SAE AERO DESIGN

The SAE Aero Design competition is intended to provide undergraduate and graduate engineering students with a real-life engineering challenge. The competition has been designed to provide exposure to the kinds of situations that engineers face in their real-life work environment. First and foremost a design competition, students will find themselves performing trade studies and making compromises to arrive at a design solution that will optimally meet the mission requirements while still conforming to the configuration limitations. The importance of interpersonal communication skills is sometimes overlooked, yet both written and oral communication skills are vital in the engineering workplace. To help teams develop these skills, a high percentage of a team's score is devoted to the design report and the oral presentation required in the competition. SAE Aero Design features three classes of competition-Regular, Advanced, and Micro. Regular Class continues to be the class with the purpose to develop the fundamental understanding of flight. We recommended Regular Class for first year teams interested in competing. Advanced Class requires teams to have a systems approach to the design while integrating several engineering disciplines: aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers. The ultimate end goal for this class is autonomous flight with a "purpose" decided every year by rules committee members. Micro Class teams are required to make trades between two potentially conflicting requirements, carrying the highest payload fraction possible, while simultaneously pursuing the lowest empty weight possible.
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View SAE Aero Design competition results dating back to 2017 here.
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SERIES NEWSFEED

Remember the Autodesk Webinar Series Starts Today! 
11/19/2024  SAE Aero Design Series

Part 1 of the 6-part Autodesk Webinar starts today at 7 PM EST. Followed by Parts 2 and 3 Tomorrow and Thursday. Be sure to join us!

UPDATE: Mastering Transformational Change: Carla Bailo’s Strategies for Success in Mobility 
11/19/2024  SAE Aero Design Series

NEW TIME for this event is Dec 2nd at 9:30am EST. Please adjust your schedules to attend.

Driving Innovation: How AI is Transforming Vehicles 
11/19/2024  SAE Aero Design Series

Discover the groundbreaking impact of AI on mobility, from self-driving technology to AI-powered diagnostics, and gain insights into future advancements and challenges.

Mastering Transformational Change: Carla Bailo’s Strategies for Success in Mobility 
11/18/2024  SAE Aero Design Series

Learn strategies for embracing change effectively and advancing your career in the evolving mobility industry with insights from Carla Bailo.

Seeking Community Engagement Ambassadors! 
11/18/2024  SAE Aero Design Series

SAE is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to become Community Engagement Ambassadors!

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Results

View SAE Aero Design competition results dating back to 2017 here.
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We provide the Experience; You supply the Knowledge. Volunteer Today!
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Team Login

Team members and faculty: Click here to login to www.saeaerodesign.com
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Click here to visit the SAE Aero Design news feed today!
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Results

View SAE Aero Design competition results dating back to 2017 here.
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Volunteer

We provide the Experience; You supply the Knowledge. Volunteer Today!
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Sponsors

Interested in getting involved? Reach out to [email protected] today!