Cycle analysis; description of component overall characteristics; one-dimensional flow analysis. General description of the flow in Turbomachines based on the superposition of two 2D flows; the first step towards understanding the more complex 3D and towards traditional turbomachinery design. Boundary layer issues; heat transfer. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Learning the basic concepts of molecular gas dynamics and kinetic theory of gases. Understanding the governing equations for gas flows in different regimes. Continuum and molecular flow. Fundamental of the direct simulation Monte Carlo method; Boltzmann equation. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Non-intrusive measurement techniques for compressible and incompressible flows. Laser Doppler Velocimetry: quantitative flow field measurement techniques, Laser Induced Fluorescence and Particle Image Velocimetry. Advanced data processing techniques for turbulent flow. Error estimation. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Review of compressible inviscid gas dynamics. Unsteady wave motion; linearized flow. Numerical techniques for steady supersonic flow; three-dimensional flow; transonic flow; hypersonic flow; high-temperature flow. Introduction to computational aerodynamics. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Review of potential flow. Dynamics of viscous flow; laminar boundary layer for incompressible and compressible flows; flow instabilities and transition flow; turbulent flow. Airfoil design and flow about three-dimensional bodies. Navier-Stokes equation. Numerical solutions of viscous flow with aerospace application. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Basic rotor aerodynamics and dynamics, helicopter performance and trim, introduction to helicopter stability, control and vibration Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Introduction to computational fluid dynamics. Partial differential equations impact on CFD. Grids, discretization and transformation with CFD techniques. Numerical solutions in aerospace applications. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Index notation; analysis of stress and strain; constitutive relations of elastic materials, isotropic and anisotropic materials; beam, plate, and shell theories. Micro and macro-analysis of composite structures. Modeling of thermal stresses and the practical applications in aerospace structures. Numerical solutions in aerospace structures. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Different composite manufacturing technologies for aero structures used at the industrial scale; Specific challenges evoked especially by automation and large part size. Special pitfalls with respect to material selection, mold design, process-induced part distortion and vacuum setup; manufacturing processes of specific industrial challenges. Evaluating the methods' sustainability, energy, materials, and auxiliaries' consumption in context of the product life cycle. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Introduction; Energy concepts; wing divergence; aileron reversal; flexibility effects on aircraft stability derivatives; wing, empennage and aircraft flutter; panel flutter; aircraft gust response; buffeting. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Introduction and terminology; types of space structures; space environment; heat transfer and thermal loads in space structures; thermal fatigue; launch loads; deployment and retrieval loads; solar panels and origami-based structures; material selection for space structures; Project. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Review of the equation of motion, static and dynamic stability. Response to control or inputs. Classical approach for automatic control theory. Modern control theory and application to auto pilot design. Numerical solutions in flight dynamics and control. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Rotational motion of spacecraft, attitude parameters and spacecraft torque, Euler parameters, Rodrigues parameters, spacecraft equation of motion, Euler equations to the attitude motions of a simple spacecraft, momentum exchange devices, nonlinear spacecraft stability and control.

Modern control approaches using state-space representations. State space models of linear SISO and MIMO systems and realizations. Solutions of linear state equations and the concepts of controllability, observability and stability in state-space domain. Nonlinear state-space representation and linearization approaches. State feedback, State observers and observer-based state feedback control. Introduction to digital control and design of digital PID controllers. Optimal and adaptive control approaches.

Review of atmospheric flight. Dynamic effects of structural flexibility. Flying and handling qualities. Parametric optimization and optimal control design. Altitude, flight path and tracking, active, digital adaptive control systems. Helicopter flight control. Application on atmospheric and space vehicles. Numerical solutions in flight dynamics and control. Prerequisite: AE 540

