Space Vehicles detailed syllabus for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the CSE 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 Computer Science & Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CSE 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to CSE Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of space vehicles is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
UNDERSTANDING FLIGHT – LIGHTER-THAN-AIR & HEAVIER-THAN-AIR 9 Classification of flight: Lighter-than-air & Heavier-than-air. Historical evolution of Man-made object flight: Balloon & Archimedes principle, Flapping wing & Bird flight, Fixed wing Gliders, Sustained flight with propulsion systems, Rotary-wing & Helicopters. Forces in action during a flight: Lift, Drag, Thrust, weight. Compare: Aerospace vs Space, Levitation vs Controlled-Flight, Propelled flight vsGliding flight, Winged vs Projectile motion, Flapping wing vs Gliding wing
Unit II
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Unit III
PROPULSION, DYNAMICS & CONTROLS 9 Principles of achieving controlled flight by various control mechanisms, with simple mathematical models History of Propulsion. Chemical Propulsion: Solid, Liquid, Cryogenic, Hybrid. Electric propulsion.Dynamics of flight in winged and projectile body. Static & Dynamic Stability and Controls
Unit IV
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Unit V
FUTURE DIRECTIONS & RESEARCH AREAS IN SPACE VEHICLES 9 Reusable vehicles, Space debris reduction, Green propellants, Space robotics, Inter-planetary travel vehicles
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Anderson, J. D., Introduction to Flight, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill (2011).
- B.N.Suresh, Sivan.K, Integrated Design for Space Transportation System – 1st ed. 2015 edition
- Basic Flight Mechanics – AshishTewari, Springer, 2016
- Why Things Don’t Fall Down, by J.E. Gordon (Pelican Books, 1979)
- Flight without formulae -A.C.Kermode
- Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying: Wolfgang Langewiesche
- Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants:John Drury Clark
- Skyriders – The story of human space flight: P.Sasikumar&B.Aravind
Reference Books:
- Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach by Daniel P. Raymer
- Campbell, F. C., Manufacturing Technology for Aerospace Structural Materials, Elsevier (2006).
- Turner, M. J. L., Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion: Principles, Practice and New Developments,3rd ed., Springer (2009).
- Flight Stability and Automatic Control (Hardcover) by Robert C. Nelson
- Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students (Paperback
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