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2013 GSW

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Tyler Crosson; Monica Hew; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

Extended Abstract with Poster Fall Semester Mini-Project: Reverse Engineering a WWII Fighter - The North American P-51D Mustang Tyler Crosson, Monica Hew Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington Bernd Chudoba, Amit Oza Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington In the fall of 2012 the senior design capstone class has been assigned a semestermini-project that challenges the students to reverse engineer a high performance WWIIfighter

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2013 GSW

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Gustavo Narez; Sarah Hussein; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

of the United States tomaintain economic leadership if the students, teachers, and professionals are not at thesame stride of the international community in STEM education. Although the majority ofthese concerns should be targeted at the early stages of education that inspire andmotivate the development of the STEM influence, the focus here lies on the existingundergraduate engineering university student. This student’s  academic  course  work, which was taken over the years, is applied not only to the capstone design project but alsoto the collaborative effort that will bring the best out of an organized group. This is oneaspect in education that will generally not be initially taken into consideration in theeducators’ curriculum.To

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2013 GSW

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Jonathan Crosley; Vincent Ricketts; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba

for the capstone class. This project consists of a dedicatedliterature search generating a pertinent database and knowledge base. In addition, a designmethodology is developed leading to a parametric sizing tool capable of visualizing the availablesolution for long-range electric aircraft. Central to this project is a study by NASA, who startedcontracting major corporations (i.e. Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Cessna, etc.) to address about30 years (N+3) of future technologies concerning the use of hybrid electric aircraft forcommercial use by 2030-2035. The mission, identified by the AVD Laboratory, is along theRoute 66 highway, from Chicago to L.A., a distance of roughly 1,660 nm. This experimental-type aircraft will be electric with no hybrid

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2013 GSW

Authors

George Kitamura; Kristin Milam; Elvin Hii; Chris Kniffin; Alexander Graves; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba

engineers. Overall, the skills developed through the project will allow eachteam member to carry on techniques and knowledge to other aircraft conceptual design. IntroductionThe Supermarine Spitfire is one of the most iconic and beloved aircraft or its era, and thissemester, a group of senior students was able to participate in the active learning experience ofreverse engineering this exceptional airplane as a part of the Senior Design Capstone Course.The Senior Design Capstone Course compiles the years of undergraduate studies to test andapprove the student’s engineering abilities. Under the direction of Dr. Bernd Chudoba the senior class was tasked to reverse engineer the famous World War II fighter

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2013 GSW

Authors

Ronald E. Barr

with alumni and students. The PEV then returns to the program andcontinues interviews with faculty and student groups, often senior capstone design teams. TheABET team then re-assembles for Monday evening dinner, discussions, and report writing.By Tuesday morning, most PEVs have a good draft of their final report, which is called theprogram audit form (PAF). On Tuesday morning, the PEV has a brief meeting with the programchair to discuss the findings of the visit. If any shortcomings will be cited, the PEV usuallywants the program chair to know about it here, rather than to hear it for the first time in front ofthe university president later that day. The Tuesday lunch is a closed working lunch for theABET team, in which the final PAFs are

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2013 GSW

Authors

Amir Karimi; Randall D. Manteufel

capstone design project in the Spring 2013 andconducted surveys in two upper-division courses to determine areas that have contributed indelaying student graduation. Analysis of Student Academic RecordThe mechanical engineering program at UTSA requires 128 SCH of course work in order for astudent to receive a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree. The degreerequirement includes 42 SCH of the University Core Curriculum. Courses in general chemistry,engineering physics, and calculus are parts of both the University Core Curriculum andmechanical engineering degree requirements. In examining the academic records of 60 studentswho are completing their senior design project in spring 2013 we made several