Pre-Requisites: AE 540 Or AE 540

Formulation and solution of optimization problems for atmospheric flight vehicles and space flight vehicles. Optimality criteria, constraints, vehicle dynamics. Flight and trajectory optimization as problems of nonlinear programming, calculus of variations and optimal control. Algorithms and software for solution of flight and trajectory optimization problems. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Introduction to hovering theory; hovering and axial flight performance; concepts of blade motion and control; aerodynamics and performance of forward flight. Introduction to aeroacoustis. Methods to solve rotor dynamics problems. Helicopter stability and control. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Principles of avionics, navigation and guidance. Deterministic and stochastic linear perturbation theory. Position fixing and celestial navigation with redundant measurements. Recursive navigation and Kalman filtering. Pursuit guidance, proportional navigation, ballistic guidance and velocity-to-be-gained guidance. Hardware mechanization. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Advanced analysis of aircraft propulsion; gas turbine cycles for aircraft propulsion. Engine off-design performance. The environmental impact. Aircraft propulsion case study design. Numerical solutions in aircraft propulsion. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Electric propulsion systems, operating principles. Design, performance, evaluation. Electrothermal, electrostatic, and electromagnetic propulsion systems. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Advanced analysis of rocket propulsion; multi stage rockets, trajectories in power flight; electric propulsion, space propulsion. The environmental impact. Rocket propulsion case study design. Numerical solutions in rocket propulsion. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

General regulations for aerospace and aviation maintenance. Hydraulic, power, electrical and electronic, instrument landing and support systems maintenance. Troubleshooting procedures, evaluation, repair, installation and inspection techniques. Aviation maintenance systems management, maintenance planning, forecasting and cost control, reliability; safety and flight schedule. Field project. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Fundamental of air traffic control (ATC) system. Federal aviation administration (FAA). Navigational aids, airspace, communication, federal aviation regulations (FARs), ATC procedures control tower operations; non-radar operations, radar operations. Instrument flight rules (IFR) in the enroute and terminal ATC facilities; human factors; air traffic safety and management. Aviation weather. Field Project. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Personal and organizational safety procedures and goals; safety philosophies, human factors. Principles of accident investigation, aircraft accident reports; accident prevention programs and accident statistics; impact of accident on aviation industry. Air traffic control factors. Aviation and airport securities. Field project. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Bilateral and multilateral agreements and security interest in aircraft; international conferences; airline dispatch operations; federal aviation regulations; flight management for aviation/aerospace systems; airport planning and design standards; airport administration and finance; airline management; international aviation management; airline/airport marketing; role of transportation engineering. Field Project. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Introduction to the solar system, launching. Fundamental law of astrodynamics (space mechanics); orbit maneuvering and determination. Applications in rocket trajectories; optimal trajectories. Communication satellite and space craft altitude. Re-entry and hypersonic heating consideration. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Introduction to upcoming space policy in KSA and the international space community; effect of policies in specific missions. Modern management techniques and processes. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Review of spacecraft and space mission design and key technologies for space missions. Discussions on project management and the economic and political factors that affect space missions, space mission designs, developing specific space missions in projects through teamwork. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Design of a space system. Incorporate modern methods of concurrent engineering manufacturing. Principles and practical methods for mission design and operations. Operations concept development; architecture tradeoffs; payload design; bus sizing; subsystem definition; system manufacturing; verification, and operations. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Comprehensive introduction to the unmanned aircraft types, classification, composition of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Fundamental flight concepts and basic aerodynamics for fixed-wing and rotary UAS. Flight dynamics, performance, steady-state flight, stability and control; Guidance, Navigation and Control essentials, accompanying technologies, Introduction to propulsion methods and concepts for UAS; Aerospace structures and materials fundamentals.

In-depth understanding of UAS design and technology from a product development cycle perspective. Different stages of UAS design, including conceptualization, component selection, and product development. UAS component identification and selection, payload and sensor selection for various use cases, and concepts of autonomy in UAS technology. Designing, developing, integrating and testing UAS systems.

