Aircraft and Gas Turbine Design modules allow you to start putting theory into practice. You can now start to choose specialist modules such as Sensor Fusion, Spacecraft Engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Compulsory modules

The aim of this module is for the student to understand:

  • The basic methods used in the analysis of fixed wing aircraft stability.
  • Simple aircraft flight test techniques.

Optional modules

The aim of this module is to present the key elements of spacecraft design, by considering each of the main sub-systems that contribute to fulfilling the particular mission objectives.

The aim of this module is for the student to understand the fundamentals of acoustics and the application to the design of noise control and mitigation in vehicles, with particular application to the luxury market and growth markets, taking into account sustainable design of communities, legal aspects and planning.

The aims of this module are for the students to understand the physical laws and engineering considerations which influence the aerothermal design and performance of aircraft gas turbines, and to develop a preliminary aerothermal design of a turbofan engine.

The aim of this module is for the student to understand basic concepts, fundamental principles and some important issues encountered in the analysis and design of advanced fibre-reinforced composite structures.

The aim of this module is for students to understand the fundamental principles of CFD and to learn the basic methodologies incorporated in modern commercial CFD packages.

The aim of this module is for the students to understand the fundamentals of sensor fusion and their applications to aeronautical and automotive engineering problems.

The aim of this module is to take a simplified aircraft customer requirements document and to consider multiple disciplines in order to achieve a conceptual design.

The aim of this module is for students to understand the processes involved in mechanical aspects of gas turbine design and to develop a preliminary mechanical layout of a turbofan engine.

The aim of this module is for the student:

  • To learn how to derive and employ finite element methods to solve stress-strain, steady-state heat flow and vibrational problems.
  • To implement these methods computationally using Matlab to allow for static analysis of automotive and aerospace structures.
  • To introduce the use of the FEM commercial software, MSC Nastran and Patran.

The aim of this module is for the student to understand the general and fundamental theory of 3-D viscous compressible flow, to learn the basic approach to viscous inviscid interaction methods based on coupling of a panel method and a boundary layer analysis, and to become aware of some practical issues related to experimental and applied aerodynamics.

The aim of this module is for the student to understand the analysis, design and implementation of flight control systems.

The aims of this module are to:

  • Understand the fundamental and principles of machine intelligence.
  • Understand their applications to aeronautical and automotive engineering problems.

The aims of this module are to:

  • Enable the student to understand the principle theories and operation of electrified vehicle and aircraft powertrains with a focus on battery technology.
  • Further aims are to understand the key developments in this field, establish knowledge in electrochemical processes and gain experience in the operation and performance analysis of batteries.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.