UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

AE101 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering Department of METU: METU; Faculty of Engineering; Department of Aerospace Engineering; Purpose, Staff, Facilities, Courses, Rules and Regulations. History of Turkish Aviation. Turkish Aerospace Industry : Existing industry, opportunities in Aerospace Industry; Companies and factories related to aviation located in the vicinity of Ankara. Ethics in Aerospace Engineering. Aviation authorities in the world. Safety rules and regulations in Aerospace Applications.

AE172 Introduction to Aircraft Performance
Elements and functions of A/C basic configuration. Forces and moments acting on an A/C; aerodynamic coefficients. Standard atmosphere. Performance: equations of motion; horizontal flight; climb performance; take-off performance; gliding; descent and landing performance; range and endurance; flight envelope; V-n diagram. Longitudinal static stability; aerodynamic center; criterion for longitudinal static stability; static margin; unstable A/C.

AE200 Summer Practice I
Modelling at Türkkuşu facilities.

AE231 Thermodynamics
Basic concepts, properties of pure substances,first law of thermodynamics for closed systems and control volumes,entropy, second law of thermodynamics, second law analysis,introductory cycle analysis.

AE244 Fluid Mechanics
Introduction, definition and physical properties of fluids, concept of continuum., definitions of density, pressure and viscosity, Kinematics, motion of a fluid element, rotation, deformation, flowlines. Fluid statics and buoyancy. Forces acting on flat and curved surfaces. Eulerian and Lagrangian flow descriptions, conservation laws, flow properties, system-control volume approaches, Reynolds Transport theorem. Governing equations: conservation of mass, linear momentum and energy equations. Bernoulli equation and its applications. Flow of real fluids: Newtonian fluids, Navier- Stokes equations. Application for incompressible flows, laminar - turbulent flow definitions, and application to pipe flows.

AE261 Statics
Fundamental concepts and principles of mechanics. Introductory vector analysis. Statics of particles. Statics and equilibrium of rigid bodies in 2-D and 3-D. Equivalent system of forces and couples. Analysis of simple structures, trusses and machines. Analysis of simple beams.Friction. Moments of Inertia.

AE262 Dynamics
A vectorial approach to dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Kinematics of particles, kinetics of particles. Kinematics of rigid bodies and kinetics of rigid bodies. Newton's second law and the laws of linear and angular momentum. Conservation Laws. The principle of impulse and momentum. Impact of particles and rigid bodies. Potential and kinetic energy, conservation laws and energy methods. Relative motion. The emphasis on dynamics of particles, system of particles and plane motion of rigid bodies. Introduction to three dimensional motion of rigid bodies.

AE264 Mechanics of Materials
Introduction to stress and strain concepts. Concept of analysis and design. Structural joints.Introduction to determinate and indeterminate problems, stress concentrations. Analysis of linearly elastic problems in "axial loading", "torsion" and "pure bending" cases. Transverse loading and analysis of shear stresses. Transformations of stress and strain. Design of beams and shafts for strength. Analysis of deflection of beams with various support conditions by integration and by moment-area methods.

AE300 Summer Practice II
Workshop practice;aircraft maintenance,repair,parts production.

AE305 Numerical Methods
Numerical solution of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE), initial value problems, Runge-Kutta methods, adaptive stepping, systems of ODEs, higher order ODEs, boundary value problems. Numerical solution of partial Differential Equations (PDE): Finite Volume method, numerical solution using triangular grids, Finite Difference method, model equations, finite difference approximations, convergence and stability analysis of finite difference equations, numerical solutions of parabolic PDEs, elliptic PDEs, hyperbolic PDEs.

AE331 Heat Transfer
Basic concepts. One dimensional steady-state conduction, extended surfaces, two-dimensional steady-state conduction, shape factors, transient conduction. Forces convection, Reynolds analogy, convection for external and internal flows. Free convection, boiling and condensation, heat exchangers. Radiation heat transfer between surfaces, basic concepts of mass transfer.

AE334 Propulsion Systems I
Introduction to propulsion systems. Reciprocating engines. Propeller Theory. Aerothermodynamics of ideal airbreathing propulsion systems (turbojet, turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft, ramjet, scramjet). Mixtures, Combustion, Equilibrium and Dissociation. Rocket Engines.

