Hi, I'm Shabaa Alam

3rd Year MEng Aeronautical Engineering Student at Imperial College London

Passionate about aerodynamics, structural analysis, control systems, and rapid manufacturing. When I'm not in the workshop or running simulations, you'll find me tinkering with 3D printers, custom PC builds, gaming, and exploring mechanical maker projects.

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Extracurricular & Team Projects

Engineering competition teams and independent technical challenges

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ICLR Rocketry Filament Winder Team Project
Image 1 (Winder Assembly) Image 2 (5 micron tolerance) Image 3 (Part in Lathe)

ICLR Ember Rocket Team (EuRoC)

Design & Manufacturing Engineer

Designed ISO-tolerant CAD assemblies in Fusion 360 for a custom filament winder and precision-machined drive shaft components down to 5-micron tolerances.

Fusion 360 CAD Manual Lathe Machining
Formula Student Seat Composite Team Project

Imperial Formula Racing (Formula Student)

Composites Engineer

Engineered an ergonomic driver seat inlay using expanding foam and carbon fibre laying techniques complying strictly with competition rules and safety regulations.

Composites Carbon Fibre Ergonomics Risk Assessment
Medical UAV Concept Solo Project
Photo Preview CAD Explosion Video

TDI Challenge Medical Delivery UAV

Lead Engineer

Designed a specialized unmanned aerial vehicle conceptualized for rapid medical supply delivery into remote access areas with optimized aerodynamic efficiency.

Aerodynamics UAV Systems 3D Printing Prototyping
Paparazzi Rover Suspension Team Project

EDT Industrial Cadets Paparazzi Rover

Mechanical Lead (Suspension & Drive)

Engineered the suspension and mechanical drivetrain mechanics for an all-terrain autonomous rover designed for dynamic terrain traversal.

SolidWorks Drivetrain Suspension Design Robotics

Notable Academic Projects

Core coursework and laboratory engineering projects at Imperial College London

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Duo copter Controller 2nd Year Final
Image 1 (Hardware Rig) Image 2 (Simulink Diagram) Image 3 (Structural FEA) Image 4 (Test 3D Print)

Guided Duocopter PID Controller

Control & Systems Lead

Modelled and tuned a discrete PID controller using MATLAB & Simulink to stabilize a dual-rotor vehicle, optimizing response time and energy efficiency.

MATLAB Simulink PID Control Flight Dynamics
Aircraft Autopilot Simulation 2nd Year Lab
Image 1 (Control Architecture) Image 2 (Wind Tunnel Tests) Image 3 (Simulink Diagram)

Simulink Aircraft Autopilot

Individual Lab Lead

Developed closed-loop control system architectures in Simulink to govern longitudinal stability, altitude hold, and attitude heading for commercial aircraft models.

Simulink Avionics Control Theory State-Space
Model Wind Turbine Structures 1st Year Final
Image 1 (Turbine Rig) Image 2 (Turbine) Image 3 (Bending Moment) Image 4 (Stress Analysis)

Model Wind Turbine Structural Rig

Structures Team Engineer

Designed and structural-tested scaled wind turbine components to withstand dynamic wind tunnel forces while minimizing blade weight.

Structural FEA Wind Tunnel CAD Materials
MATLAB Airfoil Streamlines Solo Project
Image 1 (Streamlines Plot) Image 2 (Vector Plot)

MATLAB Airfoil Streamline Generator

1st Year Computational Project

Programmed a custom computational tool in MATLAB utilizing potential flow theory to plot flow field streamlines around arbitrary foil geometries.

MATLAB Fluid Dynamics Potential Flow Algorithms