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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Mechanical Engineering 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Students know the structural design of aircraft and spacecraft and understand the mechanical requirements for the weight-optimized construction. They are familiar with the loads acting during the operation of aircraft, helicopters, launch vehicles and satellites. They are able to analyze the strength of structural components and evaluate the design in accordance with certification standards.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
Students are able to
- name and explain the design and materials of aerospace structures (k2),
- calculate the static and cyclic loads acting on aerospace structures (k3),
- explain certification standards and apply structural design concepts (k3)
- perform static and fatigue strength analyses for fuselage and wing structures (k5)
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- Historical development of aerospace technology
- Structural design of aircraft and helicopters
- Flight mechanics (aerodynamics and applied aircraft loads)
- Certification standards and structural design concepts for aircraft
- Strength justification of thin-walled aircraft structures
- Calculation examples for the structural analysis and sizing of aircraft components
- Structural design of launch vehicles and satellites
- Space flight mechanics (rocket and orbital mechanics)
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Written exam (working time 90 minutes) and oral exam
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| Methods |
Slide presentation. The presentation slides are provided for download as lecture notes. More detailed explanations and calculation examples are carried out at the black board.
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| Language |
German |
| Study material |
C.-C. Rossow, K. Wolf, P. Horst, Handbuch der Luftfahrzeugtechnik, Hanser, 2014; M.C. Niu, Airframe Stress Analysis and Sizing, Adaso/Adastra Engineering Center; 3rd edition, 2011; W. Ley, K. Wittmann und W. Hallmann, Handbuch der Raumfahrttechnik, Hanser, 4th edition, 2011; W. Steiner und M. Schagerl, Raumflugmechanik - Dynamik und Steuerung von Raumfahrzeuge, Springer, 2004
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
Previous attendance of the courses "Fundamentals of Lightweight Design" or "Design of Lightweight Structures" is recommended.
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