Program Overview

Course Specification

The current and official versions of the course specifications are available.

ENG5500 Advanced Aerospace Systems

Course Details

• Units: 1
• School or Department: School of Engineering
• Grading basis: Graded
• Course fee schedule: Not specified

Requisites

• Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MENS (Aerospace Engineering specialisation)

Overview

This is an introductory course to aerospace engineering, and one of the core courses of the standard Aerospace Engineering program. It provides students with an understanding of the integration of engineering systems and subsystems to build an aircraft and the interactive operation of those systems to enable aircraft to operate safely in a wide range of environments experienced in aerospace applications. The course aims to develop an appreciation of the hostile environmental and safety margins/redundancy in engineering design to minimize consequential adverse and catastrophic outcomes in aerospace design for various typical applications.

All aircraft and space vehicles have a requirement for essential systems to support flight, such as the engine, fuel, lubrication, cooling, electrical shielding, minimization of energy requirements, re-entry requirements, thermal and high energy atomic particle environmental impacts on materials, landing gear, and environmental control systems. Understanding the systems of aerospace vehicles is critical to their safe operation and proper maintenance, and includes an understanding of the types of data collection and analysis to determine if usual, unusual, or critical operational outcomes are in progress. This course covers aerospace systems, subsystem integration, and their interaction with material technology issues.

Course Offers

• Study period: Semester 2, 2023
• Mode: Online
• Campus: Not specified

Acknowledgement

The University of Southern Queensland acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways where the University is located. Further, we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future.