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ESD.35

Aircraft Systems Engineering

Graduate · Historical course

Fall 2005

Topics

  • The Origins of the Space Shuttle
  • Space Shuttle History
  • Orbiter Sub-System Design
  • The Decision to Build the Shuttle
  • Orbiter Structure + Thermal Protection System
  • Propulsion - Space Shuttle Main Engines
  • Aerodynamics - (From Sub - to Hypersonic and Back)
  • Landing and Mechanical Systems
  • OMS, RCS, Fuel Cells, Auxiliary Power Unit and Hydraulic Systems
  • The DoD and the Space Shuttle
  • Use of Subsystems as a Function of Flight Phase
  • Aerothermodynamics
  • Environmental Control Systems
  • Ground Operations - Launching the Shuttle
  • Space Shuttle Accidents
  • Guidance, Navigation and Control
  • Mission Control 1
  • Mission Control 2
  • Design Process as it Relates to the Shuttle
  • EVA and Robotics on the Shuttle
  • Systems Engineering for Space Shuttle Payloads
  • Test Flying the Space Shuttle
  • Class Feedback and Wrap up

Readings

Fall 2004

Topics

  • Introduction to Course and to the Aircraft as a System
  • Lean System Engineering I
  • Lifecycle Considerations
  • Cost and Financial Analysis
  • Introduction to Aircraft Performance and Static Stability
  • Transport Aircraft Performance I
  • Transport Aircraft Performance II
  • Environmental Factors: Noise and Emissions
  • An Airline Viewpoint
  • Reliability and Maintenance
  • The Space Shuttle - A Case Study
  • Propulsion, Fuel, Accessory Systems
  • Life Support, Environmental, Accessory Systems
  • Flight Deck
  • Avionics, Air Data, Communications
  • Flight Controls
  • Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic
  • Structural System
  • System Architecting for Safety
  • Commercial Aircraft System Verification, Validation and Certification
  • Lean System Engineering II
  • Military Aircraft System Verification, Validation, Certification
  • Risk Analysis and Management and Uncertainty
  • Case Study Oral Presentations
  • Trip to Sikorsky in Stratford, Connecticut
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