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1. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: INT100-INTRODUCTION THE UNIVERSITY LIFE
Credit/ECTS: 1/1
Course Content

Orientation training with introductory content for the students to get used to university life. The methods of how to use the tools and equipment in the university, campus tour, city tours, general information about the departments, seminars and various social activities constitute the content of the course.

Course Code and Name: ENG105 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I
Credit/ECTS: 3/4
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The students improve their efficient reading techniques, learn to analyze outside sources and elicit proper information, develop their critical thinking skills and go through the processes of reading and analyzing texts, planning, drafting and editing. Students working on text exploration and academic writing simultaneously produce argumentative essay both in their homework assignments and their exams. Besides, they participate in the in-class discussions of the reading materials..

Course Code and Name: AİİT101 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTIONS I
Credit/ECTS: 2/2
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Internal and external reasons for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire; XIX. Innovation movements in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century; The idea movements in the last period of the Ottoman Empire; XX. At the beginning of the century the political and military situation of the Ottoman Empire; World War I and the Armenian question; Invasion and reactions of Anatolia; Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s departure to Samsun and its activities; congress period and organization; the opening of the last Ottoman Parliament and the adoption of the National Pact; Preparation for the National Struggle and the material and moral foundations of this preparation; The opening and activities of the TGNA; Treaty of sevr; The struggles on the southern and eastern fronts; the establishment of a regular army, the Greek offensive and the wars on the Western front, the signing of the Mudanya Armistice, the convening of the Lausanne Conference and the signing of the Peace Treaty

Course Code and Name: PHY105 GENERAL PHYSICS I
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
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Vectors. Motion in one and two dimensions. Newton’s laws and its applications. Work and energy. Conservation of mechanical energy. Momentum and motion of systems. Static equilibrium of rigid bodies. Rotation and angular momentum. Newton’s law universal gravitation.

Course Code and Name: TCHEM105 GENERAL CHEMISTRY
Credit/ECTS: 3/4
Course Content Matter: Its properties and Measurements, Atoms and the Atomic Theory, Electrons in Atoms, Periodic Table and Some Atomic Properties, Chemical Compounds, Chemical Reactions, Introduction to Reactions in Aqueous Solutions, Gases, Thermochemistry, Chemical Bonding (Basic concepts, Valance bond and Molecular Orbital Theories), Intermolecular Forces in Liquids and Solids, Solutions and Their Physical Properties, Principles of Chemical Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Gibbs Energy.
Course Code and Name: AEE101 INTRODUCTION TO AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Credit/ECTS: 2/1
Course Content Development of the aeronautics in the World and in Turkey. Aerostatics: Manometers, atmosphere, aerostatic lift. Forces on an aircraft. Aerodynamic lift, drag. General description of an aircraft. Types of aircraft. Main elements of an aircraft. Wing, body, tail surfaces, command surfaces, power plant, landing gears. Aircraft systems. Pressurization, climate, heating. Other air vehicles. Engineering ethic
Course Code and Name: MATH151 CALCULUS I
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
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Functions of a Single Variable, Limits and Continuity, Derivatives, Applications of Derivatives, Sketching Graphs of Functions, Asymptotes, Integration, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Applications of Integrals, Polar Coordinates, Transcendental Functions, Techniques of Integration, Indeterminate Forms, L’Hopital’s Rule.

2. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: ENG106 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II
Credit/ECTS: 3/4
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A continuation of ENG 105 with emphasis on essay writing.

Course Code and Name: FE101 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECT
Credit/ECTS: 1/1
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Determining the current problems of society and preparing projects to produce solutions. Volunteering in various projects within the framework of social responsibility. Participatory and democratic individuals, solidarity and cooperation to reinforce, taking responsibility and project development / implementation. Non-governmental organizations. Current discussions on youth and social responsibility projects at European level.

Course Code and Name: AEE122 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMS
Credit/ECTS: 3/6
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Introduction to computers and programming. Elements of Fortran, type and length specifications. Assignment statements, arithmetic and logical expressions, library functions. Control statements and DO loops. Arrays and subscripted variables. Subprograms.

