Rotorcraft Engineering - Systeme & Komponenten

What it is about

The module provides fundamentals of Systems Engineering and covers the main subsystems of helicopters (e.g., rotor, drive train, primary structure, flight control, electrics). You learn how these systems work, how they interact, and how development and verification processes are planned. In the end you will be able to assess different configurations and define experiments for verification and validation of systems and components.

What you will be able to do

• Basic knowledge of systems engineering processes for helicopters
• Assessment of designs of important helicopter subsystems
• Planning new developments on systems and components
• Understanding the tasks and functional principles of individual systems
• Recognizing the interaction between systems
• Identification and definition of necessary tests/experiments for verification and validation

What the module consists of

• LecturesConveying the theoretical foundations of Systems Engineering and system functions
• Central exerciseDeepening selected aspects, example calculations and a small design task in small groups on the computer
• Exam brief / excursionPreparation for exam content or practical insights

Teaching method

• Lecture / Presentation / Tablet notesFor conveying the theoretical foundations of Systems Engineering
• PC exercise in small groupsFor applying calculations and carrying out a design task
• FilmsFor illustrating systems and components
• PC program for practiceFor the practical processing of examples and designs