Introduction to the design process – requirements capture – design optimization.

Aircraft Design: design considerations for civilian and military aircraft – weight estimation – airfoil and geometry selection – thrust to weight ratio and wing loading – initial sizing – propulsion – landing gear and subsystems – aerodynamics – stability, control, and handling qualities – flight mechanics and performance issues – aircraft layout and configuration – structural aspects – constraint analysis.

Introduction to rocket propulsion systems – rocket propulsion engines – types of rocket nozzles and thrust vector control – propellants – combustion in rocket engines – parameters for chemical rockets – elements of liquid propulsion systems – thrust chambers – turbo pumps – non conventional propulsion techniques – solid rocket motors – grain configuration – hybrid rockets – rocket testing and performance evaluation – selection of rocket motors.

Introduction to optimization – linear programming – duality and sensitivity analysis – integer programming – nonlinear programming – unconstrained optimization – constrained optimization: equality and inequality constraints – optimality conditions and optimization approaches – nontraditional optimization approaches – applications in aerospace engineering.