B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) in Aerospace Engineering

Academics

B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering is a four year professional undergraduate program offered by Amrita School of Engineering. Aerospace engineering deals with the design, construction, and study of the science behind the forces and physical properties of aircraft, rockets, flying craft, and spacecraft. The prescribed courses of study and syllabi cover areas like, design, structures, propulsion, aerodynamics and systems. The laboratories and workshops, detailed in the curriculum, have been framed to take up the challenges in Industry and focus themselves on research and development. The student has access to the latest versions of many analysis and design packages.

Tie-ups with the pioneering institutions like National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Indian Space Research Organizations (ISRO) etc., have served as eye-openers on the complexities of real life problems, both for the students and faculty members.

Vision

To be the best Department of Aerospace Engineering,known for its teaching, research, applied engineeringand service to society.

Mission

To achieve the stated vision, our mission is to ensure continuous improvement in each of the following:

Teaching

By updating the curriculum and continuously improving the pedagogy to keep up pace with advances in the field of Aerospace Engineering, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of this technology domain.

Research

By inculcating research interest in students by offeringstate of the art and multidisciplinary topics as projects.

Applied Engineering

By including lab courses and design projects,whichinvolve open-ended problems, in the curriculum;therebydemandinginnovative approaches.

Service to Society

By imparting knowledge on environmental issues related to Aerospace Engineering and including value based programs to ensure that the student appreciates societal needs.

Program Educational Objectives

Aerospace Engineering graduates will be able to:

Confidently pursue higher studies and research.
Work in core aerospace industry, which covers diverse technology domains
Become an entrepreneur confidently.
Meet societal/national requirements.
Perform well in any field allied to fundamentals of Aerospace engineering.

Program Specific Outcomes

After successful completion of the program, the graduates will be able to:

Understand governing principles and apply them in the fundamental disciplines of Aerospace Engineering (aerodynamics, guidance & control, propulsion and structures).
Use methodology and tools pertaining to fundamental design of aircraft and rockets.
Functionin multidisciplinary teams in the Aerospace Engineering domain.

Curriculum

Semester I
Cat.	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
HUM	15ENG111	Communicative English	2	0	2	3	A
SCI	15MAT111	Calculus and Matrix Algebra	2	1	0	3	B
ENGG	15CSE100	Computational Thinking and Problem Solving	3	0	2	4	D
SCI	15PHY100/15CHY100	Physics / Chemistry	3	0	0	3	C
SCI	15PHY181/15CHY181	Physics Lab/Chemistry Lab	0	0	2	1	L1
ENGG	15MEC180/15EEE180	Workshop A/Workshop B	0	0	2	1	L2
ENGG	15MEC100	Engineering Drawing- CAD	2	0	2	3	E
HUM	15CUL101	Cultural Education I	2	0	0	2	F

Total 20

Semester II
Cat.	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
SCI	15MAT121	Vector Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations	3	1	0	4	B
SCI	15CHY100/15PHY100	Chemistry/Physics	3	0	0	3	C
ENGG	15CSE102	Computer Programming	3	0	0	3	D
ENGG	15MEC102	Engineering Mechanics	3	0	0	3	E
ENGG	15AES111	Introduction to Aerospace Technology	3	0	0	3	A
SCI	15CHY181/15PHY181	Chemistry Lab / Physics Lab	0	0	2	1	L1
ENGG	15EEE180/15MEC180	Workshop B / Workshop A	0	0	2	1	L2
ENGG	15CSE180	Computer Programming Lab.	0	0	2	1	L3
HUM	15CUL111	Cultural Education II	2	0	0	2	F
Total 21

Semester III
Cat.	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
ENGG	15AES201	Mechanics of Fluids	3	1	0	4	A
ENGG	15AES202	Introduction to Thermodynamics	2	1	0	3	C
ENGG	15AES203	Mechanics of Materials	2	1	0	3	D
ENGG	15AES204	Materials for Aviation and Space	3	0	0	3	E
SCI	15MAT204	Transforms & Partial Differential Equations	2	1	0	3	B
SCI		Science Elective I	2	1	0	3	G
HUM		Humanities Elective I				2	H
ENGG	15AES281	Measurement and Instrumentation Lab@	0	0	2	1	L1
HUM	15AVP201	Amrita Values Program I	1	0	0	1	F

