{"id":307,"date":"2016-09-06T23:34:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T04:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/?p=307"},"modified":"2016-09-06T23:54:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T04:54:40","slug":"aircraft-systems-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/aircraft-systems-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft Systems Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Spring of 2016 at the University of Alabama, I taught a brand new course titled <strong>Aircraft Systems <\/strong>unde<em>r <\/em>the course number AEM 617. Topics under consideration included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nomenclature (<strong>Sample Notes:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Lesson01-Introduction.pdf\">Lesson01-Introduction<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Standard and Non-standard Atmospheres (e.g. Moist Air Density)<\/li>\n<li>Airspeed (Flight Data Computer Calculations)<\/li>\n<li>Vacuum Systems<\/li>\n<li>v-n Diagrams including gust loading<\/li>\n<li>Basic 4 bar mechanisms (e.g. slat &amp; flap extensions) and Freudenstein Equations<\/li>\n<li>FAR 23 (14CFR23)<\/li>\n<li>FAR 25(14CFR25)<\/li>\n<li>Cockpit Layouts<\/li>\n<li>Flight Control Systems including equations of motion, gear ratio<\/li>\n<li>Aircraft Hardware (e.g. AN bolts, rivets, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Hinge Moments (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Nonlinear Systems Phase Plane Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Hydraulic Systems including Actuators, PCU (Power Control Units),<\/li>\n<li>Fuel Systems including Inerting Systems and Refueling<\/li>\n<li>Pressurization Systems (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Test Flight Systems and Instrumentation (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Communication and Navigation<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Control Systems (ECS)<\/li>\n<li>Emergency Systems<\/li>\n<li>Survivability<\/li>\n<li>Inertial Navigation Systems including World Reference Frames, and Strapdown Equations<\/li>\n<li>OBOGS (Onboard Oxygen Generating System) (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Kalman Filters<\/li>\n<li>Electrical Systems and Wiring\u00a0 (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Morphing Wings (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Software Development and Modular Avionics Bus<\/li>\n<li>A brief description of IEEE 754 floating point numbers<\/li>\n<li>Spacecraft Attitude (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Propulsion (Guest Lecture)<\/li>\n<li>Multi-Engine Vmc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The notes contain numerous hand drawn images of systems and references to many books.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Servo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-399 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Servo-1024x579.png\" alt=\"Servo\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Servo-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Servo-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Servo-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Servo-800x452.png 800w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Servo.png 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detailed Aircraft Systems of Particular Aircraft were analyzed through flight manuals, NTSB accident reports, AIAA case-studies, and expert guest lectures.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cessna 170 &amp; 310<\/li>\n<li>Gossamer Condor<\/li>\n<li>VTOL: VJ101 and VAK191B<\/li>\n<li>X15<\/li>\n<li>WW2 Dam Busters (system development case study)<\/li>\n<li>THAAD<\/li>\n<li>DHC-7 (aka. EO-5C \/ RC-7B)<\/li>\n<li>A behind-the-scenes guided tour of the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham by two (2) PhDs in History and Engineering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The course also included a set of lectures titled &#8220;Failure Fridays&#8221; which investigated aircraft incidents and accidents by tracking the failure points and symptoms with a special emphasis on systems. These included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cessna 182 Fuel Contamination<\/li>\n<li>Alaska 261<\/li>\n<li>A320 Fly By Wire<\/li>\n<li>Boeing 737 Rudder Actuator<\/li>\n<li>TWA 800<\/li>\n<li>Diesel Bug<\/li>\n<li>Advisory Circulars (AC)<\/li>\n<li>Patriot Missile<\/li>\n<li>Ariane 5<\/li>\n<li>The largest non-nuclear explosion known to man. (Not aerospace, but still an impressive and covertly intentional systems failure!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9Jackscrew.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-403 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9Jackscrew-1024x451.png\" alt=\"DC9Jackscrew\" width=\"500\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9Jackscrew-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9Jackscrew-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9Jackscrew-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9Jackscrew-800x352.png 800w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9Jackscrew.png 1227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9jackscrew2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-404 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9jackscrew2-1024x652.png\" alt=\"DC9jackscrew2\" width=\"500\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9jackscrew2-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9jackscrew2-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9jackscrew2-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9jackscrew2-800x509.png 800w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/DC9jackscrew2.png 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This course was particularly interesting; as the instructor, I learned a great deal about many topics. I had to work hard to stay ahead of the students. The students gave one of the best ratings that I have ever received. One student said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The course was very interesting and likely one of the most valuable classes I have had in college. Rather than sticking strictly to theory as most of the Aerospace curriculum does, this class covers details about the what, why, and how for a wide range of<br \/>\nsystems that will be particularly useful in any aerospace career.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another student said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This course provided me with an otherwise unobtainable insight into the real world of engineering systems, something not talked<br \/>\nabout in other courses. This class is great for the industry engineer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Not every comment was so positive. One student mentioned that this course required several prerequisites and that &#8220;newly transferred&#8221; students would find the course &#8220;difficult&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>More information and the full course notes are available by contacting Charles O&#8217;Neill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Spring of 2016 at the University of Alabama, I taught a brand new course titled Aircraft Systems under the course number AEM 617. Topics under consideration included: Nomenclature (Sample Notes: Lesson01-Introduction) Standard and Non-standard Atmospheres (e.g. Moist Air Density) Airspeed (Flight Data Computer Calculations) Vacuum Systems v-n Diagrams including gust loading Basic 4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}