Senior Design Projects
The 2-semester Senior Projects course concludes the Bachelor of Science program of the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department.
This sequence includes:
- ASEN 4018 Senior Projects I: Design Synthesis
- ASEN 4028 Senior Projects II: Design Practicum
The fundamental course objective of the AES Senior Projects sequence (ASEN 4018/4028) is to teach students how to engineer a complex, inter/multidisciplinary design and implementation problem in a group environment.
Senior Projects focuses on the synthesis and application of the basic science, mathematics, engineering theory and design skills taught in the sophomore and junior years. It also provides the students with the opportunity to exercise and apply the more advanced material taught in the senior year. The course teaches basic knowledge in component and systems engineering design and provides an introduction into project management, including financial responsibility.
Senior Design Projects 2024-2025
Course Coordinator: Charlie Hoke, Melvin Rafi
Project Sponsors: Maxar, RTX, Boeing, Kessler Space, MMO Aviation, General Atomics, NASA JPL, Blackswift, BAE Systems, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Smead Aerospace
24 Teams
- Maxar Technologies - Tethered Aerial Latching and Orientation System (TALOS)
- Maxar Technologies - Orientation Motion Electrical Gyroscopic Aim (OMEGA)
- Maxar Technologies - Inertial Capture and Receiving of UAVS: SENSING (ICARUS)
- RTX - ÌýBoom-X
- Boeing - CubeSat Extendable Magnetosphere Boom Assembly (CEMBA)
- Boeing - Boom for Observation of Orbital Magnetosphere (BOOM)
- Kessler Space - Low Earth Orbit Novel Integrated Deorbit System (LEONIDS)
- Kessler Space - Space Technology for Altitude Reduction and Deorbit Using Sail Technology (STARDUST)
- Kessler Space - CHARON
- MMO Aviation - Tracking of Movement and Tracking of Orientation for Systems Operating Under Pre-Arranged Surveillance (TOMATOSOUPS)
- MMO Aviation -Ìý Mobile Flow System (MoFloS)
- MMO Aviation - Wind Analysis for Free Flight Low Reynolds Number Education (WAFFLE)
- General Atomics - Astronaut Stability Training Response Apparatus (ASTRA)
- General Atomics - Simulated Environment For Equilibrium And Stability In Analog Weightlessness (SEESAW)
- General Atomics - Consistent Loading Astronaut Stability System (CLASS)
- NASA JPL - VULCAN
- Blackswift - Fire Limiting Aerial Management Ensemble (FLAME)
- Blackswift - Multirotor Autonomous Lightweight Low Altitude Retardant Drone (MALLARD)
- BAE Systems - Atmospheric Upper Region Observation And Research Analysis (AURORA)
- BAE Systems - Daedalus
- BAE Systems - Atmospheric Evaluation and Research at the Interface of Space (AERIS)
- Smead Aerospace - Bipropellant Liquid Engine for Rocket Propulsion (BLERP)
- Sierra Nevada Corporation - Humanitarian Aid Winged Kit (HAWK)
- Sierra Nevada Corporation - Balloon Tracking Device 12 (BTD12)