A group of engineering undergraduates are nearing completion of their final-year projects in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover. The projects began in October 2011 and will come to a conclusion with the submission of final reports at the end of this month.
A group of engineering undergraduates are nearing completion of their final-year projects in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover. The projects began in October 2011 and will come to a conclusion with the submission of final reports at the end of this month.
The students, their supervisors and Jaguar Land Rover engineers recently met at the JLR Product Engineering Centre in Warwickshire, for a progress meeting. The morning was spent touring relevant parts of the engineering facilities. Everyone then moved to the adjacent Heritage Motor Centre for lunch, followed by presentations from each student. The presentations provoked very constructive discussion amongst everyone present.
The students and projects are:
- Matthew Wraight and Andrew Bell - Brake disc dirt shield design.
- Michael Harrison and Will Graham - The effect of vehicle aspect ratios on aerodynamic drag.
- Andreas Flouris - Lightweight load floor design.
- Zetong Chen - Speed over ground sensor.
- Paul Hartley - Brake pedal feel.
The projects have been successful in forging new links between the Department of Engineering and Jaguar Land Rover, in addition to providing the undergraduates with industrially-relevant and challenging projects.
Further projects for 2012/2013 have been proposed and it is hoped that these will provide similar opportunities for current third year students.