Course Code and Name: AİİT102 PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTIONS I
Credit/ECTS: 2/2
Course Content Features in the execution of the Turkish Revolution, establishment of the legal system, the establishment of the education system, the situation of the country in the face of occupations and the means of salvation considered, spent in the field of economy and finance efforts, other innovations regulating social life, Atatürk. The domestic politics of the Republic of Turkey during the period of Atatürk, Then the domestic and foreign policy of the Republic of Turkey, Atatürk Principles (Nationalism, Nationalism, Populism, Statism, Secularism …) covers the subjects.
Course Code and Name: PHY106 GENERAL PHYSICS II
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Coulomb laws and electrical field. Gauss law. Electrical potential. Capacitance. Electrostatic energy and properties of insulators. Current and resistance. DC circuits. The magnetic field. Sources of magnetic field. Faradays law. Inductance. Magnetic field in the matter. Electro Magnetic oscillations and AC circuits. Maxwells equations and electromagnetic waves.
Course Code and Name: AEE172 AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction and basic concepts, Forces and Moments on Aircraft, thrust characteristics, equations of motion, Continuous flight performance, accelerated flight performance.
Course Code and Name: MATH152 CALCULUS II
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Improper İntegrlas, Infinite sequences and series, Vectors in Space,Vector-Valued Functions, Multivarible Functions and Partial Derivatives , Multiple Integrals, Integration on vector fields .
Course Code and Name: AEE162 STATICS
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Principles of statics, force vector, equilibrium of particle, moment of a couple, equilibrium of rigid body, planar forces, center of gravity, Theorem of Pappus-Guldinus, distributed loads and hydrostatics forces, supports and support reactions, Gerber beam, frames, simple machines, trusses, cables, friction, virtual work.
3. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: AEE221 COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS
Credit/ECTS: 4/5
Course Content Geometric sketches. Orthographic projection fundamentals. Drawing techniques for basic manufacturing processes and standard features. 3D drawing techniques. Principles of dimensioning. Principles of sectioning. Principles of Auxiliary views. Fasteners. Tolerances and usage. Drawing of mechanical elements. Assembly drawings. Preparing of letterhead. Materials and symbols. Creating an industrial product working assembly with animation. Modelling a system in the market of aeronautics and astronautics from the point of geometrical structures using Solidworks and submitting them as a project approach.
Course Code and Name: MATH251 DIFFERANTIAL EQUATIONS
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content First order differential equations, linear and nonlinear differential equations, seperable, homogeneous and nonhomogeneous differential equations, exact differential equations, second and higher order differential equations, differential equations with constant coefficients. The method of variation of parameters, the method of reduction of order. Systems of linear differential equations and their solutions. Laplace transformation and solving differential equations using Laplace transformation. Power series and solving differential equations using power series.
Course Code and Name: AEE261 DYNAMICS
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Kinematics of Particles; Kinetics of Particles: Newton’s Second Law, Energy and Momentum Methods; Systems of Particles; Planar Kinematics of Rigid Bodies; Planar Kinetics of Rigid Bodies, Three-Dimensional Kinematics and Kinetics of Rigid Bodies.
Course Code and Name: AEE263 INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION METHODS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction to materials science and classification of atomic structures of the materials. Crystal structures and imperfections. Mechanical and physical properties of the engineering materials. Solid-state diffusion. Phase diagrams and solidification. Ferrous / non-ferrous alloys and heat treatment. Electrical, optical, thermal and magnetic properties associated with electron band structures of the materials. Metallic corrosion and prevention from corrosion. Principle geomaterials, their properties and application areas. Deterioration of geomaterials.
Course Code and Name: AEE231 TERMODYNAMICS
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content System and environment, properties of pure material, property diagrams and tables, phase equation, energy and work. Energy transfer between the system and environment, thermodynamic process, reversible and irriversible processes. First law of thermodynamics for closed and open systems. Heat pump, coolers, heat pumps and carnot cycle. Second law of thermodynamics and entropy. Study thermodynamic cycles and conduct their thermodynamic analysis.Study thermodynamic cycles and conduct their thermodynamic analysis.
Course Code and Name: TUR101 TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITARATURE I
Credit/ECTS: 2/2
Course Content Language and Languages: Language and Nation Relation, Language and Culture Relation, Languages in the world and the place of Turkish language among world languages.Language Families in care of its sources, Historical Development of Turkish writing language; Old Turkish, Middle Turkish, Divanü Lügat-it Türk, Atabetü;l- Hakayık, Harezm Turkish, Old Turkey Turkish (Old Anatolian Turkish) ; New Turkish Period, Modern Turkish Period, West and South West Turkish Batı Türkçesi , Turkey Turkish, East ( North East Turkish) , Karatay Turkish, Phonetics, Sound and Formation of Sound, backness and flatness harmony, Main sound events in Turkish; Sound properties of Turkish, Syllable structure of Turkish, Sentence stress. Morphology , words in terms of morphology, radixes, Stems, afformatives (derivational affixes, endings), words in terms of expression and duties; nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, verb conjugation, form and time suffixes, verbs, prepositions, verbs derived from and verbs, semantics; meaning in word, meaning frame of word, sentence knowledge; types of sentences, sentence analysis.
4. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: AEE242 FLUID MECHANICS
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content lntroduction.Unit systems.Hydrostatic.Pressure at a point.Calculation of pressure forces.Kinematics of fluids.Basic equations of one dimensional flow (continuity, energy and impuls-momentum equations).One dimensional flow of ideal fluids.One dimensional flow of real fluids.Two and three dimensional flow of ideal fluids.Potential ( irrotational ) flows.Two and three dimensional flows of real fluids.Boundary layer.Dimensional Analyses and Simililitude.
Course Code and Name: AEE262 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Stress and strain concepts. Axial loading, statically indeterminate axially loaded members, thermal stress. Torsion, torsion angle, statically indeterminate torque components. Bending, eccentric axial loading. Vertical shear, shear flow in elements. Combined loadings. Stress and strain transformation. Deflection of beams and shafts, statically indeterminate beams and shafts.
Course Code and Name: MATH252 MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Vector spaces, matrices, systems of linear equations, linear transformations, change of basis, eigenvalue problems, quadratic forms and diagonalization. Vector calculus, line, surface and volume integrals. Gradient, divergence, curl. Green, Gauss and Sto kes’ theorems.
Course Code and Name: TUR102 TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I
Credit/ECTS: 2/2
Course Content Spelling, punctuation and composition (punctuation marks, other signs), spelling rules (spelling of capital letters, spelling of numbers, spelling of abbreviations, spelling of quote words), Composition (purpose of composition, method of writing composition), composition, plan, introduction, development, result, narrative characteristics, clarity of expression, simplicity in expression, sincerity in expression, disorders of expression (use of synonyms in sentences), misuse of expressions, forms of expression (explanation, story, succinct expression, description, satire, portrait, proof, speech, verse expression types), oral expression types (daily and unprepared speech, prepared speech, open session, debate, panel), written expression types (letters, telegraph, greetings, invitations, literary letters), business letters, formal letters, petitions, reports, record, decision, announce, advertisement, chat, review, remembrance, travel article, interview, survey, autobiography, biography, novel, story, fairy tale, fable, theater, tragedy, drama, script).
Course Code and Name: KSEÇ1 CULTURE ELECTIVE COURSE I
Credit/ECTS: 2/3
Course Content Culture elective course.
Course Code and Name: KSEÇ2 CULTURE ELECTIVE COURSE II
Credit/ECTS: 2/3
Course Content Culture elective course.
Course Code and Name: AEE200 SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Credit/ECTS: 0/5
Course Content 30 working days summer internship.
5. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: AEE341 AERODYNAMICS I
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Potansiyel Akış (ağdasız, sıkışmaz), Karmaşık değişkenler, ince kesit teorisi, sonlu kanatlar teorisi
Course Code and Name: AEE361 THEORY OF ELASTICITY
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Indicial notation and Cartesian tensor analysis. Analysis of stress. Analysis of deformation. Constitutive equations. Two-dimensional elasticity. Airy stress function. Analytical solutions for various plane elasticity problems. Torsion of prismatic bars.
