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Aerospace Control Systems

Aerospace Control Systems

NEXT START DATE: September 25, 2024
Application opens August 15, 2024

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LOCATION

In-person or Online

DURATION

12 months

TIMES

Evenings

TOTAL COST

$19,720 (estimated)

Program overview

This certificate program will give you a specialized understanding of aerospace systems and control for aircraft, spacecraft, and related systems. Through an intensive curriculum, you'll acquire knowledge and practical skills to design, analyze, and optimize control systems. You'll comprehensively explore flight dynamics and navigation. The program strongly emphasizes safety and reliability in aerospace systems and control, ensuring you graduate well-prepared to address these critical considerations professionally. Additionally, you'll participate in a culminating experience that integrates the analytical tools you've learned for the complete engineering system design cycle.

Designed for working professionals

If you want to learn how to design, analyze, and optimize control systems for aircraft or spacecraft while emphasizing safety and reliability, this certificate is for you.

Learn online or in-person

You can choose to attend classes either online or in person each week. Classroom sessions are held at the UW Seattle campus. Online classes are streamed live via web conferencing, and all sessions are recorded for later review.

Learning outcomes

  • Develop a strong mathematical foundation that is necessary for analysis and design of control systems in the aerospace industry.
  • Learn classical and advanced analytical tools for stability analysis of linear and nonlinear feedback control systems.
  • Study the dynamic models and control design for stable and optimal flight vehicles.
  • Apply the concepts and principles learned in previous courses to carry out a substantial part of the systems engineering design process.
  • Consider the ethical and safety implications in engineering practice, including proper documentation of analysis methods, disclosure of assumptions and limitations, and consideration of potential risks to human safety and the environment.

Courses

Complete the courses listed below to earn the certificate. You may be able to take individual courses without enrolling in the certificate program.

Analytical Methods for Aerospace Engineering

AE 501 (4cr)

Applications of analytical and mathematical methods for aerospace engineering, including: ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, linear algebra, vector calculus, integral theorems, complex analysis, optimization, and probability.

Classical Control Theory

AE 511 (4 cr)

Covers theoretic methods for linear systems in the frequency domain including nonlinear and linear systems; linearization of nonlinear systems; stability, controllability, and observability of linear systems; linear system representations in frequency and time domains; dynamic system response in time and frequency domain; and frequency domain control design.

Dynamics, Stability, and Control of Vehicles

AE 512 (4cr)

Covers stability derivatives; effects of stability derivatives on flight characteristics; dynamics of rigid bodies in air, space and underwater applications; responses to control inputs and external disturbances; handling qualities; control system components; sensor characteristics; stability augmentation systems; guidance and navigation; human factors; effects of limited communication; and multivehicle systems.

Introduction to Aerospace Systems Engineering
- culminating experience (pending final approval)

AE 597 (4 cr)

Introduce the complete aeronautics and astronautics systems engineering cycle and carry out a substantial part of the process while applying the concepts from previous undergraduate and/or graduate courses. Reviews the major subsystems present in every aero and astro system, with an emphasis on how these subsystems interact with each other and understanding of the effect of performance measures at both the system and subsystem level.

Application requirements

You will need to submit a resume or curriculum vitae, an unofficial transcript with at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point-average, and a statement of purpose.

Application requirements

Application opens August 15, 2024

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