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Mary Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Page 15.1334.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Process FMEA in an Aeronautical Engineering Technology Capstone CourseAbstractIn the Aeronautical Engineering Technology program at Purdue University, undergraduatestudents gain experience in performance improvement in the capstone project courses. Theperformance improvement proposed and implemented by the students must also consider theimpact on safety. Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) is one tool used in theaerospace industry to identify risks in products or processes, and to take action to mitigate oreliminate the risks. Using the SAE standard for PFMEA, students use a structured method toanalyze the process steps and

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Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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knowledge and product skills most needed for America’s aerospace workforce [CDIO Standard 2] ≠ Developing laboratory and design-implement projects that help aerospace engineering programs integrate learning laboratory and project-based experiences throughout the undergraduate program, focusing on first-year and multidisciplinary capstone design- implement experiences. [CDIO Standards 4, 5, and 6]15,16 ≠ Developing a rigorous approach to assessing student learning and skills development, based on objective measures, and surveys of student self-confidence in learning. [CDIO Standard 11] System development as the context for aeronautical engineering education Context is the surroundings and environment that

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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from across the U.S. Starting 2007 he is affiliated with Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) Department of Engineering. His research areas are: Rocket and Aircraft Propulsion; Aerothermodynamics; Chemical Kinetics; Combustion Analyses; Thermo-chemical Non-equilibrium Flows; Internal Combustion Engines; Thermal/Fluid Systems; Numerical Simulation of Combustion and Flow; Microgravity Fluid Flow and Phase Change Heat Transfer. He is teaching the following disciplines: Propulsion; Advanced Propulsion; Combustion; Aeronautics; Heat Transfer; Applied Fluid Mechanics; Instrumentation; Thermodynamics; Senior Capstone Design Projects. Dr. Naoumov initiated a Moonbuggy project at the CCSU

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Matthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy

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students can and do receive this type of educational experience through acompetitive capstone design project, it is arguably better that this is not the first time they areexposed to integrating and applying the material covered in an aeronautical engineering coursesequence. This paper details how to make use of an inexpensive hands-on glider design projectthat can be integrated across a short undergraduate aeronautical engineering course sequenceeffectively educating students on the practical application of aircraft design. Through theindividual design and construction of multiple balsa wood gliders over a two course sequence,each student can apply and correlate the various aspects of aircraft design with tangible,measureable results better

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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the emphasis is on getting to depth in every aspect, while obtaining perspective and learning the essentials quickly.The roots of this project started in the 1990s, as industry and government hiring and trainingpatterns changed drastically from the large weapon-system programs of the Cold War to thesmall-team, multidisciplinary contract-hunting environment. The traditional curriculum hadlinear course sequences in different discipline streams, coming together in senior-year“capstone” design experiences. During the Cold War era, large-company recruiting emphasizedcorporate training after school. To prepare students for the small-team environment that came upin the 1990s, we moved towards increasing comprehension levels, and enabling students

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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usinghydrogen fuel, quantifying the economic opportunities in the Carbon Market. Sophomores inresearch Special Problems were tasked with extending the freshman experience to supersonicairliners, as part of a team including senior students. These students explored radical concepts forsuch airliners. An upper level aerodynamics course was used to develop technical figures ofmerit for supersonic hydrogen airliners from basic aerodynamics knowledge. The processidentified numerous gaps in the comprehension of the students from their courses. Theintegration challenge of this project enabled iterative refinement of their understanding. Theconcepts and analysis approaches taught at each level are seen to have become useful only whensubjected to integrated use

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

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AC 2010-862: DEVELOPING THE AEROSPACE WORKFORCE: A BOEINGEXPERIENCEKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu.Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology Dr. Daniel Kirk is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the Florida Institute of

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

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improve the outcome of tendon injuries through engineering. As a graduate student, Dr. Dischino became heavily involved in educational outreach work with inner-city public school students in Philadelphia. It was through this work that she realized her passion for teaching technology and engineering concepts at all levels and encouraging students to achieve their full potential in these fields. She is currently a member of the American Society of Engineering Education, the International Technology Education Association and the Association for Science Teacher Education, as well as a Champion Board Member of the Connecticut branch of the National Girls Collaborative Project and Board

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Brian German, Georgia Tech

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shown by Henderson4 and hasrecently been articulated as a priority by the National Research Council (NRC) in the publicationEducating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century: Engineering educators should introduce interdisciplinary learning in the undergraduate curriculum and explore the use of case studies of engineering successes and failures as a learning tool.5Instructional techniques similar to case studies that are employed frequently in aerospaceengineering programs include the capstone design course and design-build-fly competitions.These design programs mimic cases in many ways, but there are several differences. First,students typically participate in only one or two such design/build activities