AE341 Aerodynamics I
Potential flow theory, complex potential function, flow around a cylinder, formation of lift, Kutta- Joukovsky theorem, conformal mapping, Joukovsky airfoil, definition of aerodynamic coefficients, Panel Method. Thin airfoil theory, Kutta condition, Kelvin’s circulation theorem, symmetrical and cambered airfoils, lift curve slope and zero lift angle of attack, flapped airfoil. Finite wing , lifting line theory, elliptic and general wing loading. Slender wing theory, pressure distribution, aerodynamic coefficients.

AE342 Aerodynamics II
Compressible flow, normal and oblique shock waves, Prandtl-Mayer expansion wave. Subsonic Compressible Flow over Airfoils; Linear Theory, Linearized Supersonic Flow. 2D Boundary layers, concept and governing equations, similar flows and similarity transformation, Blassius problem. Integral methods of solution. Laminar and turbulent flows, stability and transition. Turbulence and transition. Turbulent boundary layers, Law of the wall and various turbulence models, Prandtl mixing length concept. Combined B/L along a flat plate, separation and stall, B/L on airfoils.

AE361 Applied Elasticity
Generalized theory of pure bending. Unsymmetric loading of beams and shear center. Shear stresses in beams of thin walled open sections. General theory for shear stresses, analysis of statically indeterminate beams. Stress, stress tensor, variation of stress within a body. 3-D stress equilibrium equations, definitions of plain stress and plain strain, three dimensional stress at a point. Transformation of stress, principal stresses in 3D, normal and shear stresses on an oblique plane. Strain displacement relations, strain compatibility equations. State of strain and transformation of strain, measurement of strain. Generalized Hooke’s law. General solution of torsion problem. Prandlt’s membrane analogy, torsion of thin-walled members of open cross sections, torsion of multiply connected thin walled sections. Fluid flow analogy. Warping function. Significance of torsion in open section thin walled members. 2-D problems in elasticity: plane stress and plane strain problems, stress function and applications. Equations of elasticity in polar coordinates. Stress concentrations and thermal stresses. Thick walled cylinders, compound cylinders. Rotating disks of constant thickness. Thermal stresses in thin disks.

AE362 Aerospace Structures
Main structural elements in aircraft. Loads on aircraft. V-N diagrams. Failure theories. Energy methods. Analysis of open and closed section stiffened box beams and torque boxes. Bending of unsymmetrical sections. Structural analysis of aircraft sub-structures: ribs, frames, wing box sections with cut-outs. Elastic stability: Column buckling, buckling of flat and curved panels, buckling analysis of stiffened closed section box beams, post-buckling behavior of stiffened flat and curved panels.

AE372 Flight Mechanics
Reference frames, coordinate systems and transformations. Aircraft general equations of motion, small gain theory, longitudinal static stability and control, lateral static stability and control. Stability derivatives. Dynamic stability of uncontrolled motion.

AE383 System Dynamics
System concepts; Laplace transformation and properties; transfer function, block diagram, and reduction; lumped parameter modelling of physical systems; state space formulation, linearization of nonlinear systems; stability of linear time invariant systems, Routh test; time domain analysis of dynamic systems, response, performance specifications; feedback control system examples, P, PD, PID control; frequency response methods.

AE400 Summer Practice III
Summer training at workshops of industry such as T.U.S.A.Ş.;T.H.Y.,etc.

AE435 Propulsion Systems II
Aerothermodynamic performance of aircraft engines. Non-ideal cycle analysis of turbojet, turbofan and turboprop engines. Performance characteristics of axial and radial compressors and turbines. Performance of non-rotating components: inlets, nozzles and combustion chambers. Matching of compressors and turbines.

AE451 Aeronautical Engineering Design
Conceptual design of fixed wing aircraft. Aircraft sizing. Airfoil and geometry selection. Thrust to weight ratio and wing loading. Configuration layout. Propulsion and fuel system integration. Landing gear and subsystems. Weights and balance. Stability, control and handling qualities. Performance and flight mechanics. Cost. Certification and qualification.

AE463 Mechanical Vibrations
Free and forced vibrations of single degree-of-freedom undamped linear systems. Types and characteristics of damping and its effects on the response. Two degree-of-freedom systems. Coordinate transformation. Coupling. Free vibration, response to harmonic excitation. Multi degree-of-freedom systems. Eigenvalue problem, modal vectors and orthogonality. Vibration of continuous systems. Transverse vibration of beams. Effects of boundary conditions on the response. Vibration measurement and isolation.


TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES

AE384 Automatic Control Systems I
Feedback control systems; review of stability, linearization, and performance specifications in time domain; root locus plotting techniques, time domain design of feedback systems via root locus, use of compensators; PID and PDF control; Bode plot, Nyquist plot, frequency domain analysis of control systems, performance specifications in frequency domain; design of compensators in frequency domain. Introduction to modern control.

