Naval Ship Design

Host University

Virginia Tech

Semester

Fall 2026

Course Number

AOE-5315

CRN

80598

Credits

3

Discipline

Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

Course Information

Capstone naval ship design concept exploration including the study and application of the system engineering process to the simultaneous development of naval ship requirements, selection of ship technologies, and definition of a baseline naval ship design. Hullform, machinery, ship synthesis and balance, metrics (including Overall Measure of Effectiveness, technology risk, and cost) and design optimization in the context of a naval ship design project.

Prerequisites

AOE 5304 (MIN grade of P) , AOE 5314 (MIN grade of P) , AOE 5334 (MIN grade of P) , AOE 5074 (MIN grade of P) Prerequisites Enforced: Yes