Department of Mechanical Engineering

Author: Joseph - Hi there, my name is Joseph, and this is my third blog post in which I will try to give you an impression of what it’s like to be on the EIP scheme as part of my...

Author: Joseph - Hi there, my name is Joseph and last month I began to give some sort of insight into the daily life of an Extended Integrated Project (EIP) student working at Rolls-Royce as part of my Master’s Degree...

Author: Federico Presicci, MSc Innovation and Technology Management (ITM) - ITM is delivered jointly between the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Management. The Future Business Challenge is a week-long competition for MSc students organised by the School...

Author: Jacob Smith - Welcome to part 2 of 'Building and Testing' - things are getting even more exciting now! The payload box Once I had successfully tested the tracker and cameras, next on the list of things to do...

Author: Jacob Smith - Welcome back to my balloon blog. You’ll be glad to hear I have been very busy with this project over the last couple of months - testing the cameras, finalising and testing the tracking device, and...

Author: Joseph - Hi, my name is Joseph and I am a 4th year Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineer (IMEE). Over the coming months I hope to explain to you about my work on the External Integrated Project (EIP) scheme...

First-year Integrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering students, Amy and Ben, talk us through their experience of the Robotics Challenge. This project involves building and programming a robot to follow a track in the fastest time. Watch the video on Vimeo.

Author: Jacob Smith - I am really pleased with my progress so far. I now have a working tracker system and in this post will describe the additional components I have added to my circuit, and the cameras I will...