Aim and Mission
Aeronautical Engineering program is one of the programs of the Aeronautics & Astronautics Faculty which started education in 2014. The program aims to educate the students with contemporary, innovative and creative ideas as well as following and contributing to the contemporary developments in the field. We want our students to be socially active while, conducting scientific work and having strong engineering formation throughout the program. As the technological advancements continue in a gradual progress in this field, the program will follow a parallel line with all these developments so that the graduates will already be aware of the economic development, the environmental issues, healthcare and energy issues as well as other related issues in this field and will already have developed skills to solve the problems relevant to this issues and to the sector. In this respect, to ensure utmost success in this field, the students are especially expected to be enthusiastic of physics, mathematics and technology. Our curriculum is solely based on preparing our students for the challenges of the 21st century business world in an increasingly global, continuously changing and competitively demanding world.
Employment Opportunities
The sector of the civil aviation is the fastest growing sector for the last 40 years and is in a gradual and steady progress of development in our present day. The sector demands qualified staff in every aspect of the field. The graduates have much higher chances to be employed by the aircraft manufacture companies as well as the companies operating in civil aviation sector and the income of aeronautical engineers is considerably higher than qualified staff employed in other sectors.
Strong sides of the program
The Department of Aeronautical Engineering, the first and only aeronautical engineering in Cyprus, is generating the strong sides of it on the basis of the modern and advanced infrastructure of a newly developing and competitive university, the University of Kyrenia, and with support of its highly qualified and reputed staff, who are well known in this field.
Requirements for graduation
The students of this department must successfully complete the program in accordance with the requirements of the aeronautical engineering and civil aviation laws, and fulfil all the theoretical and practical requirements to become an aeronautical engineer.
YEAR-1 Semester 1 and 2
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
---|---|---|---|
AER101 | Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering | 2(2-0)/3 | |
MEC101 | Technical Drawing I | 3(2-2)/5 | |
CHE105 | General Chemistry | 4(3-2)/6 | |
PHY101 | Physics I | 4(3-2)/6 | |
MTH101 | Calculus I | 4(4-0)/5 | |
ENG101 | Foreign Language I | 3(3-0)/4 | |
TUR151* | Turkish I: Written Expression | 0(2-0)/2 | |
YIT151** | Turkish for International Students I | 0(2-0)/2 | |
20/31 | |||
MTH112 | Linear Algebra | 3(3-0)/4 | MTH101 |
AER102 | Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design | 2(2-0)/3 | |
PHY102 | Physics II | 4(3-2)/6 | PHY101 |
MTH102 | Calculus II | 4(4-0)/6 | MTH101 |
ENG102 | Foreign Language II | 3(3-0)/4 | ENG101 |
CMP101 | Programming Application for Engineers | 3(2-2)/5 | |
TUR152* | Turkish II: Oral Expression | 0(2-0)/2 | TUR151 |
YIT152** | Turkish for International Students II | 0(2-0)/2 | YIT151 |
19/30 |
YEAR-1 Summer School
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
---|---|---|---|
AER120 | Summer Internship I | 0 |
YEAR-2 Semester 3 and 4
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
---|---|---|---|
MEC203 | Statics | 3(3-0)/5 | PHY101 |
