IEEE Xplore 2026 — Design & Fabrication
Latest IEEE 2026 Aeronautical Project Topics List
80+ IEEE 2026 aeronautical engineering and aerospace project topics for final year BE, MTech and PhD — spanning UAV Fabrication, Aircraft Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Avionics, Composite Structures, Green Aviation, Hypersonic Design, Spacecraft, Smart ATC and Aircraft Safety, implemented using ANSYS Fluent, CATIA V5, SolidWorks, OpenFOAM, MATLAB Simulink and ArduPilot.
| # | IEEE 2026 Aeronautical Project Topic | Tool / Method | Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Design and Fabrication of Fixed-Wing Long-Endurance Surveillance UAV with ArduPilot Autopilot | 3D Print / ArduPilot | UAV Fabrication 2026 |
| 002 | Aerodynamic Design and CFD Analysis of a Blended Wing Body UAV for High Efficiency | ANSYS Fluent | UAV Design 2026 |
| 003 | Design and Fabrication of VTOL Tilt-Rotor UAV Using Composite Materials | CATIA / Composites | UAV Fabrication 2026 |
| 004 | AI-Based Autonomous Obstacle Avoidance System for Quadcopter UAV Using Edge Computing | Edge AI / RPi | UAV Avionics 2026 |
| 005 | Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) for Indoor Navigation | SolidWorks / Fab | UAV Fabrication 2026 |
| 006 | Performance Optimisation of Hexacopter UAV Frame Using Topology Optimisation and FEA | ANSYS Mech | UAV Design 2026 |
| 007 | Design and Fabrication of Amphibious UAV for Coastal and Maritime Surveillance | CATIA / 3D Print | UAV Fabrication 2026 |
| 008 | CFD Analysis of Rotor Blade Aerodynamics for High-Altitude Multirotor UAV Design | ANSYS CFX | UAV Design 2026 |
| 009 | Machine Learning Based Path Planning and Formation Control for UAV Swarm Systems | Python RL | UAV Avionics 2026 |
| 010 | Design and Wind Tunnel Testing of Box-Wing UAV Configuration for Structural Efficiency | SolidWorks / XFLR5 | UAV Design 2026 |
| 011 | CFD-Based Aerofoil Shape Optimisation Using Genetic Algorithm for High Lift-to-Drag Ratio | ANSYS Fluent | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 012 | Numerical Study of Winglet Geometry Optimisation for Induced Drag Reduction on Transport Aircraft | OpenFOAM | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 013 | Design and CFD Analysis of Morphing Wing Aircraft for Variable Camber Aerodynamic Control | ANSYS Fluent | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 014 | Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Ground Effect on Low-Altitude Fixed-Wing Aircraft | OpenFOAM / XFLR5 | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 015 | CFD Investigation of Laminar-Turbulent Transition Control for Aircraft Drag Reduction | ANSYS Fluent | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 016 | Aerodynamic Analysis of Canard-Wing Configuration for Enhanced Manoeuvrability Combat Aircraft | ANSYS CFX | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 017 | Multi-Objective Aerodynamic Optimisation of Natural Laminar Flow Wing Using CFD Surrogate Models | OpenFOAM + ML | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 018 | Numerical Simulation of Transonic Buffet Suppression Using Active Flow Control Devices | ANSYS Fluent | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 019 | CFD Analysis of Bio-Inspired Owl Feather Serration for Aeroacoustic Noise Reduction | ANSYS Fluent | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 020 | Aerodynamic Performance Study of Diamond-Wing Configuration for Supersonic Business Jet | OpenFOAM | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 021 | CFD Analysis of Turbofan Engine Nacelle Intake Design for Minimising Spillage Drag | ANSYS Fluent | Propulsion 2026 |
| 022 | Design and Performance Analysis of Hybrid Electric Propulsion System for Short-Range Aircraft | MATLAB / SolidWorks | Propulsion 2026 |
| 023 | CFD Investigation of Contra-Rotating Propeller Design for Improved Efficiency in Electric UAV | ANSYS CFX | Propulsion 2026 |
| 024 | Design and CFD Analysis of Annular Combustion Chamber for Small Gas Turbine Engine | ANSYS Fluent | Propulsion 2026 |
| 025 | Performance Modelling of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Propulsion System for Zero-Emission Aircraft | MATLAB Simulink | Propulsion 2026 |
