Production of Aerospace Systems

I Part manufacture; the philosophy and physics of formative, subtractive and additive manufacturing processes, giving materials its shape and function.

II Joining and integration methods of aerospace structures, such as bonding, riveting, bolting and welding.

III Principles of sustainable manufacturing, determining and assessing the environmental cost of a manufacturing system. Recurring vs. non-recurring cost and automation principles.

IV Cases studies (aviation/space/wind and emerging technologies).

V Large scale manufacturing and assembly systems, lean manufacturing, principles of quality improvement.