Proposal for a new Undergraduate Degree Program:



Proposal for a new Undergraduate Degree Program:

B. Eng. In Aerospace Engineering: Stream D: Space Systems Design

(Commencement Date: Academic Year 2008-2009)

Submitted By: The Faculty of Engineering and Design

Carleton University

1. Objectives

A new Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering stream “Space Systems Design” is proposed. This new stream will be an addition to the three Aerospace Engineering streams currently offered as part of the B.Eng. Aerospace Engineering program offered by the Faculty of Engineering and Design. The proposed program is designed to meet all the accreditation requirements of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). Official assessment and approval for accreditation of all new programs by CEAB take place when the first cohort reaches the final year of the program. All existing engineering programs at Carleton University are accredited by CEAB.

The goal of the program is to educate engineering students in the application of aerospace engineering and science principles such as aerodynamics, lightweight structures and materials, dynamics and control, mechanics, propulsion, electronics/communications and heat transfer to analyse and solve basic problems related to astronautics and space technologies. Students in this program will learn how to apply their quantitative and experimental skills in solving aerospace problems and in designing and building new components and systems for space applications. Our main objective is to educate students and enable them to make contributions that are technologically meaningful from an engineering and basic science perspective. This objective is accomplished through a structured program that includes a combination of basic sciences, applied engineering science and design, and elective courses from the arts, culture, humanities and social sciences. The program also includes aspects of directed and individual study, supervised project work, extensive laboratory and industrial field experience, oral and written presentations. In addition, mandatory course material is included on the laws and ethics of the engineering profession, health and safety, and the impact and role of science and technology in society.

The enrolment objective will be to admit twenty students into first year of the program each year. Similarly to other engineering programs, virtually all these admitted students are expected to be full time. With introduction of all four year of the program total enrolment is expected to total 75-80 full time students. The current enrolment target for Aerospace Engineering is 100 new admissions per year will increase to 120 new admissions per year. For the 2007/08 academic year there are so far 483 applications to first year of Aerospace Engineering.

The first year of the proposed Aerospace Stream D: Space Systems Design follows the curriculum of the engineering common core. It is proposed that during the 2008/09 introductory year the first cohort of students start directly into the second year of the program. Therefore, the first cohort of 20 students for this program can be accepted into the first year of the Aerospace Engineering program for September 2007.

Introduction of this program is consistent with the historical and strategic focus of the Faculty of Engineering and Design at Carleton University, which has and continues to place a strong emphasis on aerospace engineering research and teaching programs. Carleton continues to be the only university in Canada offering a fully vertically integrated aerospace engineering program with degrees at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. level. However, introduction of this stream is critical to maintaining the leadership position of the Carleton Aerospace Engineering programs. Both York and Ryerson are introducing space related engineering programs that threaten to erode the applicant pool to our Aerospace Engineering program and the leadership position of our Aerospace Engineering programs

2. Program Description

The program will provide students a foundation of core aerospace engineering knowledge, on which is superimposed a concentration in Space Systems Design.

The core aerospace engineering knowledge will follow a very similar curriculum to the existing three aerospace streams. The first year of the program is common with other Carleton engineering programs and emphasises broad fundamentals, with courses in the sciences, math and an introduction to basic engineering sciences and design practice. The second and third years of the program focus on aerospace discipline specific fundamentals. In these two years of the curriculum the proposed Aerospace Stream D: Space Systems Design will follow the same curriculum as the current Aerospace Streams A and B with the exception of two courses (1.0 credit total). Specialized courses are introduced in the third year of the program (1.0 credit) and fourth year (2.5 credits) to build expertise in Space Systems Design. Several of these specialized courses will be available as electives to students in other aerospace engineering streams or mechanical engineering. The remaining credits in fourth year consist of engineering electives (1.5 credits), engineering common core courses (1.0 credit), and the aerospace engineering group design project (1.0 credit).

The entire 21 credit program is summarized in Figure 1, which indicates the prerequisite path for the new or modified courses. The calendar descriptions for the courses in Figure 1 are listed in Appendix A.

The particular areas of study uniquely associated with the proposed Stream D: Space Systems Design can briefly be described as follows:

- Orbital Mechanics is the study of the motions of artificial satellites and space vehicles moving under the influence of forces such as gravity, atmospheric drag, thrust, etc. It includes the study of spacecraft trajectories, from launch to atmospheric re-entry, including all orbital manoeuvres, orbit plane changes, and interplanetary transfers.

- Spacecraft Design covers a broad area including unmanned spacecraft design (satellites and planetary probes), and manned spacecraft design (spaceships and space stations).

- Space Thermal Engineering is the understanding and design of thermal control subsystems, which maintain environmental conditions compatible with operations of the spacecraft equipment. Thermal engineering and heat transfer in space requires very specific technologies since radiation and conduction are the major heat transfer mechanisms in contrast to terrestrial applications for which convection usually dominates.

- Spacecraft Propulsion is the study of principles of flight in both the atmosphere and in space including the unique attributes of space propulsion such as multi-staging, trajectory analysis, re-entry, etc.

