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Aerospace System Configuration, Design & Simulation

This course will provide knowledge to the students about the process & techniques of aerospace system design, meeting the specified design requirements. They will also learn about carrying out structural and aerodynamic analysis, performance evaluation of aircraft, and stability analysis.

Course Outcome

This course is designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the procedures involved in the concept of aerospace vehicle systems and its design requirements and processes. Students will gain exposure to designing an aerospace vehicle and articulate its benefits in written and verbal forms. Furthermore, students will understand the methods for aero-elastic analysis, computational fluid analysis and advances in aerodynamics. also, air to air, ground to air, air to ground weapon system, UAV mounted GW and UCAVs.

Pedagogical Approaches

Animated contented, 3D Simulations, AR features, and Video lecture integrations

Prerequisite Subjects

Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Structures, and Flight Mechanics

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Syllabus

Aerospace Systems Design — Syllabus Timeline

Module 1: Introduction to Aerospace

Module 2: Aerospace Design Procedure

Module 3: Missile Systems

Module 4: Aerodynamic model Analysis

Module 5: Structural requirement and Model Analysis

Module 6: Aero-elastic phenomena

Module 7: Aircraft performance

Module 8: System’s stability & control

Module 9:Introduction to UCAVs

Module 10: Introduction to Weapon Systems

Module 11: Aerospace system simulations

Module 12: Opportunities in Defence Technologies

Classification of Missiles by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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Aerospace Design Procedure by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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Aerodynamic Model Analysis by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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Structural Model Analysis by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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Aircraft Performance by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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System Stability & control by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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Weapon Systems Introduction by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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System Simulations Overview by Dr Aishwarya Dhara
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UAV Simulator Lab

Experiment 1: Study of Ballistic Missiles

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Experiment 2: Missile Trajectory Path

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Experiment 3: UAV Interception

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Experiment 4: UAV Swarm Simulator

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Experiment 5: UAV Jamming Simulator

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Experiment 6: UAV Path Planning

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Experiment 7: UAV guidance Law

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Experiment 8: AI/ML in Drone Technology

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Aircraft Design – MCQ Quiz (20 Questions)

1. The first phase of aircraft design is:

2. Wing loading is defined as:

3. Which component primarily generates lift?

4. A vertical tail provides:

5. The drag due to shape of aircraft is called:

6. The fuselage primarily carries:

7. Aspect ratio of a wing is:

8. MALE stands for:

9. Induced drag occurs due to:

10. The landing gear must support:

11. The most common airfoil database used is:

12. The thrust required increases mainly due to:

13. The empennage provides:

14. SFC stands for:

15. Lift coefficient increases with:

16. The primary engine choice depends on:

17. Drag polar relates:

18. MTOW stands for:

19. Clmax refers to:

20. Cruise performance depends largely on:

Aircraft Design – MCQ Quiz (20 Questions)

1. The first phase of aircraft design is:

2. Wing loading is defined as:

3. Which component primarily generates lift?

4. A vertical tail provides:

5. The drag due to shape of aircraft is called:

6. The fuselage primarily carries:

7. Aspect ratio of a wing is:

8. MALE stands for:

9. Induced drag occurs due to:

10. The landing gear must support:

11. The most common airfoil database used is:

12. The thrust required increases mainly due to:

13. The empennage provides:

14. SFC stands for:

15. Lift coefficient increases with:

16. The primary engine choice depends on:

17. Drag polar relates:

18. MTOW stands for:

19. Clmax refers to:

20. Cruise performance depends largely on:

1. Sadraey, Mohammad H. Aircraft design: A systems engineering approach. John Wiley & Sons, 2024.
2. Gudmundsson, Snorri. General aviation aircraft design: Applied Methods and Procedures. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013.
3. Kundu, Ajoy Kumar, Mark A. Price, and David Riordan. Conceptual aircraft design: an industrial approach. John Wiley & Sons, 2019.
4. Raymer, Daniel. Aircraft design: a conceptual approach. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2012.
5. Kundu, Ajoy Kumar. Aircraft design. Vol. 27. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
6. Dhara, Aishwarya, and Jeyan Muruga Lal. Sustainable technology on aircraft design: a review. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. IOP Publishing, 2021.
7.  Dewey H. Hodges, G. Alvin Pierce, “Introduction to Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity”.
8. Chuan Tau Edward Lan  “Airplane Aerodynamics and Performance”.