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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

2006-1971: LEARNING BY ITERATION: EVOLVING CAPABILITIES INAEROSPACE CURRICULANarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 11.873.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Learning by Iteration: Evolving Capabilities in Aerospace CurriculaAbstractElectronic media allow engineering lectures to be covered in less than half the time it used totake. This paper explores the background and related issues, and argues for finishing the lecturematerial quickly, then using the time savings to revisit concepts, and integrate knowledgethrough several iterations. The experience from teaching five different courses at different levelsis mined to gauge the lessons

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Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Phillip Anz-Meador, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

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Aerospace

2006-1441: SPACE DEBRIS AWARENESS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONKarl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPhillip Anz-Meador, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottRon Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Page 11.1143.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Space Debris Awareness in Aerospace Engineering EducationAbstractThe authors have taught many space related classes for different universities and distancelearning programs at the NASA Johnson Space Center and at Embry Riddle’s Extended Campus(Houston) and its residential campus in Prescott, Arizona. The student clientele were aerospaceprofessionals in Houston

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samer Tawfik, Georgia Institute of Technology; Serkan Ozbay, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erian Armanios, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

2006-2215: AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR TEACHING AEROSPACESTRUCTURESSamer Tawfik, Georgia Institute of TechnologySerkan Ozbay, Georgia Institute of TechnologyErian Armanios, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 11.179.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Effective Approach for Teaching Aerospace StructuresI- Abstract This paper discusses a method aiming at providing tailored education that would increasestudents understanding of the material and enhance their success. The method is being applied toCOE 3001 (Mechanics of Deformable Bodies), the second structures course in AerospaceEngineering undergraduate program at the Georgia Institute of

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Weinstein, Northeastern University; Randy August, Northeastern University; Len Dow, Northeastern University; Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carolyn Brooks, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tracie Earl, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Geoffrey Bland, NASA Goddard Space Flignt Center's Wallops Flight Facility

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiasheng Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University

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Aerospace

-cultural environment and are enjoying theachievements of my college’s being adaptive to the globalizing process and the marketchallenge in this industry.This paper focuses on the analysis of the characteristics and challenges of this industry at first.Then based on reviewing and analyzing our solution to develop aircraft maintenance engineers, itresearches into the challenges and characteristics facing aerospace engineering education in aneastern developing country and the key factors affecting this arena resulted from globalizationprocess. The roles of aerospace engineering education for multicultural environments and themotivations in both university side and industry side are also explored by focusing on market pulland technology push. Aiming

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Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

2006-1917: THE STUDENT SPACE SYSTEMS FABRICATION LABORATORY:AN APPROACH TO SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONThomas Liu, University of Michigan Graduate Student, Aerospace EngineeringChristopher Deline, University of Michigan Graduate Student, Electrical EngineeringRafael Ramos, University of Michigan Graduate Student, Space SystemsSteven Sandoval, University of Michigan Undergraduate Student, Aerospace EngineeringAshley Smetana, University of Michigan Undergraduate Student, Aerospace EngineeringBrian Gilchrist, University of Michigan Professor, Electrical Engineering and Space SciencesPeter Washabaugh, University of Michigan Associate Professor, Aerospace EngineeringNilton Renno

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Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Corinne Lenk, Smith College

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Aerospace

Containerless Melts in Space,” In “Opportunities for Academic Research in a Low-Gravity Environment”, edited by George A. Hazelrigg and Joseph M. Reynolds, Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics Volume 108., p. 165-192. 4. Wanis et al [1998]: Wanis, S., Akovenko, J., Cofer, T.,Ames, R.G., Komerath, N.M., “Acoustic Shaping in Microgravity”. AIAA Paper 98-1065, 36, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 1998. 5. Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M., “Learning More From Classtime: Technology Enhancement in the Classroom, “.ASEE 2000 National Meeting, Session 1602, June 2000Name Anonymous End of Course Evaluation- Spring05 Question 1 Multiple Choice

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Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

2006-1943: TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS TO REASON AND TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMPLEX DESIGNCHOICESJennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Page 11.1232.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Students to Reason and to Communicate about Complex Design Choices Jennifer L. Craig Program in Writing and the Humanities and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstract: Undergraduate engineering students who are enrolled in capstone designcourses are introduced

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Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, St. Louis University

