Program Overview

Course Overview

The course SD2432, Lightweight Design, is a 20.0 credit project-based design course. It covers the development of a lightweight product from idea to reality, including design, analysis, manufacturing, and verification.

Information per Course Offering

The course is offered in the spring semester of 2025 and 2026. For the spring 2026 offering, the course starts on January 13, 2026, and ends on January 11, 2027.

Course Details

• Course location: KTH Campus
• Duration: January 13, 2026 - January 11, 2027
• Periods:
  • Spring 2026: P3 (5 hp), P4 (5 hp)
  • Autumn 2026: P1 (5 hp), P2 (5 hp)
• Pace of study: 33%
• Application code: 60454
• Form of study: Normal Daytime
• Language of instruction: English
• Number of places: Not limited
• Target group: No information inserted
• Planned modular schedule: P3: E1, J1, C2, E2, H2, J2. P4: E1, J1, C2, E2, H2, J2.

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus is available in an accessible format on the course page.

Content and Learning Outcomes

The course consists mainly of project-oriented teamwork, including planning, technical design, experimental investigations, and manufacturing. The technical aim is to develop an advanced lightweight application from specification to product, constrained by a given budget.

After completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Work effectively in a project environment
• Communicate in writing, orally, and graphically
• Analyze technical problems from a systems perspective
• Choose and use adequate engineering methods and tools
• Handle technical problems with multiple constraints
• Pursue own ideas and realize them practically
• Assess the quality of work performed by themselves and others

Literature and Preparations

The course is primarily intended for students in the specialization program Lightweight Structures. The specific prerequisites include English B/English 6. Course literature information can be found in the course memo or the course room in Canvas.

Examination and Completion

The grading scale for the course is A, B, C, D, E, FX, F.

Examination

The course includes exercises (焀N1-4) with a grading scale of P, F. The examiner may adapt the examination format for students with documented disabilities.

Other Requirements for Final Grade

Course work (焀N1-5) and a completed project are required for the final grade.

Examiner

The examiners for the course are Jakob Kuttenkeuler and Stefan Hallstr闣.

Ethical Approach

All group members are responsible for the group's work. Students must disclose any help received and sources used in assessments. In oral assessments, students must be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further Information

The course is part of the Master's Programme in Aerospace Engineering. It is offered by the SCI/Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering department and is classified as a second-cycle course.