Aircraft and Vehicle Design, 6 credits

Flyglära, 6 hp

TMAL02

Course starting semester

Main field of study

Mechanical Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Course type

Programme course

Examiner

Tomas Melin

Director of studies or equivalent

Peter Hallberg

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 42 h
Recommended self-study hours: 118 h

Available for exchange students

Yes

Possible deviation from course syllabus/programme syllabus

ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary

Course offered for		Semester	Period	Timetable module	Language	Campus	ECV
6MAER	Aeronautical Engineering, Master's Programme	1 (Autumn 2017)	1	4	Swedish/English	Linköping, Valla	C
6IMAS	Mechanical Engineering, B Sc in Engineering	5 (Autumn 2017)	1	4	Swedish/English	Linköping, Valla	E
6CMMM	Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering	7 (Autumn 2017)	1	4	Swedish/English	Linköping, Valla	E
6CMMM	Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering)	7 (Autumn 2017)	1	4	Swedish/English	Linköping, Valla	C
6MMEC	Mechanical Engineering, Master's programme	3 (Autumn 2017)	1	4	Swedish/English	Linköping, Valla	E

Main field of study

Mechanical Engineering

Course level

First cycle

Advancement level

G2X

Course offered for

Aeronautical Engineering, Master's Programme
Mechanical Engineering, B Sc in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, Master's programme

Entry requirements

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Prerequisites

Solid Mechanics, Engineering Materials, Machine Elements, Applied Mechanics and Heat Transfer.

Intended learning outcomes

The course gives fundamental knowledge and understanding of the factors that affects the configuration and dimensioning of an aeroplane.

Course content

Lift and how lift is produced
Drag and drag calculations
Propulsion: different ways of producing thrust
Performance and performance calculations
Stability and control
Different aircraft configurations and why they look the way they do
Basics on aircraft dimensioning
Special project work: dimensioning an aircraft

Teaching and working methods

The teaching consists of lectures, lessons, special projects and educational study visits.

Examination

LAB2	Laboratory work	2 credits	U, G
TEN2	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

Grades

Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5

Department

Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

Director of Studies or equivalent

Peter Hallberg

Examiner

Tomas Melin

Course website and other links

http://www.iei.liu.se/flumes/tmal02

Education components

Preliminary scheduled hours: 42 h
Recommended self-study hours: 118 h

Course literature

Kompendium

Code	Name	Scope	Grading scale
LAB2	Laboratory work	2 credits	U, G
TEN2	Written examination	4 credits	U, 3, 4, 5

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LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.

Student rights and obligations (login required)
Linköping University common rules and regulations (in Swedish)

Course literature is preliminary.

Kompendium

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Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.

I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize

		I	U	A
1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING
	1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level)			X
	1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level)		X	X
	1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level)		X
	1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level)
	1.5 Insight into current research and development work
2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
	2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving		X	X
	2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery
	2.3 System thinking		X
	2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning	X
	2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities
3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION
	3.1 Teamwork		X	X
	3.2 Communications			X
	3.3 Communication in foreign languages			X
4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
	4.1 External, societal, and environmental context	X
	4.2 Enterprise and business context
	4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management	X
	4.4 Designing		X
	4.5 Implementing
	4.6 Operating
5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS
	5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development	X
	5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development
	5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects
	5.4 Execution of research or development projects	X
	5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects	X

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