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Network Analysis

Time domain analysis: Transients in electrical circuits - RL, RC and RLC circuits, DC and AC circuits, switched capacitor circuits, conservation of charge, passive filters, resonance in networks, magnetic circuits and magnetically coupled circuits.

Laplace domain analysis: Laplace transform basics, initial and final value theorems, properties of Laplace transforms, initial value problems, applications of Laplace transforms for networks solving

Two-port networks, graph theory and network synthesis.

Data Structure and Algorithms

Time Complexity Analysis: Big-Oh, Big-Omega, and Big-Theta notations. Data Types and Abstract Data Types (ADTs):Various types of ADTs such as List, Set, Queue, Circular Queue, Trees, Graphs, etc.2-3 Trees, Red-Black Trees, Binary Trees, Search Trees, N-ary Trees. Graph Traversals and Searching:BFS (Breadth-First Search), DFS (Depth-First Search), Spanning Tree, Minimum Spanning Tree, Paths, Shortest Paths, TSP (Traveling Salesman Problem). Data Structures for Maintaining Ranges, Intervals, and Disjoint Sets with Applications.

Material Science and Metallurgy

Selection of materials – structure of solids, crystal structure – defects in crystals, free energy concept – alloying – principles of solidification – phase diagrams – concept of heat treatment – properties of materials, mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties – testing of materials – semiconductor materials – ceramics, synthesis and processing – polymers, classification, mechanism of formation, structure property relations, characterization – composites, classification, factors influencing properties, processing.

Vector Calculus and Ordinary Differential Equations

Vector Calculus: scalar and vector fields – level surfaces – directional derivatives, gradient, curl, divergence – Laplacian – line and surface integrals – theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes.

Sequences and Series of Functions: complex sequences – sequences of functions – uniform convergence of series – test for convergence – uniform convergence for series of functions.

Numerical Methods for Scientific Computing

Mathematical review and computer arithmetic – numbers and errors; Nonlinear equations; Direct methods for linear systems; Iterative Methods for Linear Systems; Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors – power method, inverse power method, QR method; Approximation Theory – norms, orthogonaliza- tion, polynomial approximation, piecewise polynomial approximation, trigonometric approximation, rational approximation, wavelet bases; Numerical Differentiation; Numerical Integration- Romberg Integration, Gauss Quadrature, Adaptive Quadrature; Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations – single step and multi-st

Linear Algebra and Perturbation Methods

Vector Space, norm, and angle – linear independence and orthonormal sets – row reduction and echelon forms, matrix operations, including inverses – effect of round-off error, operation counts – block/banded matrices arising from discretization of differential equations – linear dependence and independence – subspaces and bases and dimensions – orthogonal bases and orthogonal projections – Gram-Schmidt process – linear models and least-squares problems – eigenvalues and eigenvectors – diagonalization of a matrix – symmetric matrices – positive definite matrices – similar matrices – linear tr

Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicles

Introduction: Simulation classification – Objectives, concepts, and types of models – Modeling: 6- DOF models for aerospace vehicle with prescribed control surface inputs – Control Systems: Mechan- ical (structural), Hydraulic systems and their modeling – Block diagram representation of systems – Dynamics of aerospace vehicles – Pilot station inputs – Cues for the Pilot: Visual, biological, and stick force – Virtual Simulation: Fly-by-wire system simulation – Uncertainty Modeling & Simula- tion: Characterization of uncertainty in model parameters and inputs, use of simulation to propaga

Modern Aircraft Control Design

Fundamentals of matrix algebra and vector spaces – Solution of simultaneous equations for square, under-determined, and over-determined systems – Concepts of basis vector transformations – Sim- ilarity and adjoint transformations – Eigenvalues and eigenvectors – Jordan form – Characteristic equation – Analytic functions of square matrices and Cayley-Hamilton theorem – Concepts of state, state-space, state-vector – Methods for obtaining the system mathematical model in the state-space form – State-space Form for Aerospace Systems: Aircraft dynamics, missile dynamics, inertial navi- gation sy

Applied Aerodynamics

Panel methods – Unsteady potential flows – Compressible flow over wings – Axisymmetric flows and slender body theories – Boundary layer analysis – Viscous-inviscid coupling – Flight vehicle aerody- namics – Rotor aerodynamics – Low Reynolds number aerodynamics – Flapping wings – Two- and three-dimensional flow separation.

 

Introduction to Flow Instability

Introduction to stability – Review of dynamical systems concepts – Instabilities of fluids at rest – Stability of open shear flows: Inviscid and viscous theory, spatio-temporal stability analysis (absolute and convective instabilities) – Parabolized stability equation – Transient growth – Introduction to global instabilities.

 

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