A. James Clark School of Engineering

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING studies the design and const ruct ion of aircraft and rockets, and the scient if ic princip les which govern their f light .

VERTICAL TAIL

HORIZONTAL TAIL

WINGS

FUSELAGE

ENGINES

COCKPIT (CONTROLS & COMPUTERS)

AERODYNAMICS

AERODYNAMICS

AERODYNAMICS

MATERIALS & STRUCTURES

THERMODYNAMICS & PROPULSION

DYNAMICS & CONTROL

DYNAMICS & CONTROL

AERODYNAMICSMATERIALS & STRUCTURES

THERMODYNAMICS & PROPULSION

OF COURSE, W E DO ROCKETS TOO…

AERODYNAMICS

MATERIALS AND STRUCTURESTHERMODYNAMICS

AND PROPULSION

DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

…and Helicopters

…and self -driv ing vehicles

…and self -driv ing vehicles

…from 50 million miles aw ay!

THE FOUR MAJOR DISCIPLINES OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ARE

AERODYNAMICS

PROPULSION

STRUCTURES

DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

Together w ith f if t h…

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS is the unified study of the four basic disciplines, using the tools of each in an integrated fashion to determine vehicle designs which will satisfy specified requirements.

AERODYNAMICS

PROPULSION

STRUCTURES

DYNAMICS AND CONTROL

SYSTEMSANALYSIS

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAJOR

A four year degree program covering the five major disciplines. . .

Aerodynamics (2 courses)

Chemistry/Thermo/propuls ion (3 courses)

Mater ia ls/st ructures (4 courses)

Dynamics/Control (3 courses)

Systems analys is and des ign (3 courses)

. . . building on a Math/Physics foundation

• Aerodynamics (2 courses)

• Chemistry/Thermo/propulsion (3 courses)

• Materials/structures (4 courses)

• Dynamics/Control (3 courses)

• Systems and design (3 courses)

• Calculus (3 courses)• Differential equations/linear algebra (2 courses)• Physics (3 courses)• Computer programming (2 courses)

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING MAJOR

The vehicle is so sensit ive (super-m aneuverable) that if the quad-redundant c om puters fa il, a hum an pilot c annot keep the vehic le in the a ir.

( H am ilton’s A pollo softw are used as prototy pe)

An F16 requires c om puter c ontro l to f ly .

Curiosit y ’s Land ing Sequence

Ent irely computer cont rolled !(70 0 ,0 0 0 lines of C++ code)

OUR DEPARTMENT:S T A T IS T IC S

• 10 2 enrolled for Fall ‘19

• Test Scores (middle 50 %):

• SAT (new )1390 -1510 (M + CR)

• ACT 32-35 (Math)

32-35 (Science)

• Average HS GPA: 4 .47

• 620 current undergraduates

• 25% female

• Average UMD GPA: 3.37

• Average t ime to degree: 4 years

• 20 Full-t ime facult y

• ABET accredited• Tw o t racks: Aero/ Ast ro• Dist ributed faculty advising

• Student -to-faculty advising rat io 20 :1

• Honors Program• Combined BS/ MS program• Co-op/ Internship/ Study abroad

opportunit ies encouraged• 47% study abroad• A t least 75% involved w ith

co-op and internships

OUR DEPARTMENT:OVERVIEW

• Students take Aerospace courses every semester

• Typical class sizes:

o 10 0 -150 for c ore A E c lasses

o 50 -70 for spec ia liz ed c lasses

• E N A E 10 0 / 20 0 provides :

o P rac tic al introduc tions to useful ac adem ic tools and proc edures

o Introduc tion to aerospac e resourc es and opportunities in the Metro area

• T w o term S enior des ign projec t

• S enior des ign c lasses partic ipate in national des ign c om petitions

• A djunc t professors provide ac c ess to industry and governm ent

• G reat sourc e of internships !

AEROSPACECLASSES

OUR CURRICULUM: F R E S H MA N / S O P H O MO R E

Calc I Calc IIChemistry Physics I*Intro Eng StaticsAero Seminar I Aero Computing

Calc III Linear AlgebraPhysics II Diff’l. Eq’ns.Strength Materials Physics IIIIntro. to Flight Thermo

Aero Seminar II

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Aerodynamics I StructuresDynamics Control SystemsFlight Software Tech. WritingInstrumentation Lab Aerodynamics II

Space Flight Dyn.

