ENME404-23S1 (C) Semester One 2023

Aerodynamics and Ground Vehicle Dynamics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2023
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 May 2023

Description

Aerofoil theory; Flat plate lift and drag; Aerofoil lift and drag; Predicting aerofoil data with Xfoil; Boundary layer theory; Aircraft performance; Stability and control in flight; Wind tunnel testing; Glider design, build and test; Propeller design; BEMT method; High speed (compressibility) effects; Wheeled ground vehicles: load transfer, tyre design, traction and rolling resistance, aerodynamics, suspension, steering, and potential flow.

Prerequisites

ENME304 or ENME314

Timetable 2023

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 08:00 - 09:00 E7 Lecture Theatre
20 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Jack Erskine 031 Lecture Theatre
20 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 E5 Lecture Theatre
20 Feb - 2 Apr
24 Apr - 4 Jun
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
02 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
03 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
04 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
05 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
06 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
07 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
08 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
09 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar
10 Monday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
11 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
12 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
13 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
14 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
15 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
16 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
17 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
18 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
13 Mar - 19 Mar
19 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Mech 120 Wind Tunnel Lab
6 Mar - 12 Mar

Course Coordinator

Mark Jermy

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Wing Platform Design Report 11 May 2023 15%
Glider Report 04 May 2023 15%
Wind Tunnel Report 30 Mar 2023 10%
Vehicle Modelling Report 25 May 2023 10%
Exam 50%

Notes

For detailed course, policy, regulatory and integrity information, please refer to the UC web site, or see relevant Course or Department LEARN pages, (which are available to enrolled students).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,164.00

International fee $5,750.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mechanical Engineering .

All ENME404 Occurrences

  • ENME404-23S1 (C) Semester One 2023