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•Understand
the
concepts of flight vehicles.
•Evaluate
the
performance of air vehicles in the International standard atmosphere.
•Know the
basic functions of aircraft systems and instruments.
•Discuss
the
structural, aerodynamics, and propulsive aspects of airplanes.
Category: ODD SEMESTER
The instruments used in controlling the aircraft's flight attitude are known as the flight instruments. There are basic flight instruments, such as the altimeter that displays aircraft altitude; the airspeed indicator; and the magnetic direction indicator, a form of compass.
- Teacher: GokulNath R
Category: ODD SEMESTER
Aerodynamics is the study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air. Because aerodynamics involves both the motion of the object and the reaction of the air, there are several pages devoted to basic gas properties and how those properties change through the atmosphere.
Category: ODD SEMESTER
This subject deals with solid mechanics and its behaviors at different conditions . it is related to aircraft structures
- Teacher: Dr. ANAND T
Category: ODD SEMESTER
UNIT 1 PREREQUSITES TO EVALUATE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE 9 Hrs. Properties of earth’s atmosphere and standard atmosphere, Forces and moments acting on a flight vehicle - Equation of motion of a rigid flight vehicle- Different types of drag – estimation of parasite drag co-efficient by proper area method- Drag polar of vehicles from low speed to high speeds.
UNIT 2 ENGINE CHARACTERISTICS 9 Hrs. Variation of thrust, power with velocity and altitudes for air breathing engines – specific fuel consumption of piston engine and jet engine – ideal efficiency of engines- power plants for flight vehicles – limitations of power plants with Mach number and altitude.
UNIT 3 EVALUATION OF UN - ACCELERATED FLIGHT PERFORMANCE 9 Hrs. Airplane performance in steady level flight - Power available and power required curves. Maximum speed in level flight - Conditions for minimum drag and power required - steady climb descent and glide performance. Climb and Glide Hodograph, Range and Endurance. .
UNIT 4 ACCELERATED AND MANOEUVERING FLIGHT PERFORMANCE 9 Hrs. Accelerated level flight - Climbing and gliding flight, Maximum rate of climb and steepest angle of climb, minimum rate of sink and shallowest angle of glide –Take off – Landing-Turning performance. Bank angle and load factor – limitations on turn - V-n diagram.
UNIT 5 FLIGHT TESTING METHODS TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE 9 Hrs. Flight - testing: Altitude definitions, Speed definitions, Air speed, altitude and temperature measurements. Errors and calibration. Measurement of engine power, charts and corrections. Flight determination of drag polar. Max. 45 Hrs.
COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understand the need for ISA.
CO2 - Analyze the flight performance with variations of pressure and density with altitude.
CO3 - Estimation of total drag and drag polar that influence the performance.
CO4 - Analyze the performance in un-accelerated flight conditions.
CO5 - Determination of speed limit, load limit, landing and takeoff distances of the aircraft.
CO6 - Know different testing methods to evaluate aircraft performanc
- Teacher: KEVIN BENNETT S
- Teacher: Dr. ANAND T
Category: ODD SEMESTER
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To introduce the concepts of applying Aero thermodynamics to non air breathing propulsion.
To familiarize the student's ability to analyze the concepts of Advance Propulsion.
To understand the basics of Solid Propellant, Liquid Propellant and Cryogenics.
To understand the basics of Micro propellants.
UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF ROCKET PROPULSION 9 Hrs.
History and evolution of rockets - Rocket principle and Rocket equation - Classification of rockets - Mass ratio of rocket- Rocket Nozzles - Classifications - Nozzle Performance - Nozzle area ratio - Mass flow rate Characteristic velocity - Thrust coefficient-Performance parameters and Efficiencies of rocket - Staging and Clustering.
UNIT 2 SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET 9 Hrs.
Hardware components and its functions - Mechanism of burning - Ignition system and igniter types- Propellant grain configuration and its applications - Burn rate - Factors influencing burn rates-Burn rate index for stable operation - Action time and burn time - Design of Solid Propellant rocket.
UNIT 3 LIQUID AND CROGENIC PROPELLANT ROCKET 9 Hrs.
Classifications - Hardware components and its functions-Propellant feed systems and Turbo pump feed system - Injectors and types - Thrust chamber and its cooling-Cryogenic propulsion system, Special features of cryogenic systems. Thermophysical Properties of Cryogenic Propellants; Geysering Phenomenon.