Course Code and Name: EE301 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Credit/ECTS: 3/4
Course Content Basic electrical quantities and circuit elements, DC and AC analysis of linear circuits, RLC circuits and resonance, semiconductor devices, power supplies and single transistor amplifiers, logic gates, measurement techniques, DC motors.
Course Code and Name:  AEE331 HEAT TRANSFER
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction, Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Course Code and Name: MATH351 NUMERICAL METHODS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Error analysis, truncation and round-off errors, numerical methods for algebraic equations, numerical methods for systems of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, curve fitting and interpolations, numerical integration and differentiation, numerical methods for ordinary differential equations.
Course Code and Name: AEE371 SYSTEM DYNAMICS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content System concepts; Laplace transformation and properties; transfer function, block diagram, and reduction; lumped parameter modelling of physical systems; state space formulation, linearization of nonlinear systems; stability of linear time invariant system s, Routh test; time domain analysis of dynamic systems, response, performance specifications; feedback control system examples, P, PD, PID control; frequency response methods.
6. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: AEE342 AERODYNAMICS II
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Potential Flow (Inviscid, Incompressible), Complex Variables, Thin Airfoil Theory, Finite Wing Theory
Course Code and Name: ENG107 ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS II
Credit/ECTS: 3/3
Course Content The course will aim at further reading improvement and vocabulary expansion through readings reflecting a variety of topics and discourse formats. Attention will also be paid to the development of oral skills.
Course Code and Name: AEE362 AEROSPACE STRUCTURE
Credit/ECTS: 4/6
Course Content Introduction, Energy Methods in Structural Analysis, Structural Analysis for Thin Walled Open Section Beams, Structural Analysis for Thin Walled Closed Section Beams, Bending of Unsymmetrical Sections, Structural Analysis of Aircraft Sub-Structures and Elastic Stability
Course Code and Name: AEE332 PROPULSION SYSTEM I
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction to propulsion systems. Aerothermodynamics of propulsions systems (Carnot, Brayton, Otto cycles; Mixtures; Combustion; Equilibrium and Dissociation). Reciprocating engines. Rocket Engines. Ideal engine cycle analysis.
Course Code and Name: AEE372 FLIGHT MECHANICS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Aircraft Forces and Subsystems: The atmosphere, aerodynamic forces, propulsion subsystem. Turbojets-Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Governing equations, level flight, ceiling, cruise flight and range, maximum endurance. Other Flights in the Vertical Plane: Take-off and landing, climbing flight, unpowered flight. Turning Flight in the Horizontal Plane: Governing equations, maximum load factor, bank angle, turning rate and turning radius. Piston-Props-Level Flight in the Vertical Plane : Governing equations, level flight and ceiling conditions, best range, maximum endurance. Other Flight: Take-off and landing, climbing flight, turning flight, turboprobs, turbofans, and others-turboprobs and turbofans, Mach number representation, flight and maneuvering envelops, effect of wind on performance
Course Code and Name: AEE300 SUMMER INTERNSHIP II
Credit/ECTS: 0/5
Course Content 30 working days summer internship.
7. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: AEE451 AIRCRAFT DESIGN
Credit/ECTS: 4/8
Course Content Aeordynamics, Propulsion, Structural Analysis, Stability, Performance and Flight Mechanics, Cost Analysis
Course Code and Name: AEE461 BASIS OF VIBRATIONS
Credit/ECTS: 3/6
Course Content Performance of engine components, Non-ideal cycle analysis of turbojet, turboprop, turbofan, and nozzles. Axial and radial compressors and turbines. Combustion chamber, Engine off-design performance.
Course Code and Name: AEE431 PROPULSION SYSTEM II
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Performance of engine components, Non-ideal cycle analysis of turbojet, turboprop, turbofan, and nozzles. Axial and radial compressors and turbines. Combustion chamber, Engine off-design performance.
