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Murman, Earll, John Hansman, Robert Liebeck, and Allen Haggerty, 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Fall 2004. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed 07 Jul, 2010). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

Aircraft Systems Engineering

Fall 2004

A Boeing 777 in flight.
A Boeing 777 in flight. (Image courtesy of NASA.)

Course Highlights

This course features lecture slides delivered by distinguished guests from the aerospace industry and academia.

Course Description

Aircraft are complex products comprised of many subsystems which must meet demanding customer and operational lifecycle value requirements. This course adopts a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight estimation; basic aircraft performance; safety and reliability; lifecycle topics; aircraft subsystems; risk analysis and management; and system realization. Small student teams "retrospectively analyze" an existing aircraft covering: key design drivers and decisions; aircraft attributes and subsystems; and operational experience. Finally, the student teams deliver oral and written versions of the case study.

Syllabus

Subject Description

Aircraft are complex products comprised of many subsystems which must meet demanding customer and operational lifecycle value requirements. The subject adopts a holistic view of the aircraft as a system, covering: basic systems engineering; cost and weight estimation; basic aircraft performance; safety and reliability; lifecycle topics; aircraft subsystems; risk analysis and management; and system realization. Small student teams "retrospectively analyze" an existing aircraft covering: key design drivers and decisions; aircraft attributes and subsystems; operational experience. Oral and written versions of the case study are delivered.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of 16.885, students will have gained:

  • An appreciation of an aircraft as a system, operating within a larger air transportation or air defense system, and comprised of many subsystems
  • Understanding of, and ability to apply, basic concepts for:
    • Systems Engineering: Requirements, Interface mgmt, Verification and Validation
    • Cost and Weight Analysis and Estimation
    • Performance Analysis
    • Reliability and Safety
    • The Function, Architecture and Key Performance Issues of Major Subsystems
    • Risk Analysis and Management
    • Design Closure to Deliver Lifecycle Value
  • An ability to understand complex systems and design choices through the retrospective analysis of existing aircraft systems

Measurable Outcomes

  • Retrospective Analysis of an Existing Aircraft Design, Delivered in both Written and Oral Forms
  • Individual Contributions to Case Study Team Effort as Reported by Student and Teammates
  • Class Participation
  • End of Semester Interview with Course Faculty on Achievement of Learning Objectives

Subject Organization

  • The semester deliverable will be a written case study of an existing aircraft developed by a team of 4-5 students. There will be interim written and oral versions.
  • Lectures on Tuesday and Thursday will cover material that should be relevant to the case study. The format will be approximately 75 minutes of lecture and 15 minutes of questions and discussion.
  • Hardcopy of lecture notes/slides will be handed out. Available electronic versions can be found in the lecture notes section.
  • The lab on Wednesday at 4 pm will be allocated to team meetings or team oral presentations.
  • A field trip to Sikorsky in Stratford, CT will be scheduled.

Grading

Team Grades


ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGES
Written Version 1 10%
Written Version 2 10%
Oral Presentation 1 10%
Written Version 3 15%
Oral Presentation 2 10%
Final Written Version 20%
Total Team Grade 75%

Individual Grades


ACTIVITIES PERCENTAGES
Midterm Written Assessment 10%
End of Term Oral Assessment 15%
Total Individual Grades 25%

Calendar

This course features many guest lecturers from industry, from other universities, and from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. The name and title of each guest lecturer is provided below.


LEC # TOPICS INSTRUCTORS KEY DATES
1 Introduction to Course and to the Aircraft as a System Prof. Earll M. Murman  
2 Lean System Engineering I Prof. Earll M. Murman  
3 Lifecycle Considerations Al Haggerty, VP and GM Engineering (retired), Boeing Military Aircraft and Missiles, and MIT  
4 Cost and Financial Analysis Prof. Karen Willcox  
5 Introduction to Aircraft Performance and Static Stability

Aerodynamics Primer		 Prof. Earll M. Murman  
6 Transport Aircraft Performance I Prof. Robert Liebeck, Boeing Phantom Works, and MIT  
7 Transport Aircraft Performance II Prof. Robert Liebeck, Boeing Phantom Works, and MIT Written version I due
8 Environmental Factors: Noise and Emissions Prof. Ian Waitz  
9 An Airline Viewpoint Gordon McKinzie, Manager New Airplane Programs United Airlines (retired)  
10 Reliability and Maintenance Prof. John Hansman  
11 The Space Shuttle - A Case Study Prof. Aaron Cohen, Emeritus of Engineering, Texas A&M University and retired NASA Johnson Center Director  
12 Propulsion, Fuel, Accessory Systems Ed Crow, Sr. VP Engineering, Pratt and Whitney (retired) Written version II due
13 Life Support, Environmental, Accessory Systems Joe Ornelas, VP Engineering, Hamilton Sunstrand  
14 Flight Deck Brian Kelley, Boeing Commercial Aircraft Team presentations of material in sections 2-6
15 Avionics, Air Data, Communications Prof. John Hansman  
16 Flight Controls Henry Harschburger, Director of Flight Controls, Boeing Military Aircraft and Missiles F/A-18E/F (retired)  
17 Electrical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic Ron Suiter, Director of Subsystems, McDonnell Douglas (retired)  
18 Structural System Prof. Paul Lagace  
19 System Architecting for Safety Ron Hinderberger, Boeing Commercial Aircraft Written version III due
20 Commercial Aircraft System Verification, Validation and Certification Prof. John Hansman

Tom Imrich, Chief Test Pilot Research, The Boeing Company		  
21 Lean System Engineering II Prof. Earll M. Murman  
22 Military Aircraft System Verification, Validation, Certification CDR Paul Sohl, USN, Commanding Officer, U.S. Navy Test Pilot School  
23 Risk Analysis and Management and Uncertainty Al Haggerty, VP and GM Engineering (retired), Boeing Military Aircraft and Missiles, and MIT Team presentations of material in sections 1-10

Final written version due
24 Case Study Oral Presentations    
25 Trip to Sikorsky in Stratford, Connecticut  



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