The Design Synthesis Exercise: Project Education at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology
E. Mooij (TU Delft - Astrodynamics & Space Missions)
W.J.C. Verhagen (TU Delft - Air Transport & Operations, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University)
J.A. Melkert (TU Delft - Flight Performance and Propulsion)
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Abstract
The Design/Synthesis Exercise (DSE) is the capstone project for the Bachelor of Science program at TU Delft, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. This paper highlights its conceptual foundations, as well as the project management and systems engineering aspects involved throughout the 10-week full-time exercise. Two DSE projects – one aircraft-related, one spacecraft-related – are presented to give insight into typical design processes and associated outcomes observed in DSE projects.