prerequisite: Admission to Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering Program.
AE 941 Hypersonic Aerodynamics I (3)
The gasdynamics of aerospace vehicles operating in the speed range above Mach 5. Rarified and dissociated gas flows, magnetogasdynamic and heat transfer problems.LEC Prerequisite: Consent of an instructor
AE 990 D.E. Internship (1-12) One credit per month of engineering internship. FLD Prerequisite:Admission to D.E. program and approved internship.
AE 996 Ph.D. Dissertation (1-15) THE.
AE 997 D.E. Project (3-15) A major design problem or system study satisfying the project requirement for the Doctor of Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering. THE. Prerequisite: Must be a Candidate for the Doctor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering.
