Class of 2021 Department of Aerospace Engineering Institute of Space Technology 7 | P a g e Profiles Message from the Head of Department The department of Aeronautics and Astronautics maintains internationally recognized academic programs in Aerospace Engineering discipline. The department takes pride not only in its academic standards but also in its modern curriculum, lab facilities, classrooms, infrastructure and qualified faculty. Curriculums of the academic programs are regularly reviewed by the faculty, aerospace industries and research institutions to ensure that best education is imparted to all the students of the department. The curriculum is also benchmarked against the curricula of the modern universities of the world. One of the strong facets of the department is its highly specialized research areas like UAV Design and Development, High Speed Aerodynamics, Rocket Propulsion, Aerospace Structural Modeling and Simulation etc. These research areas coupled with highly specialized BS, MS and PhD level courses provided a unique opportunity to the students to work in the challenging fields of Astronautics and Aeronautics. The laboratories of the department are well equipped which help the students to better understand the theoretical concepts taught in their classes. In the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, the faculty of the department is doing a commendable job by smartly shifting to online teaching methodology very swiftly while maintaining their high standard of teaching. The Department is committed to shape its students as thinking Aeronautical Engineers, who have the vision of tomorrow. The students are strongly encouraged to develop their abilities in areas like, Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Controls, Propulsion, Aerospace Structures, etc. The highly qualified and motivated faculty members and supporting staff of the department prepare the budding Aerospace engineers to excel in a multidisciplinary world. Some unique qualities and skills that aerospace engineers of IST possess are:- Critical thinking and analytical skills, Complex problem- solving skills, Project management skills, and IT related skills. Dr. Abdul Munem Khan Project Supervisors 8 | P a g e www.ist.edu.pk Class of 2021 Projects List – Department of Aerospace Engineering Sr # Project Page 1 Impact Study of UCAV’s main landing gear using explicit dynamics 11 2 Modelling and Analysis of Off Shore Wind Turbines and Research on Anti 14 Typhoon Strategies 3 Design of Dynamic Structural Health Monitoring system for Offshore Wind 17 Turbine 4 Finite Element Method (XFEM) and Application in Aerospace - 5 Progressive damage modeling and analysis of fiber reinforced composites using 22 extended finite element method (XFEM) and applications in aircraft structure 6 Development of Extended Cohesive Damage Model (ECDM) and representative volume element (RVE) in progressive damage Modeling for carbon fiber 25 reinforced composites 7 Investigation of mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced laminates for micro-crack propagation using extended finite element method (XFEM) and 28 applications in aircraft structure 8 Multiscale modelling and FEM analysis to investigate the mechanical properties of human femur bone for comparative study of biomimetic and advanced polymeric 31 materials 9 Design and fabrication of RC Paraglider 34 10 Design of a Drone Deflection System 37 11 Fatigue analysis of engine mounts of aircraft 40 12 Design and Development of Brushless Motor Thrust Stand 43 13 Design of a Radial Compressor 46 14 Optimization of CD nozzle length for a particular supersonic Mach 5 nozzle under 49 varying ambient/back pressure conditions 15 Computational Acoustic Analysis of combustion Chamber 52 16 Ramjet inlet design for Mach 3.5 55 17 Acoustics Analysis of Axial Flow Turbine 58 18 Design of efficient supersonic inlet at sub-critical, critical and super-critical 61 operating conditions 19 CFD analysis of a airfoil in a rotating gas field 64 20 Fabrication of Hybrid Propellent Motor 67 21 Development and testing of solid propellant based ignition torch for LPRE 69 22 Development of firing table of artillery shell 72 23 Optimization of length of constant diameter section of Supersonic Diffuser 75 24 Variation in the geometry of a condi nozzle due to thermal expansion of a heat 79 conducting wall 25 Design and development of a UAV for aprons inspections and other services at 82 airports 26 Design and Fabrication of Morphing Wing with Wind Tunnel Testing Comparison 85 to CFD Analysis 27 Design and Simulation of Hypersonic Converging-Diverging Wind-Tunnel Nozzle 89 28 CFD and Performance Analysis of Gunpod Installation on “Super Mushshak Aircraft” 92 Institute of Space Technology 9 | P a g e Profiles 29 CFD Analysis of JF-17 Thunder; Conformal Fuel Tanks 95 30 Design and Shape Optimization of Hyperloop 98 31 Design , Analysis and Optimization of Electric Aircraft 101 32 Conceptual Design and detailed analysis of Hoverbike 104 33 Design, analysis and optimization of fifth generation fighter aircraft. 