Lessons learnt during the REXUS program on how to manage a student project
Visualitza/Obre
10.5821/conference-9788419184405.115
Inclou dades d'ús des de 2022
Cita com:
hdl:2117/370844
Tipus de documentComunicació de congrés
Data publicació2022-04-29
EditorUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Condicions d'accésAccés obert
Llevat que s'hi indiqui el contrari, els
continguts d'aquesta obra estan subjectes a la llicència de Creative Commons
:
Reconeixement-NoComercial-SenseObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional
Abstract
The paper discusses the lessons learnt during the SPEAR mission that takes part in the 12th cycle of the Rocket EXperiment for University Students (REXUS) sounding rocket programme. The mission originated after Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) designed a supersonic-capable drogue parachute and was unable to test it supersonically on the existing platforms available to the team. Hence, an experiment was proposed containing an ejectable test vehicle to deploy the parachute in supersonic conditions. Throughout the 12th cycle of the REXUS program, the team has faced a number of challenges. Although during the project cycle the focus lied on resolving technical problems,
in retrospect the logistical, social, and managerial challenges were just as relevant. Despite the fact that there is ample literature and knowledge available on methods to run commercial projects, it can be difficult to connect these practices to the workings of a student team.
Therefore, this paper aims to collect and present the experience of the team on how to navigate challenges specifically related to student projects and their limited resources. Amongst which: ‘employment’ management (entry, performance and exit of team members), how to conduct internal and/or external technical reviews, assembly, integration and testing (AIT) efforts, planning and task management. As the team has gained these insights through trial and error, the mistakes made will be shared together with how this impacted the progress of the mission.
CitacióMenting, E. [et al.]. Lessons learnt during the REXUS program on how to manage a student project. A: "4th Symposium on Space Educational Activities". Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022,
ISBN9788419184405
Fitxers | Descripció | Mida | Format | Visualitza |
---|---|---|---|---|
SSEA_2022_281.pdf | 203,9Kb | Visualitza/Obre |