The program calendar listing within the Faculty of Engineering and Design Program Requirements section of the calendar will be as follows:

Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (21.0 credits)

Aerospace Engineering Stream D:

Space Systems Design

First year

1. 4.0 credits in MATH 1004, MATH 1005, MATH 1104, PHYS 1004, ECOR 1010,

ECOR 1101, ECOR 1606, CHEM 1101;

2. 1.0 credits in Complementary Studies Electives;

Second year

3. 5.0 credits in MATH 2004, MATH 3705, CCDP 2200, ECOR 2606, MAAE 2101,

MAAE 2001, MAAE 2400, MAAE 2300, MAAE 2700, MAAE 2202;

Third year

4. 5.0 credits in STAT 3502, SYSC 3600, ELEC 3909, MAAE 3004, MAAE 3901,

MAAE 3300, MAAE 3202, AERO 3002, AERO 3240, AERO 3841;

Fourth year

5. 4.5 credits in, ECOR 3800, ECOR 4995, AERO 4540, AERO 4446, AERO 4907 [1.0],

AERO 4842, AERO 4442, ELEC 4509;

6. 1.5 credits from MAAE, AERO or MECH at the 4000 level, or AERO 3101, AERO 3700,

ELEC 4503, ELEC 4600, ELEC 4709

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The program has been designed to meet and exceed all the content requirements of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). All engineering programs at Carleton are accredited by CEAB. Official assessment and approval for accreditation of all new programs by CEAB take place when the first cohort reaches the final year of the program.

2.1 Program Admission Requirements

Admission requirements will be the same as those for all other engineering programs at Carleton. These are stated in the calendar as follows:

Admission requirements for the B.Eng. degree in Aerospace Engineering Stream D: Space Systems Design are similar to the requirements for admission into other B.Eng. programs at Carleton University. They include:

The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The six 4U or M courses must include four prerequisite courses (4U courses in Advanced Functions, Chemistry and Physics, plus one of: Calculus and Vectors (strongly recommended), or Biology, or Earth and Space Science. Although it is not an admission requirement, at least one 4U course in either English or français is recommended.

The overall admission cut-off average and/or the prerequisite course average may be considerably higher than the stated minimum requirements for some Engineering programs.

Advanced Standing

Applications for admission with advanced standing to the program leading to the Bachelor of Engineering degree will be evaluated on an individual basis. Successful applicants will have individual academic subjects, completed with grades of C- or better, evaluated for academic standing, provided the academic work has been completed at another university or degree-granting college or in another degree program at Carleton University. Students must take a minimum of 1.0 credit of complementary studies at Carleton University.

Co-op Option

1. Direct Admission to the First Year of the Co-op Option

Applicants must:

1. meet the required overall admission cut-off average and prerequisite course average. These averages may be higher than the stated minimum requirements;

2. be registered as a full-time student in the Engineering degree;

3. be eligible for work in Canada (for off-campus work placements).

Note that meeting the above entrance requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the program. Enrolment in the co-op option may be limited at the discretion of the department.

2. Continuation Requirements for Students Previously Admitted to the Co-op Option and Admission to the Co-op option after beginning the program

Students may also apply to the co-op option once they have arrived at the University at the beginning of second year, provided they:

1. are registered as a full-time student in the Engineering program;

2. have an overall CGPA of 8.00 or better;

3. successfully completed all required first year courses including ALSS before beginning the first work placement;

4. are eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work placements);

5. have obtained permission of the Co-op Faculty Advisor.

Students must be eligible for third-year standing when they return for a study term after their first work placement.

In addition, students whose first language is not English who are admitted to Carleton based on CAEL, IELTS, TOEFL or MELAB assessments must take the Spoken English Test for Co-op students and attain a minimum score of 5.0.

Meeting the above entrance requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the program. Enrolment in the co-op option may be limited at the discretion of the department.

Engineering Internship Program

Subject to the availability of positions, qualified students in Aerospace, Communications, Computer Systems, Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering may be placed in industry or government, for a period of 12 to 16 months beginning in May following the third year of the program. To be eligible for the internship program, students must be registered as a full-time student in the third year of the Engineering program and have attained a CGPA of 8.0. The program is administered by the Co-op Office. Applications must be submitted through the Co-op web site by October 1 of third year. Students will participate in the co-op job placement process along with the third-year students in Aerospace, Communications, and Mechanical engineering.

3. Academic Merit and Program Delivery

In a similar manner to the current Aerospace Engineering streams, the proposed program will rely on a combination of lectures, laboratories, problem analysis session, tutorials, and design projects to achieve the learning objectives. Several of the new or modified courses introduced as part of this program will contain laboratory exercises to be completed by all students and these exercises will form an integral part of these courses.

Students in Aerospace Engineering Stream D: Space Systems Design will have the option of participating in both the Co-op and Engineering Internship Program as outlined in the foregoing section. During 2005/06 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students worked more co-op work terms than students from any other academic unit at Carleton.

3.1 Qualified Faculty

At present, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has four faculty members with expertise within the scope of proposed stream:

• Assoc. Prof. A. Ellery – expertise related to space robotics and planetary exploration. Joined Carleton in Jan. 2007, nominated for the CRC Tier 2 Chair – Space Robotics and Space Technology.

• Assist. Prof. J. Etele – expertise related to rocket propulsion, low cost launch systems and high speed aerodynamics. Joined Carleton in July 2004.

• Assist. Prof. Feszty – expertise in high speed aerodynamics and flow control. Joined Carleton in July 2003.

• Assoc. Prof. T. Kaya – expertise related to spacecraft design and thermal control. Joined Carleton in Jan. 2002.

