Course unit details:
Conceptual Aerospace Systems Design

Course unit fact file
Unit code AERO31521
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 3
Teaching period(s) Semester 1
Offered by Aerospace Engineering
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

This unit will provide practical experience of engineering team approaches to conceptual design for aerospace systems, utilising core course material assimilated in years one and two of the course, leading to a preliminary design review (PDR). The focus of the course will be spacecraft systems.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
MACE20512 Pre-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

To provide practical experience of engineering approaches and group-based working to the conceptual design of aerospace systems, utilising core course material assimilated in years one and two of the programme, leading up to a preliminary design review. The focus for the course will be the conceptual design of a spacecraft system.

Syllabus

Students carry out a conceptual group design project leading up to a systems requirements review and a preliminary design review. Conceptual design in aerospace engineering requires requirements analysis, the development of systems models, an understanding of when sufficient analysis has be done to demonstrate the feasibility of a concept, and engineering trade-offs to identify the most promising concepts.

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Other 88%
Oral assessment/presentation 12%
  1. Report 36%
  2. Report 24%
  3. Report 20%
  4. Peer evaluation 8%

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Demonstration 4
Lectures 6
Practical classes & workshops 3
Project supervision 27
Independent study hours
Independent study 60

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Katharine Smith Unit coordinator

Fees and funding

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Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2027 will be £10,050 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £37,500 per annum.

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