Unit information: AVDASI 4 - Group Design Project in 2019/20

Unit name	AVDASI 4 - Group Design Project
Unit code	AENGM0060
Credit points	40
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Professor. Scarpa
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	Successful completion of Year 3
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering

Description including Unit Aims

AVDASI 4 - Aerospace Vehicle Design and Systems Integration - Group Design Project

A group design project that will enable the student to exercise and consolidate the design, aeronautical engineering and management skills in the context of a complete aerospace vehicle design study.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the project the student will be able to:

apply design skills which integrate those gained from individual technical units of the curriculum; use specific analytical or technical tools in consort to satisfy much broader criteria; bring innovation and creativity into the design process; understand the need for compromise, i.e. the ability to recognise conflicting technical objectives and to find constructive compromises accordingly; apply teamwork skills for collaborative efforts to satisfy complex specifications with the appreciation of the contributions of other team members; communicate clearly through oral and written presentation within a group to facilitate the design process and to assist the group in publicising its findings; understand the management of large group projects.

Teaching Information

Weekly group meetings overseen by a member of the academic staff, specialist lectures and tutorials spread over the teaching block

Assessment Information

10% PDR – Preliminary Design Review 20% PEDR – Preliminary Engineering Design Report 20% FDR – Final Design Review 50% Individual report

PDR, PEDR, and FDR are completed in groups and include a peer-weighting component.

Reading and References

Raymer, D.P., Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach, 2006, 4th ed., AIAA, ISBN: 1563478293

• Jenkinson, L.R., Civil Jet Aircraft Design, 2000, AIAA. ISBN: 156347350x

• Jenkinson, L.R., Aircraft Design Projects for Engineering Students, 2003, Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN: 0750657723

• Anderson, J.D., Aircraft Performance & Design, 1999, McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0071160108

• Howe, D., Aircraft Conceptual Design Synthesis, 2005, Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 1860583016

• Corke, T.C., Design of Aircraft, 2003, 1st ed., Pearson. ISBN: 0130892343

• Jackson, P.A., Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft, 2009, 100th ed., Jane’s Publishing. ISBN: 0710628803

• De Florio, F., Airworthiness: An Introduction to Aircraft Certification, 2006, 2nd ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 0080968023

• Bramwell, A., Bramwell’s Helicopter Dynamics, 2001, 2nd ed., Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN: 0750650753

• Newman, S., Foundations of Helicopter Flight, 1994, Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN: 0340587024

• Leishman, J.G, Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics, 2002, Cambridge Aerospace Series. ISBN: 0521523966

• Fortescue, P., Spacecraft Systems Engineering, 2011, 4th ed., Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN: 047075012x

• Wertz, J.R., Space Mission Analysis & Design, 1999, 3rd ed., Springer, ISBN: 0792359011