Advanced Aerospace Design 2015-2016
The unit is precisely addresses the requirement for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). The module is unlike other taught courses in which the students are anticipated to develop professional skills by solving open ended problems. The fundamental technical contents for this course rely on first three years of undergraduate degree. Students are expected to solve encountered problems by self-learning that would mean, referring to previous courses contents or from books or online sources However, in some particular cases where specialist knowledge are involved for instance use of hot wire and laser cutting then detailed training are conducted for the groups to proceed with manufacturing in presence of lab assistants.
Aim of the course is to allow masters level students to advance a range of professional engineering skills by participating in a multidisciplinary group by carryout a designated task.
Objectives of advanced aerospace design course are to;
1. Indicate the potential of contributing productively and effectively in the multidisciplinary team environment.
2. Display progression of learning within a particular field of the design.
3. Recognize the necessity of the customers.
4. Understand the significance of authentication and justification of the design process along with practical testing.
5. Redirect an appropriate outcome from prior experience.
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Group Members
The group consists of 8 members from various engineering background. Each team members chose a specific job(S). Below shows the main responsibility of all the group members besides assisting others in any relevant tasks.
Chief Engineer
Lucia Munoz Cordoba
Main duties
Provide technical
vision and leadership for the group.
Key Deliverables
- Technical vision for the group
- Technical communication with the customer
- Chief Engineer’s report
Project Manager
Mobin Yunus Malik
Main duties
To provide the organisational framework that enables the group to deliver to the best of its abilities
Key Deliverables
- Leadership on Project Plan
- Meeting agendas and minutes
- Project management statement
Aerodynamics & Performance
Parth Aggarwal
Main duties
Aerodynamics
- Provide leadership of the aerodynamics function in the group
- Provide leadership of the Performance function in the group
- To identify appropriate aerodynamic and propulsive efficiency design targets for the vehicle
- To develop design tools for analysis and
optimisation of performance
Key Deliverables
Aerodynamics
- Understanding of the trade between aerodynamic performance and cost in terms of weight, complexity and risk.
- Aircraft drag polar for input into the Constraints Analysis and performance calculations
Performance
- Constraints analysis to select wing loading and power loading
- Detailed prediction of vehicle performance under various operating scenarios, including as a minimum range/duration and identification of appropriate reference speeds
Structures
Shuang Li
Main duties
Provide leadership of
the structures function in the group
Key Deliverables
- Choice and justification of the vehicle structural concept
- Design and optimisation of the main structural components
- Structural weight estimation
Weight & Balance and Stability & Control
Zawar Haider
Main duties
Weight & Balance
To maintain control
over the vehicle weight and balance at all stages of the design
Stability & Control
- Provide leadership of the Stability & Control function in the group
- To identify an appropriate static margin and ensure that this is achieved through appropriate arrangement of lifting surfaces and cg locations
- To specify size and locations of flight controls consistent with the required mission and pilot/autopilot handling qualities
Key Deliverable
Weight & Balance- Structural weight estimation,
- Weight and balance spreadsheet
- Weight reduction strategy
- Vehicle lifting surface arrangement
- Vehicle required cg location
- Tail plane/fin sizing
- Control surface sizing
CAD
Mingyong Zhong
Main duties
To maintain an up to
date CAD model of the vehicle
Key Deliverable
Persistently up to date CAD model that is actively used to inform the design process at every stage.
Avionics and Propulsion
Alessandro Zanfardino
Main duties
Avionics
Provide leadership of the Avionics function in the group
Propulsion
Provide leadership of the Propulsion function in the group
Key Deliverables
Avionics
- Systems specification
- Systems layout
- ‘Acrylic bird’ systems demonstrator rig
- Systems safety procedures for ground and flight test
Propulsion
- Propulsion system specification
- Propulsion system experimental evaluation
- Propulsion system safety procedures
Test Pilot and Manufacturing Leader
Yusuf Iqbal
Main duties
Provide leadership of
the flight test and operations role
Key Deliverables
- Demonstration of pilot competency in simulation by week 4, Semester 1
- Competency on the Bixler trainer aircraft by week 8
- Competency to fly own groups experimental aircraft by week 10
- Flight operations manual for group
- Flight test (and possibly incident) reports