| Code |
10355
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
PL(15H)/TP(45H)
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| Scientific area |
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Entry requirements |
No entry requirements.
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Mode of delivery |
Theory, practice and laboratories.
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Work placements |
Not applicable.
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Learning outcomes |
Introduction to the airplane: uses, types, configurations and nomenclature. To have basic notions about airplane design, development and manufacture and the disciplines involved. Introduction to Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), with special emphasis on Computer Aided Design (CAD), including Computer Aided Analysis (CAA), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) manufacture.
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction to the curricular unit: objectives and program; teaching methodologies and evaluation.
2. Introduction to the airplane: uses, types, configuration and nomenclature.
3. Introduction to CAE: CAD with CATIA V5, CAM/CNC. Introduction to aircraft design disciplines and CAA: aerodynamics, propulsion and performance, stability and control, structures and materials, weight and balance.
4. Introduction to aircraft design: concepts selection and design philosophy. Introduction to optimization in aircraft design.
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Main Bibliography |
Silvestre M. A. R., Introduction to Aircraft Development. Lecture Notes 2022
Barnard, R. H., & Philpott, D. R. (2010). Aircraft flight: a description of the physical principles of aircraft flight. Pearson Education.
Anderson, J. D. (1989) Introduction to Flight, McGraw-Hill.
S.F. Hoerner, "Fluid dynamic drag", Self published, Midland Park, New Jersey.
Cutler, J. (1999), Understanding Aircraft Structures, Third Edition, Blackwell Science;
Relvas, C. (2002), Controlo Numérico Computorizado, Publindústria.
Zeid, I. (1991). CAD/CAM theory and practice. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Mattson, M. (2009). CNC programming: principles and applications. Cengage Learning
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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