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An Introductory Course in Practical Systems Engineering

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

developed a two-semester course sequence for entry-level engineering students (i.e.freshmen and sophomores). The first semester is a 2-credit course, consisting of a 1-creditclassroom lecture and a 1-credit laboratory element; the second semester is a 1-credit laboratorycourse. The classroom portion is a seminar-style presentation of systems engineering tools suchas requirements flow, work breakdown structures, design drivers, trade studies and riskassessment. For the laboratory portion of both semesters, the students apply these tools inongoing student-led space projects: high-altitude balloon experiments, microgravity tests and aseries of student-built spacecraft. We believe that blending a subset of systems engineering toolswith small but real

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Fluid dynamics dimensional analysis take-home experiment using paper airplanes

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael John Hargather, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Shannon Hussan; Timothy W Jacomb-Hood, The Pennsylvania State University; Zachary Francis, Penn State University; Carly Seneca; Martha Quinlin; Raveen Fernando
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

to performthe experiments, and a guided approach to developing the necessary scaling relationships.Students completed a survey after performing the experiment which showed an increasedunderstanding of the importance and process of dimensional scaling.IntroductionUndergraduate engineering curricula are typically heavily loaded with traditional classroomlearning approaches and have a limited number of laboratory-based courses available to students.Many students, however, learn better from hands-on, laboratory-based courses and activities.Incorporating more laboratory courses into engineering curricula presents a separate challengedue to the cost of building and maintaining student laboratory facilities, space limitations, andthe small class

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In-Situ Strain Localization Measurements of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators during a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Judy Santa Cruz, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

sheetspecimen testing confirmed the large accumulation of strain during the first 1,000 cycles.3While strain measurements in undergraduate laboratory experiments are commonly restricted tomechanical extensometry methods, the student had the opportunity to learn about opticalmethods used for strain measurements. A non-contact video extensometry method was employedto measure strain in polymers using LabVIEW. Algorithms performed pattern learning, patternsearching, and displacement measurement between two markers. This method proved to be acost effective method compared to laser extensometers. The error using the video extensometrymethod was less than 5% compared to a laser extensometer. The challenges on markingrecognition were due to inconsistent

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Using a UAV to Teach Undergraduates Math and Aircraft Performance

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

from the PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering, Pakistan. His research interests include aircraft design, experimental aerodynamics, and engineering education. Page 23.1304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using a UAV to Teach Undergraduates Math and Aircraft PerformanceAbstractHands-on activities based pedagogies have been determined to be effective in motivating andenhancing understanding of complex engineering concepts in undergraduate education. The useof laboratory exercises supporting theoretical concepts in the classroom

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A Case Study on Advancing Learning in An Upper-Level Engineering Course

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

Paper ID #8072A Case Study on Advancing Learning in An Upper-Level Engineering CourseDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former chair of the Aerospace Division

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Lessons Learned by the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M University Following Its First Summer Camp for High School Students

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

camp, and suggestions forimprovement. Providing the students exposure to unique world-class research laboratories wasdeemed important in the initial planning of the camp. Laboratory tours with high interaction andless repetition were easily the most popular tours. While the feedback received on some labswas negative, it was not interpreted as a sign that the particular lab tour should be discontinuedbut rather that it needed to be retooled. An example would be having the students observe robotsmoving in one of the labs versus the excitement generated when students were able to control therobots. On the other hand, the lab where students were allowed to handle research materialsseemed to make more of an impression. Visiting wind tunnels was

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Report on the Learning Experiences of Undergraduate Students in a Novel Aerospace Engineering Course Integrating Teaching and Research

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dennis K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

in a pair of looselyconnected undergraduate Aerospace Engineering courses that integrate teaching and research.The first one-third of each course is devoted to conventional lectures and/or laboratory exerciseswith computer interfaced data acquisition systems. The latter two-thirds focus on design andresearch projects in Aerospace Engineering with a few lectures interspersed. The teachingmethod has some unique characteristics: i) Undergraduates gain a research experience byworking in small groups of two or three students supervised by a volunteer graduate studentresearch mentor, ii) The particular research project is developed by the course instructors and thevolunteer graduate student research mentor in advance of the course as one related

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Creating the Framework for Better Aerospace Engineers

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Trevor J. Bennett, Texas A&M University; Kristin D. Nichols, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

Page 23.349.6touring senior design laboratories and hearing from student design teams. These interactions 5enable freshman students to connect the coursework to a future in aerospace. Students are alsotaken to an off-site engineering facility or research laboratory that connects them with theopportunities available in industry. The final class period is used for students to reflect on whathas been learned in the course, provide final feedback to the instructors, and celebrateachievements in design over the semester. With the current schedule, one class can be used at thediscretion of the professor. Relevant activities can include tours of on-campus researchlaboratories, additional guest lecturers

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Investigation of the Benefits of Using a Case Study Method to Teach Mechanical Engineering Fundamentals Courses to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Timothy Aaron Nichols, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

General Mo- tors, and Xerox, and is a registered professional engineer in New York. He has thirty-five years experience teaching design related courses, and has developed expertise in the areas of robotics, and micro-robotics. He is currently working on the locomotion of micro-robots with micro-sensors and actuators, and on artificial muscles and sensors using electroactive polymers.Dr. Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Dr. Michael Schrlau is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the founding director of the Nano-Bio Interface Laboratory (NBIL) at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Schrlau is interested in several aspects critical to the

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Learning to Innovate Across Disciplines: A Case Study on Three Team Project Experiences

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

Paper ID #8130Learning to Innovate Across Disciplines: A Case Study on Three Team ProjectExperiencesMr. Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research

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Autonomous Patrol and Surveillance System (APSS) – A Student Project to Help Aid the Campus Police

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

communication skills. They learn to work in teams, address challengesand find solutions to a real world applied problem. While doing this research, early in theircareers, they are expected to develop a system that will be useful for campus police at SPSU andbeyond.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Alumni Association ofSPSU and moral support from various academic departments and specially the policedepartment. The author would also like to thank all the students involved at various stages of theproject.References 1. Research Report, Utah State University, Utah Water Research Laboratory, ‘Evaluation and Development of Unmanned Aircraft (UAV) for DOT needs,’ Report No. UT-12.08, July 2012 2

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Renovating an Ancient Low Speed Wind Tunnel: A Student Team Project Case Study

Conference Session: Aerospace Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Aerospace

Paper ID #8131Renovating an Ancient Low Speed Wind Tunnel: A Student Team ProjectCase StudyDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of aerospace engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He has three US Patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s , 50+ M.S. and over 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former Chair of the Aerospace Division