Projects

Four projects. Two complete, two in progress.

  1. 01
    Quadcopter airframe on the bench with the printed gimbal and Arduino fitted

    SESA2030 · Year 2 · Jan–May 2026 · Structures Lead

    UAV Quadcopter

    Structures lead on a 625 g flight-tested quadcopter, and sole owner of its gimbal from first sketch to flying part.

    Structures · FEA · CAD · 3D printing · Flight test

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    CompleteFlight-tested
  2. 02
    The 1:5 scale wing model from above, plywood ribs on a square wooden spar

    FEEG1201 · Year 1 · 2024–25

    SAR UAV: Wing Design & Structural Analysis

    Designed and validated the wing for a Snowdonia search-and-rescue UAV, from aerofoil selection to a 1:5 scale model, with no prior tool experience.

    Aerodynamics · XFLR5 · Python · Structures · Prototyping

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    CompleteWing design, analysis and physical model delivered
  3. 03
    Fibreglass body tube mid-layup on my 3D-printed mandrel, its lattice end visible

    Southampton University Spaceflight Society · 2024–present

    Model Rocket

    Building a competition-standard model rocket: fibreglass body tubes on a mandrel I designed and printed.

    Composites · OpenRocket · 3D printing

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    In progressNot launched yet. Booster CAD being reworked ahead of a rebuild; launch date to be confirmed.
  4. 04

    FEEG3003 · Year 3 · 2026–27

    Individual Project: Thermal Resistance of Concrete for Jet Landing Pads

    My final-year individual project, looking at how concrete stands up to jet exhaust heat on landing pads.

    Materials · Experimental testing · Thermal

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    In progressInterim Report Nov 2026 · Final Report Apr 2027 · Poster May 2027