All faculty listed have teaching commitments dedicated to the existing mechanical and aerospace engineering programs. The recent appointment of Prof. Ellery was to help provide the teaching resources necessary to support the proposed stream. As highlighted in section 6.1, as part of the introduction of Stream D: Space Systems Design one additional faculty member in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is required to participate in teaching the new proposed courses and supervise senior projects in the final year of the program, or provide teaching capacity to allow current faculty with relevant expertise to teach the proposed new courses and supervise senior projects in the final year of this program.

In addition several Adjunct Research Professors are engaged in teaching undergraduate or graduate courses related to the proposed stream.

4. Demand and Impact

During the 2006-07 academic year there are a total of 781 students in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering programs. Of these the vast majority (696 or 89%) are full time. It is expected that the proposed program will maintain a similar ratio of full time to part time students.

Student demand for Aerospace Engineering at Carleton is strong. As indicated in the introductory section, for the 2006-07 academic year there were 375 applicants to first year Aerospace Engineering. From these 94 students registered for the 2006 fall term (target intake is 100). Already (March 4/07) for the Sept. 2007 first year class there are 483 applicants for full time studies in Aerospace Engineering. The aerospace engineering program draws students from across Canada with one of the largest fractions of students from outside Ottawa or Ontario of any Carleton undergraduate program. Furthermore, the calibre of these students is very high with virtually all entering students receiving scholarship support.

With the limited capacity in the aerospace engineering program a significant number of well qualified applicants are not accepted into the program. Therefore, there is very minimal risk that that the target intake of 20 additional students for Stream D: Space Systems Design will not be met.

Students accepted into first year of Aerospace Engineering select their desired stream during the winter term of their first year. The student demand for the proposed stream is apparent from feedback from current first year aerospace engineering students many of whom have asked about the availability of this program stream. Unfortunately, this stream will not be offered to those currently in first year. Students starting first year in Sept. 2007 will be offered enrolment in the proposed stream during the winter term of 2008.

Graduates of the program will be qualified to work within the Canadian and International space technology sector, both industrial and government. As well, the foundation in aerospace engineering will qualify these students to work within many elements of the aviation industrial sector. Canada’s aerospace industry comprises 400+ firms in every region of the country; collectively they employ 80,000 Canadians. Since 1990, Canadian aerospace industry sales have more than doubled, reaching $22 billion in 2002. Aerospace is Canada’s leading advanced technology exporter, exporting nearly 80 per cent of its output. Canadian firms are global market leaders in regional aircraft, business jets, commercial helicopters, small gas turbine engines, flight simulation, landing gear, and space applications.

Within the Canadian aerospace industry the space technologies sector is knowledge intensive and at the forefront of research and innovation. Building on the strengths of more than 5,000 highly skilled workers, nearly 2,000 of whom are engineers or scientists, Canadian space firms have acquired world-leading capabilities in areas such as satellite-based communication services, space robotics, and earth observation. Sales in 2002, including related value added products and services, exceeded $1 billion. The Ottawa region has a high concentration of space engineering activities with several important government and industrial activities. A few significant space engineering operations in the Ottawa region include:

• David Florida Laboratory, Canadian Space Agency (Shirley’s Bay) is Canada's spacecraft assembly, integration and testing centre used for radio frequency, structural, and thermal qualification testing of space-bound and terrestrial hardware.

• Telsat Canada is a world leader in satellite communications, and space systems operating a fleet of satellites for the provision of broadcast distribution and telecommunications services. Telesat has successfully launched fourteen satellites and is currently in the design and testing stage for satellite launches in 2007 and 2008.

• Magellan Aerospace Rockets and Space Division manufactured more than 800 Black Brant rockets with one of the most reliable launch records of any rocket system, capability to reach altitudes of 1500 km and used extensively by Canadian Space Agency and NASA. Magellan has core businesses that include small satellites, sub-orbital launch vehicles, solid composite rocket motors, space payloads and hardware.

• COM DEV is the largest Canadian-based designer and manufacturer of space hardware subsystems. COM DEV manufactures products that are sold to major satellite prime contractors for use in communications, space science, remote sensing and military satellites.

• Neptec is the world leader in vision system integration for space applications with pioneering work and products in the area of intelligent 3D vision systems for space. Neptec has developed and operated significant vision systems for both the NASA space shuttle and international space station programs, delivering over 50 different flight systems on 5 different NASA programs.

All the foregoing employ graduates from the Carleton Aerospace Engineering program and all have current ongoing collaborations with Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In addition Carleton graduates are in positions of responsibility within virtually all Canadian space technology companies. Most of these companies also employ Carleton co-op students.

5. Consultation

Consultations have taken place with the Department of Electronics to confirm the availability and capacity of ELEC 3909 and ELEC 4509 to accommodate the increased enrolment of Aerospace Stream D students. The Department of Electronics has confirmed that existing resources for these two courses are sufficient to deal with the expected increase.

As well, consultations will take place with Admissions to launch the program during the application cycle for the academic year 2007-2008. Impact of the program on registration and scheduling is considered by the University Registrar's Office. A statement from the Library is attached (Appendix B).

6. Resource Requirements and Availability

6.1 Faculty

The recent addition of Prof. Ellery (see section 3.1) to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering increases the Department capacity to present the proposed program. Thus, only one new faculty position in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is required to teach the core Stream D courses and supervise senior projects in the final year of the program, or provide teaching capacity to allow faculty identified in section 3.1 to increase the proportion of their teaching commitment to the proposed stream.

6.2 Space

This program will require 2,000 square feet of additional space. The size and scope of current Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering programs fully utilizes all space currently allocated to the Department. In recent years several measures have been taken to maximize the efficiency with which currently allocated space is used.

