Space Vehicle Design is a core course for undergraduates majoring in aeronautical and astronautical science and technology.The aim of the course is to cultivate the basic ability and quality of"chief designer"candidate talents.Space Vehicle Design involves many elements,concepts,and coupling multi-disciplines.Comprehensiveness,systematism and creativity can be emphasized in this course.The four main teaching difficulties of this course are discussed.The ideas of innovation construction are carefully explained in combination with the educational goals of Northwestern Polytechnical University.The knowledge system,teaching methods and teaching resources are persistently improved.An innovative teaching model of'motivation of national defense strategy-introduction of aerospace ideological and political education-analysis of engineering cases-strengthening of virtual simulation'is constructed.The specific implementation process of innovation construction of this course is described.The innovation construction of this course has a good effect through multi-dimensional evaluation and feedback,which could strongly support the cultivation of the space vehicle conceptual design talents and chief designer candidates.
Space Vehicle Designcultivation of'chief designer'talentssystem engineering thinkingaerospace ideological and political educationwhole process evaluation