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Research, simulation and team design projects from my degree and my own time.

Major projects

Research and simulation

CAD of the 50%-scale MotoGP wind tunnel model with rider

MotoGP Cornering Aerodynamics

Group Design Project · Team lead

Motorcycle aerodynamics at 45–60° lean, a regime largely absent from open literature. Self-proposed, and I lead the six-person team delivering it.

Wind tunnelCFDVehicle aerodynamics
Read more Velocity field around the thick aerofoil with a Gurney flap, measured with retroreflective PIV

Retroreflective PIV

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Individual research project

A feasibility study of retroreflective PIV around a thick aerofoil with a Gurney flap, tested in a water tunnel across five angles and five speeds.

PIVWater tunnelExperimental methods
Read more Simulated speed trace overlaid on real F1 telemetry for the Monza pole lap

F1 Lap-Time Simulator

Self-directed · Python

A quasi-steady-state lap-time simulator correlated against real F1 telemetry, recovering the correct setup direction per circuit from track geometry.

PythonVehicle dynamicsOptimisation
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Other work

Design, manufacture and team projects

Formula Student car front wing

Formula Student

Aerodynamics & suspension

Front wing design and CFD testing in SolidWorks and Star-CCM+, comparing concepts and quantifying the change in downforce, mass and balance.

SolidWorksStar-CCM+Front wing
Read more Fixed-wing UAV built for the group design project

Fixed-Wing UAV

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Group project · Project manager

Overall project manager, and structural design lead on the wing from CAD through FEA-supported decisions to manufacture. Successfully flight tested.

CADFEAManufacture
Read more CubeSat mission design project

CubeSat Mission Design

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Group project · Team lead

Led a group designing a CubeSat and producing a full mission plan, from system architecture and orbit through to a complete proposal.

Systems designMission planningLeadership
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