College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-08 17:26:59
Major
Aerospace Systems Engineering
Honors Course
Aerospace Honors Project
Number of Credits
2
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2023
Abstract
The Zips Aero Design Team is a college sponsored design team that competes each year through the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Design Build Fly (DBF) competition. The rules generally consist of 3 differing flight missions and a ground mission, with overarching requirements such as size, takeoff distance, and battery limitations. A complex set of rules such as these is meant to be difficult for even the best of teams to master, especially without proper organization and project management. This senior design report outlines the benefits of implementing systems engineering to the Zips Aero Design Team, through multiple avenues such as requirements management, design reviews, model-based systems engineering, manufacturing optimization, and more. The primary goal of this senior design project is to improve the functionality and culture of the Zips Aero Design Team through systems engineering integration, with a secondary goal of improving upon the AIAA DBF technical report score and competition final score as compared to previous years. Through implementation of these systems engineering practices, comments have been received on the 2022-2023 season being the team’s most successful year in many seasons. Overall, systems engineering has made a very positive impact on the Zips Aero Design Team
Research Sponsor
Chen Ling
First Reader
Stephanie Harrison
Second Reader
Rishabh Gadi
Honors Faculty Advisor
Manigandan Kannan
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
Yes
Recommended Citation
Bebb, Kaitlyn and Bryan, Ariel, "Implementing Systems Engineering Practices to the Zips Aero Design Team" (2023). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1725.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1725
Included in
Aerospace Engineering Commons, Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering Commons