Recent content by navierstokes

Are people in GNC group divided between those who write the actual firmware and those who derive the control laws? If so, I imagine that those who derive control laws should be familiar with things like flight mechanics and aerodynamics for system modelling and so. Is this right?

I have a huge interest in aviation and aerodynamics, despite being an EE student. I took Fluid Mechanics courses as electives, and I'm learning some aerodynamics on my own. I was thinking if there is any field of work where the knowledge of both an EE and aerodynamics/flight mechanics would be...

It's possible, but I know it's difficult. I could have electives on core CS topics like algorithms and data structures while in college, so I would have an easier time switching fields. At least, that's how I would do it. I've seen people with backgrounds in EE switching to CS, not sure about...

Following this. I'm entertaining thoughts of switching my degree from ME to Computer Science. I'm interested in Big Data and Machine Learning, and based on projects that I've been developing at college, found out that programming satisfies me more than mechanical design. My doubt is if it would...

I'm indeed interested in knowing more about how is engineering outside school, since I'm aware that the kind of job that I will do after undergrad will be very different from what I see everyday in class. I started this post because I wanted to get a feeling of how's a mechanical engineer job on...

I would like to hear the Mechanical Engineers on the forum, and discover some careers hat a MechE could follow. I would like to know what is your job like (on what field do you work: fluids, structures, thermo, controls..., which kind of company, is your job more technical or management, if it's...

I wonder how a engineer working in such a specific field manages to remember all other important stuff that he learned as a mechanical engineer. For example: a engineer working in aerodynamics probably won't need to deal with stress analysis every day.

Also, I would like to know how, typically, is the work of a engineer on a aerospace company. I mean: how multidisciplinary is the job? Does a single engineer ends up applying different kinds of knowledge (like strenght of materials and structures, fluid dynamics, controls...) or is the work...

That's good to know. My biggest concern whilen choosing a specialization was being stuck on that forever.

I was able to find the courses offered by each department, but I don't know if there are any courses that all MS students are required to take. This school is focused in aeronautics, and it offers a Master's Degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. I'm asking because I'm interested...

Thanks. I'm not very familiar with how a master degree works. I mean, I've given a look at the master's degree program on aeronautical engineering of a given school, and there were various concentrations: aerodynamics and propulsion, controls and guidance... When you enroll on a master's degree...

I know that aerospace engineering is a branch of mechanical engineering, and as a student of mechanical engineering myself, I'm curious to know what kind of knowledge a MechE coming out of a Bachelor's Degree should have if he wants to start working with aircraft (or pursuing a Master's Degree...

So, a MechE working with controls in aerospace would work alongside electrical engineers. The control engineers would work on the theory, while the EE's do the implementation. That's right? Also, didn't now about the usefulness of control theory on thermal analysis. Very interesting stuff. Are...

Yeah, I'm starting to learn Matlab right now. Looks like Aerospace has a lot of control and mechanical engineering disciplines working together. That's very interesting, indeed. Do you have some links where I could read more about this?

Very interesting links, thank you. Control engineering is a very interdisciplinar field, as I see it, so I think a good understanding of electronics/electrical is required (for programming PLCs, I think). So, how much electrical/electronics a MechE should know to be confortable working with...