This project introduces a formal approach to systems engineering and provides the opportunity to apply this to the design and implementation of an aerospace system. It gives teams of students the opportunity to design an autonomous flight vehicle, bringing together topics taught in lecture courses on aerospace systems and instilling a capability to solve problems over the wide range of activities that go to make up a total design.

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ENG4013 Aerospace Design Project 4

ENG4014 Aerospace Design Project 4M

SIT4010 Aerospace Design Project 4S

SIT4019 Aerospace Systems Design Project 4S

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75% group final report

25% technical performance of team, weighted by contribution of each student based on SOFT reports from regular meetings

The aim of this course is to:

■ enable students to understand the difficulties of integrating complex subsystem designs;

■ give the students experience of the design process;

■ reinforce the importance of coordinated teamwork.

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

■ describe the concepts of systems engineering

■ apply a systems engineering approach to an aerospace systems design project

■ explain how subsystems are integrated into a complete design

■ create and validate a simulation model of specific unmanned aerial vehicle

■ design and implement a simple flight control system

■ design and implement a simple navigation system

■ formulate the design of a simple communication system of suitable bandwidth

■ integrate a simple image-based surveillance system with appropriate image processing algorithms

■ write a technical report that demonstrates a systems engineering approach to the project

■ evaluate their own strengths and weaknesses, and those of their colleagues