AE21003: Dynamics For Aerospace Engineers

AE21003
Course name	Dynamics For Aerospace Engineers
Offered by	Aerospace Engineering
Credits	4
L-T-P	3-1-0
Previous Year Grade Distribution
6 10 12 7 12 1 EX A B C D P F
Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Reviews of the laws of motion, Dynamics of a particle in two or three dimensions, equations of motion of an aircraft treated as a particle, Dynamics of a system of particles, collision and orbit problems, rockets. Dynamics of rigid bodies: kinematics of rigid bodies in two and three dimensions, equations of motion and their solution for selected cases, equations of motion of a rigid aircraft, gyroscopes, Introduction to the principle of virtual work and Lagrangian mechanics. Books:I H Shames, Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, Prentice-HallJ L Meriam and L G Kraige, Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, John Wiley and SonsF P Beer and E R Johnston, Vector Mechanics for Engineers â Statics and Dynamics, McGraw-Hill

Concepts taught in class

Dynamics of single particle and system of particles, Orbital mechanics, Rocket Dynamics

Student Opinion

It builds on the mechanics course of first year

How to Crack the Paper

The paper has good conceptual questions and it is required to practice many questions from the prescribed textbooks apart from the tutorial.

Time Table

Day	8:00-8:55 am	9:00-9:55 am	10:00-10:55 am	11:00-11:55 am	12:00-12:55 pm		2:00-2:55 pm	3:00-3:55 pm	4:00-4:55 pm	5:00-5:55 pm
Monday					NC231
Tuesday			NC231	NC231
Wednesday
Thursday	NC231
Friday