AE 498

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in aerospace engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or department course information for topics and prerequisite.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 9 undergraduate hours or 12 graduate hours.

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AE 498 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
57632	Lecture-Discussion	AG	9:00AM -10:20AM	MW	106B6 Engineering Hall	Wroblewski, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Ag UAV Design Section Info: Principles of systems engineering applied to the design process for an agriculture drone; general design methodology of an agriculture drone with local farmers as stakeholders, sustainable materials used for component fabrication, and payload design to meet local stakeholder needs. Systems engineering analysis applied to the initial sizing, conceptual design, fabrication, and troubleshooting of an agriculture drone system to meet a given set of requirements. Intensive technical writing and project team organization. Emphasis on sizing, trade studies and design optimization, subsystem integration, and technical communication skills. 3 undergraduate hours. Prerequisite: Credit in AE 311, AE 323, and AE 352. Restriction(s): Restricted to Aerospace Engineering major(s).
68096	Online	ARO	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Ornik, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Advanced Review of Basic Math Section Info: Topic: Accelerated introduction to mathematical topics relevant for graduate-level studies across engineering. Rigorous overview of linear algebra: vector spaces, linear maps, norm, inner product, Banach and Hilbert spaces, basis, Jordan form, SVD decomposition. Simple optimization and regression: linear programming, linear least squares. Fundamentals of real analysis: continuity, differentiation, convergence of series, Taylor and Fourier series, multivariate derivatives, connection to differential equations. 4 credit hours for graduate students. Restricted to online non-degree, online, MSAE, online MSME, online MSCEE and online MCS students. For more details on this course section, please see http://engineering.illinois.edu/online/courses/. Non-Degree students may enroll on a space-available basis with consent of the Graduate Program Coordinator (ae-grad@illinois.edu). Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Engineering UG ONL - UIUC, MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, or MENG:ENGR:Digital Ag ONL- UIUC.
61129	Lecture-Discussion	PD	10:00AM -10:50AM	MWF	403B2 Engineering Hall	Eggl, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Title: Planetary Defense Section Info: This course serves as an introduction to Planetary Defense. Topics covered include near-Earth asteroid origin, composition and dynamics, orbit determination and impact monitoring, technical aspects of various asteroid orbit deflection techniques such as kinetic impact, nuclear deflection, ion beam shepherds, and gravity tractors, as well as a discussion of national and international planetary defense programs including relevant space missions. Prerequisites AE 352, AE 402. Recommended: AE 370 3 credit hours for undergraduate students. 4 credit hours for graduate students.
57464	Online	PDO	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Eggl, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Planetary Defense Section Info: This course serves as an introduction to Planetary Defense. Topics covered include near-Earth asteroid origin, composition and dynamics, orbit determination and impact monitoring, technical aspects of various asteroid orbit deflection techniques such as kinetic impact, nuclear deflection, ion beam shepherds, and gravity tractors, as well as a discussion of national and international planetary defense programs including relevant space missions. Prerequisites AE 352, AE 402. Recommended: AE 370 Restricted to online non-degree, online, MSAE, online MSME, online MSCEE and online MCS students. For more details on this course section, please see http://engineering.illinois.edu/online/courses/. Non-Degree students may enroll on a space-available basis with consent of the Graduate Program Coordinator (ae-grad@illinois.edu). Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Engineering UG ONL - UIUC, MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, MENG:ENGR:Digital Ag ONL- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:ChemEngLead ONL-UIUC.
67976	Lecture-Discussion	S2	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	140 Burrill Hall	Ning, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Section Title: Space Structures 2 Section Info: This course is a lab-based course focused on the design, finite element analysis (FEA), fabrication, characterization, and testing of a variety of space structure concepts. This is a follow-on course to the AE 498 Space Structures (SS); therefore, 498 SS is a required prerequisite to enroll in this lab course. The students will have the opportunity to work on hands-on projects involving composite plates and shells, deployable space structures, mechanical testing of space structures, 3D digital image correlations, 3D printing of space structures, and space environmental simulation and testing. The students will rotate through the semester to work on 3-4 projects that cover multiple of those topics or skills above. 3 credit hours for undergraduate students 4 credit hours for graduate students