Pre-Requisites: AE 575

Introduction to digital signal and systems in aerospace engineering. Digital Systems in control, signal and image processing, IoT, data analytics, AI and intelligent optimization. Challenges in digitalization and the techniques required to design digital AE systems. Future of digitalization in AE. Additive Manufacturing, 3D printing, AR and VR, Big Data, Cloud Computing, IR 4.0 and 5.0

UAV Collaboration and Swarm Formation. Smart and autonomous drones. Drone interaction and integration with robots. IoT for Drones. Drone detection and Countermeasures. Assets Inspection, surveillance and monitoring using drones. Large payload delivery. Infantry fire power support drones. Integration into Manned Flight. Multifunctional materials for drone applications. Ethics and regulation considerations. Socio-Economic Impacts of advanced drones

Introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robots, spanning the mechanical, motor, sensory, perceptual, and cognitive layers the field comprises. Overview of the mechanisms for locomotion, dynamic modelling, forward and inverse dynamics, sensing. Concepts of localization and motion planning control theory, signal analysis, computer vision. Prerequisites: Graduate Standing, cannot be taken for credit with CISE 480 or AE 449

Introduce the design, launch and operation of artificial satellites in earth's orbit and beyond. Satellite subsystems, their functions and performance measures, evaluating tradeoffs of performance among alternative designs and optimizing higher-level system performance or cost requirements, environments and interfaces that impact satellite design, launch systems and the space environment, orbital mechanics, and satellite communications. Payloads with specific examples to emphasize its influence on the design of other subsystems will also be discussed. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Introduction to physical and aeronomical processes in the space environment. Discussion of theoretical tools, the Sun, solar wind, heliosphere, magnetosphere, ionosphere and the upper atmosphere. Spacecraft interaction with radiation, spacecraft-plasma interactions. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Advanced topics are selected from the broad area of aerospace engineering to provide the student with knowledge of recent advances in the analysis and design in aerospace engineering and in aviation including optimization of aerospace engineering designs, aerodynamics and gas dynamics, aerospace structures and materials, flight dynamics and control, propulsion, helicopter flight, avionics, navigation and guidance, aircraft maintenance, flight and aviation safety, air traffic control, aviation law, astronautics and other related fields such as marine engineering. The contents of the course will be provided in detail one semester before the offering. Approval of the department graduate committee and the graduate council must be secured before offering this course. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Graduate students working towards the M.S. degree in any emphasis area of aerospace engineering (aerodynamics and gas dynamics, aerospace structures, flight dynamics and control, and propulsion) and aviation are required to attend the seminars given by faculty, visiting scholars and fellow graduate students. Additionally each student must present at least one seminar on a timely research topic. Among other things, this course is designed to give the student an overview of research in the department, and a familiarity with the research methodology, journals and professional societies in his discipline. This course is graded on a pass or fail basis. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

This course is intended to allow the student to conduct research in advanced problems in his MS research area. The faculty offering the course should submit a research plan to be approved by the graduate program committee at the academic department. The student is expected to deliver a public seminar and a report on his research outcomes at the end of the course. Prerequisite: prior arrangement with an instructor

Involves individual studies by students in the field of aerospace engineering and aviation. The work should be original and the concept, data and the conclusions should contribute new knowledge to the field of aerospace engineering. The quality of the work should reflect the student's proficiency in research and creative thinking. Following preliminary studies and a literature survey on the thesis subject, each student will present his proposed thesis subject orally and also submit a written proposal to the college of graduate studies for approval. On satisfactory completion of his thesis work, the student is required to make a formal defense of his research thesis. Co req: AE 599

Pre-Requisites: AE 599* Or AE 599*

Fluid flow equations, potential ow, vortex dynamics, thin airfoil theory, unsteady potential ow, unsteady thin airfoil theory, indicial response method for imposed motions and gusts, unsteady compressible flow, modern computational aerodynamics, applications in helicopter flight, flapping wings, wind turbines, introduction to physical acoustics, wave propagation phenomena, sound generation in quiescent media, acoustic analogies, sound generation by moving bodies and turbulence, aeroacoustics in practice, applications in combustion noise, helicopter/propeller rotors, jet noise. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Introduction of various aspects of design and analysis of structural components; Analyses of components manufactured by composite materials. Mechanics of laminated composites, design methodologies, failure analysis of laminated composites and manufacturing methods. Hands-on design experience.

