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Summary of Third Year Projects 2012/13

PROJECT SETS AND CODES
- Projects are listed by Project Sets – only one project may be taken from each set.
- Some combinations of Project Sets are excluded - see Timetabling Information for details.
- Project codes (GA1, SB2 etc) indicate: (i) Group (G) or Standard (S); (ii) subject area A-G (as for IIA modules), plus L for Languages.
- Projects may be chosen from any subject area – there is no restriction depending on your Engineering Area.
- Some projects have pre-requisite modules etc - check Project Descriptions for details.
- All students must undertake at least one Group project and at least one Design project.

Set & Timing	Code	Project Title (Click for full description)	Project Leader	Project Type	Capacity (working in…)	Brief Outline
P1: Thurs 9-11am Thurs pm Mon 11-1pm	GA2	Turbo-expander	Prof P Tucker	Design	20 (pairs and groups of 4)	Design, make and test of turbo-expander.
	GB1	Optical Fibre Link	Dr TD Wilkinson	Design	18 (groups of 3)	Design and implement an optical communication system.
	GC1	Mechanical CAD/CAM	Dr PJG Long	Design	40 (pairs & groups of 4)	Design, analyse, manufacture and test a mechanical part with a number of commercial software packages.
	GD3	Model Bridge	Dr M Elshafie Prof C Middleton	Design	24 (groups of 3 or 4)	Design, build and test a model motorway bridge in either steel or reinforced concrete
	SF2	Image Processing	Dr G Treece	Design	24 (pairs)	Design the best image compression system based on the JPEG, JPEG2000 and JPEG-XR techniques
	SG1	Atomic Force Microscope	Dr J Goncalves	Design	8 (pairs)	Imaging small single-celled organisms with a custom-made AFM. Focus on the modelling and control of a piezo-electric translation stage, which is used to take scans.
P2: Thurs 11-1pm Mon 9-11 Mon pm	GA1	Advanced-cycle Power Generation	Dr A Boies	Design	24 (groups of 3)	Model advanced-cycle power plants and assess performance.
	GB2	Electrical Power	Dr R A McMahon	Design	20 (groups of 4)	Design, make and test a DC to AC inverter for an emergency mains power supply.
	SA1	Aircraft Wing Analysis	Dr T Hynes	Design	32 (pairs)	Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics and its use in the design of an airfoil.
	SB3	Data Logger	Dr S Hofmann	Design	20 (pairs)	Design, construct and test a USB electronic data logger and software to record data on a PC.
	SC3	Vibration Modelling	Prof D Cebon	Design	21 (singly)	Model the vibration response of a number of simple components employing different levels of approximation.
P3: Fri 11-1pm Tues 9-11am Tues pm	GA4	Heat Pump	Dr S Scott	Design	16 (groups of 4)	Investigation of the design and performance of a heat pump system
	GC2	Light Aircraft Design	Dr J Jarrett	Design	18 (groups of 3)	Investigate the aerodynamic / mechanical / structural trade-offs in the design of a light aircraft.
	GD4	Civil Engineering Design Project	Prof M Bolton Dr D Liang	Design	24 (groups of 4)	Introduce the function and composition of a quay. Apply structural, geotechnical and hydraulic concepts to design a quay wall in a river estuary.
	GF1	Control Systems	Prof J Maciejowski	Design	20 (pairs & groups of 4)	Model, design and simulate an ‘evaporator’ and its process control system.
	GF2	Software	Dr A H Gee	Design	27 (groups of 3)	Design, implementation, testing and maintenance of a Logic Simulation program.
	SC2	Bicycle Design	Prof DA Cardwell Dr M P F Sutcliffe	Design	18 (pairs/singly)	Investigate the design considerations for the bicycle.
P4: Fri 9-11am Fri pm Tues 11-1pm	GA3	Heat Exchanger	Dr R Miller	Design	20 (pairs & groups of 4)	Design (using a computer simulation package), make and test a small shell and tube heat exchanger.
	GD2	Structural Modelling	Mr FA McRobie	Design	42 (groups)	The design of a large tension structure, involving calculation, computation and the construction of physical and virtual models. 3D4 is a pre-requisite and artistic and architectural flair are advantageous.
	GG1	Microfluidics	Dr A Kabla	Design	8 (group of 4)	Design, fabrication and testing of a microfluidic device
	SB2	Optical filters	Dr T Wilkinson Prof J E Carroll	Design	16 (singly)	MATLAB design of optical filters for use in optical communications, instruments and optical safety equipment
	SC1	Automotive Suspension	Dr D Cole	Design	20 (singly)	Design of an automotive suspension assembly for a Formula Student racing car.
	SF1	Data Analysis	Prof W J Fitzgerald		20 (pairs)	Analyse data sets using DFTs, filter design and spectral estimation methods.
P5: Wednesdays all day Monday pm Thursday pm	GD5	Engineering Geology and Surveying for students TAKING Surveying EAA	Mr M Kuo Dr I Brilakis	Field	max 48 across both projects (alone min 6 total)	Introduction to geology, then set out a civil engineering construction site on Coe Fen.
P5: Wednesdays all day Monday pm Thursday pm	GD6	Surveying for students NOT TAKING Surveying EAA	Dr I Brilakis	Field	max 48 across both projects (alone min 6 total)	Introduction to surveying, then set out a civil engineering construction site on Coe Fen.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROJECTS

Set & Timing

Code

Project Title
(Click for full description)

Project Leader

Project Type

Capacity
(working in…)

Brief Outline

P8:

One taught session on Wednesday, plus one other session arranged to avoid other project. See Timetabling Information for details.

