Spacecraft Structures detailed syllabus for Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engg) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aerospace Engg students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aerospace Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aerospace Engg 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VI scheme and its subjects refer to Aerospace Engg Professional Elective-VI syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of spacecraft structures is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SPACECRAFT DESIGN LOADS
Transportation load factors – Steady-State Loads – Mechanical Dynamic loads – Acoustic loads -Shock loads – Static pressure variations – Micro-meteorites / Orbital Debris.
Unit II
DESIGN OF SPACECRAFT STRUCTURE
Introduction – Determination of Spacecraft Configuration – First Design Spacecraft Structure -Basic Design Supporting Structure – Detailed Analyses – Manufacturing of the spacecraft structure.
Unit III
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Unit IV
FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION
Introduction – Palmgren-Miner Linear Cumulative Damage Rule – Analysis of Load-time Histories – Failure due to Sinusoidal Vibrations – Failure due to Narrow-banded Random Vibrations.
Unit V
DAMAGE TO SPACECRAFT BY METEOROIDS AND ORBITAL DEBRIS9
Introduction – Micro-Meteoroids and Space Debris Environment – Micro-Meteoroids Environment – Orbital debris Environment – Hyper Velocity Impact Damage Models – Single Plate Penetration Equations – Multi-shock shield – Probability of Impacts.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Identify simplifying assumptions and applicability of 1 structural element theories.
- Solve by hand simple 1-D axial deformation, torsion, and bending problems.
- Solve more complex structural mechanics problems using commercial finite element software.
- Solve simple discrete degree of freedom structural stability problems.
- Solve simple structural dynamics problems.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Carl C. Osgood, “Spacecraft Structures”, Prentice-Hall, 1966.
- Junqiao Xiong, “Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Mechanical Testing”, Trans Tech Publication, 2013.
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