• Universit y General Educat ion requirements total ofan addit ional 7 courses, usually taken 1/ semester over 4 years

• Typical load is 5 classes (15-16 credits) / semester

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Struct. Vibrations Aero. Project LabAircraft Dyn/Control Tech ElectiveAircraft Propulsion Aero ElectiveAircraft Design I Aircraft Design II

Struct. Vibrations Aero. Project LabSpace Navigation Tech ElectiveSpace Propulsion Aero ElectiveSpacecraft Design I Space Design II

OUR CURRICULUM: SENIORA

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• Tech Elective can be any upper level Phys, Math, or technical engineering class in another department

• Business/management classes cannot be used for Tech Elective, but may satisfy Gen Ed. reqts

• Aero Elective can be:o Any Aero class in different track, or:o Elective or Honor’s Researcho Composite Structureso FEM Theoryo Helicopter Theoryo Flight Testingo etc

SENIOR ELECTIVES

• CAD (Pro/E and Catia): Freshman/Soph. years• Matlab: Freshman/Junior/Senior years• C/C++: Freshman/Junior year• FEM (Comsol): Junior/Senior year• Software/hardware interfacing, networking (in

C/C++): Junior year • Matlab is used extensively across multiple

different courses, even outside Aerospace

COMPUTER SKILLS

STUDENT LIFE• AIAA Student Chapter

– Hosted 2008, 2013, 2019 Mid-Atlantic Student Conference with over 150 attendees.

• Sigma Gamma Tau– Honor Society for Aerospace

Engineering– Approximately 30 members– Runs tutoring service for Aero

classes • Women in Aeronautics and

Astronautics– Opportunities for leadership,

technical and professional development, networking, outreach and advocacy on behalf of female students

• Student lounge and computer lab located in Engineering Building

OUR GRADUATES• ~100 students graduate with their

BS every year • 5% go into military• 30% go to grad school

o 40% continue at UMDo Others go to: Stanford,

UMich, Princeton, Ga Tech, MIT, Va Tech, JHU, Berkeley, CalTech

• 65% go into industryo Average salary offer in 2019:

$71,800.o Many continued employment

at previous Co-op or internship

o Several had multiple offers to select from

• UMD in top 3 of Universities that aerospace/defense employers seek employees

W HERE O U R G R A D S F IN D J O B S

AEROSPACE HONORS PROGRAM

• Top undergraduate students invited before sophomore year

• 4 advanced classes• Accelerated sections

of required curriculum• Classes are small• Classes are more

challenging

• Honors research project mentored by faculty member (satisfies AE elective requirement)

• Provides rigorous and comprehensive education

• Students can participate in other honors programs in conjunction with Aerospace Honors

• Typically 20-25 students in each class (~20%)

UNDERGRADUATE R E S E A R C H O P P O R T U N IT IE S

• Over 40% of Aerospace students perform research in UM labs/centers during their undergraduate studies

• May be performed as Co-op, internship, for credit, for pay, or on a volunteer basis

• Average starting wage for paid positions: ~$10.00/hr

• Can be done during academic year, over summer or winter break

• All students can participate in research as an elective; Honors students are required to complete a research project

• Chord morphing wings using pneumatic artificial muscles• Design and development of a flapping MAV• Flow visualization of an insect-based flapping wing mechanism• Autonomous navigation using insect-inspired visual sensing• Supervisory control of MAV formations using an iPhone• Cooperative control of micro-helicopter formations• Image processing for autonomous coordination of AUV fleets• Design and construction of all-composite UAVs• Rotor tip vortices at low vortex Reynolds numbers• Feasibility of drag flags for satellite formation control• Adaptive compensation for inertia variations in satellite pointing control• Optimal stochastic nonlinear control of spacecraft angular velocity• Improved modeling of liquid fuel rocket injectors• Magnetic confinement of electrons in IEC fusion rocket engines

SAMPLES OF ELECTIVE/ HONORS RESEARCH PROJECTS

FACULTY P R O F IL E

• 23 Full-time faculty

• One of the highest levels of funded research per faculty member in the country

• Lots of research going on!

