PG-EAM - Graduate Program in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering
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Courses

The Graduate Program in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering offers a wide range of courses organized into three research areas. In addition to the courses offered by PG-EAM, students can also take courses from other stricto sensu programs at ITA.

Note: Some courses may be taught in English, depending on demand and availability.

Complete Catalog and Offerings

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Courses by Research Area

The courses are organized according to the three research areas of the program. Click on each area to see the list of available courses.

EAM-1: Aircraft Design, Structures and Aerospace Systems

Courses in the research area of Aircraft Design, Structures and Aerospace Systems

This area covers aerodynamics, flight dynamics, structures, control and aircraft design.

CodeCourse TitleCredits
AA-203Subsonic Experimental Aerodynamics3
AA-204Wind Turbine and Rotary Wing Aerodynamics3
AA-208Gas Dynamics3
AA-209Wing and Fuselage Aerodynamics in Subsonic Regime3
AA-215High-Speed Aerodynamics3
AA-230Computational Fluid Dynamics I3
AA-234Aerodynamics Applied to Aircraft Design3
AA-247Modal Analysis of Complex Fields3
AA-270Spectral Element Methods for CFD3
AA-271Aeroacoustics3
AA-277Instability and Transition to Turbulence3
AA-286Turbulent Flows and Numerical Modeling3
AA-290Actuator Disc and Actuator Line Models1
AA-299Adjoint Methods for Flow Instability Problems1
AA-300Thesis Seminar1
AA-310Research Seminars in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering1
AB-110Fundamentals of Control Theory3
AB-111Aircraft Performance2
AB-121Orbital Mechanics2
AB-204Aircraft Stability and Control3
AB-206Flying Qualities of Rigid and Flexible Aircraft1
AB-207Flexible Aircraft Control1
AB-210Controller Design in Frequency Domain3
AB-265Spacecraft Dynamics and Control3
AB-266Aircraft Simulation and Control3
AB-269Rendezvous and Docking/Berthing Orbital Maneuvers3
AB-270Aerospace Vehicle Simulation and Control3
AB-271Port-Hamiltonian Approach to Modeling, Simulation and Control3
AB-273Conceptual Design of Space Systems3
AB-274Spacecraft Formation Flying3
AB-275Spacecraft Constellations3
AB-276Modeling and Simulation of Flexible Aircraft3
AB-295Fundamentals of Astronautics III3
AE-206Manufacturing and Fractography of Advanced Structural Polymer Composites3
AE-207Theory of Plates and Shells3
AE-213Stability of Aeronautical Structures3
AE-225Structural Dynamics I3
AE-228Structural Dynamics II3
AE-236Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics I3
AE-237Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics II3
AE-245Finite Elements3
AE-249Aeroelasticity I3
AE-250Aeroelasticity II3
AE-256Numerical Methods in Solid Mechanics3
AP-120Conceptual Aircraft Design2
AP-201Aircraft Performance Applied to Air Transport Engineering3
AP-260Advanced Aircraft Design3
AP-265Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization3
AP-266Aerostructural Optimization3
AP-267Conceptual Design of Combat Aircraft3
AP-270Maintenance Engineering I3
FM-223Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos I3
FM-224Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos II3
FM-250Calculus of Variations I3
FM-251Calculus of Variations II3
FM-293Fundamentals of Astronautics3
FM-294Fundamentals of Astronautics II3
MP-206Analysis and Design of Composite Material Structures3
MP-208Optimal Filtering with Aerospace Applications3
MP-210Fundamentals of Mechatronics3
MP-215Integrated Product Development (IPD)3
MP-223Robotic Manipulators - Space Applications3
MP-237Fundamentals of Scientific and Industrial Metrology3
MP-239Design and Analysis of Experiments3
MP-244Rotor Dynamics3
MP-260Modeling and Analysis of Discrete Event Systems3
MP-271Modeling and Identification of Dynamic Systems3
MP-273Sliding Mode Control3
MP-275System Identification3
MP-277Modeling and Simulation of Aircraft Systems3
MP-282Dynamic Modeling and Control of Multicopters3
MP-288Optimization in Mechanical Engineering3
MP-289Optimal Design in Additive Manufacturing3
MP-290Continuum Mechanics3
MP-291Dynamics of Mechanical Systems3
MP-292Stochastic Modeling and Reliability Analysis in Structural Mechanics3
MP-294Signal Processing Applied to Acoustics and Vibrations3
MP-296Multibody System Dynamics3
MP-298Wave Propagation in Structures3

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EAM-2: Aerospace Propulsion and Energy

Courses in the research area of Aerospace Propulsion and Energy

This area focuses on propulsion, combustion, fluid mechanics and thermal systems.