AE402 Aircraft Instruments and Measurement
Basic description and Classification of Physical Data Types: Deterministic Data, Random Data Power Spectral Density Measuring. Data Sampling: Filtering Aerodynamic Measurement Structural and Vibration Measurement Characteristics of Measurement Devices, Static characteristics; Sensitivity, Accuracy, Resolution. Air-Data Flight Instruments: Air-Data Systems, Altimeter, Vertical Speed Indicator, Machmeter, Airspeed Indicator. Inertial Navigation: Gyroscopes, Precession, rigidity, types of gyroscopes Accelerometers, types of accelerometers Inertial Navigation Systems. Terrestrial and Satellite Navigation: RF Communication, VOR, ILS, OMEGA, GPS, GALILEO.

AE403 Aerospace Engineering Project I
An aerospace engineering design project carried out by a group of students involving project planning, literature survey, competitor study and conceptual design; or a research project carried out by an individual student involving problem definition, project planning, literature survey and research proposal.

AE404 Aerospace Engineering Project II
Continuation of the aerospace engineering design project by a group of students who may involve detailed design, theoretical/experimental/numerical analyses and construction; or continuation of the research project by an individual student that may involve theoretical/experimental/numerical analyses.

AE410 Aerospace Engineering Laboratory
Introduction. Experimental errors. Statistical analysis of experimental data. Data acquisition and processing. Report writing and presentations. Wind tunnels. Pressure, flow and shear stress measurements. Flow visualization. Force, torque, strain measurement. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation of dynamic and controller systems. Laboratory experiments.

AE422 Aerospace Systems Engineering
Review of evolution of systems engineering discipline. Introduction to the concepts of system life cycle and life cycle cost. System design development and qualification through systems engineering process, system modeling methods development of functional, physical and operational architectures, system integration and interface management.

AE438 Aircraft Engine Design
Performance characteristics of aircraft engines. Inlet, compressor, combustor, turbine and nozzle design; component matching. Discussion of various engine types including turbojet, turbofan and turboprops. Future design, liquid, solid and hybrid propellants, optimization and losses.

AE442 Introduction to Rocket Technology
This course provides introductory information for rocket/missile design, development, integration, operational characteristics and problems of full-scale missiles affected by the dynamics of environment. Determination, analysis and processing of missile trajectory including different flight condition are discussed.

AE443 Computational Aerodynamics
Simplification of the Navier-Stokes equations for steady, attached flows. integral formulation of inviscid, irrotational flow equations for subsonic flows, panel methods. Design optimization of an airfoil with a panel method. Inverse airfoil design based on a panel method. Characteristic lines. Discretization of the Transonic Small Disturbance equation on Cartesan grids using Finite Difference methods, upwind differencing in supersonic regions. Numerical solution of transonic flows over airfoil profiles. Numerical solution of unsteady Full Potential Flow equation in curvilinear coordinate systems.

AE445 Hypersonic Flows
General characterization of hypersonic flow, inviscid hypersonic flow, viscous hypersonic flow, high temperature effects.

AE446 Introduction to Helicopter Aerodynamics and Helicopter Design
Introduction: Helicopters in general, critical parts of helicopters, types of helicopters. Rotor in vertical flight(momentum theory).Rotor in vertical flight(blade element theory). Mechanisms of rotor. Forward Flight: Momentum theory, blade element theory. Performance and Trim-Stability: Helicopter design, blade section design, blade tip shapes, rear fuselage upsweep, second harmonic control. Design assignment

AE452 Aeronautical Engineering Design II
Preliminary and detail design of aircraft. Demonstration of the design by manufacturing a reduced scale fyling model of the aircraft. Use of computer aided design tool for sizing, trade off and configuration layout studies. Landing gear design, integration of propulsion system, and structural design. Calculation of moments of inertia, weights and balance, center of gravity of the design. Static and dynamic stability, control characteristics and performance prediction of the aircraft.

AE453 Introduction to Atmospheric Physics I
Gravitational Effects. Properties of Atmospheric Gases. Properties and Behaviour of Cloud Particles. Solar and Terrestrial Radiation.

AE454 Introduction to Atmospheric Physics II
Transfer Processes and Applications. Geomagnetic Phenomena. Atmospheric Signal Phenomena: General properties of waves, scattering of radiation, atmospheric probing, natural signal phenomena, and effects of nuclear explosions.