Total 23

Semester IV
Cat.	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
ENGG	15AES211	Aerodynamics I	3	0	0	3	A
ENGG	15AES212	Compressible Fluid Flow	2	1	0	3	C
ENGG	15AES213	Aerospace Structures I	3	0	0	3	D
ENGG	15AES214	Introduction to Control Theory	2	1	0	3	E
SCI	15MAT211	Calculus of Variations & Numerical Methods	2	1	0	3	B
HUM		Humanities Elective II				2	H
ENGG	15AES285	Mechanics of Fluids Lab	0	0	2	1	L1
ENGG	15AES286	Materials Testing Lab@	0	0	2	1	L2
HUM	15SSK221	Soft Skils I	1	0	2	2	G
HUM	15AVP211	Amrita Values Program II	1	0	0	1	F
Total 22

Semester V
Cat	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
ENGG	15AES301	Aerodynamics II	2	1	0	3	A
ENGG	15AES302	Aerospace Propulsion	2	1	0	3	C
ENGG	15AES303	Aerospace Structures II	3	0	0	3	D
ENGG	15AES304	Avionics	3	0	0	3	F
SCI	15MAT202	Linear Algebra	2	1	0	3	B
ENGG		Elective I	3	0	0	3	E
ENGG	15AES381	Aero-structures Lab@	0	0	2	1	L1
ENGG	15AES382	Avionics Lab@	0	0	2	1	L2
HUM	15SSK321	Soft Skills II	1	0	2	2	G
ENGG	15AES390	Live-in –Lab**				[3]	P2
Total 22[+3]

Semester VI
Cat	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
ENGG	15AES311	Finite Element Methods for Aerospace	2	1	0	3	A
ENGG	15AES312	Flight Mechanics	2	1	0	3	B
HUM	15ENV300	Environmental Science and Sustainability	3	0	0	3	C
ENGG		Elective II*	3	0	0	3	E
SCI		Science Elective II	3	0	0	3	H
ENGG	15AES383	Propulsion Lab@	0	0	2	1	L1
ENGG	15AES384	Low-speed Aerodynamics Lab@	0	0	2	1	L2
ENGG	15AES385	Innovations Lab	0	0	2	1	L3
HUM	15SSK331	Soft Skills III	1	0	2	2	G
Total 20

Semester VII
Cat	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
ENGG	15AES401	Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aerospace	2	1	0	3	A
ENGG	15AES402	Aero Design	2	2	2	5	B
ENGG	15AES403	Flight Dynamics & Control	3	0	0	3	C
ENGG		Elective III*	3	0	0	3	E
ENGG		Elective IV*	3	0	0	3	D
ENGG	15AES481	UAV lab@	0	0	2	1	L1
PRJ	15AES495	Project Phase I				2	P1
ENGG	15AES490	Live-in-Lab**				[3]	P2
Total 20[+3]

Semester VIII
Cat	Course Code	Title	L	T	P	Cr	ES
ENGG		Elective V*	3	0	0	3	E
ENGG		Elective VI*	3	0	0	3	D
PRJ	15AES499	Project Phase II				10	P

Total 16

TOTAL 164

@ -`Hands-on' Project based lab.
* - A maximum of One Elective course can be chosen from the Electives prescribed for other Branches or from under Science Electives. under Science Electives.
** - Students undertaking and registering for a Live-in-Lab project, can be exempted from registering for an Elective course in the higher semester.

Elective I
15AES332	Fundamentals of Heat Transfer
15AES352	Vibration Analysis
15AES372	Manufacturing Processes
Elective II
15AES342	Experimental Aerodynamics
15AES353	Composite Materials and Mechanics
15AES373	Advanced Avionics
Elective III
15AES432	Air Breathing Engines
15AES452	Engineering Fracture Mechanics
15AES462	Helicopter Theory
Elective IV
15AES430	Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion (O)
15AES442	Hypersonic Flow Theory
15AES453	Aero-Elasticity
15AES454	Advanced Composite Structures
15AES470	State Space Techniques (O)
Elective V
15AES440	Turbulent Flows (O)
15AES460	Space Flight Mechanics (O)
15AES471	Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (O)
Elective VI
15AES441	Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (O)
15AES450	Surface Engineering, Coating and Joining Technologies (O)
15AES461	Principles of Airport Management (O)

(O)indicates Open electives which can be taken by students of other branches.

