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Aeronautical (Space) Engineering stream

Unit of study table

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Aeronautical (Space) Engineering stream

Completion of a stream is a requirement of the Bachelor of Engineering Honours.
Students complete 120 credit points from the Aeronautical (Space) Stream table comprising:
(a) 114 credit points of Aeronautical (Space) Stream Core units
(b) 6 credit points of Aeronautical (Space) Stream Core Extension units
(c) Stream Elective units, Aeronautical Engineering Project units, and AMMExxxx Specialist Elective units may be taken within the Free Elective block.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Stream Core units

AERO1400
Intro to Aircraft Construction and Design
6 A Some basic skills with engineering workshop hand tools is desirable
AERO2460
Aerospace Design 1
6

A AERO1560 or ENGG1800. Familiarity with fundamental Aerospace concepts
C AMME2301
P AERO1400 and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810) and AMME1802 and AMME1362
N AERO3460 or MECH2400

AERO2710
Analysis of Aerospace Engineering Data
6 P (AERO1560 or ENGG1800) and (ENGG1810 or INFO1110) and (AMME1705 or ENGF1112) and AMME1802 and AERO1400
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 {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) OR [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} AND [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) OR (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)]. Entry to this unit requires that students are eligible for Space Engineering.
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 AMME2000 and (AMME2200 or AMME2261)
AERO3261
Propulsion
6 A Good knowledge of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics
P AMME2000 and [AMME2200 or (AMME2261 and AMME2262)]
AERO3360
Aerospace Structures 1
6 P AMME2000 and AMME2301
AERO3465
Aerospace Design 2
6 A AERO1400 and AMME2302 and AMME1362
P AMME2000 and AMME2301 and (AERO2460 or MECH2400)
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 (AERO2703 or AERO2705) and AMME2000 and AMME2500
AERO3760
Space Engineering 2
6 P Students must have a 65% average in [(AERO2705 and AMME2000 and AMME2301 and AMME2500 and AMME2200) or (AERO2705 and AMME2000 and AMME2301 and AMME2500 and AMME2261) or (AERO2705 and AMME2000 and AMME2301 and AMME2500 and MTRX2700)] and must have passed AERO2705.
AERO4701
Space Engineering 3
6 P 65% average in {[AERO3360 and (AERO2460 or AERO3460) and AERO3560 and AERO3760] or [AERO3760 and MECH3261 and MECH3361 and (MECH2460 or MECH3660)] or [AERO3760 and AMME3500 and (MECH2460 or MECH3660) and MTRX3700]} and must have passed AERO3760. Students must have achieved a 65% average mark in 3rd year for enrolment in this unit.
AMME1362
Introduction to Engineering Materials
6 A HSC Mathematics Extension 1
N CIVL2110 or CIVL1110 or AMME2302
AMME1705
Introduction to Electromechanical Systems
6 N AMME2700
AMME1802
Engineering Mechanics
6 N CIVL1802 or ENGG1802
AMME2000
Engineering Analysis
6

P {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)] and (ENGG1801 or ENGG1810 or INFO1X10 or DATA1X02)

N BMET2960

AMME2200
Introductory Thermofluids
6 A [(MATH1061 or MATH1961 or MATH1971) and (MATH1062 or MATH1962 or MATH1972)] or (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
AMME2301
Mechanics of Solids
6 P (AMME1802 or ENGG1802) and {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)]
N CIVL2201
AMME2500
Engineering Dynamics
6

A Familiarity with the MATLAB programming environment

P {(MATH1X61 or MATH1971) or [(MATH1X21 or MATH1931) and MATH1X02]} and [(MATH1X62 or MATH1972) or (MATH1X23 or MATH1933)] and (AMME1802 or ENGG1802)

AMME3500
System Dynamics and Control
6 P AMME2000 and AMME2500

Stream Core Extension units

AERO4260
Aerodynamics 2
6 P AMME2200 or AMME2261
N AERO5260
AERO4360
Aerospace Structures 2
6

