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Marilyn Smith

Session 3202 Aerospace Engineering: Integrator for Cross-Disciplinary Learning Marilyn Smith, Narayanan Komerath School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150AbstractAerospace Engineers have a tradition of innovating across discipline boundaries. Each new flightvehicle design is a challenge requiring the application of advances in different disciplines. Thefast-changing technological marketplace makes it critical to prepare students to absorb andintegrate knowledge from any

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Vascar Harris; Eric Sheppard

Session 2370 The Impact of the Aerospace Science Engineering Program at Tuskegee University Eric J. Sheppard, Vascar G. Harris Aerospace Science Engineering Department Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 36088AbstractThe engineering programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities play a significantstatistical role in the production of African-American engineers. An example is Tuskegee’sAerospace Science Engineering Department, which has produced up to one fifth of the

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Jin Tso; Daniel Biezad

Session 2602 Adapting Graduate Degree Programs to the Distance Learning Environment Daniel Biezad, Jin Tso Aerospace Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University at San Luis ObispoAbstractA new graduate aerospace engineering program has been implemented for the distance-learningenvironment at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The program is fullyaccredited and strives to maintain the hands-on “learning by doing” educational philosophy atCal Poly. It has been in operation for two years and

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Rachel Shinn; Ron Madler

Session 1816 Genesis of a Team Teaching Paradigm – Development of A Space Option in Aerospace Engineering Drs. Rachel Shinn and Ronald Madler Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZAbstractThis paper describes the team teaching dynamics that the two authors experienced whiledeveloping a spacecraft design option within the Aerospace Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. The authors found it necessary and desirableto work as a team in developing the space courses since there was no release time allocated to

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Timothy Wright; Elizabeth Myers; Donald Bartel; Marjolein van der Meulen

Session 1109 An Immersion Term in Biomedical Mechanics Elizabeth R. Myers, Ph.D., Marjolein C. H. van der Meulen, Ph.D., Timothy M. Wright, Ph.D., and Donald L. Bartel, Ph.D. Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University/ Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell UniversityAbstractThis paper describes an Immersion Term in Biomedical Mechanics that was developed under aWhitaker Special Opportunities Award. We developed this program between

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Terrence Kelly; Aaron Cowin

Session 15470 Modernization of an Aircraft Maintenance Curriculum: Measuring up to the TAC of ABET Aaron R. Cowin, Terrence K. Kelly Parks College of Engineering and Aviation Saint Louis UniversityAbstractThe Department of Aerospace Technology at Parks College of Engineering and Aviation, SaintLouis University has offered a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautics with a concentration inAircraft Maintenance Engineering since 1949.1,2 The degree was developed in an era when aircraftmanufacturing was in its infancy and

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Narayanan Komerath

Session 1353 Design-Centered Introduction: Experience with Iterative Learning Narayanan Komerath Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractSince 1997, freshmen at Georgia Tech have been introduced to aerospace engineering throughthe experience of conceptual design, applied to a complete aircraft. Lessons learned from thesuccess of this ambitious experiment are examined here. The concept of iterative learning helpsstudents

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Marilyn Smith

Session 2602 The Virtual Laboratory: Technology Enhancement for Engineering Education Marilyn Smith, Narayanan Komerath School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150AbstractThis paper continues to report on research that seeks to define the proper role of technology toenhance learning in engineering education. The first application addressed was that ofaugmenting traditional classroom lectures so that classroom and homework time becomes

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James Thom; Caroline Hoy; Raymond Thompson

mannerdirectly addressing these motivators.Direct interviews and pilot surveys with young women in technical careers in aerospace atPurdue University has revealed some interesting motivators regarding why some young womenchoose a technical career and why some young women do not. In the particular application inaerospace where the interviews and surveys were conducted, the women all were interested inaviation/aerospace careers. Within the same academic department of the same major university,the women had two choices. One choice was to pursue a business administration type major,and the other choice was to pursue a technical type major. Interviews with the young womenover several years have revealed some very interesting motivations for their decisions

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Michael Ruane

Session 2525 Spacecraft Instrumentation: Integrating Design across the Curriculum Michael Ruane Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boston UniversityAbstractSpacecraft instrumentation presents challenging and engaging design problems forinterdisciplinary teams of students from electrical, computer systems, aerospace and mechanicalengineering. Recently, senior design teams and UROP students have collaborated withastronomy researchers to help design sounding rocket and satellite instrumentation payloads.The Spacecraft Teaching and Research for Students (STARS) Project is extending these

