16.90 Computational Methods in Aerospace Engineering, Spring 2014
Author(s)
Willcox, Karen
Wang, Qiqi
Alternative Title
Computational Methods in Aerospace Engineering
Date Issued
June 2014
Abstract
This course provides an introduction to numerical methods and computational techniques arising in aerospace engineering. Applications are drawn from aerospace structures, aerodynamics, dynamics and control, and aerospace systems. Techniques covered include numerical integration of systems of ordinary differential equations; numerical discretization of partial differential equations; and probabilistic methods for quantifying the impact of variability. Specific emphasis is given to finite volume methods in fluid mechanics, and finite element methods in structural mechanics.Acknowledgement: Prof. David Darmofal taught this course in prior years, and created some of the materials found in this OCW site.
Subjects
numerical integration
ODEs
ordinary differential equations
finite difference
finite volume
finite element
discretization
PDEs
partial differential equations
numerical linear algebra
probabilistic methods
optimization
computational methods
aerospace engineering
Monte Carlo
Fourier stability analysis
Matrix stability analysis
Runge-Kutta
convergence
accuracy
stiffness
weighted residual
statistical sampling
sensitivity analysis
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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