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Ae 252

The AE252M course focuses on experimental principles in aerospace engineering, covering measurement techniques, sensors, and error analysis. It includes 12 lectures and 6 lab hours, emphasizing hands-on experience with various sensors and data acquisition methods. Course evaluation consists of lab work (50%), a final lab exam (20%), and a final written exam (30%).

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Ae 252

The AE252M course focuses on experimental principles in aerospace engineering, covering measurement techniques, sensors, and error analysis. It includes 12 lectures and 6 lab hours, emphasizing hands-on experience with various sensors and data acquisition methods. Course evaluation consists of lab work (50%), a final lab exam (20%), and a final written exam (30%).

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First Course Handout

AE252M: Experiments in Aerospace Engineering – I


Instructor: Mohammed Ibrahim S (ibrahim@[Link])
2L-0T-2P-0A (4 credits) Prereq.: None
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Objectives of the course: Introduction to principles of measurement, sensors, and the


issues of experimental accuracy.

Course content: Principles of measurement, Dimensional Analysis, Error analysis and


data reduction, Types of sensors and their applications, Demo experiments with sensors
and data acquisition.

Lecture component of the course


Content Number of lectures
Sensors: 8
 Strain Gage
 Force, Torque, Power,
 Pressure and Sound
 Temperature and Heat Flux
 Flow & Motion
Error analysis and data reduction 4
 Uncertainty in measurements
 Probability distributions
 Propagation of errors
 Estimates of Mean and Errors
 Curve fits
Total 12

Laboratory component of the course


Content Number of Lab. hours
Strain gauge, half-bridge & full-bridge 1.5
Load cell, calibration & measurement 1.5
Pressure sensor, calibration & measurement 1.5
Temperature measurements using thermocouple & RTD 1.5
Total 6

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Reference Books:
1 Measurement Systems Application and Design, E. O. Doebelin
2 Data Reduction and Error Analysis for Physical Sciences, P. R. Bevington and D.
K. Robinson.
3 Experimental Stress Analysis, James W. Dally, William F. Riley.
4 Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Norman E. Dowling

Instructions:
 AE252M lectures will be held in EEM 117 (Environmental Sciences Building)
 Labs will be held in VI-Lab (2nd-floor NWTF building).
 Attendance is mandatory for labs.

Lab report
 Objective, introduction and working principle.
 Brief description of the experimental set-up.
 Data presentation: Data interpretation (plots/table).
Sample calculation (if required)
Summary.
 Report size: 3-4 pages maximum.
 1 report/ student.
 Report due in 1 week from day of experiment conducted.

Course evaluation scheme:


Lab: 50%
Final Lab exam: 20%
Final written exam 30%
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