As a minimum the proposed Aerospace Engineering Stream D: Space Systems Design program will require:

• Space Technologies Design Laboratory to support the AERO 3841 Spacecraft Design course. This course will have an enrolment of the 20 students in Aerospace Stream D plus an estimated 20 students from other aerospace engineering streams or mechanical engineering that take this course as an elective. The total 40 students registered will be split into laboratory sessions of about 20 students each. In groups of two or three students will be required to complete a total of six laboratory exercises. Therefore, the laboratory will have to be of adequate size to accommodate six reconfigurable laboratory work stations. The estimated size is at least 1,800 square feet, with appropriate infrastructure including water supply, drains, high pressure air, and electricity. This laboratory is also expected to support the research effort of the new and some existing faculty involved in this program.

• Faculty Office for the additional faculty to be hired as part of this program will be necessary. Estimated at 150 square feet per office.

6.3 Equipment and Supplies

The Space Technologies Design Laboratory will house some pre-existing equipment, but the purchase of some new equipment will be necessary to support the proposed program and this laboratory. The new equipment has been estimated at a total cost of about $50,000. In addition the cost of furnishing for the laboratory and new faculty office is estimated at $25,000.

7. Financial Implications

On a steady-state basis this program will lead to 75-78 additional full-time domestic students generating tuition fees and BIUs. One new faculty positions has been allocated to this program as part of the Faculty Strategic Hiring Plan approved by the senior administration in September 2006. Current levels of support for library acquisitions, as stated in Appendix B, are adequate.

8. The Resource Planning Committee Statement

The Dean of Engineering and Design endorses this proposal as it can be implemented within the resource envelope of the Faculty, with the new faculty position already allocated.

Appendix A – Course Descriptions

ECOR 1010 [0.5 credit]

Introduction to Engineering

Technology, society and the environment. Graphical design communication: sketching, graphical projections; CAD. Managing data: statistical methods; spreadsheets. Design analysis: matrix programming software; symbolic computer algebra systems. Design process: proposals; reports; presentations; reporting software.

Precludes additional credit for ECOR 1000.

Lectures four hours per week, laboratories two hours per week.

ECOR 1101 [0.5 credit]

Mechanics I

Introduction to mechanics. Scalars and vectors. Concurrent forces: resultant and components. Statics of particles. Moments and couples. Force system resultants. Rigid body equilibrium. Frames and machines. Internal forces. Kinematics and kinetics of particles. Conservation

theorems: work-energy; impulse-momentum. Centroids and centres of gravity.

Lectures three hours a week, tutorials and problem analysis three hours a week.

ECOR 1606 [0.5 credit]

Problem Solving and Computers

Introduction to engineering problem solving. Defining and modeling problems, designing algorithmic solutions, converting algorithms to C++ programs, testing, debugging. Program style, documentation, reliability. Numeric methods: representation of data, rounding and

truncation errors, root finding, curve fitting.

Precludes additional credit for SYSC 1100 and SYSC 1102.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.

ECOR 2606 [0.5 credit]

Numerical Methods

Numerical algorithms and tools for engineering and problem solving. Sources of error and error propagation, solution of systems of linear equations, curve fitting, polynomial interpolation and splines, numerical differentiation and integration, root fi nding, solution of

differential equations. Software tools.

Precludes additional credit for SYSC 2606.

Prerequisites: MATH 1005 and ECOR 1606.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.

ECOR 3800 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Economics

Introduction to engineering economics; cash flow calculations; methods of comparison of alternatives; structural analysis; replacement analysis; public projects; depreciation and income tax; effects of inflation; sensitivity analysis; break-even analysis; decision making under risk and uncertainty.

Prerequisite: third-year status in Engineering.

Lectures three hours a week.

ECOR 4995 [0.5 credit]

Professional Practice

Presentations by faculty and external lecturers on the Professional Engineers Act, professional ethics and responsibilities, practice within the discipline and its relationship with other disciplines and to society, health and safety, environmental stewardship, principles and

practice of sustainable development. Communication skills are emphasized.

Precludes additional credit for MAAE 4905, CIVE 4905, SYSC 3905 or ELEC 3905.

Prerequisite: fourth-year status in Engineering.

Lectures three hours a week.

CHEM 1101 [0.5 credit]

Chemistry for Engineering Students

Topics include stoichiometry, atomic and molecular structure, thermodynamics and chemical equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, carbon dioxide in water, alkalinity, precipitation, electrochemistry, kinetics and basic organic chemistry. Laboratory component emphasizes techniques and methods of basic experimental chemistry.

Precludes additional credit for CHEM 1000.

Prerequisites: OAC in Calculus and Chemistry, or equivalent.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours a week

PHYS 1004 [0.5 credit]

Introductory Electromagnetism and Wave Motion

This calculus-based course introduces electricity, magnetism, oscillations, waves and optics. The laboratory is an essential and autonomous part of the course.

Precludes additional credit for PHYS 1002 and PHYS 1008.

Prerequisites: MATH 1004 or MATH 1007, ECOR 1101 or PHYS 1001 or PHYS 1003 or PHYS 1007 with a grade of B-, or permission of the Department.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory or tutorial three hours a week.

MATH 1004 [0.5 credit]

Calculus for Engineering or Physics

Definite and indefinite integrals; numerical approximation. Transcendental functions (trigonometric and inverse trigonometric, logarithm and exponential), their derivatives and integrals. Applications: area, volume, average value. Further techniques of integration: integration by parts, partial fractions, and substitutions.