Course Code and Name: KSEÇ3 CULTURE ELECTIVE COURSE III
Credit/ECTS: 2/3
Course Content Culture elective course.
Course Code and Name: KSEÇ4 CULTURE ELECTIVE COURSE IV
Credit/ECTS: 2/3
Course Content Culture elective course.
Course Code and Name: TSEÇ1 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSE I
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Technical elective course.
8. SEMESTER
Course Code and Name: MATH452 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Credit/ECTS: 3/4
Course Content Statistical tools, random variables, discrete and continuous probability distributions, the central limit theorem and applications.
Course Code and Name: TSEÇ2 COMPULSORY TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSE II
Credit/ECTS: 3/7
Course Content Compulsory technical elective course.
Course Code and Name: TSEÇ2  TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSE II
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Technical elective course.
Course Code and Name: TSEÇ3  TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSE III
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Technical elective course.
Course Code and Name: TSEÇ4  TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSE IV
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Technical elective course.
Course Code and Name: AEE400  PRACTICAL TRAINING IN INDUSTRY
Credit/ECTS: 4/4
Course Content Practical training in industry.
COMPULSORY TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code and Name: AEE472 DESIGN OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM
Credit/ECTS: 3/7
Course Content Continuous-time control systems, including frequency response approach, root-locus approach, and state-space approach to analysis and design of control systems. A gradual development of control theory, how to solve all computational problems with MATLAB, examples and worked problems are featured throughout the course.
Course Code and Name: AEE432 AIRCRAFT ENGINE DESIGN
Credit/ECTS: 3/7
Course Content Performance characteristics of aircraft engines. Inlet, compressor, combustor, turbine and nozzle design; component matching. Discussion of various engine types including turbojet, turbofan and turboprops. Future design, liquid, solid and hybrid propellants, optimization and losses.
Course Code and Name: AEE462 DESIGN OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE
Credit/ECTS: 3/7
Course Content Introduction of design philosophies like damage tolerance, safe life, failsafe. Establishment of relations between the design requirements and airworthiness regulations. Introduction of the aircraft data requirements and description of the critical air loads used in the design and analysis of aircraft structures. Introduction of the aeroelastic stability design constraint. Overview of the role and lay-out of main structural members used in aircraft structures. Initial sizing calculations based on design constraints such as deflection, local buckling. General design considerations used in the structural joints and fittings. Fatigue failure consideration and its relation with design philosophies, fatigue loads in aircraft operations and fatigue life analysis methods.
Course Code and Name: AEE452 DESIGN OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
Credit/ECTS: 3/7
Course Content Conceptual design and manufacturing.
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code and Name: AEE464 COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Fibers: glass, carbon, ceramics, organics fibers. Matrix materials: polymers, metal, ceramics, carbon matrix materials. Composite materials: polymers matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, carbon/carbon composites. Mechanics of composite materials: density, elasticity coefficient, thermal expansion coefficients. Transfer of tensile loading to matrix from fibers. Strength of composite materials. Mechanics of lamina structure.
Course Code and Name: AEE466 INTRODUCTION TO NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Nanoscience and nanotechnology, nanomaterials, physical properties of nanomaterials.
Course Code and Name: AEE476 INTRODUCTION TO ROBOTICS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Robot types. Forward and Inverse kinematics solution. Robot motion control. Manipulator Jacobian Matrix. Force-torque relationship. Manipulator flexibility matrix. Homogeneous transformation. Denavit-Hartenberg parameters. Manipulator static analysis. Manipulator dynamic analysis. Sensors and actuators used in Robots. Principles of robot control system design. Introduction to robot programmingConfiguration and elements of flight control system, Principles and usage of Auto-pilot, Longitudinal and lateral control systems.
Course Code and Name: AEE446 WIND TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Origins of Wind Energy, Wind Resource and Characteristics, Wind turbine aerodynamics and performance, Wind turbine loading and dynamic response, Conceptual design of wind turbines, Wind Turbine Control, Wind Turbine Siting and Wind Farms, Electrical Systems, Wind Energy System Economics, Environmental Aspects and Impacts.