CodeCourse TitleCredits
AC-240Heat Conduction: A Numerical Approach3
AC-250Introduction to Data Acquisition3
AC-251Propellers3
AC-285Elements of Combustion3
AC-292Pollutant Emissions in Combustion Processes3
AC-298Combustion: Kinetics and Modeling3
FF-295Crystal Properties and X-Ray Diffraction3
FQ-240Classical Electrochemistry3
FQ-241Electrochemical Principles and Corrosion3
FQ-246Electrochemical Energy Conversion Systems3
ME-200Thermodynamics3
ME-201Fluid Mechanics3
ME-202Heat Transfer3
ME-203Entropy Generation and Energy Analysis3
ME-205Elementary Fluid Mechanics3
ME-206Convection3
ME-209Applied Thermodynamics3
ME-211Turbomachinery3
ME-212Turbomachinery Design3
ME-214Gas Turbines3
ME-220Advanced Topics in Gas Turbine Performance3
ME-221Technologies Used in Gas Turbines3
ME-232Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer3
ME-256Turbulent Flow in Clean and Porous Media3
ME-278Refrigeration and Air Conditioning3

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EAM-3: Materials, Manufacturing and Automation

Courses in the research area of Materials, Manufacturing and Automation

This area encompasses advanced materials (polymers, metals, ceramics), manufacturing processes and applied chemistry.

CodeCourse TitleCredits
AC-298Combustion: Kinetics and Modeling3
FF-206Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology3
FF-295Crystal Properties and X-Ray Diffraction3
FF-299Electric Discharges and Plasmas Laboratory3
FQ-201Energetic Materials3
FQ-202Engineering Applied to Aerial Weapons and Ammunition3
FQ-220Chemical Thermodynamics3
FQ-222Chemical Kinetics3
FQ-223Chemical Dynamics3
FQ-224Material Identification by FT-IR3
FQ-230Thermochemistry and Combustion of Energetic Materials3
FQ-232Organic Chemistry Concepts Applied to Energetic Materials3
FQ-233Chemistry of Energetic Materials3
FQ-240Classical Electrochemistry3
FQ-251Physicochemistry of Polymer Composite Interfaces3
FQ-252Fundamentals of Polymer Science3
FQ-254Polymer Structures and Properties3
FQ-260Introduction to Materials Chemistry3
FQ-261Physicochemistry of Self-Organized Systems3
FQ-266Introduction to Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering3
FQ-270Adsorption on Solids3
FQ-290Quantum Chemistry I3
FQ-291Methods of Molecular Quantum Chemistry3
FQ-295Polymer Characterization by Thermal Analysis3
FQ-298Principles of Absorption and Luminescence Spectroscopy in UV/VIS Region3
FQ-299Reactive Modeling of Energetic Materials3
MB-246Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes3
MB-267Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Technology-Based Product Engineering3
MP-210Fundamentals of Mechatronics3
MP-215Integrated Product Development (IPD)3
MP-217Lean Product Development (LPD)3
MP-234Sensors and Transducers3
MP-237Fundamentals of Scientific and Industrial Metrology3
MP-239Design and Analysis of Experiments3
MP-260Modeling and Analysis of Discrete Event Systems3
MP-261Human Factors Engineering3
MT-201Fundamentals of Materials Engineering3
MT-203Thin Film Science and Technology3
MT-204Surface Integrity3
MT-220Machining with Defined Geometry3
MT-221Introduction to Elastomer Science and Technology3
MT-231Physical Metallurgy3
MT-233Phase Transformations in Solid Metals and Metallic Alloys3
MT-242Metal Solidification3
MT-247Non-Conventional Manufacturing Processes3
MT-248Advanced Manufacturing3
MT-256Mechanical Behavior of Polymers and Composites3
MT-271Advanced Topics in Structural Carbons3
MT-280Thermomechanical Processing of Aluminum Alloys3
MT-281Ceramic Materials3
MT-282Advanced Magnetic Ceramic Materials3
MT-284Characterization of Ceramic Materials in RF and Microwaves3
MT-287Production of Aeronautical Components by Sintering3
MT-291Thermodynamics of Materials3
MT-294Technology of Steels and Special Alloys3
MT-297Special Polymers3
MT-299Martensitic Transformations3
TE-210Ablative Materials3
TE-222Welding of Aerospace Materials3

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