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Aerospace

2006-1989: BILLIKENSAT 1 – SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY’S FIRST CUBESATDESIGNSanjay Jayaram, St. Louis University Dr. Sanjay Jayaram is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department at Saint Louis University. His research interests include Autonomous Control System Design for ground and planetary vehicles, Robust and Adaptive Control. Page 11.274.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 BILLIKENSAT 1 – Saint Louis University’s First Cubesat DesignAbstract:Billikensat 1 is the first multi-disciplinary Senior Capstone Spacecraft Design project at ParksCollege of

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Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Boyer, St. Louis University; Dane Johnston, St. Louis University; Wesley Karmazin, St. Louis University

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Aerospace

2006-2157: EXPOSING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO FLIGHTSIMULATION SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONLawrence Boyer, St. Louis University Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.Dane Johnston, St. Louis University Senior Aerospace Engineering student at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.Wesley Karmazin, St. Louis University Senior Aerospace Engineering student at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. Page 11.627.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Carrie Olsen, Mississippi State University; David Bridges, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

2006-2186: SEPARATING AERO AND SPACE: ESTABLISHING A DUAL TRACKFOR AEROSPACE ENGINEERING STUDENTSThomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University Thomas Hannigan is an Instructor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. He received his BS and MS degrees from Mississippi State University. His interests include introductory engineering mechanics, airplane flight mechanics, and he coordinates laboratory activities for the department. He holds FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor Certification for single, multi engine and instrument airplanes.Carrie Olsen, Mississippi State University Carrie Olsen is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering. She received her BS and MS degrees from

Conference Session

Capstone Courses I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Smith, University of Kentucky-Lexington; Jamey Jacob, University of Kentucky; Suzanne Smith, University of Kentucky; James Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

University of Kentucky. He has worked as a visiting scientist or intern at AT&T Bell Labs, Rockwell International, Northrop Defense Systems Division, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research interests include distributed embedded systems, safety critical systems, and high-performance distributed computing.Jamey Jacob, University of Kentucky Jamey D. Jacob is professor of Mechanical Engineering with funded research projects in aerospace applications from AFOSR, NASA, General Electric Aircraft Engines, Boeing, and others. His main research interests include aircraft configuration optimization, low speed aerodynamics, vortex flows, turbulence, and experimental methods, including modern

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassouneh Al-Matar, Oklahoma State University; Afshin Ghajar, Oklahoma State University; Ronald Delahoussaye, Oklahoma State University

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Computers in Education

2006-934: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OFINTERACTIVE/VISUAL SOFTWARE FOR STEADY STATE AND TRANSIENTHEAT CONDUCTION PROBLEMSAfshin Ghajar, Oklahoma State UniversityHassouneh Al-Matar, Oklahoma State UniversityRonald Delahoussaye, Oklahoma State University Page 11.451.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development and Implementation of Interactive/Visual Software for Steady State and Transient Heat Conduction Problems Afshin J. Ghajar, Ronald D. Delahoussaye, Hassouneh Al-Matar School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078

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Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Orta, ITESM Monterrey; Ricardo Ramirez Medoza, Institute Tecnologico De Monterrey; Hugo Elizalde, Monterrey Tech; David Guerra, Monterrey Tech

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Mechanical Engineering

informationconcerning aerospace industry in Mexico. Section 3 reviews RE (Reverse Engineering)as a learning technique. Section 4 details the on-going project. Section 5 exposes goodand bad lessons learned from project developments in the last year, and finally Section 6summarizes the results hitherto and devises future work.2. THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IN MEXICO. The high-tech aerospace industry sector involves processes that demand strictcertifications from the corresponding international organizations; the jobs generated bythis industry require high-level technical preparation; the manufacturing systems requireprocesses involving precision mechanics, high-performance control systems, electronicproducts and sensors (avionics), as well as the use of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Venkitaswamy Raju, State University of New York-Farmingdale

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Engineering Technology

basicmechanical structure, well defined design parameters, and the Federal AviationAdministration (FAA) guidelines to meet airworthiness certification, the project providedthe students with an excellent starting point. A team of 16 students from mechanical,manufacturing, electrical, computer and aerospace programs formed the project team forthe first phase of the project. A team of four aviation maintenance technicians and themaintenance supervisor formed the technical support team. Two senior faculty membersfrom mechanical and aerospace assumed the responsibilities in guiding the project. It wasdecided to carryout the project in three phases over a two year period.Building an Aircraft: Project DetailsThe main objective of the project was to restore an