MTH201 | Differential Equations | 4(4-0)/6 | MTH102 |
MEC209 | CAD and 3-D Printing | 3(3-0)/5 | MEC101 |
MEC205 | Material Science | 3(3-0)/4 | CHE105 |
MEC207 | Thermodynamics I | 3(3-0)/5 | PHY101 |
GE | General Elective | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER200 | Undergraduate Seminar I | 0(1-0)/1 | |
19/29 | |||
MEC204 | Dynamics | 3(3-0)/5 | MEC203 |
AER214 | Mechanics of Materials | 4(3-2)/6 | MEC203 |
AER208 | Processes in Manufacturing | 3(3-0)/4 | MEC205 |
AER204 | Electrics and Electronics | 4(3-2)/6 | PHY102 |
MEC208 | Thermodynamics II | 3(3-0)/4 | MEC207 |
TE1 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/4 | |
20/29 |
YEAR-2 Semester 3 and 4
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
---|---|---|---|
MEC203 | Statics | 3(3-0)/5 | PHY101 |
MTH201 | Differential Equations | 4(4-0)/6 | MTH102 |
MEC209 | CAD and 3-D Printing | 3(3-0)/5 | MEC101 |
MEC205 | Material Science | 3(3-0)/4 | CHE105 |
MEC207 | Thermodynamics I | 3(3-0)/5 | PHY101 |
GE | General Elective | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER200 | Undergraduate Seminar I | 0(1-0)/1 | |
19/29 | |||
MEC204 | Dynamics | 3(3-0)/5 | MEC203 |
AER214 | Mechanics of Materials | 4(3-2)/6 | MEC203 |
AER208 | Processes in Manufacturing | 3(3-0)/4 | MEC205 |
AER204 | Electrics and Electronics | 4(3-2)/6 | PHY102 |
MEC208 | Thermodynamics II | 3(3-0)/4 | MEC207 |
TE1 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/4 | |
20/29 |
YEAR-2 Semester 3 and 4
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
---|---|---|---|
AER220 | Summer Internship II | 0 | AER120 |
YEAR-3 Semester 5 and 6
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
---|---|---|---|
AER306 | Fluid Mechanics I | 3(3-0)/4 | MEC204, MTH201 |
AER333 | Aerospace Structures | 3(3-0)/4 | AER214 |
AER315 | Mechanical Vibrations | 3(3-0)/4 | MEC204 |
EEE341 | Signal and System Analysis | 4(3-2)/6 | AER204 |
MTH301 | Numerical Analysis for Engineers | 3(3-0)/5 | MTH102 |
TE1 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AIT151* | Principles of Ataturk and the History of Turkish Revolution I | 0(2-0)/2 | |
AIT153** | History for International Students I | 0(2-0)/2 | AER306 |
AER300 | Undergraduate Seminar II | 0(1-0)/1 | AER306 |
19/30 | |||
AER334 | AER334 Aerodynamics | 4(3-2)/6 | |
AER324 | Flight Mechanics | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER302 | Control Systems | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER206 | Dynamics of Systems | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER304 | Heat and Mass Transfer | 3(3-0)/4 | MEC204 |
MTH312 | Probability and Statistics | 3(3-0)/5 | AER306, MTH201 |
AIT152* | Principles of Ataturk and the History of Turkish Revolution II | 0(2-0)/2 | MTH102 |
AIT154** | History for International Students II | 0(2-0)/2 | AIT153 |
19/29 |
YEAR-4 Semester 7 and 8
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
---|---|---|---|
AER422 | Flight Dynamics & Control | 4(4-0)/6 | AER324 |
AER311 | Gas Dynamics | 3(3-0)/4 | AER334, MEC208 |
TE1 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/5 | |
TE1 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/5 | |
GE | General Elective | 3(3-0)/5 | |
19/30 | |||
AER452 | Aircraft Design | 4(3-2)/7 | |
AER452 | Gas Turbines & Jet Propulsion | 3(3-0)/5 | |
TE2 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/5 | |
TE2 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/5 | |
TE2 | Technical Elective | 3(3-0)/5 | |
AER400 | Graduation Design Project | 2(0-4)/5 | |
18/32 |
TOTALÂ 153/240
*Only Turkish or TRNC Students will take these courses.**Only international Students will take these courses.
Aeronautical Engineering Elective Courses
Technical Elective
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
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Technical Elective (1) | |||
AER213 | Engineering Experimentation | 3(2-2)/5 | |
AER326 | Introduction to 3D Surface Geometry | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER453 | Product & Process Design | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER475 | Theory and Design of Control Systems | 3(3-0)/4 | |
MEC303 | Machine Component Design I | 3(3-0)/4 | AER214 |
MEC447 | Experimental Stress Analysis | 3(2-2)/5 | |
MEC315 | Turbomachinery | 3(3-0)/4 | AER334 |
MEC438 | Power Plants | 3(3-0)/4 | AER212 |
AER423 | Rotorcraft Aerodynamics | 3(3-0)/4 | AER334 |
MEC427 | Applied Optimal Control and Estimation | 3(3-0)/4 | AER302 |
AER435 | Introduction to Energy Conversion | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER437 | Fundamentals of Combustion | 3(3-0)/4 | AER212 |
MEC447 | Experimental Stress Analysis | 3(3-0)/4 | AER214 |
AER455 | Mechanics of Composite Materials | 3(3-0)/4 | AER214 |
AER461 | Industrial Pneumatics | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER463 | Material Failure Analysis | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER474 | System Engineering and Project Management | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER476 | Aircraft Battery and Battery Systems | 3(3-0)/4 |
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
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Technical Elective (1) | |||
AER465 | Mechanical Behavior of Materials | 3(3-0)/4 | AER214 |
AER472 | Design of Jet Propulsion Power Plants | 3(3-0)/4 | AER212 |
AER425 | Aerospace Propulsion | 3(3-0)/4 | AER212 |
AER317 | Optimum Design | 3(3-0)/4 | AER302 |
AER421 | Intro. to Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3(3-0)/4 | AER334 |
AER439 | Experimental Aerodynamics | 3(2-2)/5 | AER334 |
AER456 | Aeroelasticity | 3(3-0)/4 | AER422 |
AER466 | Guidance and Control of Aerospace Vehicles | 3(3-0)/4 | AER422 |
AER468 | Optimization in Aerospace Engineering | 3(3-0)/4 | AER302 |
AER436 | Propulsion Design, Build, Test | 3(2-2)/5 | AER212 |
AER458 | Matrix Methods of Aerospace Structures | 3(3-0)/4 | AER333 |
AER454 | Fatigue of Structures and Materials | 3(3-0)/4 | AER214 |
AER444 | Wind Turbines & Wind Energy | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER412 | Aircraft Maintenance | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER457 | Quality Control | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AER462 | Kinematic Synthesis of Linkages | 3(3-0)/4 |
General Elective:
Code | Course Name | Credit/ECTS | Pre requisite |
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AVN203 | Introduction to Flight | 3(2-2)/5 | |
AST218 | Introduction to Astronomy | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AFC302 | Quantitative Analysis for Management | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AFC311 | Risk Management in Aviation | 3(3-0)/4 | |
EAS101 | Introduction to Economics: Micro Economics | 3(3-0)/4 | |
EAS102 | Introduction to Economics: Macro Economics | 3(3-0)/4 | |
EAS103 | Introduction to Business | 3(3-0)/4 | |
EAS431 | Economics for Engineers | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AFC206 | Supply Chain Management | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AFC302 | Quantitative Analysis for Management | 3(3-0)/4 | |
ENG201 | Academic Reading and Writing Skills | 3(3-0)/4 | |
ENG211 | English Communication Skills | 3(3-0)/4 | |
FRE101 | French I | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AVM201 | Air Transportation | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AVM303 | Aviation Safety | 3(3-0)/4 | |
CMP333 | Internet of Things | 3(3-0)/4 | |
CMP103 | Introduction to Algorithm and Design | 0(2-0)/2 | |
SCD302 | Scuba Diving | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AVM317 | Crisis Management in Aviation | 3(3-0)/4 | |
AVN418 | Human Factors in Aviation | 3(3-0)/4 |
Code | Course Name |
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AER101 | Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering To survey aerospace history, discuss pertinent topics and introduce basic concepts that promote an understanding of aerospace engineering and the profession. Introduction to flight vehicles in the atmosphere and in space; elements of aerodynamics, airfoils and wings; aerospace technologies including structures, materials and propulsion systems; elements of aircraft performance; basic principles of flight stability, control and systems integration; |
MEC101 | Technical Drawing Principles of engineering graphics with the emphasis on laboratory use of AUTOCAD software. Plane Geometry, geometrical constructions, joining of arcs, Dimensioning principles, principles of orthographic projection, isometric and oblique drawing, principles of sectioning, reading engineering drawing from blueprints. |
CHE105 | General Chemistry Introduction to atomic and electronic structure, chemical bonding, molecular structure and bonding theories, properties of liquids, solids and solutions, chemical equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, metal complexes, organic compounds and nuclear chemistry. |
