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Carbon Winding for COPV (X)
Develop a carbon-winding process for composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPVs), including supplier research, CAD and FEA work, X-winder programming, and test preparation.
Professor: Michaud
Skills: composite materials, supplier research, FEA, CAD, winding software and test preparation
Credits: 10
Friction Stir Welding for 6xxx Aluminium (X)
Develop and integrate a friction stir welding solution for 6xxx aluminium. The work covers mechanical design and CAD, electronics and sensor integration, embedded software and control systems, and welding-material behaviour.
Professor: Mortensen
Skills: mechanical design, CAD, electronics, sensors, embedded software, control systems and welding fundamentals
Credits: 10
CFD and FEA Analysis for Supersonic Fins Design (X)
Analyse and optimise supersonic rocket-fin designs using computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis.
Skills: CFD and FEA
Credits: 10
Data-driven Design and Production of a Pintle Injector for an EthaLOx Rocket Engine (X)
Design and produce a pintle injector for an ethanol and liquid-oxygen rocket engine using data-driven methods.
Professor: Josie Hughes
Skills: CFD, data-driven design, CAD, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, structural mechanics
Credits: 10
Preliminary Design and Compatibility Study for an Acoustic Resonance Igniter (X)
Perform a preliminary design and compatibility study for an acoustic resonance igniter for an EthaLOx rocket engine.
Professor: Markus Jager
Skills: CFD, data-driven design, CAD, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer and structural mechanics
Credits: 10
Design and Production of a Third-generation Dynamic Pressure Regulator
Design and produce a third-generation dynamic pressure regulator for rocket-propellant pressurisation.
Professor: Colin Jones
Skills: control systems, fluid dynamics and mechanical dynamics
Credits: 10
Design and Production of a 3D-printed 4.5 kN EthaLOx Rocket Engine
Design and produce a 4.5 kN, 3D-printed ethanol and liquid-oxygen rocket engine.
Professor: Markus Jager
Skills: space propulsion, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, CFD, CAD, advanced mechanical design, structural mechanics and materials
Credits: 10
Design of a Swirl Injector for an EthaLOx Rocket Engine (X)
Design a swirl injector for an ethanol and liquid-oxygen rocket engine.
Professor: François Gallaire
Skills: CFD, data-driven design, CAD, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer and structural mechanics
Credits: 10
Design and Characterization of a BLDC Driver for Position Control
Design and characterise a BLDC motor driver for position-control applications.
Skills: PCB design, power electronics, BLDC motor control and electronic-system testing
Credits: 10
Design of a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bench to Support Avionics Development (X)
Develop a hardware-in-the-loop test bench to support avionics development by simulating sensors, flight conditions and communication interfaces.
Professors: Mohamed Bouri, Adil Koukab and Francesco Mondada
Skills: embedded systems, sensor simulation, communication protocols, flight dynamics, C, MATLAB and Python
Credits: 12
Design, Manufacturing and Test of a Guided Recovery System
Design, manufacture and test a guided recovery system for the rocket.
Professor: Dario Floreano
Skills: research and analysis, CAD, manufacturing, programming and testing
Credits: 10
Navigation and Control Algorithm for a Guided Recovery System
Develop navigation and control algorithms for a guided recovery system, from sensing and state estimation to embedded implementation.
Skills: IMU and GNSS integration, sensor fusion, state estimation, system modelling, navigation and control algorithms, embedded programming
Credits: 10
Launch Vehicle Sizing Optimised for Spaceshot Flight
Develop a launch-vehicle sizing approach optimised for a spaceshot flight.
Professor: Emmanuelle David
Skills: aerodynamics, programming, simulation and fluid mechanics
Credits: 10
Trade-off Parameter Analysis for Pump Impeller Design
Perform a trade-off analysis of the parameters driving pump-impeller design.
Professor: François Gallaire
Skills: CAD, fluid mechanics and CFD
Credits: 10