SCIENCE ELECTIVES ( 3 0 0 3)

15CHY231	Advanced Polymer Chemistry	15CHY232	Biomaterials Science
15CHY233	Catalytic Chemistry	15CHY234	Chemistry of Advanced Materials
15CHY235	Chemistry of Engineering Materials	15CHY236	Chemistry of Nanomaterials
15CHY237	Chemistry of Toxicology	15CHY238	Colloidal and Interfacial Chemistry
15CHY239	Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modelling	15CHY241	Electrochemical Energy Systems and Processes
15CHY242	Environmental Chemistry	15CHY243	Fuels and Combustion
15CHY244	Green Chemistry and Technology	15CHY245	Instrumental Methods of Analysis
15CHY246	Medicinal Organic Chemistry	15CHY247	Modern Polymer Composites
15CHY248	Organic Reaction Mechanisms	15CHY249	Organic Synthesis and Stereochemistry
15CHY250	Polymer Materials and Properties	15CHY251	Polymers for Electronics
15CHY252	Solid State Chemistry	15CHY331	Batteries and Fuel Cells
15CHY332	Corrosion Science	15PHY230	Advanced Classical Dynamics
15PHY233	Biophysics and Biomaterials	15PHY234	Introduction to Computational Physics
15PHY238	Electrical Engineering Materials	15PHY239	Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
15PHY240	Electronic Material Sciences	15PHY241	Lasers in Material Processing
15PHY243	Microelectronic Fabrication	15PHY245	Nuclear Energy – Principles and Applications
15PHY247	Photovoltaics	15PHY248	Physics of Lasers and Applications
15PHY250	Quantum Physics and Applications	15PHY251	Thin Film Physics
15PHY331	Astronomy	15PHY333	Concepts of Nanophysics and Nanotechnology
15PHY335	Medical Physics	15PHY338	Physics of Semiconductor Devices
15PHY532	Astrophysics	15PHY535	Earth's Atmosphere
15PHY536	Earth's Structure and Evolution	15PHY540	Nonlinear Dynamics
15PHY542	Optoelectronic Devices1

15CUL230	Achieving Excellence in Life - An Indian Perspective
15CUL231	Excellence in Daily Life
15CUL232	Exploring Science and Technology in Ancient India
15CUL233	Yoga Psychology
15ENG230	Business Communication
15ENG231	Indian Thought through English
15ENG232	Insights into Life through English Literature
15ENG233	Technical Communication
15ENG234	Indian Short Stories in English
15FRE230	Proficiency in French Language (Lower)
15FRE231	Proficiency in French Language (Higher)
15GER230	German for Beginners I
15GER231	German for Beginners II
15GER232	Proficiency in German Language (Lower)
15GER233	Proficiency in German Language (Higher)
15HIN101	Hindi I
15HIN111	Hindi II
15HUM230	Emotional Intelligence
15HUM231	Glimpses into the Indian Mind - the Growth of Modern India
15HUM232	Glimpses of Eternal India
15HUM233	Glimpses of Indian Economy and Polity
15HUM234	Health and Lifestyle
15HUM235	Indian Classics for the Twenty-first Century
15HUM236	Introduction to India Studies
15HUM237	Introduction to Sanskrit Language and Literature
15HUM238	National Service Scheme
15HUM239	Psychology for Effective Living
15HUM240	Psychology for Engineers
15HUM241	Science and Society - An Indian Perspective
15HUM242	The Message of Bhagwad Gita
15HUM243	The Message of the Upanishads
15HUM244	Understanding Science of Food and Nutrition
15JAP230	Proficiency in Japanese Language (Lower)
15JAP231	Proficiency in Japanese Language (Higher)
15KAN101	Kannada I
15KAN111	Kannada II
15MAL101	Malayalam I
15MAL111	Malayalam II
15SAN101	Sanskrit I
15SAN111	Sanskrit II
15SWK230	Corporate Social Responsibility
15SWK231	Workplace Mental Health
15TAM101	Tamil I
15TAM111	Tamil II