AEE462 DESIGN OF AEROSPACE STRUCTURES
| Course Code: | 5720462 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 12.0 |
| Department: | Aerospace Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ERCAN GÜRSES |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of the course is to equip the senior year aerospace enginering students with the relevant infrastructure to carry out the design of aircraft sub-structures like wings, fuselages, landing gears etc. The course aims at achieving its objective by introducing the following general concepts used in the design process.
- Introduction of design philosophies like damage tolerance, safe- life, fail-safe
- Establishment of relations between the design requirements and airworthiness regulations
- Introduction of the aircraft data requirements and description of the critical airloads used in the design and analysis of aircraft structures
- Introduction of the aeroelastic stability design constraint
- Overview of the role and lay-out of main structural members used in aircraft structures
- Initial sizing calculations based on design constraints such as stress, local buckling
- General design considerations used in the structural joints and fittings
- Fatigue failure consideration and its relation with design philosophies, fatigue loads in aircraft operations and fatigue life analysis methods
Course Content
Airworthiness requirements. Minimum weight design of columns, beams and torsion members. Design for combined loading. Load factors, distribution of loads in an aircraft structure. Ultimate load analysis and design of wing box beams and idealized fuselage cross-sections. Aeroelastic and fatigue considerations in aircraft design. Structural requirements and concepts for manned and unmanned spacecraft. Design of such craft for very high temperature loading.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||