SL1

SL2

SL3

SL4

SL5

Intermediate French

Advanced French

Intermediate German

Advanced German

Spanish

Mr C d’Angelo

Mr C d’Angelo

Mr M Kantus

Mr M Kantus

Mr S Bianchi

Language

max. 20 per project
(singly)

To take a Language Project, you should be at Intermediate level or above. Each project involves an oral presentation and a written report on a range of topics. See project descriptions for details!

If you are interested in taking a Foreign Language Project, you are encouraged to attend an Information Session on Tuesday 29 January from 1-2pm in the Language Unit, where all the Language Project Leaders will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

P9:

One taught session on Wednesdays plus one other session arranged to avoid clashes with other project. See Timetabling Information for details.

SL6

SL7

Japanese

Chinese

Dr M Ashikari

Ms S Deng

Selection and Timetabling Information
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Enter choices of 3rd year projects

Last updated: November 2012
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Summary of Third Year Projects 2012/13

P1:

GA2

Prof P Tucker

Design, make and test of turbo-expander.

GB1

Dr TD Wilkinson

Design and implement an optical communication system.

GC1

Dr PJG Long

Design, analyse, manufacture and test a mechanical part with a number of commercial software packages.

GD3

Dr M Elshafie Prof C Middleton

Design, build and test a model motorway bridge in either steel or reinforced concrete

SF2

Dr G Treece

Design the best image compression system based on the JPEG, JPEG2000 and JPEG-XR techniques

SG1

Dr J Goncalves

Imaging small single-celled organisms with a custom-made AFM. Focus on the modelling and control of a piezo-electric translation stage, which is used to take scans.

P2:

GA1

Dr A Boies

Model advanced-cycle power plants and assess performance.

GB2

Dr R A McMahon

Design, make and test a DC to AC inverter for an emergency mains power supply.

SA1

Dr T Hynes

Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics and its use in the design of an airfoil.

SB3

Dr S Hofmann

Design, construct and test a USB electronic data logger and software to record data on a PC.

SC3

Prof D Cebon

Model the vibration response of a number of simple components employing different levels of approximation.

P3:

GA4

Dr S Scott

Investigation of the design and performance of a heat pump system

GC2

Dr J Jarrett

Investigate the aerodynamic / mechanical / structural trade-offs in the design of a light aircraft.

GD4

Prof M BoltonDr D Liang

Introduce the function and composition of a quay. Apply structural, geotechnical and hydraulic concepts to design a quay wall in a river estuary.

GF1

Prof J Maciejowski

Model, design and simulate an ‘evaporator’ and its process control system.

GF2

Dr A H Gee

Design, implementation, testing and maintenance of a Logic Simulation program.

SC2

Prof DA CardwellDr M P F Sutcliffe

Investigate the design considerations for the bicycle.

P4:

GA3

Dr R Miller

Design (using a computer simulation package), make and test a small shell and tube heat exchanger.

GD2

Mr FA McRobie

The design of a large tension structure, involving calculation, computation and the construction of physical and virtual models. 3D4 is a pre-requisite and artistic and architectural flair are advantageous.

GG1

Dr A Kabla

Design, fabrication and testing of a microfluidic device

SB2

Dr T Wilkinson Prof J E Carroll

MATLAB design of optical filters for use in optical communications, instruments and optical safety equipment

SC1

Dr D Cole

Design of an automotive suspension assembly for a Formula Student racing car.

SF1

Prof W J Fitzgerald

Analyse data sets using DFTs, filter design and spectral estimation methods.

P5:

GD5

Engineering Geology and Surveying for students TAKING Surveying EAA

Mr M Kuo Dr I Brilakis

max 48 across both projects (alone min 6 total)

Introduction to geology, then set out a civil engineering construction site on Coe Fen.

Prof M Bolton
Dr D Liang

Prof DA Cardwell
Dr M P F Sutcliffe

Dr T Wilkinson
Prof J E Carroll

Engineering Geology and Surveying
for students TAKING Surveying EAA

Mr M Kuo
Dr I Brilakis

max 48 across both projects

(alone min 6 total)

Surveying
for students NOT TAKING Surveying EAA

SL1

SL2

SL3

SL4

SL5

Mr C d’Angelo

Mr C d’Angelo

Mr M Kantus

Mr M Kantus

Mr S Bianchi

max. 20 per project
(singly)

SL6

SL7

Dr M Ashikari

Ms S Deng