Moscow Aviation Institute

Courses of Study at MAI

Curriculum:

• Aircraft and helicopter construction
• Fixed wing aircraft design and development
• Swing wing and rotary wing aircraft design and development
• Aircraft systems design (control, life support, escape, etc.)
• Aero and hydrodynamics
• Avionics systems engineering
• Manufacturing techniques and equipment

Department Research

• Aircraft design and development research
• Computer aided design facilities
• Aerodynamics of aircraft navigation systems
• Advanced flight control systems
• Advanced materials and manufacturing technology development

Curriculum:

• Jet aircraft and rocket construction
• Aircraft and spacecraft engine systems
• Engine and power plant installation design
• Engine thermal, hydro, and gas dynamics engineering
• Engine development and production technologies

Department Research

• Engine parameter optimization
• Supersonic mixed and combustion flow
• Space propulsion systems
• Computer aided design facilities
• Thermal transfer and protection systems
• Advanced aerospace materials
• Plasma and charged particle accelerators

Curriculum:

• Automatic and automated control systems
• Aircraft sensor and information instrument engineering
• Computers and automatic information devices
• Navigation and stabilization systems
• Onboard electrical systems

Department Research

• Automatic control systems
• Computer aided design development
• Simulation and systems modeling
• Onboard computer hardware and software systems
• Onboard electronic power supply and drive systems

Curriculum:

• Radio electronics
• Radar and radio navigation systems and equipment
• Radio control and data transmission systems design
• Electronic and computer equipment design

Department Research

• Data processing systems and processes

Curriculum:

• Automatic and manned flight vehicle design and development
• Flight vehicle dynamics and control systems
• Flight vehicle manufacturing and testing processes
• Flight vehicle life support and crew safety systems
• Flight vehicle computer aided design

Space Rockets Systems

Director: Professor Alifanov
• 30 professors and 80 engineers
• Spacecraft design technology
• Space systems reliability
• Automated instrumentation
• Properties of liquids in microgravity

Building of Space Systems

Director: Professor Golobiev
• Automated manufacturing processes and reliability

Structures and Materials

Director: Academician Abrasov
• Design and testing of aerospace materials

Flight Management and Navigation Systems

Director: Professor Malyshev
• Optimization of trajectories
• Spacecraft control systems

Tests of Rocket Systems and Development

Director: Professor Afanassyev
• Ground facilities for test and launch of space mission rockets

Processing Technologies for Space Operations

Director: Professor Bilinkov
• Design and development of space vacuum processes

Life Support Systems For Space Operations

Director: Professor Ganerinck
• Manned spaceflight life support systems
• Manned spaceflight medical and ergonomic problems
• Works in association with NPO Zvedza (space suits)

Hydrodynamics and Applications

Director: Professor Tarasov
• Air and water simulation of space systems

Information And Automatization

Director: Professor Smirnov
• Design and development of software for automatic operations

Department Research

• Design of space system structures and assemblies
• Spacecraft control and navigation systems
• Life support and environmental control systems
  • biological, medical and ergonomical studies
  • thermal conditioning systems
  • water and atmosphere regeneration systems
• Crew safety ensuring systems
• Flight vehicle and large space structure mechanics and dynamics
• Advanced space materials and composite structures
• Thermal protection systems
• Neutral bouyancy simulation of space assemble and operations

Curriculum and Department Research

• Aircraft special systems
• Onboard flight vehicle equipment systems efficiency
• Automated intelligent systems
• Robotic technology control systems
• Onboard automated control drive systems

Curriculum:

• Flight vehicle control systems
• Computer aided design
• Computer software and mathematical cybernetics

Department Research

• Nonlinear analysis and qualitative methods of study
• Evaluation and control of stochastic systems
• Thermophysical properties of materials
• Simulation of physical and chemical processes
• Transfer processes in ionized gases

Curriculum:

• Mechanical system drives and elements
• Machine dynamics and strength

Department Research