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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MAE 551 - Aircraft Preliminary Design Optimization

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Open to Mechanical Engineering MS, Aerospace Engineering MS and Engineering MS students only.
Aircraft preliminary design, including mission definition, takeoff weight, geometric sizing, engine selection and detailed analysis of aerodynamics, stability and performance. Optimization techniques including analytical and numerical methods with application to aircraft design optimization. Introduction to multidisciplinary design optimization.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Design Project 3 hours).