Restricted to students in the Faculty of Engineering, or in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics).

Precludes additional credit for MATH 1002, MATH 1007, MATH 1009.

Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12 Mathematics: Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus; or an OAC in Calculus, or MATH 0007 (or equivalent).

Lectures three hours a week and one hour tutorial.

MATH 1005 [0.5 credit]

Differential Equations and Infinite Series for Engineering or Physics

First-order differential equations. Linear differential equations with constant coefficients; undetermined coeffi cients; annihilator operators. Variation of parameters. Euler-Cauchy differential equation. Indeterminate forms. Sequences and series; convergence tests; estimation of sums. Power series, Taylor series, remainders. Use of power series to solve differential equations.

Restricted to students in the Faculty of Engineering, or in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics).

Precludes additional credit for MATH 1002, MATH 2001, MATH 2002, MATH 2007, MATH 2404 and MATH 2600.

Prerequisites: i) MATH 1004, or a grade of C- or better in MATH 1007; and ii) either: successful completion of an OAC in Algebra and Geometry, or MATH 0107 [prior

to Fall 2003]; or: concurrent registration in MATH 1104 (or MATH 1107); or permission of the School.

Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.

MATH 1104 [0.5 credit]

Linear Algebra for Engineering or Science

Systems of linear equations. Matrix algebra. Determinants. Complex numbers. Eigenvalues. Diagonalization and applications.

Precludes additional credit for BIT 1001, BIT 1101, MATH 1102, MATH 1107, MATH 1109, MATH 1119.

Note: MATH 1119 is not an acceptable substitute for MATH 1104.

Prerequisite: Ontario Grade 12 Mathematics: Geometry and Discrete Mathematics; or an OAC in Algebra and Geometry; or MATH 0107; or equivalent. Restricted to students in the Faculty of Engineering, in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and physics), or in the School of Computer Science.

Lectures three hours a week and one hour tutorial.

MATH 2004 [0.5 credit]

Multivariable Calculus for Engineering or Physics

Fourier series; expansions for even and odd functions; half-range expansions. Surfaces in R3. Differential calculus of functions of several variables. Extrema and Lagrange multipliers. Exact differentials. Line integrals. Double integrals; polar coordinates; applications. Triple integrals; cylindrical and spherical coordinates; applications.

Precludes additional credit for: MATH 2001, MATH 2002, MATH 2008, MATH 2009 and MATH 2000.

Prerequisites: i) MATH 1005 or MATH 2007; and ii) MATH 1104 or MATH 1107; or permission of the School; enrolment in the Faculty of Engineering, or in B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics (except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics).

Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.

MATH 3705 [0.5 credit]

Mathematical Methods I

Laplace transforms, Fourier series and Fourier transforms, solutions of partial differential equations of mathematical physics, boundary value problems, applications.

This course may be taken for credit as a 3000-level Honours Mathematics course, by students in any Honours program in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.

Precludes additional credit for MATH 3004, PHYS 3808, and PHYS 3806.

Prerequisite: MATH 2001 or MATH 2002; or i) MATH 2404 or MATH 1005, and ii) MATH 2004 or MATH 2008 or MATH 2009; or permission of the School.

Lectures three hours a week and one hour tutorial.

STAT 3502 [0.5 credit]

Probability and Statistics

Axioms of probability; conditional probability and independence; random variables; distributions: binomial, Poisson, hypergeometric, normal, gamma; central limit theorem; sampling distributions; point estimation: maximum likelihood, and method of

moments; confidence intervals; testing of hypotheses: one and two populations; engineering applications: acceptance sampling, control charts, reliability.

This course may not be used to meet the 3000-level course requirements in any General or Honours program in Mathematics and Statistics.

Precludes additional credit for STAT 2507, STAT 2605, STAT 2606, ECON 2200, ECON 2201.

Prerequisite: MATH 2004, or MATH 2001 and enrolment in the Faculty of Engineering or B.Sc. programs of the Department of Physics [except Double Honours Mathematics and Physics].

Lectures three hours a week and one hour laboratory.

CCDP 2100 [0.5 credit]

Communication Skills for Engineering Students

Development of competence in written and oral communication in engineering. Focus on professional written documents (process descriptions, proposals, reports, engineering literature reviews and responses); written responses to engineering communications; related oral work.

Precludes additional credit and weight for ECOR 2000 and ALSS 1000.

Prerquisite: enrolment in Bachelor of Engineering.

Lectures and tutorials three hours a week.

MAAE 2001 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Graphical Design

Engineering drawing techniques; fits and tolerances; working drawings; fasteners. Elementary descriptive geometry; true length, true view, and intersection of geometric entities; developments. Assignments will make extensive use of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and will include the production of detail and assembly drawings from actual physical models.

Precludes additional credit for ECOR 1001.

Prerequisite: ECOR 1010 or ECOR 1000 before 2003.

Lectures and tutorials two hours a week, laboratory four hours a week.

MAAE 2101 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Dynamics

Review of kinematics and kinetics of particles: rectilinear and curvilinear motions; Newton's second law; energy and momentum methods. Kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies: plane motion of rigid bodies; forces and accelerations; energy and momentum methods.

Precludes additional credit for CIVE 2101 or ECOR 2101.

Prerequisites: ECOR 1101 and MATH 1005 and MATH 1104.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours a week.