UNIT 4 ADVANCE PROPULSION TECHNIQUES 9 Hrs.
Hybrid propellant rocket and gelled propellants - Electrical rockets - Electro-thermal, Electro-static and Electro-magnetic propulsion system- Arc-jet thruster - Ion thruster - Hall Effect Thruster - Magneto plasma dynamic thruster- Nuclear rockets -Solar sail.
UNIT 5 MICRO PROPULSION SYSTEM 9 Hrs.
Recent Micro Spacecraft Developments; Micro propulsion Options; Primary Set of Micro propulsion Requirements; Chemical Propulsion Options; Review of Electric Propulsion Technologies for Micro and Nano- satellites; Emerging Technologies: MEMS and MEMS- Hybrid Propulsion System.
Max. 45 Hrs.
COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understand the working principles of non air breathing engine.
CO2 - Comprehend the sound foundation in the design principles of solid propellants.
CO3 - Learn the operation of Liquid and Cryogenic Propellant Rocket.
CO4 - Understand the concept of Advance Propulsion Techniques.
CO5 - Understand the principle and performance of. Micro propulsion system.
CO6 - Applying the importance of Advance Propulsion in Aerospace.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. George P. Sutton and Oscar Biblarz. “Rocket Propulsion Elements” 9th Edition, Wiley Publication, 2016.
2. Ramamurthi.K: “Rocket propulsion” Macmillan Publishing Co, India. 1st Edition. 2010.
3. Hill.P.G. and Peterson.C.R: “Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion” 2nd Edition .Pearson Education, 1999.
4. V.Ganesan., “Gas Turbines”, Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 3rd Edition, 2010.
5. Philip Hill and Carl Peterson, “Mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion”, Pearson India, 2nd Edition, 2010.
6. Cohen.H, Rogers.G.F.C. andSaravanamuttoo.H.I.H, “Gas turbine theory”. Pearson education, 5th Edition, 2001.
7. Saeed Farokhi, “Aircraft Propulsion”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc ., 2009.
- Teacher: Madhan Kumar G
Category: ODD SEMESTER
- Teacher: GokulNath R
Category: ODD SEMESTER
- Teacher: GokulNath R
Category: ODD SEMESTER
- Teacher: Venkatesh S
Category: SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To understand the concepts of air vehicle design.
To estimate aerodynamic, propulsive and gravitational forces for design.
To select airframe components and power plant.
To analyze the performance, stability and control of the airplane.
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs.
Introduction, Aircraft Design Requirements, specifications, role of users, Aerodynamic and Structural consideration, Airworthiness requirements and standards-classifications of airplanes, relative merits and demerits. Special features of modern airplane, Weight-estimation based on mission requirements.
UNIT 2 AERODYNAMIC DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE 9 Hrs.
Basics of Wing Design, Selection of airfoil selection, influencing factors. Span wise load distribution and Planform shapes of airplane wing. Wing drag estimation. High lift devices, Air Loads in Flight, Symmetrical measuring loads in flight, Basic flight loading conditions, Load factor, Velocity - Load factor diagram, gust load and its estimation.
UNIT 3 STRUCTURAL DESIGN 9 Hrs.
Structural aspects of design of airplane, Bending moment and shear force diagram. Design principles of all metal stressed skin wings for civil and military application, features of light airplanes using advanced composite materials.
UNIT 4 INTEGRATION OF WING, FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE AND POWER PLANT 9 Hrs. Estimation of Horizontal and Vertical tail volume ratios. Choice of power plant and various options of locations, considerations of appropriate air -intakes. Integration of wing, fuselage, empennage and power plant. Estimation of center of gravity.
UNIT 5 ADVANCED DESIGN CONCEPTS 9 Hrs.
Supercritical Wings, relaxed static Stability, controlled configured vehicles, V/STOL aircraft and, rotary wing vehicles. Layout peculiarities of supersonic aircraft – optimization of wing loading to achieve desired performance – loads on undercarriages and design requirements. Max.45 Hrs.
COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 - Understand the concepts of design through preliminary design.
CO2 - Estimate the gross weight of the aircraft using statistical data.
CO3 - Evaluate aerodynamic and performance parameters for design.