AE462 Design of Aerospace Structures
Fundamental structural concepts. Structural design criteria - limit, ultimate loads, design strategies. American and European civil and military regulations and design requirements. Aircraft data requirements; structural design speeds, basic load concepts and types of load analyses. Flight Maneuvering loads, V-N Diagrams. Gust loads; Discrete gusts. Gust loads; Continuous gusts. Landing and ground handling loads. Static aeroelastic considerations. Role and lay-out of aerospace structural members. Initial sizing of aircraft structures; emphasis on wing structure. Wing strength requirements and stress analysis methods. Analysis and design of semi-monocoque structures. Buckling design constraints. Structural joints and fittings. Fatigue failure consideration; damage tolerant, fail-safe, safe life designs.

AE464 Finite Element Applications in Aerospace Structures
Finite element method, Element characteristic matrix, Bar element and direct determination of structure stiffness matrix, Properties of stiffness matrix, Element stiffness equation, Bar elements of arbitrary orientation, Assembly of elements, Mechanical and thermal Loads, Node numbering and application of boundary conditions, Solution of equations, Stress computation, Development of 2D truss finite element code, Principle of stationary potential energy, Problems having many DOF, Potential energy of an elastic body, Classical form of Rayleigh Ritz Method, Piecewise polynomial field , Finite element form of the Rayleigh-Ritz method, General derivation of element stiffness matrix, Interpolation and Shape functions , Introduction to MSC Patran/Nastran Finite element solver, Introduction to MSC Patran geometric modelling, General introduction to MSC Nastran FEM and applications, Applications on the use of solid elements, Applications on the use of 2D elements, Applications on the use of 1D elements, Applications on the use of combination of 1D and 2D elements, Project on application of MSC Patran/Nastran in aerospace engineering.

AE476 Space Vehicle Design
Satellites; space environment; mission design requirements; project phases and milestones; orbital mechanics; propulsion; launchers; spacecraft sizing; budgets; spacecraft subsystems: On board data handling, communications, attitude and orbit determination and control, thermal and structure; ground segment; manufacturing and testing; reliability and cost issues.

AE477 Space Propulsion
Aerospace propulsive devices functional requirements. Mission analysis. Fundamental performance relations. Rocket propulsion systems for launch, orbital, and interplanetary flight. Modelling of solid, liquid-bipropellant, and hybrid rocket engines. Engineering and environmental limitations. Propellant feed systems, turbopumps. Combustion processes in liquid, solid and hybrid rockets. Thermochemistry, prediction of specific impulse. Nozzle flows including real gas and kinetic effects.

AE483 Automatic Control Systems II
State equations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, stability, controllability, observability; state space approach to control system design, state variable feedback, eigenstructure assignment, state observation, model following control, introduction to optimal control, linear quadratic regulator.

AE484 Inertial Navigation Systems
Basic navigation quantities and functions; coordinate transformations and kinematics; a unified inertial navigation analysis applicable to both gimballed and strapdown systems; propagation of bias errors through the system; physics of inertial measurements and measurement error sources; navigation analysis with multiple sensors; Kalman filter estimation (linear system, known model); practical navigation problems.

AE485 Avionics System Design
Introduction to microprocessor controlled systems in aerospace applications. Microprocessor based systems architecture. Introduction to assembly language; interrupt handling; data acquisition and processing; Case study: design of a longitudinal autopilot using a microprocessor based hardware; Case study: position estimation.

AE486 Spacecraft Dynamics
Coordinate systems and transformations, Euler equations, torque free motion of spinning bodies, orbital motion, orbital parameters, common satellite orbit types, orbital manoeuvres, introduction to analytical dynamics, generalized coordinates, constraints, work and energy.

AE489 Computer Assisted Analysis of Aircraft Performance, Stability and Control
Review of the equations of motion of a rigid aircraft. Definition and evaluation of stability derivatives. Derivation of transfer functions for stick fixed flight. Computerised analysis of longitudinal static and dynamic stability and control characteristics of an aircraft. Computerised analysis of lateral static and dynamic stability and control characteristics of an aircraft. Performance equations of an aircraft. Computerised analysis of point, path and take-off performance characteristics of an aircraft. Computer project for the analysis of a sample aircraft.

AE495 Wind Energy and Wind Turbine Technology
Origins of Wind Energy, Wind Resource and Characteristics, Wind turbine aerodynamics and performance, Wind turbine loading and dynamic response, Conceptual design of wind turbines, Wind Turbine Control, Wind Turbine Siting and Wind Farms, Electrical Systems, Wind Energy System Economics, Environmental Aspects and Impacts.

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