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.

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Aerospace

Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida in 2004. He teaches control systems/mechatronics, space systems engineering, and astronautics related courses as well as engineering sciences courses. He has published several peer reviewed journal and conference papers in these areas. His research areas are space systems, robust fault tolerant control, nonlinear control, adaptive control, small spacecraft design, high performance spacecraft components, mechatronics, real-time health monitoring, and diagnostic methodology. Page 23.181.1 c American Society for Engineering

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

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Aerospace

measurement method to study the strain localizationin shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. With access to a diverse population of graduatestudents and professors from different specializations and institutions, the student wasempowered with much knowledge and ideas to develop a virtual instrument for in-situmeasurements. Development and implementation of this method shows a promising potential inunderstanding SMA actuator fatigue failure mechanisms. Valuable time was comprised ofworking on a challenging problem through integration of software, hardware, and algorithms toproduce in-situ data. The program enriched the student’s educational experience throughdevelopment in research, problem solving, technical writing, and software knowledge required ofa

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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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

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Flaten, MN Space Grant / Univ. of Minnesota

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Aerospace

team)  Oral Proposal/Conceptual Design Review, distribute requested hardware for payloads  Solder one Verhage BalloonSat EAsy flight computer and 3-sensor weather station7  Watch move “BLAST” then write an essay on science/engineering, work with peer editor  Construction of payload shell – integrate camera, HOBO, flight computer, heater, etc.  Program HOBO and flight computer, test camera, conduct “Day in the Life” testing in lab  Intersperse building with mini-lectures on Spacecraft Systems and Systems Engineering  Submit “Rev. A” of Team Project Doc. – includes Design, Predicted Budgets, Test Plan  Structural/strength testing (drop test, yank test) and thermal testing (cold soak) of payload  Oral