MSc — 2025 entry Advanced Mechanical Engineering

Nearly all flows encountered in engineering practice are turbulent, so it is critical that engineers have an understanding of the complexities of turbulence and the difficulties in modelling it for design purposes. This module therefore builds on earlier modules in aerodynamics, providing an introduction to the fundamental physics of turbulent flows and existing approximate and semi-empirical techniques for modelling turbulence in CFD. The module also provides an overview of experimental techniques for characterizing turbulence, and the importance of experimental validation.

The module provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of how business strategy can be formulated in the light of environmental and internal conditions with a particular emphasis on the international context of strategy making. The module equips students with a framework for understanding international business strategy as an interdisciplinary activity within the context of international and competitive markets, leading to corporate decision-making.

  The human race is transiting from an era of material plenty where material supply and disposal has not been an issue.  With the global population now exceeding 7.7 billion, and with rising global affluence and increased environmental awareness, it is evident that this era is now coming to an end. Sustainable use of materials means living in this altered environment, where our society is reliant on water, energy and materials in order to maintain quality of life, without compromising that of future generations. This module will build on earlier modules to provide a deeper understanding of materials extraction and processing, product design, manufacturing and materials recovery in the context of sustainability. Alongside this it will equip participants with tools to quantifiably evaluate the materials, manufacturing and design choices made with respect to their environmental and sustainability impact.

This module offers an introduction to industrial aerodynamics and wind engineering, covering applications of aerodynamics to areas beyond the classical aerospace ones. Particular focus is given to the main characteristics of natural winds, concentrating on four aspects: Meteorology and the atmospheric boundary layer Wind power aerodynamics Pollutant dispersion in the atmosphere Building aerodynamics The above applications are designed to introduce students to wider applications of aerodynamics not covered elsewhere in the aerospace and mechanical engineering programmes.

Module purpose:  Spacecraft can range from small unmanned microsatellites through to large complex manned craft such as the international space station. Structure is the physical platform that supports and integrates sub-systems and payloads. As such, it is of fundamental importance for any spacecraft. Through a series of lectures and exercises, this module gives the students an understanding of the issues that must be addressed in the design and analysis of spacecraft structures and mechanisms.  

An introduction to the technology and concepts that underpin the design of intelligent vehicles. The module begins with an introduction to intelligent vehicle technologies and their subsystems, such as sensors, perception, and localisation. It then proceeds to cover the design of intelligent vehicle decision-making systems, which includes mission planning, behavioral planning, and motion planning. The latter part of the course delves into the design and implementation of control and prediction systems for intelligent vehicles. The final lecture introduces advanced topics in intelligent vehicle design.