General Engineering Major

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ENGINEERING (Engr)
Offered by various departments within the Engineering Divisions.

Engr 101. Introduction to Air Force Engineering. Introduces the USAFA engineering disciplines in the context of the engineering design process. Cadets will work in teams, guided by the engineering method (an integrated decision-making process) and the system-design approach, to create solutions to real Air Force problems. They will employ modern computational tools to explore design alternatives and communicate their design solutions.

Engr 311. Electrical Power Systems. Applications of the principles of energy conversion to electrical power systems. Generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of electrical energy in ground- and aircraft-based systems. Topics include single- and three-phase AC power, single- and three-phase AC motors, transformers, transmission line modeling, AC to DC power conversion and DC motors.

Engr 341. Linear Systems Analysis and Design. Analysis and design of linear systems. Includes modeling of electrical and mechanical systems; characterization of physical systems using linear, constant-coefficient differential equations; and state-space models; convolution using Laplace and FourierTransform techniques; identification of system response using frequency response and Bode plots; specification of design criteria in the s-domain; and modification of system parameters to satisfy design requirements. MATLAB™ computer programming is taught and the MATLAB™ computer interface is used for analysis and design.

Engr 342. Linear Control System Analysis and Design. Formulation and analysis of the linear control problem by transform methods. Synthesis of linear control systems emphasizing the root locus and Bode methods. Includes laboratory analysis and synthesis with real hardware and/or MATLAB™ simulation.

Engr 400. Divisional Seminar. An interdisciplinary study of engineering concepts, with emphasis on applications of fundamental principles. Includes case study, research, preparation and presentation of at least one major paper.

Engr 402. Professional Engineering Development. Review of mathematics, chemistry, mechanics of materials, statics, dynamics, electrical circuits, thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, engineering economics in preparation for the national Engineer-in-Training exam administered at the end of the course by the State of Colorado. A fee must be paid by the student to take the exam, therefore, taking the exam is not required.

Engr 443. Advanced Control Theory and Design. Introduction to advanced control techniques. Topics include state-space fundamentals, state feedback control, optimal control methods, estimation theory, and non-linear controls topics. Methods are applied to the design of control systems for aircraft and spacecraft. MatLab™/Simulink™ will be employed in three design projects.

Engr 495. Special Topics in Engineering. Selected topics in engineering, administered by various engineering departments.