ENAE 791 - Spring, 2016
Space Launch and Entry Vehicle Design
Course Syllabus and Announcements
 

  Space Systems Laboratory - Department of Aerospace Engineering - University of Maryland

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Notes and Announcements

160322 - I hope everyone had a good Spring break! I spent most of trying to resurrect a dead computer (and its associated files) rather than fully catching up in the course like I had planned. So, while I straighten out the web site and plan out the rest of the term, here's Problem Set 2 to give you something to do...

160311 - Hey, folks - I seem to have come down with an intestinal bug, and I don't feel like I would make it through the lecture today. So, I'm cancelling for today and we'll reschedule this lecture after the break. Have a good Spring Break, and be safe if you're traveling!

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Syllabus

 Date

 Subject

 Deadlines
 Jan. 28 (#01)  Course Overview
 [PDF: 1.4 Mb, 49 pgs]
 
 Feb. 2 (#02)  Orbital Mechanics
 [PDF: 3.5 Mb, 60 pgs]
 
 Feb. 4 (#03)  Rocket Performance
 [PDF: 4.8 Mb, 56 pgs]
 
 Feb. 9 (#04)  Orbital Decay
 [PDF: 2.0 Mb, 11 pgs]
 Problem Set 1 out
 Feb. 11 (#05)  Ballistic Entry
 [PDF: 6.0 Mb, 34 pgs]
 
 Feb. 16 (#06)  Lifting Entry
 [PDF: 5.1 Mb, 53 pgs]
   
 Feb. 18 (#07)  Entry Aerodynamics
 [PDF: 1.9 Mb, 30 pgs]
   Problem Set 1 due
 Feb. 23 (#08)  Mass Estimating Relations
 [PDF: 4.7 Mb, 45 pgs]
 
 Feb. 25 (#09)  Cost Estimation and Engineering Economics
 [PDF: 1.6 Mb, 57 pgs]
 
 March 3 (#10)  Reliability, Redundancy, and Resiliency
 [PDF: 2.4 Mb, 46 pgs]
 
 March 8 (#11)

 Launch Vehicle Case Studies
 [PDF: 11.2 Mb, 98 pgs]

 
 March 15  Spring Break
 
 March 17  Spring Break
 
 March 22 (#12)  Launch Facilities
 [PDF: 8.5 Mb, 103 pgs]
  Problem Set 2 out
 March 24 (#13)  Rocket Propulsion Fundamentals
 [PDF: 2.5 Mb, 55 pgs]
 
 March 29 (#14)  Case Study: ParaShield
 [PDF: 2.4 Mb, 69 pgs]
 

 March 31 (#15)

 Term Project Information/EDL Case Studies
 [PDF: 5.1 Mb, 108 pgs]
  Problem Set 2 due
 April 7 (#16)  Aerothermodynamics 1
 [PDF: 7.3 Mb, 141 pgs]
 
 April 12 (#17)  Aerothermodynamics 2
 [see Lecture #16]
 
 April 14 (#18)  Thermal Protection Systems
 [see Lecture #16]
 
 April 19 (#19)  Airbreathing Launch Vehicles
 [PDF: X Mb, Y pgs]
 April 21 (#20)  Vehicle Failures
 [PDF: X Mb, Y pgs]
 April 26 (#21)  Launch Vehicle Payload Accommodations
 [PDF: X Mb, Y pgs]
 
 April 28 (#22)  Launch Vehicle Reusability
 [PDF: X Mb, Y pgs]
 
 May 3 (#23)  Future Possibilities in Launch and Entry
 [PDF: X Mb, Y pgs]
 
 May 5 (#24)  Presentation of Term Projects
 
 
 May 10 (#25)  Presentation of Term Projects