Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Mechanical Engineering work in teams of four to five people on topics from the field of aerospace engineering. Depending on the institute, tasks are assigned from the fields of aircraft construction and lightweight construction, materials, aerodynamics, engines, flight performance and control or flight guidance.
In the area of aircraft construction and lightweight construction, which is supervised by the IFL, students design individual aircraft components for defined load cases, carry out strength calculations using the finite element method and finally design and manufacture the aircraft component.
In addition to writing a scientific paper, the main aim of the course is to learn how to divide a task into meaningful work packages, correctly assess their scope and create a project plan that is as realistic as possible. The scope of the task is designed in such a way that solutions can be developed in parallel, but for some parts of the project the completion of previous work stages may be absolutely necessary.
The Institute of Flight Guidance (IFF) and the Institute for Materials Science (IfW) will assume overall responsibility for the organization of the Aerospace Engineering Project Work in the summer semester 2026. However, topics in the summer semester 2026 will only be offered by the Institute of Fluid Mechanics (ISM).
Registration for the project work is possible between 10 February 2026 and 25 March 2026 via Stud.IP under Projektarbeit Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik SoSe 2026. Participants will then be assigned to groups so that an initial meeting between the groups and their supervisors can take place.
The kick-off event including a preliminary meeting will take place on 7 April 2026 at 13:30 virtually via BigBlueButton (the access link will be published on StudIP). Unfortunately, participation in the project work is not possible without attending the kick-off event.
Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures
Hermann-Blenk-Straße 35
38108 Braunschweig
E-Mail: ifl(at)tu-braunschweig.de
Telephone: +49 531 391 9903