CO4 - Understand the Structural aspects of airplane design.
CO5 - Analyze the stability and performance by CG calculation and engine characteristics. CO6 - Understand the advanced design concepts.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. D.P. Raymer, “Aircraft Conceptual design”, AIAA Series, 2012.
2. G. Corning, “Supersonic & Subsonic Airplane Design”, II Edition, Edwards Brothers Inc., Michigan 2010.
3. E.F. Bruhn, “Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures”, Tristate Offset Co., U.S.A., 2011.
4. E. Torenbeek, “Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design”, Delft University Press, London, 1976.
5. A.A. Lebedenski, “Notes on airplane design”, Part-I, I.I.Sc., Bangalore.
To understand the concepts of air vehicle design.
To estimate aerodynamic, propulsive and gravitational forces for design.
To select airframe components and power plant.
To analyze the performance, stability and control of the airplane.
UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs.
Introduction, Aircraft Design Requirements, specifications, role of users, Aerodynamic and Structural consideration, Airworthiness requirements and standards-classifications of airplanes, relative merits and demerits. Special features of modern airplane, Weight-estimation based on mission requirements.
UNIT 2 AERODYNAMIC DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE 9 Hrs.
Basics of Wing Design, Selection of airfoil selection, influencing factors. Span wise load distribution and Planform shapes of airplane wing. Wing drag estimation. High lift devices, Air Loads in Flight, Symmetrical measuring loads in flight, Basic flight loading conditions, Load factor, Velocity - Load factor diagram, gust load and its estimation.
UNIT 3 STRUCTURAL DESIGN 9 Hrs.
Structural aspects of design of airplane, Bending moment and shear force diagram. Design principles of all metal stressed skin wings for civil and military application, features of light airplanes using advanced composite materials.
UNIT 4 INTEGRATION OF WING, FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE AND POWER PLANT 9 Hrs. Estimation of Horizontal and Vertical tail volume ratios. Choice of power plant and various options of locations, considerations of appropriate air -intakes. Integration of wing, fuselage, empennage and power plant. Estimation of center of gravity.
UNIT 5 ADVANCED DESIGN CONCEPTS 9 Hrs.
Supercritical Wings, relaxed static Stability, controlled configured vehicles, V/STOL aircraft and, rotary wing vehicles. Layout peculiarities of supersonic aircraft – optimization of wing loading to achieve desired performance – loads on undercarriages and design requirements. Max.45 Hrs.
COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 - Understand the concepts of design through preliminary design.
CO2 - Estimate the gross weight of the aircraft using statistical data.
CO3 - Evaluate aerodynamic and performance parameters for design.
CO4 - Understand the Structural aspects of airplane design.
CO5 - Analyze the stability and performance by CG calculation and engine characteristics. CO6 - Understand the advanced design concepts.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. D.P. Raymer, “Aircraft Conceptual design”, AIAA Series, 2012.
2. G. Corning, “Supersonic & Subsonic Airplane Design”, II Edition, Edwards Brothers Inc., Michigan 2010.
3. E.F. Bruhn, “Analysis and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures”, Tristate Offset Co., U.S.A., 2011.
4. E. Torenbeek, “Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design”, Delft University Press, London, 1976.
5. A.A. Lebedenski, “Notes on airplane design”, Part-I, I.I.Sc., Bangalore.
- Teacher: Madhan Kumar G
Category: ODD SEMESTER
COURSE OBJECTIVE
To know about the airport planning, airport design and air traffic control
COURSE OUTCOMES
CO1: Describes the structure of the Airport and its infrastructure coming under AAI and IAAI.
CO2: Construct the Airport infrastructure as per FAA and ICAO standards.
CO3: Design of the airport terminal infrastructure as per FAA Pavement design methods and joints in cement concrete pavements.
CO4: Design of the runway lightning, marking centerline and sign operation for aircraft taxiway guidance system.
CO5: Develop the Air Traffic Control by Network control method in airports for landing the aircrafts in touch down point.
CO6: Develop the Air Traffic Control by Tower control Flight service station for landing and takeoff the aircrafts.
UNIT 1 AIRPORT PLANNING 9 Hrs.
Air transport characteristics-airport classification-air port planning: objectives, components, layout characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics of the Catchment area, criteria for airport site selection and ICAO stipulations, Typical airport layouts, Case studies, Parking and circulation area.
