Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Technology. Georgia Tech’s record of training Armyengineers and aviators since WWI was probably the deciding factor, and it was with theinitiative of Army officers deputed to the Guggenheim Foundation, that the final schoolselection was madex. A grant of $300,000 was used to construct a building around anine-foot wind tunnel and invest in bonds for the future. In the following sections moredetails on the evolution of each of the seven schools to their present state will bepresented.New York University As mentioned in the introduction New York University (NYU) was the firstGuggenheim School, and the recipient of the largest grant. NYU developed excellentfacilities and was a renowned center for years. In the 1940’s it was joined by its cross-town

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mark Maughmer, Penn State University

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Aerospace

Mean Score Score 60 50 40 30 Low Score 20 10 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 YearFigure 4 Student Final Exams Results in Theoretical Aerodynamics T h e o re tic a l A e ro d y n a m ic s 100 H ig h S c o re 90 80 70 M e a n S c o re S c o re 60 50 40

Conference Session

Design, Build, Fly (DBF)/AIAA Student Competition/UA

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University; Christopher Peck, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

= Induced Drag Coefficient RAC = Total System Weight S = Wing Area SFC = System Complexity Factor W/S = Wing Loading I. Introduction The AIAA Design, Build, and Fly (DBF) Competition brings schools from around the world to compete. Each year the teams design, fabricate, and demonstrate the flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft in order to meet a specified mission profile. This year the competition calls for a surveillance/attack UAV. The capabilities of the aircraft include carrying a large simulated fuel tank and four Estes rockets. There will be five stages of judging for the contest: 1) Written paper. 2

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Rooney, Saint Louis University; Mathew Roseman, Saint Louis University; Charles Shotridge, Saint Louis University; Jeffrey Aschenbrenner, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

, thus contributing to the future workforce development. Finally, theproject has provided enough feedback as a sound starting point for the next picosatelliteproject at Saint Louis University, where the students utilize all the experience gainedfrom the PASSat project.References1. The Future of University Space Research, USRA, 2006.2. Hands-on Training for Tomorrow’s Space Researchers, USRA, 2007.3. The Space Workforce: A Shared Dependency, USRA, 2008.4. NASA: The Vision for Space Exploration, NASA, 2004.5. Space Studies Board: Building a Better NASA Workforce: Meeting theWorkforce Needs for National Vision for Space Exploration, National AcademicPress, 2007.6. S. Jayaram, Billikensat 1 – Saint Louis University’s First Cubesat, ASEEConference

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Lee Jonathan, Boeing Company; Adam Bruckner, University of Washington

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Aerospace

to Boeing. Fig. 8 Famous early UWAL Tests. Clockwise from top left: Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner, Boeing B-29, Boeing B-47, Lockheed XP-49. Military testing dominated the run logs of UWAL throughout the late 1940’s. Somenotable tests include the B-47 and the P-85 “Goblin”. Boeing and McDonnell show upextensively in the tunnel logs. In 1948, the wind tunnel was officially named the Kirsten WindTunnel, after the man who had worked so hard to get it built. Page 14.640.10 As the 1950’s progressed, Boeing started to become the exclusive customer in the tunnel.Aircraft such as the B-47, B-52, KC-135 and 707 were

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

the Faculty of the Future. 2006: Ithaca, NY.9. Villarejo M Barlow A, Making a difference for minorities: Evaluation of an educational enrichment program. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004. 42(9): p. 861-881.10. B C Clewell, et al., Revitalizing the Nation's Talent Pool in STEM. 2006, Washington, DC: Urban Institute.11. G Price, The causal effects of participation in the American economic association summer minority program. Southern Economic Journal, 2005. 72(1): p. 78-97.12. S Russell, M Hancock, and J McCullough, The Pipeline: Benefits of Undergraduate Research Opportunities. Science 316 (5824):548–549, 2007. 316(5824): p. 548-549.13. M Summers and F Hrabowski, Preparing minority scientists and

Conference Session

Design, Build, Fly (DBF)/AIAA Student Competition/UA

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Rodrigue, Saint Louis University; David Safont, Saint Louis University; Alex Rees, Saint Louis University; Jim Maday, Saint Louis University; Francisco Vilaplana, Saint Louis University; Goetz Bramesfeld, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

/C planes, flies subsonic at very low Reynolds numbers. Anotherconsideration is thickness to chord ratio. While thicker wings have more drag, thicker wingsoffer advantages in other areas.5 The added volume gives space for fuel storage, structural load-bearing members, electronics, and control mechanisms. After scouring books for airfoils, the S8036 airfoil was selected because of its gradualdrag polar. According to Lyon, at Reynolds Number 400,000, the S8036's drag coefficient doesnot increase noticeably with the lift coefficient until a very extreme lift coefficient is achieved.7This relationship is ideal because the UAV operates over a range of velocities, and is, therefore,conducive to a slight, gradual change in drag with lift

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Knudtson, Saint Louis University; Nicholas Freed, Saint Louis University; David Zidar, Saint Louis University; Michael Dunning, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1964 [10] Saad, M. A., Compressible Fluid Flow, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1993[11] Shan, F., Zakirov, V., and Zhang, H., "Experiments and Simulations of a N2O/HTPB Hybrid Rocket Motor " Journal of Tsinghua University, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2008, pp. 285-288. [12] Sutton, G. P. & Biblarz,O., Rocket Propulsion Elements, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2001 [13] Toorian, A., Diaz, K., and Lee, S., "The CubeSAT Approach to Space Access," IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings,, 2008 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 2008, p. 4526293.[14] Twiggs, R., "Space System Developments at Stanford University - from Launch Experience of Microsatellites to the Proposed Future Use of Pico

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Way, El Camino College; Bradley Harriger, Purdue University; Buford Pringle, Butler Community College; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University

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Aerospace

newapproaches in two-year aerospace programs. El Camino College, Butler Community College,Oregon Institute of Technology and Purdue University are all developing new model curriculafor technicians and engineers in the aerospace industry. These curricula will cover the gamut ofthe needs for manufacturing technologists in the aerospace industry and will also provide acommon fluency in aerospace manufacturing procedures, processes, and terminology. Oneproposed modular approach allows an instructor to select needed section(s) for any course fromavailable national “pool” of information, with each module including PowerPoint data, Instructornotes, and a student study guide. This approach will make developing new courses or re-designing existing courses

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA; John A. Christian, University of Texas, Austin; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

functionality, students also learn to incorporate VisualBasic Macros toautomate tedious processes and enable finer detail in trade studies. Finally, the Excel add-in 8@Risk, developed by Palisade Corporation, is used to teach students to use Monte Carloanalyses in spacecraft design and performance assessment. Students learn how to perform MonteCarlo analyses and interpret the results through outputs such as probability density functions(PDFs), cumulative distribution functions (CDFs or “s-curves”), and tornado plots.Grades are determined by frequent lab assignments, quizzes, and a final project. There are fivelaboratory assignments and quizzes are given weekly at the beginning of each lab period. Thequizzes