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3.00 Credits
Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics and Control. (3-0). Credit 3. Review of fundamental principles; introduction to alternate and advanced methods of dynamics and control for aerospace systems; alternate methods for generating and analyzing equations of motion; techniques for complex multibody systems; variable speed control moment gyros; method of quadratic modes; focus on modeling techniques for aerospace systems. Prerequisite: AERO 622.
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3.00 Credits
Experimental Aerodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Review of fundamental principles in aerodynamics; basics of instrumentation, electronics, data-acquisition; experimental techniques in aerodynamics/fluid mechanics; pressure, skin friction, force and velocity measurement techniques in wind and water-tunnel testing; conventional and novel techniques in data-processing and systems modeling; smart systems in experimental aerodynamics. Prerequisite: AERO 601.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Random Dynamical Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Building on basic probability theory, course covers theory and applications of discrete and continuous random processes. Particular attention shall be paid to the response of dynamical systems (discrete, linear and non-linear), to random input processes and their application to Engineering Systems. Prerequisite: Graduate student status.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced Trajectory Optimization for Aerospace Systems. (3-0). Credit 3. Numerical solution of optimal control problems (OCP) as a nonlinear programming problem (NLP); control of a nonlinear missile using SNOPT, trajectory generation, motion planning, atmospheric entry problems; elements of approximation, distributed and parallel computation techniques, dynamical systems, stability theory, parameter optimization. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Design of Advanced Flight Control Systems - Theory and Application (3-0). Credit 3. Modeling, analysis, design and implementation of advanced flight control problems, specifically aerospace engineering applications; includes choice of controlled variables, reduction of controlled variables, design methodology, computational framework, implementation issues, and software environments using various toolboxes. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced Aerospace Multibody Dynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Techniques for modeling, simulation, and analyzing multibody dynamical systems; includes development of kinematic expressions for articulating bodies, adding and constraining degrees of freedom through mappings; familiarization with industry codes, such as DISCOS; appreciation of learned techniques on various systems, including omni-directional vehicles, Stewart platforms, and gyroscopically-stabilized walking robots. Prerequisite(s): AERO 622 or graduate classification and approval of Instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Turbulence Processes. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of conservation, Lagrangian, transformation, variance properties; flow features: laminar, transition, turbulence regimes, characteristics, spectrum; statistical (filter/average) description: scales, Reynolds, arbitrary averaging, realizability; elementary turbulence processes: viscous, advective/inertial, role of pressure; elementary process models, viscous RDT, RDT for velocity gradients, equipartion of energy, restricted Euler equations; isotropic, homogeneous turbulence. May be taken 2 times for credit.
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3.00 Credits
High-Speed Combustion for Propulsion. (3-0). Credit 3. Study topics in combustion relevant to high-speed subsonic/supersonic air-breathing propulsion; emphasis on the structure of detonations and the operation of combustors under supersonic conditions; structure of shock-waves and the mixing/chemical kinetics that take place in high speeds. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
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3.00 Credits
Laser Diagnostics for Combustion and Propulsion. (3-0). Credit 3. Laser diagnostics topics as applied to combustion and propulsion: brief exposition of fundamental electromagnetic theory; practice of basic experimental laser techniques used to measure thermochemistry; basic implementation of Raman and Rayleigh scatterings; Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF); detection methods, optical systems, noise contributions, and signal enhancement techniques will be discussed. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
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3.00 Credits
Generalized Finite Element Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Systemic introduction to the theory and practice of generalized finite element (FE) methods, including GFEM, the hp-cloud method, particle methods, and various meshless methods with similar character; precise formulation of the methods are presented; known theoretical results for convergence; important issues related to implementation, issues of numerical integration. Prerequisite: Graduate student status. Cross-listed with MEMA 649.
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