107 34 Robust Control of a Quadrotor ; An ADRC Approach 110 35 Mathematical Modeling And Control Of Airships 112 36 Using a parrot Drone to Test and Verify Different Control Strategies 115 37 Controller Design of a Twin Rotor MIMO System 118 38 Control of a ducted Fan- UAV 121 39 Modelling, Simulation & Attitude Control of a Satellite 124 40 Adaptive Path Planning for Reconnaissance Based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 127 41 Development of Decision Making Framework for an Unmanned aircraft in an 129 Uncertain Environment 10 | P a g e www.ist.edu.pk Graduate Book ClassClass of of2021 2020 Structural Optimization of UCAV’s Main Landing Gear Using Explicit Dynamics Muhammad AsfandYar Amjad, Muhammad Talha Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Institute of Space Technology [email protected], [email protected] Abstract: In the aircraft industry, the ultimate goal in any component’s design is to minimize its weight, maximize its durability, and increasing its life while keeping its overall life cycle costs low. This is especially true in the case of Landing gears. In this research, a category of unmanned combat aerial vehicles was picked. In that category a number of reference unmanned combat aerial vehicles were selected to extract the required parameters and dimensions of their main landing gears from literature review and analysis. The main landing gear was then modeled in CAD. Simultaneously loading conditions were defined and loads were determined. The equivalent von misses and maximum principal stresses were obtained from finite element analysis for multiple materials using the finite element package ANSYS. These results were then in turn used to calculate the factor of safety. Furthermore, an impact study was carried out using Explicit Dynamics in LS DYNA for the same materials. The stress formulations and deformations in impact were far more realistic and accurate and highly non-linear than in static structural. The results were then validated and used to get an optimized model. An impact study was carried out for optimized model and it was found that stresses and deformations vary slightly but new model has substantial decrease in mass. Keywords: Equivalent Von Misses, Explicit Dynamics, Static Structural, Maximum Principal Stresses, Optimization Specialized Tools: ANSYS Mechanical APDL, LS DYNA, ANSYS Explicit Dynamics workbench, CATIA V5 Project Supervisor: Dr. Raees Fida Swati Institute of Space Technology 11 | P a g e Graduate Book ClassProfiles of 2020 Muhammad AsfandYar Amjad Personal Information Email [email protected] Cell 03345320648 Address H#20, St#11, Block D, Naval Anchorage, Islamabad Education Dates 2016 - 2021 Degree Title Aerospace Engineering Structural Optimization of UCAV’s Main Landing Gear using Final Year Project Explicit Dynamics Dates 2012 - 2014 Certificate Title GCE Advanced Level Institute Global System of Integrated Studies Internship Experience Dates 15th July 2019 – 26th July 2019 Main Activities Studied Manufacturing and Assembly of JF-17 and Mushak Organization Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra Skills & Competencies Areas of Interest Aero Vehicle Design, Flight Dynamics, History, Military History, Language Learning, Music, Cricket, Reading Technical skills CAD Modelling, Product Design, Aero Vehicle Design and Performance, Computational Mechanics, Technical Writing Microsoft Office, Eclipse (C++), Pycharm (Python), CATIA v5, Computer skills Sketch Up, MATLAB, ANSYS (Explicit Dynamics), LS Dyna, Abaqus, JavaFoil, RDS Strategic Thinking, Organizer, Leadership, Time Management, Managerial skills Planning, Problem Solving Effective Communication, Active Listening, Respect, Empathy, Social skills Presentation Skills Artistic skills Engineering Drawing, Writing Training & Workshops PAC KAMRA: Aircraft Manufacturing Factory, Mirage Rebuild Factory, Avionics Production Factory Awards & Honors Two times winner in Glider Design Competition at Technical Olympiads (AIRTECH 2017, HITECH 2018) 12 | P a g e www.ist.edu.pk Graduate Book ClassClass of 2021 of 202 0 Muhammad Talha Personal Information Email [email protected] Cell 03019512129 Address House No. 4W, Street No. 20, Khanna Kak, Kuri Road, Rawalpindi. Education Dates 2016-2021 Degree Title Aerospace Engineering Final Year Project Impact study of UCAV main landing gear using explicit dynamics Dates 2014-2016 Certificate Title Intermediate, Pre-Engineering, BISE Federal Institute Punjab Group of Colleges Islamabad Internship Experience Dates 15th July, 2019–