A AERO3465
P AERO3360
N AERO5360

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
N AERO5560

Stream Elective units

AERO5200
Advanced Aerodynamics
6

A BE in the area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering field. AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or equivalent study at another institution

P AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260 or equivalent study at another institution

AERO5206
Rotary Wing Aircraft
6

A Prior Learning: concepts from 3000 level Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics will be applied to Rotary Wing Vehicles in this unit

P (AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560) or equivalent study at another institution

AERO5400
Advanced Aircraft Design Analysis
6

A Undergraduate level 1, 2 and 3 or Foundation Masters units in Aerospace Design are expected to have been completed before undertaking this unit

P [(AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3460 or AERO8460 or AERO9460) and (AERO3560 OR AERO8560 or AERO9560)] or equivalent study at another institution

AERO5500
Flight Test and Evaluation
6

A BE in area of Aerospace Engineering or related Engineering Field

P AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560

AERO5700
Space Engineering (Advanced)
6 P (AERO3760 and AERO4701) or AERO9760 or equivalent study at another institution
AERO5750
Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems
6

A AERO1560, AERO1400, AMME2700, (AERO2460 or AERO3460), AERO3560, AERO3260, AERO3261 and AERO4460

P [(AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260) and (AERO3360 or AERO8360 or AERO9360) and (AERO2460 or AERO3460 or AERO8460 or AERO9460) and (AERO3560 or AERO8560 or AERO9560)] or equivalent study at another institution

AMME4010
Major Industrial Project
24 P 36 cp of any 3000- or higher level Engineering units of study with 70% average
N AMME4111 or AMME4112 or ENGG4000 or MECH4601
For students whose degree includes ENGG4000, AMME4010 counts in place of this unit. Students whose degree includes the Professional Engagement Program must enrol in all PEP units. AMME4010 will count toward the Engineering Work requirement.

Aeronautical Engineering Project units

Students must have WAM of 75 or higher to be eligible to take these units.
AERO2711
Aerospace Engineering Project 1
6 A Must be enrolled in the Aeronautical stream or the Space major, have completed at least one year of study in the BE Hons, and have a WAM of 75 or higher
AERO3711
Aerospace Engineering Project 2
6 A Must be enrolled in the Aeronautical stream or the Space major, have completed at least 2 years of study in the BE Hons, and have a WAM of 75 or higher
AERO4711
Aerospace Engineering Project 3
6 A Must be enrolled in the Aeronautical stream or the Space major, have completed at least 3 years of study in the BE Hons, and have a WAM of 75 or higher

AMMExxxx Specialist Elective units

AMME3060
Engineering Methods
6 P AMME2000 or MATH2067 or (MATH2061 and MATH2065) or MATH2021
AMME5060
Advanced Computational Engineering
6 A Linear algebra, calculus and partial differential equations, Taylor series, the finite difference and finite element methods, numerical stability, accuracy, direct and iterative linear solvers and be able to write Matlab Scripts to solve problems using these methods
AMME5202
Computational Fluid Dynamics
6 A Partial differential equations; Finite difference methods; Taylor series; Basic fluid mechanics including pressure, velocity, boundary layers, separated and recirculating flows. Basic computer programming skills
P [(MECH3261 and AMME2000) or (AERO3260 and AMME2000)] or ENGG5202 or MECH8261
N AMME8202
AMME5292
Applied Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence
6 P MECH3261 or MECH8261 or MECH9261 or CIVL3612 or CIVL9612 or AERO3260 or AERO8260 or AERO9260
AMME5510
Vibration and Acoustics
6 P (AMME2301 or AMME9301) and (AMME2200 or AMME2261 or AMME9261) and (AMME2500 or AMME9500)
N AMME8510
AMME5520
Advanced Control and Optimisation
6 A Strong understanding of feedback control systems, specifically in the area of system modelling and control design in the frequency domain
P AMME3500 or AMME9501 or AMME8501
N
AMME8520