MTech Introduction To Aerospace Vehicles And Systems syllabus for 1 Sem 2020 scheme 20MAE13

General introduction to aeronautics:

Fixed wing & Rotary wing aircraft: Light aircraft, Fighter aircraft, Passenger aircraft, and Cargo aircraft; Light helicopter, Large passenger and cargo helicopters Exploded views of various types of aircraft, identification of various structural parts and their functions and materials used.

Aircraft Systems:

System design and development processes;

Mechanical systems:

Components and functions of Hydraulics & Landing Gear systems.

Aircraft Electrical Systems:

Generation, distribution and typical aircraft electrical systems and recent trends;

Avionic systems:

Flight control systems; Navigation system, Communication and radar systems their components and functions; Emergency systems and advanced systems.

Satellites & orbital dynamics:

Satellite missions, Different types of satellites and their applications, Spacecraft configurations.

Spacecraft Launch Vehicles:

Rocket propulsion principles and types and propellants; Sounding Rockets, Staging of rockets; major subsystems of launch vehicles and their functions; Different types of satellite launch vehicles, General description about Launch Vehicles of Indian origin.

Standards & Specifications and Testing & Certification Aspects:

Introduction to aircraft international and standards specifications for Military and Civil aircraft, Company standards; Airworthiness certification aspects aircraft; Ground testing and qualification testing.

Flight testing:

Purpose and scope, Test plans and procedures; flight test instrumentation; general flying and handling characteristics of aircraft; Preparation, and conduct of tests, fault reporting.

Introduction to aerospace industries and institutions and their roles:

Aircraft design and production industries; Components and systems manufactures, Service industries, Research and Development organizations and Academic institutions.

Introduction to Airport Engineering:

Development of air transportation, ICAO, IAAI,AAI, Aircraft characteristics which affect airport planning; Airport planning: Airport Master Plan, Regional Plan, Site selection; Terminal area and airport layout, Visual aids and ATC.

Course outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1. Apply the knowledge to aircraft system layouts

2. Demonstrate knowledge of standards and specifications for design of aircraft

3. Draw test plan and specify flight test instrumentation for flight test programs

Question paper pattern:

The SEE question paper will be set for 100 marks and the marks scored will be proportionately reduced to 60.

• The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question is for 20 marks.
• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Textbook/ Textbooks

1 Aircraft Production Technology and Management ChennaKeshu S and Ganapathy K K Interline Publishing 2 nd edition & 1993

2 Aircraft Systems, mechanical, electrical and avionics subsystems integration Ian Moir and Allan Seabridge Professional Engineering Publishing Limited 3 rd edition & 2011

Reference Books

1 Flight Testing of Fixed wing Aircraft Ralph D Kimberlin AIAA Education Series 1 st Edition & 2003

2 Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics J. G. Leishman Cambridge Aerospace series 2 nd Edition & 2005

3 Airport Planning and Design K Khanna, M G Arora and S S Jain NEM Chand and Brothers, Roorki 6th Edition &1999