Space Engineering (Aeronautical)
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Aeronautical (Space) Engineering Stream for Combined Degrees |
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| To qualify for the Bachelor of Engineering Honours component in the combined degree, students must complete the following: | |||
| (a) 42 credit points from the Engineering Core Table, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 18 credit points of Engineering Foundation units | |||
| (ii) 24 credit points of Project units | |||
| (iii) The requirements of the Professional Engagement Program | |||
| (b) 102 credit points from the Aeronautical (Space) Engineering Stream table, consisting of: | |||
| (i) 96 credit points of Aeronautical (Space) Stream Core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of Aeronautical (Space) Stream Core Extension units | |||
Aeronautical (Space) Stream Core units |
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| AERO2705 Space Engineering 1 |
6 | A ENGG1801 or ENGG1810. First Year Maths and basic MATLAB programming skills P (AERO1560 or MECH1560 or MTRX1701 or ENGG1800) and (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923). Entry to this unit requires that students are eligible for the Space Engineering Major Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| AERO3260 Aerodynamics 1 |
6 | A General conservation equations applied to fluid flow; Fundamental elements of potential flow; Vorticity and its effect on ideal flow; Basic mathematical skills required for plotting and graphing data; Linear algebra for solution of simultaneous linear equations; Fourier series; Complex numbers and complex functions P (AMME2200 or AMME2261) |
Semester 2 |
| AERO3261 Propulsion |
6 | A Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics P AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262) |
Semester 1 |
| AERO3360 Aerospace Structures 1 |
6 | P AMME2301 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO3460 Aerospace Design 1 |
6 | P AMME2301 and MECH2400 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1 |
6 | A This Unit of Study builds on basic mechanics and aerodynamics material covered in previous Units and focuses it towards the analysis and understanding of aircraft flight mechanics. It is expected that students have satisfactorily completed the following material: (ENGG1802 or AMME1802): Engineering Mechanics: Forces, moments, equilibrium, momentum, energy, linear and angular motion. AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics 1: Mechanisms, kinematics, frames of reference, mass and inertia, dynamics. If you struggled to pass AMME2500 and/or (AMME1802 or ENGG1802), you should spend some time revising the material of those Units of Study early in the semester P AMME2500 C AMME3500 |
Semester 2 |
| AERO3760 Space Engineering 2 |
6 | P Students must have a 65% average in [(AMME2500 and AMME2261 and AMME2301 and AERO2705) or (AMME2500 and AMME2301 and MTRX2700 and AERO2705) or (AMME2500 and AMME2200 and AMME2301 and AERO2705)]. Note: MUST have passed AERO2705 |
Semester 2 |
| AERO4701 Space Engineering 3 |
6 | P [65% average in (AERO3460 and AERO3360 and AERO3560 and AERO3760) or (MECH3660 and MECH3261 and MECH3361 and AERO3760) or (MECH3660 and AMME3500 and MTRX3700 and AERO3760)] and [Must have passed AERO3760]. Students must have achieved a 65% average mark in 3rd year for enrolment in this unit |
Semester 1 |
| AMME1362 Materials 1 |
6 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N CIVL2110 or CIVL1110 or AMME2302 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME1802 Engineering Mechanics |
6 | N CIVL1802 or ENGG1802 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2000 Engineering Analysis |
6 | P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1110 or INFO1910 or DATA1002 or DATA1902) |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2200 Introductory Thermofluids |
6 | A (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933). Students are expected to be familiar with basic, first year, integral calculus, differential calculus and linear algebra N AMME2261 or AMME2262 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2301 Mechanics of Solids |
6 | P (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) and (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) N CIVL2201 |
Semester 2 |
| AMME2500 Engineering Dynamics |
6 | A Familiarity with the MATLAB programming environment P (MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1901 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931) and (MATH1002 or MATH1902) and (MATH1003 or MATH1023 or MATH1903 or MATH1923 or MATH1907 or MATH1933) and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) |
Semester 1 |
| AMME2700 Instrumentation |
6 | A Programming skills, 1st year maths skills, familiarity with fundamental Engineering concepts P AERO1560 or MECH1560 or MTRX1701 or ENGG1800 |
Semester 1 |
| AMME3500 System Dynamics and Control |
6 | P AMME2500 |
Semester 1 |
Aeronautical (Space) Stream Core Extension units |
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| AERO4260 Aerodynamics 2 |
6 | P AMME2200 or AMME2261 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO4360 Aerospace Structures 2 |
6 | A AERO3465 P AERO3360 |
Semester 1 |
| AERO4560 Flight Mechanics 2 |
6 | A AMME2500 develops the basic principles of engineering mechanics and system dynamics that underpin this course. AERO3560 Flight Mechanics 1 develops the specifics of aircraft flight dynamics and stability. AMME3500 Systems control covers basic system theory and control system synthesis techniques P AERO3560 and AMME3500 |
Semester 2 |