MAJOR RESEARCH CENTERS & LABS

Space Systems Lab: Research into spacecraft, space exploration, and space robots

Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel: Research into aerodynamics and airfoil design

Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center: Research into helicopters and novel micro air vehicles

USEFUL “ UMD.EDU” W EB SITES

• www.aero.umd.eduo Course requirements & descriptions, advisor list

• www.eng.umd.eduo Forms for change of major & petitions, graduation

requirements

• www.testudo.umd.eduo Scheduling info, access to uAchieve

• www.honors.umd.eduo Information about University honors programs

• https://transfercredit.umd.eduo Transfer Credit Evaluation & AP score info

• www.counseling.umd.eduo Learning Assistance/Study skills

SELECT TO IDENTIFY AP SCORE NEEDED FOR UMD COURSE CREDIT

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMSSubjectArea

Exam Title Score Related Course Credits GenEd Notes

Chemistry Chemistry 4

5

CHEM131 andCHEM132

CHEM131 andCHEM132 andCHEM271

4

4

2

DSNL

DSNL

None

CHEM131/CHEM132 and CHEM271 fulfills requirements in all Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, and Chemistry majors. Contact the department for placement, (301) 405‐1791.

Computer Science

A (JAVA) 5 Lower Level (L1) Elective

4 None Credit will be given foreither the A or the AB exam but not both. Students receiving an acceptable score on the Java exam (5 on A, 4 or 5 on AB) are exempt from CMSC 131. Contact department for placement, (301) 405‐1791. AB (JAVA) 4, 5 Lower Level

(L1) Elective4 None

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMSSubjectArea

Exam Title Score

Related Course

Credits GenEd Notes

Economics Macroeconomics

Microeconomics

4, 5

4, 5

ECON201

ECON200

3

3

DSHS

DSHS

ECON200 and ECON201 fulfill major requirements for Economic majors. Contact department for placement, (301) 405‐3266.

English Language and Composition

3

4, 5

Lower Level (L1) ElectiveENGL101

3

3

None

FSAW

Students with credit for the Languageexam may not receive credit for ENGL291 or its equivalent. Contact department for placement, (301) 405‐3825.

Literature and Composition

3

4, 5

Lower Level (L1) ElectiveENGL240 and Lower Level (L1) Elective

3

3

NoneNoneNone

ENGL240 may be used towards completion of English major requirements. Contact department for placement, (301) 405‐3825.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMSSubject Area Exam

TitleScore Related

CourseCredits GenEd Notes

Mathematics Calculus AB

4, 5 MATH140 4 FSMA &FSAR

Students who receive credit for MATH140 or MATH140 & MATH141 may not receive credit for MATH220 or MATH220 & MATH221. Contact department for placement, (301) 405‐5053.

The Calculus BC with AB subscore is treated as if the BC exam was the AB exam. Students may not receive AB subscorecredit if credit was awarded for the BC exam. Contact department for placement, (301) 405‐5053.

Calculus BC

4, 5 MATH140 andMATH141

4

4

FSMA &FSARNone

Calculus BC w/AB Subscore

4, 5 MATH140 4 FSMA &FSAR

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMSSubjectArea

Exam Title Score Related Course

Credits GenEd Notes

Physics Physics 1 4, 5 PHYS121 4 DSNL

Physics 2 4,5 PHYS122 4 DSNL

Physics C: Mechanics

4, 5 PHYS161 4 DSNL A score of 4 or 5 on the Physics C exams will be awarded four credits as chosen by the student and his/her advisor. Students must have credit for AP Calculus BC to take the next course in sequence. Physics C exams fulfill major requirements in Biological Science, Engineering, or Physics. PHYS260 and PHYS261 do not satisfy General Education requirements. Contact department for placement, (301) 405‐ 5979.

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

4

5

PHYS260 &PHYS261

PHYS260 &PHYS261 orPHYS272

31

313

DSNL

DSNL

DSNS

OUR STRENGTHS

• Great education

• Cutting-edge research facilities and opportunities

• Stand-alone department

• Size of Department makes huge campus seem smaller

• One-on-one faculty mentoring

• DC Metro area offers substantial cultural and professional resources and opportunities