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AOE-4266: Ocean Vehicle Design

Description: Study and application of systems engineering process and ocean engineering principles to the concept exploration, design and development of ocean vehicles including ships, submarines, surface and subsurface autonomous vehicles, boats and yachts. 4265: Emphasis on hullform, power and propulsion, synthesis, balance, metrics and design optimization. 4266: Emphasis on topside/external arrangements, internal arrangements, machinery arrangements, human systems, structural design, and final assessments of intact and damage stability, weights, space, seakeeping, cost, risk, overall balance and feasibility. Most of the work is done in teams.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: AOE-4265

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: AOE-4206

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 13

Average GPA: 3.49 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 33.43%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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