Course Code and Name: AEE463 FINITE ELEMENT METHODS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction to finite element analysis, analysis of rods, analysis of beams, analysis of trusses and frames, analysis of 2-D isoparametric elements, eigenvalue analysis.
Course Code and Name: AEE434 CONVECTION HEAT TRANSFER
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Fundamental problems of convective heat transfer. The focus is on basic principles, problems of laminar flow over horizontal flat plate (external flow), laminar flow in pipes (internal flow) and laminar free convection.
Course Code and Name: AEE422 INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduces concepts of Artificial Intelligence. Presents tools to form well-defined Artificial Intelligence problem formulations. Studies tools and structures to design intelligent agent systems. Presents tools to solve problems based on the structure of the problem and the search space.
Course Code and Name: AEE444 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Mathematical modeling: Governing equations of fluid flow and heat transfer; Introduction to discretization methods: Finite difference and finite volume methods for heat transfer problems; Time stepping methods for unsteady problems; Solution techniques for system of algebraic equations; Grid generation techniques; Solution techniques for Navier-Stokesequation; Finite element method for heat transfer and fluid flow problems; Turbulence modeling.
Course Code and Name: AAEE448 HYPERSONIC FLOW
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content General characterization of hypersonic flows, Ideal hypersonic flow, High temperature effects.
Course Code and Name: AEE454 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction of general information regarding descriptive data, abbreviations. Information pertaining to light maintenance and periodic inspection lists for aircrafts. Hazardous materials and safety practices for maintenance. Principal aircraft structures are basically defined. Engine components and aircraft instruments are also covered with their duties. Inspection , repair and test methods such as welding , visual inspection. How an engineer manages the maintenance and uses overhaul books are clearly explained.
Course Code and Name: AEE456 HELICOPTER DESIGN
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction: Helicopters in general, critical parts of helicopters, types of helicopters. Rotor in vertical flight(momentum theory).Rotor in vertical flight(blade element theory). Mechanisms of rotor. Forward Flight: Momentum theory, blade element theory. Performance and Trim-Stability: Helicopter design, blade section design, blade tip shapes, rear fuselage upsweep, second harmonic control.
Course Code and Name: AEE442 EXPERIMENTAL AERODYNAMICS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Experiments in fluid mechanics, aerodynamics and propulsion, data collection and analysis, measurement techniques, experimental setups, error and noise measurements and digital sampling.
Course Code and Name: AEE424 COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction to CAD, CAM and Computer Graphical Systems, Geometrical Modeling and Databases, Curves, Wire Frame Modeling, Surface and Solid Modeling, Group technology and process planning, Numerical Control Systems and machine tools, Manual part programming: ISO Language, Computerized part programming: APT language and CAM systems, CAD-CAM- CNC Systems Integration, Reverse Engineering, Rapid Prototyping.
Course Code and Name: AEE474 AVIONIC SYSTEMS
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Classification of avionic systems, General information about geotechnical, radio technical, and astronautical navigation devices and systems, Collision Warning System, Doppler radar based navigation systems, Inertial navigation systems (INS), Gimbaled INS, Strapdown INS, Terrestrial Radio Navigation Systems, The basics and configuration of satellite radionavigation systems, GPS-global positioning systems, GPS accuracy and its improvement methods, Differential GPS, External navigational source aided INS, GPS aided Inertial navigation system, Configuration and elements of flight control system, Principles and usage of Auto-pilot, Longitudinal and lateral control systems.
Course Code and Name: AEE468 AEROELASTICITY
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Introduction to aeroelasticity: Definition, historical background. Static Aeroelastic Phenomena: Divergence, aileron effectiveness and reversal, twisting of simple two-dimensional wing with aileron. Flutter: The nature of flutter, flutter of simple system with one and two degrees of freedom, V-g method.
Course Code and Name: AEE447 AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION
Credit/ECTS: 3/5
Course Content Aerodynamic Solvers,Definition of optimization problem, one dimensional optimization, multi-dimensional optimization, constrained optimization.