Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Imagine, design, carry out and operate solutions (machines, equipment, processes, systems and units) to provide a solution to a complex problem by integrating needs, constraints, context and technical, economic, societal, ethical and environmental issues.
• Identify complex problems to be solved and develop the specifications by integrating needs, contexts and technical, economic, societal, ethical and environmental issues.
• Optimally design and calculate the dimensions of machinery, equipment, processes, systems or units, based on state of the art, a study or model, addressing the problem raised; evaluate them in light of various parameters of the specifications.
• Integrate, where applicable, maintenance policies and quality approach, rational energy management, and components from different technologies.
• Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out mechanical engineering missions, using their expertise and adaptability.
• Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques specific to mechanical engineering.
• Identify and discuss possible applications of new and emerging technologies in the field of mechanical engineering.
• Communicate and exchange information in a structured way - orally, graphically and in writing, in French and in one or more other languages - scientifically, culturally, technically and interpersonally, by adapting to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
• Argue to and persuade clients, colleagues, teachers and boards, both orally and in writing.
• Adopt a professional and responsible approach, showing an open and critical mind in an independent professional development process.
• Finalise a realistic career plan in line with the realities in the field and their profile (aspirations, strengths, weaknesses, etc.).
• Show an open and critical mind by bringing to light technical and non-technical issues of analysed problems and proposed solutions.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Characterize flight performance (cruise, take-off, climb, descent, landing...), flight and maneuver envelope, range and endurance of aircraft.
Demonstrate a critical mind on the choices and conceptual layouts and architectures of fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
Highlight the methodology used for 6 DoF flight dynamics simulators.
Know and identify the global aircraft architectures.
Know and identify the different aircraft substructures.
Choose the global architecture of an aircraft and its substructures to meet a specification.
Know and choose the appropriate manufacturing processes and materials for the production of an aeronautical component and its assembly.
Know the advanced forming techniques for aeronautical components.
Know the main techniques of non-destructive testing.
Understand the importance of manufacturing in the industrial world and the role of the Engineer in the climate and environmental transitions of the field.
Raising awareness of the climate and environmental issues facing by the industry, and how the field, driven and fuelled by research, is making its climate and environmental transitions.
Highlighting the impact and responsibility of the engineer and the choices he makes on the life cycle of a component, the consumption of resources and energy, and how to optimise these aspects.
Strong link with the professional world and industrial practices, in particular through feedback from industry, concrete examples and case studies.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Aspects of flight performances (Cruise, take-off, climb, descent, landing...), manoeuvring flight envelope, range and endurance of aircrafts.
Aircrafts conceptual layouts and architectures (mission specification, sizing, payload-range, powerplant selection...) of fixed and rotary wing aircrafts .
Methodology used for 6 DoF (Degree of Freedom) flight dynamics simulators.
Main global architectures of a civil or military aircraft.
Main substructures of a civil or military aircraft.
Advanced manufacturing processes and techniques for aeronautics.
Assembly techniques in aeronautics.
Assembly and machining of composite parts: composite drilling and stacks, riveting, etc.
Repair of composite parts and LCA.
Manufacture of H2 tanks.
Non-destructive testing.
Responsibilities of the engineer, environmental issues
This course is given in English.

The course aims to familiarize engineering students with the key aspects of flight performance and the methodology involved in the aircraft and drone design process.
The course also gives an overview of the basics of aircraft architecture and the main design choices. It also introduces the student to the manufacturing and assembling techniques for materials in the aeronautical field. The course is given by academics who conduct research in the field of manufacturing technology and, in the same time, maintain close links with industrial companies, providing education to the forefront of technological and industrial requirements.

Prior Experience

Not applicable

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 UE assessment

• Oral examination - Face-to-face

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

I-FLMA-052: The exam takes place on a half-day during the session. The oral examination is carried out without the help of class notes. The exam takes place on a half-day during the session. To assess the degree of assimilation and of knowledge of the subject (not a pure memory reproduction of relationships and content learned by heart), the examination consists of two questions drawn lots:
A general question of theory for 50% of the final mark;
A question of the form of an exercise accounting for the remaining 50% of the final mark.
The answer to these questions is prepared the blackboard, sometimes on paper for the exercise, and then exposed orally by the student. The content for the examination is all the elements seen during the course and included in the copy of the slides made as class notes available for the students. The theoretical question is a question of synthesis that covers one of the fundamental chapters of the course. The exercise makes a direct appeal to the notions of the course and is presented in a form similar to those presented in the course and resolved during the exercise and practical work labs. 

I-GMEC-052: Oral examination without written preparation on all of the material covered in the oral course (100% of the AA mark). Duration: 25 minutes. Order of examination according to a schedule communicated before the exam. No materials or resources are required. A pen and paper are recommended to facilitate answers based on diagrams and drawings, where appropriate. Dress and presentation should be appropriate for an oral examination.

Method of calculating the overall mark for the Q2 UE assessment

I-FLMA-052: 67 %
I-GMEC-052: 33 %

The success of the UE is determined by a minimum score of 8/20 for each AA that constitutes it.

Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 UE assessment

• Oral examination - Face-to-face

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Same as Q2.

Method of calculating the overall mark for the Q3 UE assessment

Same as Q2.