Course Catalogue

Aerospace Systems Team Design Project M ENG5012

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Engineering
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This project gives students experience of the design architecture and process, trade-offs and team work required to design a flight control system for a tethered helicopter uav. The team should create a mathematical model of the vehicle, design controllers and evaluate their performance.

Timetable

Weekly meetings with supervisor. Weekly meetings as a team without supervisor.

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

None

Recommended Entry Requirements

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

60% group final report (to be submitted at final presentation), weighted by self-assessment contribution from each student within the team.

10% group final presentation), weighted by self-assessment contribution from each student within the team.

30% technical performance of team, weighted by contribution of each student based on individual time sheets agreed at regular meetings and self-assessment of each team members' contributions.

Course Aims

The aims of this course are to:

■ introduce students to the practical issues involved in a team design project;

■ enable students to implement their knowledge within an Aerospace Systems based team design project;

■ introduce students to project management and team building aspects for such a project.

■ Introduce students to the issues of managing a team of undergraduate students undertaking a similar project where appropriate.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

■ develop a mathematical model and simulation of a tethered helicopter UAV;

■ design feedback control algorithms to control the motion of the vehicle;

■ design an integrated system for autonomous flight control operations;

■ evaluate and refine the algorithms;

■ select and assess the relative performance of the controllers;

■ develop a practical project plan from requirements capture to test & validation;

■ employ project management concepts including costing of the activities and time/resource management as a member of a team and present your findings.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions