Courses

Undergraduate courses

• ASE 365 Structural Dynamics: Single-degree of freedom systems, two-degree of freedom systems, multiple-degree of freedom systems and continuous systems.  Derivation of  equations of motion.  Analysis of free response and forced response, including harmonic forcing, periodic forcing and arbitrary forcing.  Modal equations of motion and their use. Two lectures a week for one semester. ASE 365 Syllabus

• ASE 375 Electromechanical Systems: Introduction to sensors, actuators and instrumentations systems. Experimental setups to illustrate measurements of quantities typically encountered in the aerospace industry. Error analysis and statistical spread of data. Second order, single degree of freedom system response. Measurement of displacement using dial gage, laser displacement sensor and LVDT. Principle of Wheatstone bridge. Measurement of strain and pressure using strain gages. Accelerometers, impulse hammers and electromagnetic shakers. Triggering of measurements, transient loads. Digital Image Correlation for strain measurement. Two lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week for one semester. ASE 375 Syllabus

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Graduate courses

• ASE 355 Aeroelasticity: Flutter, divergence, control reversal, flexibility effects on aircraft stability and control; design implications; stability augmentation and response suppression; introduction to quasi-steady aerodynamic theories. ASE355 Syllabus

• EM 381 Advanced Dynamics: Dynamics of systems of particles and rigid bodies; vibration theory; analytical dynamics, including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations; dynamic stability; continuous systems. EM 381 Syllabus

• EM 384 P.3 Structural Dynamics: Review of dynamics. Single-degree of freedom systems including free response and forced response. Two-degree of freedom and multiple-degree of freedom systems. Analytical dynamics. Continuous systems, discretization of continuous systems. EM 384P.3 Syllabus