HYM 506E - Airframe Design and Material Selection

Course Objectives

This course covers: Material and process selection on the basis of objective and quantitative criteria; Concept of material selection on the basis of socalled Ashby diagrams; Design methodology; Structural design factors; Structural layout and design; Design for manufacturing; Advanced design topics; Aircraft loads; Fasteners and structural joints; Fuselage; Empennage structure; Landing gears; Wing box structure; Wing leading and trailing edges; Life cycle cost.

Course Description

I-Develop an understanding of aircraft design methodology through lectures and applications;
II-Providing the participants with the tools to make material and process selection on the basis of objective and quantitative criteria;
III-Get information about design principles (requirements, design methods, trade studies, and project lifecycle);
IV-Subsystem sizing, computational design, performance evaluation.