| Course Name | Aero Design Lab |
| Course Code | 23AEE383 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering |
| Semester | 6 |
| Credits | 3 |
| Campus | Coimbatore |
Introduction to Design Process (conventional to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles): Design Requirements, Data Collection & Statistical Study, Conceptual, Preliminary and Detailed Designs, Regulatory Requirements. Preliminary weight estimation for fixed wing and Rotary wing vehicles, selection of wing loading, thrust loading.
Wing section, and plane form, and high lift devices. Fuselage layout and weight balance, estimation of aerodynamic characteristics, and performance evaluation. Power plant selection for both Fixed wing & rotary wing configurations: rotor selection, selection of IC engines/ Electric motor and its accessories.
Design of tail areas and control surfaces, Estimation of spanwise load distributions on the wing and tail. CG estimation of Vehicle and stability of the vehicle. Airworthiness requirements.
As lab component, students will conceptually design various class of flying vehicles for manned and unmanned missions. The design will end by listing all the performance parameters and trade-off studies
Course Objectives
To provide experience for the students in the conceptual design of aircraft applying aero design principles and methodologies.
Course Outcomes
CO1: Apply basic aerodynamic, propulsion, structural, and flight mechanics concepts to practical design problems and to analyze the effects of design parameters theoretically.
CO2: Appreciate and understand constraints and compromises needed in practical cases.
CO3: Understand issues in various types of flying vehicle design and able to apply basic aerospace concepts for the design of these vehicles
CO4: Select and conceptually design Propulsion systems and estimate the weight, volume, shape and size of aero-vehicles.
CO5: Evaluate weights and stability issues and able to design control surfaces
CO6: Evaluate a design and conduct trade-off studies and market and technological trend studies.
CO-PO Mapping
| PO/PSO | PO1 | PO2 | PO3 | PO4 | PO5 | PO6 | PO7 | PO8 | PO9 | PO10 | PO11 | PO12 | PSO1 | PSO2 | PSO3 |
| CO | |||||||||||||||
| CO1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| CO2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| CO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| CO4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| CO5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| CO6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Evaluation Pattern
| Assessment | Internal | End Semester |
| Midterm Exam | 30 | |
| *Continuous Assessment (CA) | 30 | |
| Project | 40 |
Text Book(s)
Sadraey, Mohammad H. Design of Unmanned Aerial Systems. John Wiley & Sons, 2020.
Reference(s)
Kundu, Ajoy Kumar, Mark A. Price, and David Riordan. Conceptual Aircraft Design: An Industrial Approach. John Wiley & Sons, 2019.
Daniel P. Raymer, “Aircraft Design – A Conceptual Approach,” 5th edition, AIAA Education Series, 2012.
Leeland M Nicolai and Grant E.Carichner, “Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design-Volume I,” AIAA, 1st Edition, 2010.
Leeland M Nicolai, and Grant E.Carichner, ”Fundamentals of Aircraft and Airship Design-Airship Design & Case Studies -Volume II,” AIAA, 1st Edition , 2013.
Anderson.J.D., “Aircraft Performance and Design”, McGraw-Hill, 2010. Thomas Corke, “Aircraft Design”, Prentice-Hall, 2003.
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