Aerospace Engineer (472)
Aerospace Engineer (472)
There are two main branches of Aerospace Engineering (AE), each branch focuses on an individual part of the broad field of Aerospace. Astronautical Engineering focuses on outer space projects; including space crafts and satellites. Aeronautical Engineering focuses on planes and missiles. Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineers have to have slightly different training, however, the branches overlap frequently. In an aerospace engineering job, engineers are spending more time behind a desk than in the past. This is due to the advancement of software, analysis and design, and other computer based projects that must be completed before or during the building of a project. Engineers in this field also have to have great communication skills due to the collaboration it takes with other engineering fields to complete a single project.
One large project that AEs worked on was the International Space Station (ISS) (See Figure 1). The ISS is thought to be one of the most complex engineering project to be created in human history. AEs played a large part in making this project a reality. It was AEs that determined how to assemble the ISS in space, and what the altitude and orbit speed needed to be to prevent the station from …show more content…
By creating a wing in the shape of a bat’s wing, and eliminating the mechanics inside the actual wing, it is predicted that this new MAV will be able to fly farther and more efficiently than its predecessors. Engineers are trying to make the wing act like an artificial muscle by using electro-active polymers that cause the wing to react to an applied voltage. This is a key example of what projects aerospace engineers work on. Once the design is finalized, they will request other engineer specialties to assist building the prototype, but AEs work on the design before collaborating with another specialty
There are two main branches of Aerospace Engineering (AE), each branch focuses on an individual part of the broad field of Aerospace. Astronautical Engineering focuses on outer space projects; including space crafts and satellites. Aeronautical Engineering focuses on planes and missiles. Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineers have to have slightly different training, however, the branches overlap frequently. In an aerospace engineering job, engineers are spending more time behind a desk than in the past. This is due to the advancement of software, analysis and design, and other computer based projects that must be completed before or during the building of a project. Engineers in this field also have to have great communication skills due to the collaboration it takes with other engineering fields to complete a single project.
One large project that AEs worked on was the International Space Station (ISS) (See Figure 1). The ISS is thought to be one of the most complex engineering project to be created in human history. AEs played a large part in making this project a reality. It was AEs that determined how to assemble the ISS in space, and what the altitude and orbit speed needed to be to prevent the station from …show more content…
By creating a wing in the shape of a bat’s wing, and eliminating the mechanics inside the actual wing, it is predicted that this new MAV will be able to fly farther and more efficiently than its predecessors. Engineers are trying to make the wing act like an artificial muscle by using electro-active polymers that cause the wing to react to an applied voltage. This is a key example of what projects aerospace engineers work on. Once the design is finalized, they will request other engineer specialties to assist building the prototype, but AEs work on the design before collaborating with another specialty