SUSTAINABLE AIRCRAFT DESIGN IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: CONCEIVE, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE VIRTUALLY

SUSTAINABLE AIRCRAFT DESIGN IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: CONCEIVE, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE VIRTUALLY

A. Somerville, L. Pollock, K. Joiner, T. Lynar, G. Wild (2023).  SUSTAINABLE AIRCRAFT DESIGN IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: CONCEIVE, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE VIRTUALLY. 491-501.

In the Australian context, greater emphasis has been placed on capstone design projects to address research requirements associated with honours-level engineering degrees. This work highlights the implementation of CDIO for aeronautical engineering capstone projects. Two students in 2022 were offered a digital engineering CDIO-based capstone design project with sustainable aviation objectives as part of their thesis project. The case study highlights that many CDIO aspects can be successfully incorporated into a fourth-year engineering project for aeronautical engineering and why that succeeds. The use of digital simulation facilitates a cost-effective means by which engineered aerospace systems can be implemented,

Authors (New): 
Alexander Somerville
Luke Pollock
Keith Joiner
Timothy Lynar
Graham Wild
Pages: 
491-501
Affiliations: 
UNSW Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Keywords: 
Aircraft Design
Flight Testing
Capstone
CDIO Standard 2
CDIO Standard 3
CDIO standard 4
CDIO Standard 5
CDIO Standard 6
CDIO Standard 7
CDIO Standard 8
CDIO Standard 11
Year: 
2023
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