| Course code | ITUAER02 |
| Course title | Engineering Approaches in Aerospace: Experimental and Numerical Studies, Design and Prototyping |
| Institution | Istanbul Technical University |
| Course address | Istanbul Technical UniversityITU, Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ayazaga Campus, Maslak 34469 |
| City | Istanbul |
| Minimum year of study | 3rd year |
| Minimum level of English | Good |
| Minimum level of French | None |
| Key words | experimental aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, control and avionics, design, prototyping, structural testing |
| Language | English |
| Professor responsible | Oksan CETINER |
| Telephone | +90 (212) 285 3114 |
| Fax | +90 (212) 285 3139 |
| cetiner@itu.edu.tr | |
| Participating professors | http://www.uubf.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=2100#akademikhttp://www.uubf.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=2101#akademik |
| Number of places | Minimum: 5, Maximum: 20, Reserved for local students: 0 |
| Objectives | - to provide students with an introduction to different approaches in aerospace engineering - to introduce students to practical applications in aerospace engineering |
| Programme to be followed | Monday: WIND TUNNELS Morning: Subsonic Wind Tunnels, Water Channels, Afternoon: Supersonic Wind Tunnels Visit to Trisonic Laboratory Tuesday: CONTROL AND AVIONICS Morning: Design and Development of Microavionics Systems for UAV Navigation, Guidance and Control, Afternoon: Networked Enabled Control: Path-Planning, Fleet Coordination and Human-Machine Group Interfaces Visit to Control and Avionics Laboratory Wednesday: MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES Morning: Data Acquisition-Pressure Measurements, Afternoon: Calibration-Balance Measurements Visit to Trisonic LaboratoryThursday: DESIGN, PROTOTYPING AND STRUCTURAL TESTING - Rotorcraft Design Morning: Use of Virtual Reality in Design and Manufacturing, Computational Fluid Dynamics for Rotorcraft Aerodynamics and other aerospace applications Visit to Rotorcraft Design Center, Afternoon: Reverse Engineering and Prototyping Visit to related facilities, Structural tests of a Helicopter Blade Visit to the Composite Laboratory Friday: MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR FLOW DIAGNOSTICS Morning: PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry), Afternoon: CTA (Constant Temperature Anemometry), LDA (Laser Doppler Anemometry) Visit to Trisonic Laboratory |
| Prerequisites | The attendants should be at least in their 3rd year of undergraduate studies in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related fields. General knowledge of numerical methods, fluid mechanics, strength of materials and automatic control (basic courses). |
| Course exam | - Active participation in the course - Evaluation test at the end of the course |
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