Conference Session

Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; William Semke, University of North Dakota; Douglas Olsen, University of North Dakota; Arnold Johnson, University of North Dakota; Ofer Beeri, University of North Dakota; George Seielstad, University of North Dakota

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Design in Engineering Education

efforts for AgCam, an imaging system to be used onboard the International Space Station, and for AEROCam, an airborne multi-spectral imaging system. He also holds adjunct faculty appointments in the Electrical Engineering and Space Studies departments. Prior to joining UND he had several engineering and management positions in the aerospace industry. Mr. Olsen has a B.S.E.E. degree from North Dakota State University (1981) and an M.S. degree in Space Studies from UND (1989).Ofer Beeri, University of North Dakota Ofer Beeri graduated from the University of Haifa, ISRAEL, in 2002, and he has conducted research at the University of North Dakota ever since. Dr. Beeri's focus is on the

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

11.990.2increase 10% to 20% in traditional (civil, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace); 21% to 35% inthe disciplines of biomedical and environmental engineering; and 36% or more in disciplinessuch as computer software engineering2,3. Despite this positive outlook, however, the number ofengineering degrees awarded during the same time period is expected to remain stable. Evenmore disturbing is the realization that the number of students who plan to major in engineeringupon college entrance has decreased.According to the ACT policy report Maintaining a Strong Engineering Workforce, among themore than 1.1 million seniors in the class of 2002 who took the ACT Assessment collegeentrance and placement exam, fewer than 6% planned to study engineering in

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Two Year College Division

of aerospace systems (United Technologies: Pratt and Whitney, HamiltonSundstrand, Sikorsky, and Kaman), laser technologies (Trumpf, Coherent Deos); and itspioneering leadership in the hydrogen economy and fuel cells (Proton Energy Systems,Fuel Cells Energy, and UTC Fuel Cells) and medial instrumentation (Becton Dickinson)are critical to the U.S. economy. To be successful these industries have embraced a global supply chain and a rateof technology change that presents enormous challenges to the regional workforce.Between 1990 and 2000, although aerospace manufacturing employment in Connecticutdropped by 45%, productivity increased and wages for the average aerospacemanufacturing worker went up 63% to $68,737. As the manufacturing

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Experiment. Page 11.384.3In addition, the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) has also been formed to help define thisprogram with the objective of being responsive to industry needs. These companiesinclude: ‚ The Boeing Company in St. Louis, Missouri; ‚ Briggs & Stratton, Rolla, Missouri; ‚ Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois; ‚ General Motors, Inc., Lansing, Michigan; ‚ GKN Aerospace, St. Louis, Missouri; ‚ Honeywell, Kansas City, Missouri; ‚ Missouri Enterprise, Rolla, Missouri; ‚ Olin Corp., St. Louis, Missouri; ‚ SME St. Louis Chapter 17; and ‚ Quest Manufacturing, Inc., Strafford, Missouri.The IAB members are

Conference Session

Assessing Design Coursework

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martha Green, Texas A&M University; Parag Ravindran, Texas A&M University; Rita Caso, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd; Xiafeng Li, Texas A&M University; L. Alan Minnick, Texas A&M University; Ram Shukla, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

Senior Engineering Capstone DesignCourse Learning with a Variation on the TIDEE Design TeamReadiness Assessment I and IIAbstract:Efficacy of engineering design education in an interdisciplinary team-based course setting,with exposure to the broader concerns of business, finance and management, interestsmany educators. This paper reports on the use of design knowledge assessment patternedafter the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) Design TeamReadiness Assessment (DTRA) I and II [1,2,3,4] to evaluate what aerospace, mechanical,electrical and computer science students learned about engineering design as a result ofparticipating in a Boeing-supported, two-semester, project-based senior capstone designcourse at Texas A&

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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K Krishnamurthy, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG); Keith Stanek, University of Missouri-Rolla; Vittal Rao, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1982: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN MICROMECHATRONICS AND SMART STRUCTURESK Krishnamurthy, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG) Dr. K. Krishnamurthy received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University, India, and his M.S and Ph.D. degrees also in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. He is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Affairs in the School of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR). Prior to being the associate dean, Dr. Krishnamurthy was the Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