Introduction to structural optimization; Overview and terminology; Formulation of optimization problems; Lagrange function and KKT conditions; Gradient-based methods (Simplex, steepest descent, line search methods, interval search, conjugate gradient method, projected conjugate gradient method); Optimization algorithms for nonlinear programs; Method of moving asymptotes; PDE-constrained optimization problems; Introduction to shape and topology optimization. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Fundamental concepts of launch and entry vehicles design; Launch vehicle subsystems; Meco and Max-q loading conditions; Thermal loading in rocket launch; Thermal loading during spacecraft entry; Heat protection systems; Case studies; A preliminary design for a launch or entry vehicle developed at Preliminary/Critical Design Review (PDR/CDR). Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Review of atmospheric flight. Dynamic effects of structural flexibility. Flying and handling qualities. Parametric optimization and optimal control design. Altitude, flight path and tracking, active, digital adaptive control systems. Helicopter flight control. Application on atmospheric and space vehicles. Numerical solutions in flight dynamics and control.

Pre-Requisites: AE 540

Dynamical systems, nonlinear differential equations, Periodic orbits, limit cycles, nonlinear second order systems, Lyapunov Stability Theory, stability of linear Systems, Linearization Method, dissipativity theory, advanced stability, and input-output stability, feedback control, nonlinear feedback control. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

The analysis, characterization and determination of space trajectories from a dynamical systems viewpoint. The general formulation and solution of the spacecraft trajectory design and navigation problems. Computation of periodic orbits and their stability. Estimation of model parameters from s aircraft tracking data (e.g. gravity field estimation). Elements of precision modeling and precision orbit determination. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Advanced topics of combustion include turbulent combustion, combustion instability and control, solid propellants and explosives, chemical kinetics, pollutant formation and destruction, computational methods for reacting flows. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

N-body problem, two-body problem, non-Keplerian motion and restricted three-body problem, Earth-moon system, orbit perturbations, dynamical systems theory, periodic orbits, quasi-periodic orbits, state transition matrix, Poincaré mapping, orbital maneuvers and transfer. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing

Pre-Requisites: AE 570

Fundamental or advanced topics related to aerospace engineering that are not fully covered by the regular graduate courses to provide PhD students with the knowledge, analysis, and design in aerospace engineering. These topics include all aeronautic and astronautic subjects such as aircraft design, spacecraft design, aerodynamics and gas dynamics, aerospace structures and materials, flight dynamics and control, propulsion, helicopter flight, avionics, navigation and guidance, aircraft maintenance, flight and aviation safety, air traffic control, aviation law, astronautics and other related fields such as marine engineering, wind turbine, solar energy, and renewable energy. The contents of the course will be provided in detail one semester before the offering. Approval of the department graduate committee and the graduate council must be secured before offering this course. Pre-requisites: MS Graduate Standing

Advanced topics related to aerospace engineering that are not fully covered by the regular graduate courses and PhD Special Topics I to provide PhD students with advanced knowledge, analysis, and design in aerospace engineering. The topics include all aeronautic and astronautic subjects such as aircraft design, spacecraft design, aerodynamics and gas dynamics, aerospace structures and materials, flight dynamics and control, propulsion, helicopter flight, avionics, navigation and guidance, aircraft maintenance, flight and aviation safety, air traffic control, aviation law, astronautics and other related fields such as marine engineering, wind turbine, solar energy, heat transfer, and renewable energy. The contents of the course will be provided in detail one semester before the offering. Approval of the department graduate committee and the graduate council must be secured before offering this course. Pre-requisites: MS Graduate Standing

Graduate students working towards the PhD degree in any emphasis area of aerospace engineering and aviation are required to attend the seminars given by faculty, visiting scholars and fellow graduate students. Additionally, each student must present at least one seminar on a timely research topic. Among other things, this course is designed to give the student an overview of research in the department, and a familiarity with the research methodology, journals and professional societies in his discipline. This course is graded on a pass or fail basis.

This course is intended to allow the PhD student to conduct research in a challenging issue in his PhD research area. The student is expected to deliver a public seminar and a report on his research outcomes at the end of the course.

This course is intended to allow the PhD student to conduct research in advanced challenging issues in his PhD research area, not taken in Directed Research I. The student is expected to deliver a public seminar and a report on his research outcomes at the end of the course.

Pre-Requisites: AE 701