MEng (Hons) Aerospace Engineering Integrated Master's degree at the University of Nottingham

This year long module introduces students on the Aerospace Engineering courses to the basic concepts and practices of design and manufacture in an aerospace context. Topics include: The process of concept generation through to detail design in an aerospace context; The use of computer aided engineering tools in the design processes; Part and assembly design using CATIA; Basic machine elements and their function; How materials, stress analysis and manufacturing disciplines fit within the framewor

This year-long module provides a basic introduction to electrical and electronic devices in an aerospace engineering context. It will also introduce essential computation and programming skills to enable you to solve engineering problems. Topics include: electronic fundamentals, Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws; diodes and their applications; transistors as switches and amplifiers; operational amplifiers in various configurations; digital fundamentals, logic circuits and binary number systems; ana

This year-long module introduces students on the Aerospace Engineering courses to the fundamental concepts and principles of solid mechanics and dynamics. Topics include: Review of basic mechanics; Static equilibrium; Free body diagrams and Pin-jointed structures; Stress, strain and elasticity; Multi-axial stress-strain; Shear stress and torsion of shafts; Plane stress and Mohr's circle analysis; Beam bending; 2nd moments of area of cross-sections; Linear and rotational motion; Newton's Laws; Li

This year-long module introduces students on the Aerospace Engineering courses to the basic concepts and practices of aircraft design and flight mechanics. Topics include: Aircraft classification and configurations; Aircraft design procedures; Aircraft characteristics and performance; Preliminary aerodynamics analysis; Flight envelopes; Steady flight conditions; Static stability.

This year-long module will give you with the knowledge, concepts and principles of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics. Topics include: atmospheric physics standard atmosphere static pressure hydrostatics; inviscid flows – conservation of mass and momentum; Euler and Bernoulli equations; Introduction to compressible conservation of viscous flows; Introduction to shock waves; lifting surfaces – aerofoil and wings; basic forces pressure distributions; fluid structure interaction phenomena.

This year-long module comprises Engineering maths; Introduction to systems engineering; Essential professional engineering elements including report writing, information searching and data analysis; Essential engineering study/career support elements including Using MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint; Essential project skills including team working, project management and MS Project. The module includes a year-long integrating group project element that draws in technical elements from other content

This year long foundational module is a direct continuation of first year aerospace design, incorporating new information and methods as well as enabling practice of previously learned concepts. Topics include: Sustainability issues in design; Design for manufacture considerations and cost; Machine elements function and correct selection; CNC processes; Group design project with manufacture of the finished design in the January workshop slot; Individual design and analysis project; Machine shop

This year-long module will build on basic understanding of AC and DC power and circuits to develop students' knowledge of electric drives and electrical systems for aerospace applications with awareness of security implications. Topics include: Thevenin's theorem; nodal analysis; capacitors and inductors; DC machines; electric propulsion; induction of electric drive systems; electrical drive systems; Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) machines; Power Electronic Converters; Control of DC Drives; AC Funda

The module extends and deepens knowledge of structures and dynamics with application to aerospace structures. Topics include: dynamics of rigid bodies; vibration of single degree of freedom systems; natural frequencies, transient and steady-state harmonic responses and force transmissibility; introduction to airframe, semi-monocoque structures; beam bending deflection; column buckling, static failure, shear stress beams; shear centre, thin-walled structures, web-boom idealisation; bending & tors

This year-long module extends and deepens knowledge of flight mechanics through the development of equations of motion for rigid aircraft. Topics include: Ideas of equilibrium and trim captured by determining the steady control inputs needed to fly simple steady trajectories; linearisation about a trimmed point; linear dynamic response of an aircraft and basic flight control; key principles of aerospace systems control, focusing on examples relevant to aerospace applications.

This module encompasses a number of elements including: maths, essential professional engineering skills, IT skills and essential project skills. The module includes an integrating group project that draws on knowledge from the other modules delivered in this year of the course. The project goes through an entire project lifecycle from statement of requirements through concept, detail design, manufacture, test and evaluation. An output from the project is an aerospace relevant artefact that meet

This module covers fundamental thermodynamics including key underlying equation sets such as the first and second law of thermodynamics, perfect gas relationships and analysis of relevant cycles for Aerospace propulsion such as the Brayton cycle. The principles of aircraft propulsion are further developed with a focus on: jet engines including the principles of gas turbine engines layout and the application of compressible flow and turbomachinery principles. Factors influencing design and choice

Within this project you will cover whole-vehicle development from requirements to virtual product definition, via concept formulation, preliminary design and performance evaluation. This will be supported by modelling and simulation. Work will be undertaken by teams of 6-8 students (typically). There will be a make and test element to the project and the produced hardware will be evaluated as part of the assessment. Outputs include: Technical Handbook (including Vehicle Characteristics); Declara

This module aims to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the main stream computer modelling techniques used in modern engineering practice, including Finite Element, Finite Difference and Finite Volume methods. Topics include: Introduction to numerical methods in engineering; Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of structures; Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for thermo-fluids problems.

Assessment: Coursework on running FEA and CFD software

This module covers elements of professional practice that are essential to aerospace engineers, including topics such as: Health and Safety; Ethics; Financial Project Evaluation; Innovation and New Technology; LEAN manufacturing; Quality Management; Operations Management; Management of People; Fundamentals of Airworthiness and certification; Reliability and Availability; Failure Modes; Human Factors.

This module extends and deepens knowledge of students on the Aerospace Engineering courses in aerodynamics in an aerospace context. Topics include: Lifting wing theories; Compressible flow in nozzles and diffusers; Shock wave theory and aerothermodynamics; Transonic flow – supercritical aerofoils, swept wing theory, wave drag, area rule; Supersonic flow – double-wedge aerofoils, delta wings, slender wing theory; Hypersonic flow – a brief introduction; Low- and high-speed flow control and drag re

This module aims to present manufacturing processes focused on aerospace components and their assembly. Topics to be covered include: Introduction of overall aircraft design and generic manufacturing methods; Materials for airframes and aeroengines; Manufacturing methods of components for airframes and associated assembly methods; Manufacturing processes for aeroengine components and assembly techniques; Quality control, certification and maintenance.