| 026 | CFD Analysis of Variable Geometry Nozzle for Thrust Vectoring in Combat Aircraft Manoeuvre | ANSYS Fluent | Propulsion 2026 |
| 027 | Design and Fabrication of Pulsejet Engine Prototype for Educational Aeronautical Research | Fab / CATIA | Propulsion 2026 |
| 028 | Multi-Stage Axial Compressor Blade Design Optimisation Using CFD and Machine Learning | ANSYS CFX + ML | Propulsion 2026 |
| 029 | Design and Implementation of AI-Based Adaptive Autopilot for Fixed-Wing UAV in Turbulent Conditions | ArduPilot / MATLAB | Avionics 2026 |
| 030 | Design of Model Predictive Control Based Flight Control System for Agile Multi-Rotor UAV | MATLAB Simulink | Flight Control 2026 |
| 031 | IoT-Enabled Real-Time Aircraft Health Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance Avionics System | ESP32 / Cloud | Avionics 2026 |
| 032 | FPGA-Based Fly-by-Wire Flight Control Law Implementation for Research Aircraft Simulation | FPGA / Simulink | Flight Control 2026 |
| 033 | GPS-Denied UAV Navigation Using Vision-Based Sensor Fusion and Deep Learning | Edge AI / RPi | Avionics 2026 |
| 034 | Design and Testing of Low-Cost Inertial Navigation System for Small UAV Applications | Arduino / MEMS | Avionics 2026 |
| 035 | LQR-Based Attitude Stabilisation Controller for Quadrotor UAV Under Wind Disturbances | MATLAB Simulink | Flight Control 2026 |
| 036 | Design of Anti-Drone Countermeasure Detection System Using RF Signal Processing | Python / SDR | Avionics 2026 |
| 037 | Design and Structural Analysis of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Wing Box for UAV | ANSYS Mech / CATIA | Structures 2026 |
| 038 | Finite Element Analysis of Bird Strike Impact on Composite Aircraft Leading Edge | ANSYS Explicit | Structures 2026 |
| 039 | Design and Fabrication of Sandwich Panel Fuselage Section Using Glass/Carbon Hybrid Composites | Composite Layup / FEA | Composite Fabrication 2026 |
| 040 | Topology Optimisation of Aircraft Rib and Spar Structure for Maximum Stiffness-to-Weight Ratio | SolidWorks / ANSYS | Structures 2026 |
| 041 | Fatigue Life Prediction of Aircraft Fuselage Lap Joint Using FEM and Machine Learning | ANSYS Mech + ML | Structures 2026 |
| 042 | Design and Impact Testing of Energy-Absorbing Composite Landing Gear Strut for UAV | CATIA / Composite Fab | Composite Fabrication 2026 |
| 043 | Vibration Analysis and Damping Optimisation of Composite Rotor Blade for Small Helicopter | ANSYS Modal | Structures 2026 |
| 044 | 3D Printed Continuous Carbon Fibre Composite Aerofoil Fabrication and Structural Testing | 3D Print / FEA | Composite Fabrication 2026 |
| 045 | Design of Aircraft Floor Panel Using Honeycomb Composite Structure for Weight Reduction | ANSYS Mech / CATIA | Structures 2026 |
| 046 | Design and Fabrication of Solar-Powered Fixed-Wing UAV for Long-Endurance Surveillance | SolidWorks / Fab | Green Aviation 2026 |
| 047 | Performance Analysis of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Propulsion for Regional Aircraft | MATLAB Simulink | Green Aviation 2026 |
| 048 | CFD Study of Boundary Layer Ingestion Fan for Improved Fuel Efficiency in Future Aircraft | ANSYS Fluent | Green Aviation 2026 |
| 049 | Design Optimisation of All-Electric Commuter Aircraft Propulsion for Zero Carbon Emission | MATLAB / SolidWorks | Green Aviation 2026 |
| 050 | Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Combustion Characteristics CFD Study for Turbofan Engines | ANSYS Fluent | Green Aviation 2026 |
| 051 | Design of Glider-UAV Energy Harvesting System Using Piezoelectric and Thermal Gradient | SolidWorks / MATLAB | Green Aviation 2026 |
| 052 | Contrail Formation Reduction Study Through Optimised Flight Altitude and Fuel Strategy | OpenFOAM / Python | Green Aviation 2026 |
| 053 | CFD Analysis of Scramjet Combustor Inlet Design for Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion | ANSYS Fluent | Hypersonic 2026 |
| 054 | Aerodynamic Design and Thermal Analysis of Hypersonic Waverider Configuration | ANSYS CFX | Hypersonic 2026 |
| 055 | Shock-Wave Boundary Layer Interaction Study in High-Speed Supersonic Inlet Using CFD | OpenFOAM | Supersonic 2026 |