UNIT 2 AIRPORT DESIGN 9 Hrs.
Runway Design: Orientation, Wind Rose Diagram – Runway length – Problems on basic and Actual Length, Geometric design of runways, Elements of Taxiway Design – Airport Zones – Passenger Facilities and Services.
UNIT 3 DESIGN OF AERODROME PAVEMENT 9 Hrs.
Procedure for pavement design (Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) - Pavement Classification Number (PCN) method), Elements of pavement Evaluation, USA practices: design of flexible and rigid pavements, design examples (FAA method, FAAR FIELD method).
UNIT 4 DESIGN OF VISUAL AIDS 9 Hrs.
Operational factors, operating approach slope marking, visual indicators system (T- VASIS, PAPI), runway and taxiway lighting, surface movement guidance and control requirements, additional marking of pavement shoulders, apron marking, taxiway edge system, Signs, Frangibility.
UNIT 5 SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 9 Hrs.
Introduction to State Safety Program - Introduction to Safety Management System. Airport drainage: Purpose, determination run-off (FAA method), typical drainage layout, sub-surface drainage.
Max. 45 Hours
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Airport Engineering ,Rangwala , Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd . Anand 388 001 India , 14th Edition ,2014
2. Planning And Design Of Airports, Fifth Edition Robert Horonjeff, Francis Mckelvey, William Sproule, Seth Young ,McGraw Hill Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2013
3. Airport Engineering: Planning, Design And Development Of Development Of 21st Century Airports, Norman J. Ashford, Saleh
4. Mumayiz, Paul H. Wright - 2011 - - 4th Edition,
5. Airport Planning &Design ,S. K. Khanna, M. G. Arora , NemChand Publishers ,New Delhi ,1999
6. Airport Engineering: Planning And Design ,Subhash Chandra Saxena , Alkem Company (S) Pte Limited, 2009.
- Teacher: GokulNath R
Category: EVEN SEMESTER
SAEA3017 MANNED SPACE MISSIONS
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Know the advanced concepts of manned space missions to the engineers.
Understand the space and environment and its conditions.
Apply the concept of life supporting devices.
UNIT 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF SPACE MISSIONS 9 Hrs.
The physics of space, Current missions: space station, Moon mission and Mars missions, Engineering challenges on Manned vs. unmanned missions, Scientific and technological gains from space programs, Salient features of Apollo and Space station missions, space shuttle mission.
UNIT 2 SPACE VS EARTH ENVIRONMENT 9 Hrs.
Atmosphere: Structure and Composition, Atmosphere: Air Pressure, Temperature, and Density, Atmosphere: Meteoroid, Orbital Debris & Radiation Protection, Human Factors of Crewed Spaceflight, Safety of Crewed Spaceflight, Magnetosphere, Radiation Environment: Galactic Cosmic Radiation (GCR), Solar Particle Events (SPE), Radiation and the Human Body, Impact of microgravity and g forces on humans, space adaptation syndrome.
UNIT 3 LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND COUNTERMEASURES 9 Hrs.
Life Support Systems and Space Survival Overview, Environment Controlled Life Support Systems (ECLSS), Human / Machine Interaction, Human Factors in Control Design, Crew Accommodations.
UNIT4 MISSION LOGISTICS AND PLANNING 9 Hrs.
Group Dynamics: Ground Communication and Support, Space Resources and Mission Planning ‐ Space Mission Design: Rockets and Launch Vehicles ‐ Orbital Selection and Astrodynamics , Entry, Descent, Landing, and Ascent, Designing and Sizing Space elements, Transfer, Entry, Landing, and Ascent Vehicles, Designing, Sizing, and Integrating a Surface Base, Planetary Surface Vehicles.
UNIT 5 SUBSYSTEMS 9 Hrs.
Spacecraft Subsystems: Space Operations, Space Architecture, Attitude Determination and Control‐ Designing Power Systems, Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Systems, Space Robotics, Mission Operations for Crewed Spaceflight ‐ Command, Control, and Communications Architecture.
COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understand the working principles of basic control system.
CO2 - Comprehend the sound foundation in the various subsystems.
CO3 - Learn the advanced concepts of manned space missions to the engineers.
CO4 - Understand the space and environment and its conditions.
