Aerospace Group Design Project
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MMME4105 | Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering | 4 | 40 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- MMME4105
- School
- Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This is a comprehensive project that covers whole-vehicle development from requirements to virtual product definition, via concept formulation, preliminary design and performance evaluation. This will be supported by modelling and simulation. Work will be undertaken by teams of 5-6 students (typically). They will apply appropriate methods for design, analysis, test and evaluation.
Progress will be monitored via weekly progress reports and review meetings. The maturity gates will be [1] Preliminary Design Review (PDR), [2] Critical Design Review (CDR). Each review will have specific reporting requirements and assessment criteria assigned to them.
Crucially, this project is configured so as reproduce an industry-based integrated product team (as closely as is practicable within a university teaching environment) in order to develop professional skills and a professional culture. Furthermore, given that MEng programmes are intended to provide a foundation for creativity, innovation and leadership, students are expected to organise their own work and priorities (with the advice and oversight of academic mentors).
Target Students
Students must be registered on one of the MEng Aeropsace Engineering courses: H400 or H40B
Assessment
- 10% Presentation 1: PRES1 (10%) - PDR - LO2, LO4, LO5
- 10% Presentation 2: PRES2 (10%) - CDR - LO2, LO5
- 20% Coursework 1: CW1 20% - LO3, LO4
- 10% Coursework 2: CW2 (10%) - LO2, LO5
- 20% Coursework 3: CW3 (20%) - LO1, LO6
- 30% Coursework 4: CW4 (30%) - LO3, LO5
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
Through successful completion of this module students will demonstrate their ability: to work in a collaborative team to deliver an complex engineering project against a set of customer requirements and safety standards to formulate specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely (SMART) objectives for all activities to contribute effectively as a team member and to exhibit professional behaviour within a teamto document all communications, technical work and team decisionsto present progress and outcomes to a professional standard through visual, verbal and written reporting methodsto apply knowledge and learning to the formulation and solution of unfamiliar technical problemLearning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
LO1 - Organise a team that empowers members to work effectively on an integrated design project. (AHEP 11, 16)
LO2 - Apply specialised engineering techniques and standards demonstrating up-to-date critical awareness of technology trends and subject expertise to provide complex design solutions for aerospace systems (AHEP 1,3,5,6)
LO3 - Employ information available in the open literature to find innovative design solutions. (AHEP 4)
LO4 - Apply appropriate management strategies, including risk management and information management. (AHEP 9)
LO5 - Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively the merits of the design with all stakeholders. (AHEP 17)
LO6 - Record and reflect on feedback throughout a project to plan personal career training and development needs. (AHEP 18)