Courses Category: Private Courses

Systems Engineering and Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Applications – Online Short Course (Starts 24 March 2026)

  • From 24 March–16 April 2026 (4 Weeks, 8 Classes, 16 Total Hours)
  • Every Tuesday and Thursday from 1–3 p.m. Eastern Time (all sessions will be recorded and available for replay; course notes will be available for download)
  • Advance your expertise with this essential course, focusing on responsibly building systems with Artificial Intelligence and using AI to enhance the systems engineering and deployment processes, all the while understanding and managing risks.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

AI for Aerospace Applications: Ethics, Policy, and Society

  • Navigate the intersection of AI, ethics, policy, and societal impact with this course tailored to the unique challenges of AI and aerospace applications.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

AI Design and Deployment Risks for Aerospace Applications

  • Deepen your understanding of aerospace autonomy and AI risk management with this fourth AIAA course in the Responsible AI series. It focuses on measuring, assessing, and mitigating the inherent risks in AI systems, from safety and security to governance and legal interventions.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Aircraft Maintenance Management

  • Access to training materials will be provided; classes will not be recorded
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

Practical Design Methods for Aircraft and Rotorcraft Flight Control for Conventional Civil/Military, UAV, and AAM Applications with Hands-on Training using CONDUIT® – Online Short Course (16–19 Nov 2026)

Instructed by Dr. Mark Tischler and Dr. Tom Berger

  • From 16–19 November 2026 (4 Days, 4 Classes, 20 Hours)
  • Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday at 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
  • Classes will be recorded and available for replay; course notes and student software for hands-on exercises will be available for download
  • The course will be a combination of lectures, interspersed with associated hands-on lab exercises (aircraft and rotorcraft) to be completed by the students on their own computers using a 2-month trial of the CONDUIT® Pro version, provided with the course.
  • Course will include technical examples based on conventional and high-speed rotorcraft, UAV, and eVTOL for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and package delivery
  • All registrants will receive an eBook copy of the instructors’ AIAA textbook Practical Methods for Aircraft and Rotorcraft Flight Control Design: An Optimization Based Approach (Tischler et al., AIAA, 2017).
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course

Aircraft Handling Qualities

  • This new online course provides a comprehensive overview of the design, analysis and test processes surrounding Aircraft Handling Qualities.
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.

Spacecraft Avionics Systems Design and Applications

  • This new practical course taught by a mission/system expert offers a rare deep dive into spacecraft avionics systems engineering and design
  • All students will receive an AIAA Certificate of Completion at the end of the course.