Date | Topic |
1/8 | Vectors (guest lecturer) |
1/10 | Matrices (guest lecturer) |
1/12 | Course Overview |
1/15 | MLK Day |
1/17 | Introduction to Design Process |
1/19 | Introduction to Aircraft Design |
1/22 | Teamwork and Planning + Design Project Kick-off |
1/24 | Why Airplanes Look Like They Do? |
1/26 | Initial Sizing |
1/29 | Quality Function Deployment |
1/31 | Aerodynamics + Stability and Control |
2/2 | Design Review 1 - Market Demand, Existing Products, Regulations, and Requirement Analysis |
2/5 | Constraint Analysis |
2/7 | Energy Maneuverability |
2/9 | Energy Maneuverability Case Study |
2/12 | Optimal Trajectories |
2/14 | Weights + Test 1 |
2/16 | Introduction to Trade Studies |
2/19 | Optimization |
2/21 | Optimization |
2/23 | Optimization |
2/26 | Optimization |
2/28 | Optimization |
3/2 | eVTOL Flight Mission Energy Demand (guest lecturer) |
3/5 | Optimization |
3/7 | Optimization |
3/9 | Design Review 2 - Battery Tehcnology, Electrical Propulsion, and eVTOL |
3/12 | Spring Break |
3/14 | Spring Break |
3/16 | Spring Break |
3/19 | Test 2 |
3/21 | Optimization |
3/23 | Optimization |
3/26 | Optimization |
3/28 | Probability Theory |
3/30 | Probability Theory |
4/2 | Design Review 3 - Sizing, Propulsion Selection and Thrust Analysis, and Interior Layout |
4/4 | Probability Theory |
4/6 | Probability Theory |
4/9 | Probability Theory |
4/11 | Probability Theory |
4/13 | Test 3 |
4/16 | Project Work Day |
4/18 | Project Work Day |
4/20 | Project Work Day |
4/23 | Final Project Presentation + 3D Printing Demo |
4/25 | Final Project Presentation + 3D Printing Demo |
4/27 | Final Project Presentation + 3D Printing Demo
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