Simulation, Verification en Validation

The following topics are addressed:

- Creation of a numerical model for a structural analysis and a flight dynamics problem.

- Verification of the numerical model against existing (analytical) models.

- Assessment of the effect of assumptions on accuracy of results.

- Validation of the simulation results with experiments.

The assessment consists of 3 parts. The simulation plan produced in week 1 will be graded with a pass or fail, with a possibility to revise in order to receive a pass. The reports for the SA and FD assignments are graded. The grade for the FD report must be 5.8 or higher.

In case the minimum grade is not achieved, a revision has to be submitted for the assignment report. The grades for this revision are scaled such that the maximum grade that can be achieved is 8.0, to be fair to groups that did not have to do a revision. A grade after revision for the SA part or for the FD part of 5.7 or lower means the student has to redo the entire course. The final grade is the weighted average of the grades for the SA report (weight 1/2) and FD report (weight 1/2).