CO5 - Understand the the principle and performance of various subsystems.
CO6 - Applying the importance of the mission logistics and planning.
TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Larson, W. J. and Pranke, L. K., Human Spaceflight: Mission Analysis and Design, McGraw‐Hill Higher Education,Washington, DC , 1999 2. McNamara, Bernard. 2010.
2. Into the Final Frontier: The Human Exploration of Space (BrooksCole Publishing), 2012.
3. Connors, M.M., Harrison, A.A., and Akins, F.R. 2005. Living Aloft: Human Requirements for Extended Spaceflight, University Press of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii: ISBN: 1‐4102‐1983‐6 4 Eckart, P. 1996. Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics.
- Teacher: Madhan Kumar G
Category: SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL
UNIT1 BASIC PROPERTIES OF ATMOSPHERE 9Hrs.
Heat, Temperature, and Temperature Scales - The Electromagnetic Spectrum - Composition of the Atmosphere - Layers in the atmosphere are defined by temperature profiles, How pressure varies in the atmosphere - Principal weather instruments – Earth’s Radiation Belts.
UNIT2 CLASSIFICATION OF AEROSPACE VEHICLES 9Hrs.
Fixed wing Aircraft – Classification of Aircraft, Aircraft as a Space Launcher assistance – Rotorcraft – Classification of Rotorcraft – Missiles – Classification of Missiles, Missile technology missions – Space Vehicles – classification of space vehicles.
UNIT3 SATELLITE MISSION AND CONFIGURATION 9Hrs.
Mission Overview – Requirements for different missions – Spacecraft configuration - Spacecraft Bus–Payload–Requirements and constraints– Initial configuration decisions and Trade-offs–Spacecraft configuration process– Broad design of Spacecraft Bus–Subsystem layout–Types of Satellites–Constellations– Applications
UNIT4 FUNDAMENTALS OF MISSILE SYSTEMS 9Hrs.
History of guided missile for defence applications- Classification of missiles– The Generalized Missile Equations of Motion- Coordinate Systems- Lagrange’s Equations for Rotating Coordinate Systems-Rigid-Body Equations of Motion-missile system elements, missile ground systems.
UNIT5 SPACE ENVIRONMENT 9Hrs.
Peculiarities of space environment and its description– effect of the space environment on materials of spacecraft structure and astronauts- manned space missions – effect on satellite life time
Max.45Hrs.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1: Describe the layers in the atmosphere and earth’s radiation belts.
CO2: Classify the space launchers, missiles, rotorcraft and aircrafts for different applications.
CO3: Categorize the satellite mission configuration and types of satellites required for different applications.
CO4: Estimate the missile equations of motion in static and rotating coordinate system
CO5: Analyse the rigid body equation of motion for missile systems.
CO6: Synthesize the effect of the space environment on materials of spacecraft structures and astronauts.
TEXT/REFERENCEBOOKS
1. Cornelisse, J.W., “Rocket Propulsion and Space Dynamics”, J.W. Freeman &Co.,Ltd, London, 1982
2. Siouris, G.M. "Missile Guidance and control systems", Springer, 2003.
3. James R.Wertzand WileyJ.Larson,” Space Mission Analysis and Design”, (Third Edition),1999.
4. Charles D.Brown, “Spacecraft Mission Design”, AIAA Education Series, Published by AIAA, 1998
5. Van de Kamp, “Elements of astromechanics”, Pitman Publishing Co., Ltd., London, 1980.
- Teacher: Madhan Kumar G
- Teacher: Dr. ANAND T
Category: ODD SEMESTER
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To gain in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of Aircraft Engineering tools and to study the various measurement tools for aircraft production.
To discuss conventional and non-conventional machine tools used in Aircraft production.
To understand Lathe and Special purpose machines.
COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, the student will be able to
CO1 - Describe the basic concepts of various measurement tools in aircraft production.
CO2 - Recognize various Aircraft Engineering tools.
CO3 - Understanding the basics of various machining operations used in the lathe.
CO4 - Understanding the working principle of various conventional and non-conventional machines.
CO5 - Understanding the casting and metal joining process used in aircraft production.
CO6 - Understanding Surface Finishing and Protective Coating in Aircraft Production
- Teacher: KEVIN BENNETT S
- Teacher: Venkatesh S
Category: ODD SEMESTER