MAAE 2202 [0.5 credit]

Mechanics of Solids I

Review of Principles of Statics; friction problems; Concepts of stress and strain at a point; statically determinate and indeterminate stress systems; torsion of circular sections; bending moment and shear force diagrams; stresses and deflections in bending; stress and strain transformations.

Precludes additional credit for CIVE 2200.

Prerequisites: ECOR 1101, MATH 1005 and MATH 1104.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratory three hours a week.

MAAE 2300 [0.5 credit]

Fluid Mechanics I

Fluid properties. Units. Kinematics, dynamics of fluid motion: concepts of streamline, control volume, steady and one-dimensional flows; continuity, Euler, Bernouilli, steady flow energy, momentum, moment of momentum equations; applications. Fluid statics; pressure distribution in fluid at rest; hydrostatic forces on plane and curved surfaces; buoyancy.

Prerequisites: MATH 1005, MATH 1104 and ECOR 1101.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and problem analysis three hours a week.

MAAE 2400 [0.5 credit]

Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer

Basic concepts of thermodynamics: temperature, work, heat, internal energy and enthalpy. First law of thermodynamics for closed and steady-flow open systems. Thermodynamic properties of pure substances; changes of phase; equation of state. Second law of thermodynamics: concept of entropy. Simple power and refrigeration cycles. Introduction to heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation.

Precludes additional credit for ECOR 2401.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1101 or CHEM 1000, MATH 1005 and MATH 1104.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and problem analysis three hours a week.

MAAE 2700 [0.5 credit]

Engineering Materials

Materials (metals, alloys, polymers) in engineering service; relationship of interatomic bonding, crystal structure and defect structure (vacancies, dislocations) to material properties; polymers, phase diagrams and alloys; microstructure control (heat treatment) and mechanical properties; material failure; corrosion.

Precludes additional credit for MECH 2701 or CIVE 2700.

Prerequisites: CHEM 1101 and ECOR 1101.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratory three hours a week.

MAAE 3004 [0.5 credit]

Dynamics of Machinery

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms and machines. Mechanism force analysis. Static and dynamic balancing. Kinematic and dynamic analysis of cams. Free and forced vibration of single-degree-of-freedom systems. Introduction to multibody dynamics.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2101.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratories two hours a week.

MAAE 3202 [0.5 credit]

Mechanics of Solids II

Buckling instability: torsion of non-circular sections; unsymmetric bending and shear centre; energy methods; complex stresses and criteria of yielding; elementary theory of elasticity; axisymmetric deformations.

Precludes additional credit for CIVE 3202.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2202.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratory three hours a week.

MAAE 3300 [0.5 credit]

Fluid Mechanics II

Review of control volume analysis. Dimensional analysis and similitude. Compressible flow: isentropic flow relations, flow in ducts and nozzles, effects of friction and heat transfer, normal and oblique shocks, two-dimensional isentropic expansion. Viscous flow theory: hydrodynamic lubrication and introduction to boundary layers.

Precludes additional credit for MAAE 3303.

Prerequisites: MATH 2004 and MAAE 2300.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis and laboratory three hours a week

MAAE 3901 [0.5 credit]

Mech & Aero Engineering Lab

Students perform a series of laboratory exercises dealing with a wide range of mechanical engineering topics. Included in this course is a group design project. Students relate theory and practice and develop experience with modern engineering equipment, measurement techniques and design methodology. Good reporting practice is emphasized.

Precludes additional credit for MAAE 4901.

Prerequisite: third-year status in Engineering.

Lectures and tutorials one hour a week, laboratory five hours a week.

AERO 3002 [0.5 credit]

Aerospace Design and Practice

Design approach and phases. Design integration. Influence of mission and other requirements on vehicle configuration. Trade-off studies, sizing and configuration layout. Flight vehicle loads, velocity-load factor diagram. Structural design: overall philosophy, role in design process, methods.

Prerequisites: MAAE 2001 and third-year status in Engineering.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours a week.

AERO 3240 [0.5 credit]

Orbital Mechanics

Review of rigid body dynamics, orbital elements, Keplerian two-body problem, orbit transfers,

rendezvous, time of flight, interplanetary trajectories, manoeuvres (flyby, capture). Orbit determination and perturbations. Advanced topics: restricted three body problem, Lagrange's planetary equations.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2101

Lectures three hours per week, tutorial one hour per week

AERO 3841 [0.5 credit]

Spacecraft Design

Design of spacecraft and spacecraft subsystems with emphasis on mission requirements and current design methods: spacecraft configuration, payload, structural, attitude control, thermal, power, and other related subsystems. Spacecraft integration and testing.

Precludes additional credit for AERO 4801

Prerequisite: MAAE 2001

Lectures three hours a week, tutorials or laboratories three hours per week.

AERO 4442 [0.5 credit]

Transatmospheric and Spacecraft Propulsion

Planetary/interplanetary environments and effects. Launch and spacecraft propulsion: liquid/solid/hybrid rockets, ram/scramjets, combined cycle engines, electrothermal, electromagnetic, electrostatic, nuclear, and propellantless propulsion. Trajectory analysis, multi-staging, separation dynamics. Advanced engine concepts.

Prerequisite: AERO 4446 or MECH 4406

Lectures three hours a week.

AERO 4446 [0.5 credit]

Heat Transfer for Aerospace Applications

Fundamentals of heat transfer with emphasis on aerospace systems design. Conduction, convection and radiation modes of heat transfer. Radiation exchange between surfaces and view factors. Radiation in spacecraft thermal control. High speed flight and reentry heating.

