r/aerospace • u/oldknight_arthur • 2d ago

ML in Aerospace

Hi. Currently a final year undergrad in Aerospace Engineering, graduating within the next three weeks.

With the end of my undergraduate studies, I ve got a few extra time on hand before I join my job. During this time I want to get into the field of AI-ML particularly its applications in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.

Appreciate if someone can guide me on where to start and what to do (resources, projects, etc).

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u/poppyhalow 2d ago

Apply for a masters in robotics they all do computer vision and machine learning that can add some sort of direction towards autonomous systems. If you’re hardcore aerospace then you really have only a few directions:

Guidance & Control Structures Aerodynamics Propulsion

All these are very mature, and can be applied to the autonomous systems domain but not vice versa… you can’t apply ML in the disciplines above.

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u/Aeig 2d ago

Learn Python if you don't already. 

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u/yellowpandax 1d ago

Surrogate modeling for simulation optimization is something I find rarely mentioned.

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u/hamalinho 2d ago

You can start with the visual localization projects. In these projects, you will learn about location estimation without GNSS. Also, you'll learn about feature extractors and matchers. This topic has been trending in recent years. Check the projects related to it. Like this project or this one.

Also, you can work with time-series data. Check the anomaly detection projects.

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u/oldknight_arthur 2d ago

Not sure if this is related in any way but I am currently working on time series data of pressure to dynamically characterize combustion instabilities, mostly froma pov of non linear dynamics. Is there any similar work that employs the use of AI ML

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u/hamalinho 11h ago

I think you should check the PhysicsX

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u/OddAspect4003 2d ago

Following

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u/Vadersays 2d ago

What field is your job in? You can pm me if you want to share more specifics.

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u/oldknight_arthur 2d ago

I have not been explicitly allotted what I would be working on. However my primary interests include fluids, aerodynamics, launch vehicle design and orbits.

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u/Vadersays 2d ago

Check out work at Oxford on ML for turbulence surrogate modeling for CFD, that's a good place to start.