AERO 500 Individual Study (1-3)
Advanced study planned and completed under the direction of a member of the department faculty. Open only to graduate students who have demonstrated ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition. Prerequisite: Consent of department head, graduate adviser and supervising faculty member.
AERO 515 Continuum Mechanics (3)
Rules of index notation and transformation laws of Cartesian tensors as applied to a continuous medium. Application of these methods to fluids and solids provides the student with a unified understanding of the fundamental laws of physics for a continuum. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 302, AERO 315, AERO 330, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 520 Theoretical Aerodynamics (3)
Fundamentals of analytic aerodynamics; potential flow, Kutta-Joukowski theorem, Schwarz-Christoffel transformation, lifting line theory, thin wing theory, three-dimensional lift and drag of wings, slender body theory. Panel methods. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 306, MATH 502, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 522 Boundary-Layer Theory (3)
Concept of boundary-layer. Boundary-layer equations, similarity transformation, integral methods for steady, two-dimensional laminar and turbulent boundary layers. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 302, graduate standing or consent of instructor. Concurrent: MATH 501.
AERO 523 Turbulence (3)
Flow physics of turbulence. Turbulence scales and structures. Reynolds equations. Vorticity dynamics. Energy production, convection, and dissipation. Similarity rules and turbulence modeling for jets, wakes, mixing and boundary layers. Effect of turbulence on noise, combustion, heat transfer, and flow control. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 302, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 526 Computational Fluid Dynamics I (3)
Classification of partial differential equations. Numerical methods for solving elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic sets of partial differential equations, including implicit and explicit methods. Consideration of accuracy, stability of numerical methods, and programming complexity. Fundamental equations of fluid dynamics and appropriate numerical solutions. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: CSC 311, AERO 3O3, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 527 Computational Fluid Dynamics II (3)
Application of computational techniques to solving fluid dynamic problems using potential equations, Euler's equation, boundary-layer equations, and Navier-Stokes equations. Grid generation. Turbulence modeling. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 526.
AERO 530 Inelastic Structural Analysis (3)
Inelastic stress analysis. Yield criteria. Strain hardening. Plastic straining and bending. Elastic-plastic problems. Plastic instability. Slip-line fields for plains. Plastic strain problems and analysis and introduction to viscoplasticity. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 430, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 532 Advanced Composite Structures Analysis and Design (4)
Review of isotropic material behavior. Behavior of unidirectional fiber composites. Properties of short-fiber composites, and orthotropic lamina. Analysis of laminated composites. Residual stresses and strains of composite. Strength and hygrothermal behavior of composite materials. Optimization design of pressure vessels. Bending, buckling, and vibration of laminated plates. Notched strength. Fatigue behavior and fracture mechanics of composite structure. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 330 or ME 327.
AERO 535 Advanced Aerospace Structural Analysis (3)
Advanced flight vehicle and fracture mechanics analysis and design. Fundamentals and applications of modern fatigue analysis in the aerospace industry. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 430, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 540 Elements of Rocket Propulsion (3)
Analysis and design of liquid and solid rockets using basic design parameters such as droplet atomization, droplet and particle combustion, heat transfer, combustion stability and control, and thermochemical computations. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 401, AERO 404, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 541 Aircraft Gas Turbine Engines (4)
Aerothermodynamics of propulsion systems, characterization of power plant utilization and operation cycle analysis, on-off design performance, component characterization, component design, component matching, optimization, and introduction to power plant and airframe integration systems for aircraft. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 401 or ME 443, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 545 Non-Impulsive Orbit Design (3)
Review of ion chemical design, 2-body orbital mechanics, and expected perturbing forces. Emphasis on Encke methods of perturbed orbit determination. 1 lecture, 2 activities. Prerequisite: AERO 451.
AERO 550 Analysis and Design of Flight Control Systems (3)
Fundamental principles of flight control design for modern aerospace vehicles. Hands-on automatic control systems design using classical and optimal techniques. Selected advanced topics in computer analysis of control systems. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 420 or ME 422, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 551 Advanced Topics in Estimation and Control (3)
Principles of multi-loop analysis and design using state representations of actual systems. Optimal design for regulators and trackers. Observers and Kalman filter applications. Current research in robust control. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 420 or AERO 550 or ME 422, graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 555 Flying Qualities and Flight Test of Piloted Vehicles (3)
Principles of flight test applied to handling qualities research. Flying qualities prediction from reduced-order models. Transfer function models for the pilot. Cooper-Harper scale, pilot-induced-oscillation, fly-by-wire systems, in-flight simulation and testing. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: AERO 550, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
AERO 565 Advanced Topics in Aircraft Design (3)
Application of advanced analytic engineering methods to aircraft design problems. Analysis and synthesis of advanced topics related to design of aircraft. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: AERO 522, AERO 530 and AERO 550, graduate standing or consent of instructor. Concurrent: AERO 520.
AERO 570 Selected Advanced Topics (3)
Directed group study of selected topics for graduate students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 590 Graduate Seminar (1)
Current developments in the field of Aeronautical Engineering. Participation by students, faculty and guest lecturers. 1 two-hour seminar. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
AERO 599 Design Project (Thesis) (2) (2) (5)
Each individual or group will be assigned a project for solution under faculty supervision as a requirement for the master's degree, culminating in a written report/thesis. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.