AERO3001

AERO3001: Spacecraft Project

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No other unit in the catalogue lists AERO3001 as a prerequisite, so it is not a gateway to anything further.

What is AERO3001 about?

This unit provides students with the opportunity to design and build real spacecraft systems on a small scale. The unit consists of multidisciplinary design activities followed by a team-based project where members will work together within a systems engineering framework to implement and integrate a space system with a focus on developing practical industry skills. Practical skills developed within the unit include project management, printed circuit board (PCB) design, surface mount PCB assembly (soldering), 3D computer aided drafting (CAD), basic finite element analysis, and microcontroller programming. Students will receive feedback on their designs from their colleagues as well as industry experts and researchers in the field. The systems will be modelled, tested and validated in relevant space environments with the aim of producing a working engineering model which establishes the design for the production of a future flight model which could operate in space with minimal revision.

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Unit details

Credits25

Contact Hours5 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaSchool of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) (1152)

Field of Education031599 Aerospace Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified

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How this unit is taught

Workshop8 x 1 hour semesterly
Science Laboratory 11 x 2.5 hours weekly
Science Laboratory 21 x 2.5 hours weekly

Prerequisites

Prerequisites group 1Select One

BH-ADVSCIv3Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)Concurrent
B-COMPv1Bachelor of ComputingConcurrent
BH-ENGRv5Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)Concurrent
BB-ENGCOMv7Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of CommerceConcurrent
BB-ENGSCIv4Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of ScienceConcurrent
B-SCNCEv8Bachelor of Science (Science)Concurrent

Prerequisites group 2Select One

AERO3000Space Systems Design