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Alec Bowman; Chris Hedden; Gonzalo Garcia; Ryan Lykins

The University of Kansas Aerospace Engineering Flight Systems Research Alec Bowman, Chris Hedden, Gonzalo Garcia, and Ryan Lykins The University of KansasThe University of Kansas (KU) is a national and international leader in research anddevelopment of radars for remote sensing and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for EarthScience missions. KU has had a long history of design, manufacturing, and flight testing UAS’sdating back to 1999. As the most visible of our programs, the Meridian is also the largest UAVplatform ever designed, built, and successfully flight tested autonomously by an academicinstitution. The Meridian is an 1,100 lb UAS designed for Polar research and has been flighttested

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Lawrence G. Boyer

An Incremental Measurements and Data Acquisition Project Lawrence G. Boyer Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department Saint Louis UniversityAbstractIn the junior level Measurements course for Mechanical Engineering students, an incrementalproject forms the backbone of the course wherein several practical and theoretical topics areembodied. The goal is to familiarize Mechanical Engineering students with several electricaland electronics concepts and components used in measurement systems. The students areintroduced to LabView and build their first Virtual Instrument which generates a signal in theBlock Diagram and plots it on the Front

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Rodney M. Clayton

. However, no trends wereobserved when comparing all tests to support this observation. The experimentally obtainedvalues of electron beam coupling efficiency are lower than values reported in other literature andthe values currently being used in modeling and simulation of the EBF3 process. Having moreprecise coupling efficiency values will lead to more accurate models and simulations andultimately improve the EBF3 system.Introduction Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication (EBF3) is a type of additive manufacturing formetallic parts that is of interest to NASA. The ability of EBF3 to produce near net shaped partsis of value to aerospace manufacturing and long duration space flight. Tailoring of materials andmaterial properties in EBF3 also

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Adam Carberry; Daniel Bumblauskas; Alexandra Coso; Ana Torres-Ayala

Missouri, bumblauskasd@missouri.eduDan Bumblauskas, Ph.D., is an assistant teaching professor at the University of Missouri and Vice President of PFCServices, Inc. Dan researches and teaches courses in operations management, service operations management,production systems, six sigma, professional development, and international business. Prior to joining MU, Dan wasa manager at ABB Inc., a global power and automation technology company based in Zurich, Switzerland.ALEXANDRA COSO, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAlexandra Coso is a Ph.D. student in the Cognitive Engineering Center at Georgia Tech, where she is pursuing adoctorate in aerospace engineering. She received her B.S. in aerospace engineering from MIT and her M.S. insystems engineering from

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Eric D. Mead; Karen Reynolds; Lawrence Whitman

Notebook, Spirit and Sportsmanship, Presentation, and the top four teams in each division; Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert. The last several years, FlightSafety has selected teams for a special field trip to their facility in Wichita and time in a flight simulator. This allows the students the opportunity to see the culmination of many engineering functions; electrical, computer, mechanical, industrial, ergonomic, and aerospace, all working together in a real world environment with a defined purpose. They also get to have some well-deserved fun; sitting in a cockpit in control of a simulator. Summary The College of Engineering at WSU has focused on preparing and inspiring students to engineering careers. Competitions are an important method to

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Brett Meyer; Timothy Wei; David Jones; Stuart Bernstein

InformationBRETT MEYER is an instructional designer and multimedia specialist at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln,at Omaha. Brett is involved in the development of innovative teaching tools for faculty in The Durham Schoolof Architectural Engineering and Construction. He has been involved with classroom teaching and instructionaldesign in secondary and higher education for the past 9 years.DR. TIMOTHY WEI is the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska. Prior to that, hewas a professor, Department Head, and Interim Dean in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace Engineeringat RIT for 5 ½ years. Before that he spent 18 years as a Professor in the Department of Mechanical &Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers.DAVID JONES is the

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Clark Shaver; Crayton Caldwell; Jim Lookadoo

full-time faculty, two adjuncts and approximately 70 enrolledstudents.Students in the EET program are required to take three semesters of core curriculum studies inelectronics engineering technology. The curriculum includes basic concepts relating to AC andDC theory, circuitry and measurement, digital logic concepts and an introduction tosemiconductor devices and applications. After the completion of a ‘core exam’ course, studentsthen take a selection of required upper-division courses within the EET program. Students alsocan select a specialization which includes, Aerospace Electronics, Control Systems, EmbeddedSystems, Telecommunication Electronics, and a customized emphasis. During the senior year,students are required to take a two

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W.S. Khan; M. Ceylan; B. Zhang; R. Asmatulu

. Zobic, 2011, pp. 95-108.16. R. Asmatulu, E. Asmatulu, and A. Yourdkhani “Toxicity of Nanomaterials and Recent Developments in the Protection Methods,” SAMPE Fall Technical Conference, Wichita, KS, October 19–22, 2009, 12 pages.17. http://www2.basf.us/businesses/plasticportal/Products/Ultradur/ktn_Ultradur_High_Speed_en.html, accessed in August 2, 2012.18. http://iwww.plasticsportal.com/automotive/pdf/ultradur_high_speed.pdf, accessed in August 2, 2012.19. Asmatulu, R. “Nanocoatings for Corrosion Protection of Aerospace Alloys” (Part 2), in Corrosion Protection and Control using Nanomaterials, Woodhead Publishing, ed. V.S. Saji and R. Cook, 2012.20. Dhanasekaran, S.P., Kalla, D.K., Zhang, B., and Asmatulu, R

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Darrin S. Muggli; Brian M. Tande

", International Conference on Engineering Education, (2002).[11] Bourne J, Harris D, Mayadas F, "Online engineering education: Learning anywhere, anytime", Journal ofEngineering Education 94:131 (2005).[12] Springer ML, Bertoline GR, "Building a distance learning hybrid program in organizational leadership", 118thASEE Annual Conference and Exposition (2011).[13] Wang HW, Ji JS, Dong TP, Chen CM, Chang JH, "Learning effectiveness of science experiments throughcloud multimedia tutorials", 2011 2nd International Conference on Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology,Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Technology, Wireless VITAE 2011 (2011).Proceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering