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Fighting Vehicle Design

Cranfield University

Short course

In Bedfordshire ()

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

This involves appreciating both the opportunities and constraints presented by emerging technologies and legacy systems, so that participants can put their own educational and employment specialisation into a whole-system context.  The course is offered as a Continuing Professional Development course both in the UK and worldwide and an accredited course in the USA as part of VWE MSc (this course is a  mandatory course for all new TARDEC Associates).

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Vehicle Design
  • Fighting

Course programme

Course structure A 5 day course covering lectures and demonstrations in front of the equipment (Challenger 2, BMPs, T72, Warrior, etc) in the Defence Capability Centre. Computer exercise/practical sessions to further consolidate the understanding of main design drivers and constraints of fighting vehicles.
What you will learn

On successful completion the student should be able to:

  • Recognise and identify the key design and development features of armoured fighting vehicles
  • Formulate the inter-relationships and trade-offs between the wide-ranging vehicle system technologies involved
  • Better understand the technological possibilities and constraints presented by these technologies for future vehicles
  • Put their own knowledge into context, and thereby deliver added value to future design solutions.

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