er wots the difference between aerospace eng and mechatronic (space) eng? (1 Viewer)

[llamasohee]

besides the name.. thx

 

[antarctic]

Well, aerospace is space engineering with an aeronautical flavour, while mechatronics (space) is space engineering with a mechatronic flavour. Generally, both do the basic aero courses, and space courses, and aerospace has more aeronautical aspects, and mechatronic has more mechanical/electronic/mechatronic aspects to it.
AFAIK, in first semsester of first semester, the two degrees have identical courses/units of study.
If you want to know more, a good place to go is the 2005 USyd faculty of engineering handbook - it outlines the units of study for all engineering courses, and offers good info for comparing the two courses.

Regards

Antarctic

 

[withoutaface]

The fact that the latter is far superior?

j/k, but there's from memory about 4 units of study difference between mechanical and mechatronics space, along with one doing different electives. In mechatronics those four units will be mechatronics 1-3 as well as power systems and drives, while I think aeronautical would have aerodynamics and such.

 

[gordo]

there is no such degree as aerospace (as KC always re itterates)
aerospace is the school of space engineering and this is broken up into aeronuatical, mechanical and mechatronic degrees

 

[withoutaface]

Aerospace actually encompasses aeronautical (regular) and all of the space engineerings, if we want to split hairs...
EDIT: Oh and congrats on being elected class representative.

 

[gordo]

heh thanks

who are u though, u say u r in my maths tut yet u never identify yourself

 

[withoutaface]

Haha I was talking to you the other day actually before the tute. On Monday I'll be the one wearing the Fontana campaign shirt, that should be easily identifiable