2006-2463: EAC-ABET ACCREDITATION: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO SUCCEED?Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce ANDREW E. JACKSON, Ph.D., P.E., CSIT, Professor of Industrial Engineering Dr. Jackson teaches a variety of IE courses, including: Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, Production Systems Engineering, Systems Simulation, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 37 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract support engineering, systems acquisition, academics, and systems engineering. His research interests include Human Factors Engineering and Ergonomics in Large-Scale Systems.Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce MARY E. JOHNSON, Ph.D

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Web-Based Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harish Eletem, Lamar University; Fred Young, Lamar University; Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Computers in Education

Engineering at Lamar University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from University of Michigan in 1996. He is an active member of ASEE, ASME, AIAA and Combustion Institute. He has published over 50 technical papers and presented several papers at national and international conferences. Page 11.144.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Web-based Solver for Compressible Flow CalculationsAbstractCompressible flow is an important subject in aerospace and mechanical engineering disciplines.This paper describes a web-base solver

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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Vaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Singhose, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

- Page 11.230.3ical design challenges, as well as control system programming issues. Providing additionalchallenges, and opportunities for learning, is the fact the project is multi-disciplinary, en- Figure 2: Loading an Open Class Entrycompassing elements of computer science, aerospace, electrical, and mechanical engineering.In the following section, the activities of the Georgia Tech ARLISS team for each of thepast three years will be discussed. In Section 3, the challenges of the project, for boththe students and the administration, will be outlined. The main lessons learned and someproposed solutions to the project challenges are highlighted. Finally, Section 4 summarizesthe educational impact of the project and

Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Pangborn, Pennsylvania State University; David Wormley, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

design and implementation ofa first-year design course; integration of design in Aerospace, Architectural, Electrical and CivilEngineering; the design and construction of a new networked, heterogeneous platform computerlab dedicated to undergraduate design courses; an undergraduate teaching intern program; and aworkshop to help faculty better understand student experiences in engineering classrooms.The design and implementation of a first-year design course for all Penn State engineeringstudents was the largest single project undertaken as part of the ECSEL efforts at Penn State. Itrepresented a tremendous challenge not only because of the number of first year students, nearly2000, but also because they are taught on 19 different campuses. The

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

from Abilene Christian University and a M.S. in Higher Education Administration from Texas A&M University. Her interests include equity, leadership, and engineering education.Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso Scott Starks serves is a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and serves as Director of the Pan American Center for Earth & Environmental Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso. He has research interests in remote sensing, soft computing and engineering education. He is a registered Professional Engineer.Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University Karen Villatoro is a junior level aerospace engineering major at Texas A&M University. She is

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Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dugan Um, Southwest Texas State University

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Engineering Technology

anentire spectrum of research experiences from design, data collection, analysis, to charting,illustration, presentation of experimental results. Course surveys at the end of the 2005 springsemester revealed that majority of students desire to take a subsequent class focused more onadvanced semiconductor fabrication and MEMS technology.Bibliography[1] S. A. Vittorio, “MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS), Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, October 2001, pp 1-11.[2] M. Mehregany and S. Roy, “Introduction to MEMS,” 2000, Microengineering Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, CA, Aerospace Press, AIAA, Inc., 1999.[3] J. Dorsch, “MEMS: Tiny Parts Face Tough Technical Challenges,” Semiconductor Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8., August 2001.[4] S. Borini, M

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Lever Analogy Diagrams in Teaching Compound Planetary Gear TrainsAbstractThe planetary gear trains are widely used in many automotive, aerospace and marineapplications. The planetary gear trains are introduced to undergraduate mechanical engineeringstudents in the course of Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines. Traditional methods ofanalyzing planetary gear trains, by means of torque and speed calculations, tend to be slow andcumbersome. The complexity involved has, no doubt, kept many students from becomingfamiliar with the capability of planetary gearing. It is our intent in this paper to describe thelever analogy method of analysis and to present a miniature ‘cookbook’ of levers for variousplanetary arrangements

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University; Michael Powers, Michigan Technological University; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

span a wide spectrum of specialization. The teams have delivered products from theareas of video game programming and development, aerospace, wireless communication, andcomputer/network security to automotive systems, alternate fuels, innovative casting, androbotics to name a few. The diversity of these accomplished projects in the technical field hasbeen transformed into significant benefits for many different industry areas. The types of outputs that have been created by some of these teams include the followingexamples:Wireless Communication Enterprise:Biomedical Wireless Project: Currently the Wireless Communication Enterprise is executing aR&D contract with Guidant, to integrate biomedical sensors with a web-based patient