PHY101 | Physics I The goal of this course is to provide a calculus-based physics course to help students pursuing advanced studies in engineering develop conceptual understanding of physical principles, the ability to reason, and gain skills for problem solving.Vectors; kinematics; particle dynamics work and energy; conservation of energy; system of particles; collisions; rotational motion. |
MTH101 | Calculus I Limits and continuity. Derivatives. Rules of differentiation. Higher order derivatives. Chain rule. Related rates. Rolle’s and the mean value theorem. Critical Points. Asymptotes. Curve sketching. Integrals. Fundamental Theorem. Techniques of integration. Definite integrals. Application to geometry and science. Indeterminate forms. L’Hospital’s Rule. Improper integrals. Infinite series. Geometric series. Power series. Taylor series and binomial series. |
MTH112 | Linear Algebra Matrices, systems of Equations and Inevitability, Diagonal, Triangular and Symmetric Matrices, The Determinant Function, Evaluating Determinants by Row Reduction, Properties of the Determinant Function, Cofactor Expansion; Cramer’s Rule, Euclidean n-space, Linear Transformation, Properties of Linear Transformations, Real Vector Spaces, Subspaces, Linear Independence, Basis and Dimension, Row Space, Column Space and Null space, Rank and Nullity, Inner Products, Angle and Orthogonality in Inner product Spaces , Orthogonal Bases; Gram-Schmidt Process, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Diagonalization. |
AER102 | Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design This course introduces student creative and innovative thinking and introduces the engineering professions using multidisciplinary, societally relevant content. Students develop engineering approaches to systems, generate and explore creative and innovative ideas, and use of computational methods to support design decisions. They are encouraged to participate student competitions with design challenges. Students experience the process of design and analysis in engineering including how to work effectively in teams. Students also develop skills in project management, engineering fundamentals, oral and graphical communication, logical thinking, and modern engineering tools (e.g., Excel, FORTRAN). They will learn the right steps to take in solving problems of engineering. |
PHY102 | Physics II Kinetic theory of ideal gases. Equipartition of energy. Heat, heat transfer and heat conduction. Laws of thermodynamics, applications to engine cycles. Coulombs law and electrostatic fields. Gauss’s law. Electric potential. Magnetic field. Amperes law. Faradays law. |
MTH102 | Calculus II Lines and Planes. Functions of several variables. Limit and continuity. Partial differentiation. Chain rule. Tangent plane. Critical Points. Global and local extrema. Lagrange multipliers. Directional derivative. Gradient, Divergence and Curl. Multiple integrals with applications. Triple integrals with applications. Triple integral in cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Line, surface and volume integrals. Independence of path. Green’s Theorem. Conservative vector fields. Divergence Theorem. Stokes’ Theorem. |
CMP101 | Programming applications for Engineers Basic computer programming concepts for engineering computations. Programming in different languages will be discussed. |
MEC203 | Statics The study of forces, couples and resultants of force systems; free-body diagrams; two- and three-dimensional equilibrium, and problems involving friction; and centroids, center of gravity, and distributed forces. |
MTH201 | Differential Equations First-order differential equations. Higher order homogeneous linear differential equations. Solution space. Linear differential equations with constant coefficient. Non-homogeneous linear equations; variation of parameters, operator methods. System of linear differential equations with constant coefficients. Laplace transforms. Power series solutions. Bessel and Legendre equations. Orthogonal functions and Fourier expansions. Introduction to partial differential equations. First- and second-order linear PDE’s. Separation of variables. Heat and wave equations. |
MEC209 | CAD and 3-D Printing Integration of computers into the design cycle. Interactive computer modelling and analysis. Geometrical modelling with wire frame, surface, and solid models. Finite element modelling and analysis. Curves and surfaces and CAD/CAM data exchange. The integration of CAD, CAE and CAM systems. |
MEC205 | Material Science Different types of materials used in aerospace. Metals, composites, ceramics, polymers. Failure prediction and prevention. Modes of material failure, fracture, fatigue, creep, corrosion, impact. Effect of high temperature and multiaxial loadings. High temperature materials. Cumulative damage in fatigue and creep. Materials selection. |
MEC207 | Thermodynamics I Basic principles of thermodynamics and their application to various systems composed of pure substances and their homogeneous non-reactive mixtures. Simple power production and utilization cycles. |
MEC204 | Dynamics Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies, Newton’s laws of motion, and principles of work-energy and impulse-momentum for particles and rigid bodies. |
