Welcome to anyone who is interested in Aerospace!
As a society, we have the goal of constructing an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can fly and that we can improve upon. We are trying to design and manufacture it from the bottom up.
Due to the nature of the project, engineering students from all disciplines are highly welcome as aerospace is an interdisciplinary domain. Even if you are not in engineering/computing science and are simply interested in aerospace, you are more than welcome to join. The more people in our society, the further we can go.
We currently have 3 projects on the go.
- The main project is our fixed wing UAV which is a huge undertaking and a huge thing - with a wingspan of over two meters.
- A quadcopter project: We needed something a little more EEE/Computer Science focused so we decided to develop a quadcopter from the ground up without using standard, off the shelf quadcopter components. So the avionics and control systems will be programmed in house by us and we will use as few non-standard libraries as possible.
- We're exploring the possibility of creating a helical antenna with the intention to track an earth facing weather satellite and get a live picture of the earth from the satelite as it passes over.
- Lastly, in a joint venture between the Robotics Society and Aerospace, we are developing a robotic arm as a development platform to use for future projects. We may even try and get it to do the tracking for us on the helical antenna.
We will have weekly lab/workshop sessions where all team members will be actively working on all the projects. If there are any projects that look interesting to you, come along or get in touch to find out more. We're also very keen to support people who want to start their own projects and provide what assistance we can to make them happen. So if you've got an idea that's aerospace related and want to make it happen? Come and tell us about it and we'll do our best as a society to make it happen.
The only thing we don't do is rocketry. Aberdeen Uni has its own rocketry society that is active and one of their rockets can be seen hanging in the foyer of the Fraser Noble building. Though they may seem similar, the approaches to rockety and aerospace are quite different and rocketry is specialised enough that it needs its own society and expertise. If you're interested in rocketry, get in touch with the rocketry society and they will give you a warm welcome.
Apart from that, we will plan regular meetings where we will be discussing the current state of affairs, project’s obstacles, ideas and deciding on the deadlines.
Furthermore, we will host several other events throughout the year for all members both social and educational as we see fit.
This is a great opportunity for students not only to gain hands-on experience in R&D, design, and manufacturing processes but also to practice critical thinking and teamwork. Members will be able to expand their knowledge in aircraft manufacture and design.
Aside from gaining practical experience (which is highly valued by employers), we aim for our members to have fun and enjoy the experience of building an UAV and learn more about aerospace.
For any questions please feel free to simply message us on Discord or email.
Cheers!
Discord: https://discord.gg/7eseKqge5n
Email: aerospace@ausa.org.uk