Prerequisite: MAAE 2400, MAAE 3300

Precludes additional credit for MECH 4406.

Lectures three hours a week.

AERO 4540 [0.5 credit]

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control

Rigid body dynamics. The dynamic behavior of spacecraft. Environmental torques. The design of attitude control systems. Gravity gradient, spin, and dual spin stabilization. Attitude manoeuvres. The design of automatic control systems. Impacts of attitude stabilization techniques on mission performance.

Prerequisite: AERO 3240 and SYSC 3600

Lectures three hours a week.

AERO 4842 [0.5 credit]

Space Mission Design

Space mission elements. System view of spacecraft. Requirements definition. Space mission geometry. Orbit selection. Space environment and its effect on spacecraft design. Launch vehicle design and selection. Mission operations. Space systems design examples.

Precludes additional credit for AERO 4802

Prerequisite: AERO 3841

Lectures three hours a week, tutorials or laboratories one hour per week.

AERO 4907 [1.0 credit]

Aerospace Engineering Project

Participation in team projects dealing with design and development of an aerospace vehicle or system. One or more such projects will be undertaken each year. Opportunities to exercise initiative, engineering judgment, self-reliance and creativity, in a team environment similar to industry. Oral presentations and reports.

Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent registration in AERO 4003 or AERO 4842, and fourth-year status in Engineering.

ELEC 3909 [0.5 credit]

Electromagnetic Waves

Maxwell's equations and EM wave solutions. Polarization. Poyntingvector. EM waves in dielectrics and conductors; skin depth. Reflection and refraction. Standing waves. Fresnel relations, Brewster angle. Transmission lines. Line termination, basic impedance matching and transformation. Smith charts. Introduction to guided waves; slab waveguide.

Precludes additional credit for PHYS 3308.

Prerequisite: ELEC 3105 or permission of the Department.

Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis three hours alternate weeks

ELEC 4509 [0.5 credit]

Communication Links

Fundamentals; decibel, intermodulation, idB compression, dynamic range, SNR, noise figure, noise temperature, antenna gain, EIRP, G/T. Line-of-sight links; receiver, diversity, fade margin. Satellite links; link calculations, multiple accessing, earth stations. Fiber links, fiber types, sources, detectors, systems.

Prerequisite: fourth-year status in Engineering or permission of the Department.

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory and problem analysis three hours alternate weeks

SYSC 3600 [0.5 credit]

Systems and Simulation

Properties of linear systems. Linear dynamic models of engineering systems. Applications of the Laplace transform. Transfer functions. Block diagrams. Frequency and time response. System simulation with digital computers.

Precludes additional credit for SYSC 2500 or SYSC 3500.

Prerequisites: MATH 1005, and (ECOR 1101 or PHYS 1001).

Lectures three hours a week, laboratory three hours a week.

Appendix B – Library Statement

Carleton University Library

Memorandum

Date: March 1, 2007

To: Prof. Jonathan Beddoes,

Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

From: Kristof Avramsson, Science Reference Librarian

Laurie Campbell, Gifts and Collections Librarian

Subject: Library Support Statement for proposed Bachelor of Engineering in

Aerospace Engineering, Stream D: Space Systems Design

Collection Support

Carleton University Library’s print and electronic resources, augmented by journal delivery and interlibrary loan services, strongly support the proposed Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, Stream D: Space Systems Design. Support for the program comes from the Library’s comprehensive collections in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. The Library also has strong collections in Applied Science and Technology which provide additional support.

These scholarly materials are selected by the Science Reference Librarian and are received through the approval plan program, individual orders, serial subscriptions, standing orders, memberships, and consortial purchases.

Journals

Carleton University Library has made the transition from print to electronic journals, with access to over 36,000 electronic full-text journals. The Library has developed a strong electronic journal collection through individual subscriptions and by participating in several consortia including: Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), Consortia Canada and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). The Library has free access to a collection of core digital resources negotiated by Knowledge Ontario.

Products recently acquired by Carleton University Library include:

• AIAA Meeting Papers

• Blackwell Synergy Journals Online

• Cambridge University Press

• JSTOR: Arts and Science I-IV

• Oxford University Press (including archival collections)

• Taylor & Francis

The majority of the Library’s electronic journal packages are available through Scholars Portal Search, an OCUL initiative that provides a common interface for searching many journals and a variety of indexes published by major distributors and presses such as Elsevier’s ScienceDirect and its backfiles. SFX provides direct links from the databases to the Library Catalogue.

Monographs

The majority of monograph titles collected are in print format. However, Carleton faculty and students also have access to several e-book collections covering a variety of subjects including: Springer, Safari Books Online, Knovel, and NetLibrary.

Reference Collection

The Library maintains a reference collection of indexes and abstracts, bibliographies and literature guides in print and electronic format. These include the following Aerospace Engineering products:

• Aerospace & High Technology Database

• Applied Science and Technology Full Text

• Ei Engineering Village (includes Compendex and Inspec)

• Embase/Medline

• Ergonomic Abstracts

• IEEExplore

• PsycInfo

• Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

• Web of Science

Research Assistance

Research support for the proposed Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, Stream D: Space Systems Design, will be provided by the Science Reference Librarian. Librarians liaise between the Library and the Department, maintaining direct contact with program faculty to ensure that the Library’s collection reflects changes in research interests and teaching.