AER214 | Mechanics of Materials Mechanical behaviour of materials; stress; strain; shear and bending moment diagrams; introduction to inelastic action. Analysis and design of structural and machine elements subjected to axial, torsional, and flexural loadings. Combined stresses and stress transformation. Deflections. Introduction to elastic stability. |
AER208 | Processes in Manufacturing Fundamentals of manufacturing processes and their limitations, metrology, machine shop practice, safety and health considerations, forming, conventional machining and casting processes, welding and joining, plastic production, and non-conventional machining techniques. Sustainable technologies. Laboratory includes instruction and practice on conventional machine tools and a manufacturing project. |
AER204 | Electrics and Electronics This course provides the basic phenomenon of Electrical Engineering. Topics covered are: Basic electrical quantities, fundamental circuit laws, sinusoidal steady-state analysis and transformers, three-phase circuits, principles of electromechanical energy conversion, DC and AC machines. |
MEC208 | Thermodynamics II Brief review of ideal gas processes. Semi-perfect gases and the gas tables. Mixtures of gases, gases and vapours, air conditioning processes. Combustion and combustion equilibrium. Applications of thermoÂdynamics to power production and utilization systems: study of basic and advanced cycles for gas compression, internal combustion engines, power from steam, gas turbine cycles, and refrigeration. |
AER306 | Fluid Mechanics I Basic concepts and principles of fluid mechanics. Classification of fluid flow. Hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces, buoyancy and stability, fluids in rigid body motion. Basic properties of fluids in motion. Lagrangian and Eulerian viewpoints, materials derivative, streamlines, etc. Mass, momentum, and energy conservation integral equations. Bernoulli equation. Basic concepts of pipe and duct flow. Introduction to Navier-Stokes equations. Similarity and model studies. |
AER333 | Aerospace Structures Analysis and design of aerospace structures from the standpoint of preliminary design. Deflection and stress analysis of structural components, including thin-walled beams. Material failure of highly stressed components, including connections. Buckling of thin-walled beams and semimonocoque structures. Durability and damage tolerance strategies for aerospace structures to avoid corrosion, fatigue, and fracture. |
AER315 | Mechanical Vibrations Transient vibrations under impulsive shock and arbitrary excitation: normal modes, free and forced vibration. Multi-degree of freedom systems, influence coefficients, orthogonality principle, numerical methods. Continuous systems; longitudinal torsional and flexural free and forced vibrations of prismatic bars. Lagrange’s equations. Vibration measurements. |
EEE341 | Signal and System Analysis Presents fundamental principles and methods of signals and systems for aerospace engineering, and engineering analysis and design concepts applied to aerospace systems. Topics include linear and time invariant systems; convolution; transform analysis; and modulation, filtering, and sampling. |
MTH301 | Numerical Analysis for Engineers Roots of algebraic and transcendental equations; function approximation; numerical differentiation; numerical integration; solution of simultaneous algebraic equations; numerical integration of ordinary differential equations. |
AER334 | Aerodynamics Introduction to subsonic aerodynamics, including properties of the atmosphere; aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils, wings, and other components; life and drag phenomena; and topics of current interest. Flow conservation equations, incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, inviscid, irrotational and rotational flows: the Euler equations, the potential and stream function equations. Elementary flows and their superposition, panel method for non-lifting bodies. Airfoil and wing characteristics, aerodynamic forces and moments coefficients. Incompressible flows around thin airfoils, Biot-Savart law, vortex sheets. Incompressible flow around thick airfoils, the panel method for lifting bodies. Incompressible flow around wings, Prandtl’s lifting line theory, induced angle and down-wash, unswept wings, swept wings. |
AER324 | Flight Mechanics This course is a combination of aircraft performance and basic flight mechanics. It also includes the basics of the aerodynamic build-up of an aircraft to determine aerodynamic coefficients. The motion of aeronautical vehicles in flight and in ground when acted upon by gravitational, aerodynamic, propulsive, and other external forces is studied. Except for takeoff and landing rolls, aircraft performance analyses entail analysis of steady flight conditions. Flight mechanics deals more with the steady and quasi-steady flight conditions. Steady flight conditions are typically the starting point for small-perturbation dynamics and stability analyses. |
AER302 | Control Systems Mathematical modelling of dynamic systems; linearization. Laplace transform; transfer functions; transient and steady-state response. Feedback control of single-input, single-output systems. Routh stability criterion. Root-locus method for control system design. Frequency-response methods; Bode plots; Nyquist stability criterion |
AER206 | Dynamics of Systems System concepts, Laplace transformation and its use, transfer function. Lumped parameter modelling of physical systems, state space formulation, linearization of nonlinear systems, time domain analysis of dynamic systems, response, feedback control systems, P, PD and PID control, frequency response methods. |
AER304 | Heat & Mass Transfer Introduction to Conservation laws; Introduction to conduction; One dimensional steady state conduction; thermal generation and extended surfaces; two-dimensional and transient conduction; Introduction to convection; external flow; internal flow; Free convection; Boiling and Condensation; Heat exchangers. |
AER432 | Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion Analysis and performance of various jet and rocket propulsive devices. Foundations of propulsion theory. Principles of air-breathing jet engines (turboshaft, turboprop, turbojet, ramjet, scramjet) and their applications, aircraft engine matching. Design and analysis of inlets, compressors, combustion chambers, and other elements of propulsive devices. Emphasis is placed on mobile power plants for aerospace applications. |
MTH312 | Probability and Statistics in Engineering Axioms of probability theory. Events. Conditional probability. Bayes theorem. Random variables. Mathematical expectation. Discrete and continuous probability density functions. Transformation of variables. Probabilistic models, statistics, and elements of hypothesis testing (sampling distributions and interval estimation). Introduction to statistical quality control. Applications to engineering problems. |
AER311 | Gas Dynamics Fundamentals of fluid mechanics. Fundamentals of thermodynamics. Introduction to compressible flow. Isentropic flow. Normal shock waves. Frictional flow in constant area ducts. Flow in constant area ducts with friction. Steady and two-dimensional supersonic flows. |
AER422 | Flight Dynamics & Control General equations of motion of rigid airplanes and reduction to perturbed state flight situations. Linear equations of motion, dynamic response, state-space methods; Mathematical modeling of airplane and control system analysis in state space. Dynamic stability, phugoid, short period, dutch roll, roll, spiral, and other important modes. Transfer functions and their application. Relationships with handling quality requirements. fundamentals of classical and modern control theory and applications to automatic flight controls. stability augmentation and control augmentation. |
AER452 | Aircraft Design Aircraft design including aerodynamic, structural, and power plant characteristics to achieve performance goals. Focus on applications ranging from commercial to military and from manpowered to high-speed to long-duration aircraft. Semester project is a collaborative effort in which small design groups complete the preliminary design cycle of an aircraft to achieve specific design requirements. |
AER200 AER300 | Undergraduate Seminar (I, II) Undergraduate seminars are designed to give students a broad overview of the major developments in aerospace industries. The students will attend a series of seminars which invited speakers from academia or industries. |
AER120 AER220 AER320 | Summer Internship (I, II, III) AER120, AER220, AER320 courses are required to be completed for a degree in Aeronautical Engineering Department in order to help students observe the application of their theoretical knowledge, enhance their occupational experience, get familiar with the industry and work conditions, and do a conscious career decision after graduation. |
AER400 | Graduation Design Project Graduation project leading to BSc. Degree, arranged between a student and the faculty member. The aim of the project is to tackle different engineering problems in Aeronautical engineering discipline with a new scientific method for solving problems. Design, develop and present the project based on the knowledge acquired during undergraduate studies. |
Elective Courses
Code | Course Name |
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AER421 | Intro. to Computational Fluid Dynamics The primary focus of this course is to gain a solid foundation of numerical methods for convection-diffusion problems. The emphasis is on the physical meaning underlying the required mathematics. Conservation laws and boundary conditions, finite difference method for various problems; implementation of boundary conditions. |
AER423 | Rotorcraft Aerodynamics The purpose of this module is to provide competency based training in rotary wing aircraft aerodynamics and operational characteristics. Basic rotor aerodynamics and dynamics, helicopter performance and trim, introduction to helicopter stability, control and vibration. |
MEC303 | Design of Machine Elements Mechanical design principles. Design, manufacture & assembly of basic machine elements. Machine frames, welded, adhesive & bolted joints, fasteners. Stepped shafts & features, rolling element bearings; gear mechanics & manufacture. Design for strength, design for other mechanical failure modes including fatigue, stress concentration. Safety, ergonomics & standards. |
AER455 | Mechanics of Composite Materials Composite materials and their structural properties. Composite systems. Principles of manufacturing. Structural mechanics of laminated composites. Generalized Hooke`s law. Classical lamination theory. Plane stress problems. Engineering applications. Design principles. Failure criteria and damage tolerance. |
AER213 | Engineering Experimentation Scientific method; engineering method; experimental program; report writing; error analysis; principles of transducers; selection of instruments. Dynamic response of instruments; signal processing; digital data acquisition; interfacing transducers to computers; computer control of experiments; smart transducers. |
MEC315 | Turbomachinery The course aims at giving an overview of different types of fluid machinery used for energy transformation, such as pumps, fans, compressors, as well as wind- , hydraulic, steam- and gas-turbines. Applications for transfer to power, as well as for energy use in refrigeration and the built environment are important. |
AER420 | Experimental Aerodynamics Experimental techniques in aerodynamics; Pressure, temperature and velocity measurement techniques. Steady and unsteady pressure measurements and various types of pressure probes and transducers, errors in pressure measurements. Measurement of temperature using thermocouples, resistance thermometers, temperature sensitive paints and liquid crystals. Introduction to Velocity measurement using hot wire anemometry, Laser Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Image velocimetry. Data acquisition and digital signal processing techniques. |
AER456 | Aeroelasticity Static Aeroelasticity: lift distribution on an elastic surface, divergence, aileron effectiveness and reversal. Unsteady aerodynamics: oscillatory and arbitrary motions of a 2-D thin airfoil, strip theory. Dynamic response (to gusts, etc.). |
AER435 | Introduction to Energy Conversion Energy demand and available resources. Renewable sources: wind, wave, tide, geothermal, biogas and solar energy. Fossil fuels, combustion and combustion equipment. Steam generators. Atomic structure, nuclear reactions; decay, fusion and fission. Reactors. Environmental effects. |
MEC447 | Experimental Stress Analysis General principles governing the approach to the solution of problems. Fundamental concepts of stress and strain in 2-D and 3-D. Mechanical and electrical strain gages, strain rosettes. |
AER412 | Aircraft Maintenance This course studies the international basics of the maintenance system, and the principles, rules and some important operations originated and derived from these basics. Course Aims and Objectives The course aims to provide students with information about international basics of the maintenance system, and the principles, rules and some important operations of the aircraft maintenance and airworthiness. In this context, basic conceptual duties, actors, procedures and certificates in the maintenance system of an aircraft are also dealt with. |
AER462 | Kinematic Synthesis of Linkages To learn techniques enabling the mechanical designer to dimension geometrically a mechanical system intended to accomplish a specified motion task. The role of kinematic synthesis in mechanical design. The qualitative synthesis of kinematic chains; displacement groups; kinematic bonds; Series and parallel arrays of kinematic sub-chains: applications to the qualitative synthesis of parallel-kinematics machines. Function-generation: planar, spherical and spatial four-bar linkages. The synthesis matrix and its condition number; exact and approximate synthesis. |
AER437 | Fundamentals of Combustion Fundamentals of Combustion. Basic flame types. Brief review of thermodynamics. React and product mixtures. Chemical equilibrium and adiabatic flame temperature. Transport phenomena. Fundamentals of chemical kinetics. Reaction mechanisms: The H2-O2 system, CO oxidation, methane combustion, NO formation. Analysis of reaction mechanisms. Chemical and thermal analysis of reacting systems: Constant pressure reactor, constant volume reactor, well stirred reactor and plug-flow reactor. |
AER468 | Optimization in Aerospace Engineering Formulation of optimization problems encountered in aerospace engineering. Minima of functions and functionals, necessary conditions, calculus of variations, control formulation, two-point boundary-value problems. Applications to typical problems in aerospace engineering such as optimal launch, minimum time to climb, maximum range, and optimal space trajectories. |
AER465 | Mechanical Behaviour of Materials This course discusses the basics of mechanics and of materials science with the objective of rationalizing, predicting, modifying and describing the response of materials to stress. The focus is the correlation between structure-property-performance. The course starts with the correlation between stresses and strains in the elastic regime, followed by the theories of plasticity and failure. It concentrates on the physics of deformation and its interaction with the microstructure. |