| 056 | Design and CFD Analysis of Thermal Protection System for Re-Entry Hypersonic Vehicle | ANSYS Fluent | Hypersonic 2026 |
| 057 | Aeroacoustic Analysis and Sonic Boom Minimisation for Supersonic Business Jet Design | ANSYS Fluent | Supersonic 2026 |
| 058 | CFD Study of Variable Geometry Ramp for Supersonic Mixed-Compression Intake Design | ANSYS CFX | Supersonic 2026 |
| 059 | Machine Learning Surrogate Model for Rapid Hypersonic Aerodynamic Shape Optimisation | Python ML + CFD | Hypersonic 2026 |
| 060 | Structural Design and Fabrication of 1U CubeSat Frame Using Aluminium Alloy and CFRP | CATIA / CNC Fab | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 061 | Thermal Analysis of Spacecraft Re-Entry Vehicle Heat Shield Using ANSYS | ANSYS Fluent | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 062 | Design and MATLAB Simulation of CubeSat Attitude Determination and Control System | MATLAB Simulink | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 063 | Design and Analysis of Small Satellite Solar Panel Deployment Mechanism | SolidWorks / FEA | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 064 | CFD Analysis of Aero-Braking Manoeuvre for Small Spacecraft Orbit Insertion | OpenFOAM | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 065 | Design of Low-Cost Ground Station for CubeSat Communication Using Software Defined Radio | Python / SDR | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 066 | Structural Vibration Analysis of Rocket Payload Fairing Under Launch Acoustic Loading | ANSYS Modal | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 067 | Design and Fabrication of Solid Propellant Rocket Motor Casing Using GFRP Composite | Composite Fab / FEA | Spacecraft 2026 |
| 068 | AI-Based Air Traffic Flow Management System Using Deep Reinforcement Learning | Python RL | Smart ATC 2026 |
| 069 | IoT-Enabled Smart Runway Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Detection System | Edge AI / IoT | Airport Systems 2026 |
| 070 | Blockchain-Based Secure Aircraft Maintenance Record Management System | Blockchain / Python | Airport Systems 2026 |
| 071 | Machine Learning Based Wake Turbulence Prediction System for ATC Separation Optimisation | Python ML | Smart ATC 2026 |
| 072 | IoT-Based Smart Airport Ground Vehicle Tracking and Collision Avoidance System | GPS / IoT | Airport Systems 2026 |
| 073 | Design and Fabrication of Smart Black Box Flight Data Recorder with IoT Cloud Backup | Arduino / Cloud Fab | Aircraft Safety 2026 |
| 074 | Structural Health Monitoring of Aircraft Wing Using Piezoelectric Sensor Network and ML | ML / Piezo Sensors | Aircraft Safety 2026 |
| 075 | CFD Simulation of Aircraft Wing Ice Accretion and Performance Degradation Analysis | ANSYS Fluent | Aircraft Safety 2026 |
| 076 | Design of UAV Parachute Recovery System for Safe Emergency Landing | SolidWorks / Fab | Aircraft Safety 2026 |
| 077 | Crashworthiness Analysis of Composite Fuselage Section Under Vertical Impact Loading | ANSYS Explicit | Aircraft Safety 2026 |
| 078 | Non-Destructive Testing of CFRP Aircraft Panels Using Infrared Thermography and ML | IR Imaging / Python | Aircraft Safety 2026 |
| 079 | Design of Low-Cost Virtual Wind Tunnel for UAV Aerofoil Testing Using PIV Technique | PIV / OpenFOAM | Aircraft Testing 2026 |
| 080 | Real-Time Engine Health Monitoring and Fault Detection System for Small UAV Propulsion | ML / IoT Sensors | Aircraft Safety 2026 |
| 081 | Aeroelastic Analysis of High Aspect Ratio Composite Wing for Long-Endurance UAV | ANSYS Coupled | Structures 2026 |
| 082 | Design of Morphing Winglet Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Adaptive Drag Reduction | CATIA / MATLAB | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 083 | Comparative CFD Study of Delta, Swept and Forward-Swept Wing Configurations for High-Speed Flight | OpenFOAM | Aerodynamics 2026 |
| 084 | Design and Performance Analysis of Micro Turbojet Engine for UAV Propulsion Applications | ANSYS CFX | Propulsion 2026 |
| 085 | Design of Counter-Rotating Turbine Stage for Improved Efficiency in Small Gas Turbine Engine | ANSYS Fluent | Propulsion 2026 |