Librarians compile research guides of print and online resources, provide research assistance, and teach research seminars. Students and faculty can request assistance in person, by phone, email or by Live Chat using MSN Messenger.

Faculty and students may also receive assistance from the Data Centre, Special Collections, and the Maps, Data and Government Information Centre (MADGIC).

Students also have access to the Learning Commons which combines research, IT support, and learning support services in one location. The Learning Commons Desk is located on the main floor of the Library. Learning Support Services provides help with academic development skills including time management, note taking, and essay writing.

Access to Library Resources

The majority of the Library’s online products are available from over 192 workstations in the Library, at computer labs and offices across campus, and off-campus via the proxy server. These research databases are accessible free of charge to Carleton users. Wireless access in the Library and selected locations on campus provides students and faculty with greater access to the Library’s electronic resources. The Library has 80 laptops available for loan to students.

The Library’s online system (Innovative’s Millennium) provides a user-friendly Web-based online public access catalogue, which allows for sophisticated searching across multiple library catalogues. The Library Web site provides links to journal indexes, articles, and full-text electronic resources.

The Joy Maclaren Adaptive Technology Centre located on the main floor of the Library is equipped with adaptive equipment for use by students with disabilities registered with the Paul Menton Centre. Wheelchair accessible library catalogue terminals, equipped with large monitors, are available throughout the Library.

During the school year the Library is open seven days a week, except for statutory holidays. During the summer months the Library is closed on Saturday. During the school year the building is open 8:00 am-2:00am Monday to Friday, and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 am-2:00am.

Resource Sharing

Sm@rtLibrary allows library users to search the library catalogues of Carleton University, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Library and Archives Canada, the University of Ottawa, the Ottawa Public Library, and other Ottawa institutions including the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Library users get free borrowing privileges from all of these libraries.

Located in the National Capital Region, Carleton has easy access to many valuable research collections in the area. Faculty and students have full access to the holdings of the University of Ottawa, either through interlibrary loans or on-site borrowing.

Carleton offers interlibrary loan service to faculty, staff, and registered students. Materials can normally be obtained in a very short turnaround time, often via fax or ARIEL. The interlibrary loan system RACER allows students and faculty to simultaneously search the library catalogues of Ontario university libraries for books or journals not held at Carleton.

Journal articles not held at Carleton are also available through the Library’s journal article delivery services. Ingenta and CISTI Source provide access to journals in all subject areas and to their table of contents. Ingenta and CISTI Source include 30,000 and 22,000 journals respectively. Faculty and students have free access to articles (some restrictions apply), and Canadian and American Ph.D. dissertations.

Carleton students and faculty can borrow materials in person from other libraries across North America through the OCUL Direct Borrowing Program. Academic membership in the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) allows students and faculty to borrow material through Interlibrary Loans from all major libraries and beyond. The Library also participates in the IUBP (Inter-University Borrowing Program) and issues cards to students to borrow from Quebec universities.

Membership with the Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, permits the Library free access and borrowing of the Center’s materials (over four million volumes) which include all subject areas. The Center’s holdings are accessible from Carleton’s Library Catalogue.

The Library is committed to collection development and management, as well as resource sharing to support the proposed Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering, Stream D: Space Systems Design.

c.c. Margaret Haines, University Librarian

Brian Mortimer, Clerk of Senate

Anita Hui, Head, Collection Development

Elizabeth Knight, Head, Reference Services

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Year 4 – 2010/11

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Figure 1. Course structure of proposed Aerospace Engineering Stream D: Space Systems Design. Courses in dashed boxes are new, courses in dotted boxes are modifications of existing courses.

Engineer

Elective

4xxx

Year 3 – 2009/10

F W

Year 2 – 2008/09

F W

Year 1 – 2007/08

F W

Engineer

Elective

4xxx

Engineer

Elective

4xxx

AERO

3002

Aero Design

& Practice

AERO

4842

Space

Mission

Design

ELEC

3909

EM

Waves

ELEC

4509

Comm

Links

ECOR

3800

Eng

Econ

AERO 4442

Transatmos.

& Spacecraft

Propulsion

AERO

4446

Heat Transfer

for Aero Apps

AERO

3841

Spacecraft

Design

ECOR

4995

Prof

Practice

AERO

4540

Spacecraft

Dynamics

& Control

AERO

4907

Aero Engineering Project

MAAE

2700

Eng

Materials

SYSC

3600

Systems

Simulation

MAAE

3901

MAE

Lab

MAAE

3300

Fluids II

MAAE

3202

Solids II

AERO

3240

Orbital

Mechanics

MAAE

3004

Dyn of

Mach

STAT

3502

Prob &

Statistics

CCDP

2100

Comm

Skills

ECOR

2606

Numer

Methods

MAAE

2400

Thermo

Heat Tr

MAAE

2202

Solids I

MAAE

2300

Fluids I

MAAE

2101

Eng

Dynamics

MAAE

2001

Eng Gr &

Design

MATH

2004

Multivaria.

Calculus

MATH

3705

Math

Methods

Elective

H/SS

Elective

H/SS

ECOR

1606

Problem

& Comp

CHEM

1101

Chem for

Engineer

ECOR

1101

Mechanic

PHYS

1004

Intro Elec

& Wave

ECOR

1010

Intro to

Eng

MATH

1005

Diff Equ

& Inf

Series

MATH

1004

Calculus

For Eng

MATH

1104

Alegbra

For Eng

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