Test, Analysis en Simulation

Students work in groups of ~10 on projects that deal with the topics of test, analysis en simulation. These projects are defined and supervised by academic staff from the Aerospace Faculty of the Delft University of Technology. The work to be carried out by the group consists of at least the following activities:

1. Analysis of the data; collecting the data is not a part of the project, it will be provided by the tutor of the project group

2. Verification of data analysis results through comparison with theory, simulations, and literature;

3. Interpretation of the results, resulting in conclusions with regards to the research question and recommendations;

4. Documentation of the research question, test, simulation and analysis results, and the conclusions in a scientific report;

5. Write a self-reflection. The student should reflect both on his/her technical input and functioning in the research group;

6. Peer review of reports as written by students from other groups.

The end mark for the project is based on the following components:

1. Scientific report;

2. The attitude of the student during the project;

3. The oral exam at the end of the project;

4. A grade for the peer review.

Items 1, 2, 3, and 4 are weighted equally. The self-reflection report will be accounted for in the grade for item 2. Item 1 is a group grade, whereas items 2, 3, and 4 are individual grades. The grade will be given by the tutor of the group and holds for the whole project grade. The "Scientific Writing" course is assessed with a pass/fail grade on the quality of the scientific report. Students will only be awarded a passing grade (6.0 or higher) for the project if:

1. The entire project is completed and all compensatory assignments have been completed successfully and,

2. All rules regarding absence are met and,

3. No more than one grade is lower than 6.0 and,

4. All grades are 5.0 or higher.

5. A pass grade is obtained for the "Scientific Writing" course.

6. The grade for the project will be rounded to 1 decimal. Not meeting the above requirements results in a grade of 1.0.

The grade for the project is combined with the grade for AE2224-II for determining the AE2224 module grade.