Aerospace Engineering

Module contents

Practical relevance and an application-oriented approach are the cornerstones of our certified Aerospace Engineering course. The professors from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, the University of Stuttgart and the University of Ulm have many years of teaching experience in their specialist areas, have relevant industry experience in the automotive, aerospace and aviation sectors and have a good network of contacts.

What can you expect?

As a participant, you will receive a basic introduction to the requirements of the aerospace industry and a deeper understanding of the technical differences to the automotive industry in terms of safety, product technologies and development. You will learn about aerospace standards, regulations and safety management in order to clarify the risk of confusion between similar terms in the automotive and aerospace sectors. You will learn about system and software architectures (e.g. AUTOSAR vs. IMA) and will be able to independently understand scheduling, APIs and network protocols. In addition, building on your basic knowledge, you will experience an enthusiasm for the overall product of aerospace technology, technical familiarization with neighbouring fields (avionics hardware, aviation business model, etc.) as well as tooling, project and product management. Practical relevance is important to us and runs through all modules, so that you can engage in an active, professional exchange with the lecturers.

Contact

Institut für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung
Stefanie Kirsch
Referentin Netzwerk und Weiterbildung

Phone: +49 (0)721 925-2814
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Geb. E, 2. OG
Wilhelm-Schickard-Straße 9
76131 Karlsruhe

Detailed overview of the individual module contents

Module 1	Aerospace Systems Engineering
Module content	Day 1: Aerospace Requirements Day 2: Aerospace Management Day 3: Aircraft Safety Assessment (based on SAE ARP-4761) Day 4: Flight systems engineering and control Day 5: Hydraulics and Navigation Day 6: Communication Day 7: Degrees of redundancy
Language	German or English
Project work	Independent design of a primary/secondary flight control system for a future aircraft
Prerequisites	Bachelor's degree or relevant professional work experience
Learning objectives/applicability	Design competence with regard to avionics technologies and architectures Comprehensibility of specifications and framework conditions Decision-making competence with regard to safety and security processes and methods (finding compromises)

Module 2	Introduction to space travel - Fundamentals of Spacecraft Technology
Module content	Day 1: Fundamentals of Spacecraft Technology Day 2: Space Environment and its Impacts Day 3: Spacecraft Subsystems Day 4: Translational Motion (Orbit Control) Day 5: Rotational Motion (Attitude Control) Day 6: Applied Orbital Mechanics for Vehicle Operations Day 7: Exploration
Language	German or English
Project work	Topics will be announced during the course
Prerequisites	Bachelor's degree or relevant professional work experience
Learning objectives/applicability	Comprehensive overview of all central elements of a space mission and knowledge of the interrelationships. Understanding of the space environment and its impact on the spacecraft and the mission. Comprehensive overview of all relevant subsystems of a spacecraft. Understanding of the physical laws of orbital mechanics and their practical effects, the most relevant perturbations and knowledge of various possibilities of orbit modification, including their advantages and disadvantages. Basic understanding of the attitude dynamics of spacecraft as well as an overview of the possibilities of active and passive attitude control. Understanding of the background of central space maneuvers (rocket launch, rendezvous with a space station, re-entry) and classification of these. Overview of the requirements for exploration missions, which differ from earthbound missions, as well as space visions and their classification.

Module 3	Aerospace Sensors and Radar
Module content	Day 1: RF basics, RF components and RF measurement technology, practical exercise: measurement with network analyzer (NWA) Day 2: Signal generation, active RF components, practical exercise: measurement with spectrum analyzer (SA) Day 3: What is radar, radar equation and RCS Day 4: Angular radar systems, synthetic aperture radar, radar sensor technology Day 5: Digital signal processing, simulation, practical exercises on real hardware and with real signals Day 6: Simulations for signal processing practical exercise: velocity estimation with 2D and 3D FFT, FMCW multi-ramp method Day 7: Signal evaluation with radar, practical exercise on CFAR, measurements with a 60 GHz FMCW radar, distance, speed and angle measurement
Language	German
Project work	Current topic of radar technology in the aerospace industry or implementation and evaluation of real radar measurements for distance, speed and angle determination.
Prerequisites	Bachelor's degree or relevant professional work experience
Learning objectives/applicability	General and special knowledge in the field of radar technology at system and component level Fundamentals of high-frequency technology and its significance at system level Evaluation of radar signals across the entire processing chain

Module 4	Aerospace Software Engineering
Module content	Day 1: Aerospace software project management, specifications Day 2: V-model development process (RTCA DO-178) Day 3: V-model V&V process (DAL-A) Day 4 and 5: Software architecture Day 6 and 7: Software development
Language	German or English
Project work	Project work and presentations by the participants during the week. At the end, a written exam of 2 hours: 1 hour online test with questions on the various topics; 1 hour working on a specific task using the methods and techniques learnt.
Prerequisites	Bachelor's degree or relevant professional work experience
Learning objectives/applicability	Participants will be familiar with the most important aviation-specific standards (e.g. DO-178C, ARP-4754A) as well as their interrelationships and requirements for software development processes. They understand the basics of configuration, change and risk management and can categorize common tools such as Git and JIRA. Participants understand the structured development process in the V-model in accordance with DO-178C, including the creation and documentation of requirements, software design and implementation. They know how these phases are linked and made traceable in safety-critical projects. Participants know the requirements for verification and validation according to DO-178C for safety-critical software of class DAL-A. They know how verification is planned, carried out and documented, including the use of suitable tools and coverage metrics. Participants understand the basics of IMA, ARINC-653/664 and the architecture of modern avionics systems. They can evaluate real-time conditions (e.g. WCET), multicore challenges and model-based development approaches in safety-relevant systems. Participants know the principles of defensive programming, configurable systems and CI/CT pipelines with tools such as Jenkins and Git. They will have an overview of AI-supported development methods, software reuse/COTS use and system integration on a µC, FPGA and ASIC basis.

Material (literature, videos, simulations, etc.) will be made available on an e-learning platform for self-learning between the classroom sessions.

A more detailed description of the individual courses can be found in the overview (excerpt from the module handbook).

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Cooperation partner
Universität Stuttgart, Zentrum für Lehre und Weiterbildung

Universität Ulm, School of Advanced Professional Studies