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of department representatives about three years prior to the College’sFall 1998 ABET evaluation visit. The ATF proved to be an invaluable forum for sharing bestpractices, providing mutual encouragement and help, and stimulating departmental action andparticipation. Whereas the “old culture” of program evaluation focused on units and topics withminimal constituent input (see Figure 1), the generic assessment system design adopted by allfive departments through the ATF uses embedded loops of course, program and departmentassessment processes (see Figure 2). Results of the accreditation visit proved the value andeffectiveness of the College assessment system design as it was initially implemented in sevendegree programs. Aerospace Engineering

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Rebecca Sidler Kellogg; J. Adin Mann; Ann Dieterich

Session 1630 Developing and using rubrics to evaluate subjective Engineering laboratory and design reports Rebecca Sidler Kellogg, J. Adin Mann, Ann Dieterich Iowa State UniversityAbstractIn the past two years several faculty in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics atIowa State University have been utilizing rubrics to evaluate student work in laboratory coursesas well as the engineering design course sequence. The laboratory course had primarilysophomores and the design course sequence were graduating seniors. Developing rubrics is notan easy task

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William Watkins; John Sullivan

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationthe School of Aeronautics and Astronautics1 (Engineering) [AAE] and Department of AviationTechnology2 [AT].The Aeronautics and Astronautics curriculum concentrates on the fundamental subject areasnecessary to the research, development, design, and operation of the aerospace industry. Thecurriculum is structured to emphasize the use of design tools of aerodynamics, propulsion,structures, dynamics, and control systems, and further provides design courses to integrate thesedisciplines into the design of flight vehicles that will perform the required mission.3 A majorpriority of Engineering education, therefore, encompasses the managing of engineeringprinciples. The transition of those

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Feng Chyuan Lai; Chean Chin Ngo

Session 2633 Teaching Thermodynamics with the Aid of Web-Based Module C. C. Ngo, F. C. Lai School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 73019AbstractOver the past few years, with the availability and advancement in the multimedia technology, itprovides opportunities for educators to revolutionize the teaching-learning enterprise andimprove the quality of engineering education. This paper presents how multimedia can beimplemented to enhance the learning experience of students

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Jeffrey Higgins

Session 3247 Developing and Delivering Engineering Technology Degree Programs for Incumbent Workers in Technical Industries Jeffrey Higgins Vermont Technical CollegeIntroductionVermont Technical College (VTC) has been delivering associate degrees, designed foremployees in specific industries, at the industry locations for a little over six years now.Over 250 students/employees are currently enrolled in engineering technology programsat IBM, BF Goodrich Aerospace, Verizon, and a consortium of small manufacturers innortheastern Vermont. This paper will provide an overview

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Narayanan Komerath

Session 2526 Undergraduate Research Participation in the Experimental Aerodynamics Group Narayanan Komerath Professor, Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn the 1980s, the idea of faculty spending time to guide undergraduates in research projects wasstill considered to be rather risky in the traditions of the tenure track. This paper discusses thecrucial role played by undergraduates in the research programs of the ExperimentalAerodynamics Group at the School of

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communications.The trends in IndustryThe signs of explosive growth in the wireline industry are everywhere. Telephone and cablecompanies are testing and rolling out more and more fiber optic networks. Utility companies arestringing fiber optic cable in anticipation of offering new communication services. A consortiumis sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) which includespartners AT&T, Cabletron, JDS Uniphase, MIT, and Nortel Networks to develop a next-generation optical WDM regional network architecture for high-speed user access to the IPinternet backbone1. An establishment of fiber optic data network technology on board thenation’s newest aerospace platforms is achieved. The trend of the aerospace industry demandshigher

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Vinay Dayal; Jerald Vogel; Rebecca Sidler Kellogg

SIDLER KELLOGGRebecca Sidler Kellogg recently became the Director for Engineering Distance Education at Iowa State University(ISU). She is also an adjunct assistant professor in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at ISU. Sheearned a PhD in Engineering Mechanics in 1998. Her research interests include engineering design, learning andeducation in engineering, and learning environments appropriate for life learners.JERALD VOGELJerald Vogel is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Iowa StateUniversity. He has over thirty years of teaching and research experience in the area of engineering design. Prior tobecoming faculty at ISU, he was a design engineer at Beech Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas.VINAY

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SME’s Manufacturing Education Plan: Phase I Report. TheDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offered an ABET accreditedManufacturing Engineering program, but did not grant a degree in Manufacturing Engineering.Direct presentations by national SME officers to the Governor of Utah, near the beginning of thegrant period, increased statewide awareness of the manufacturing program at USU. The 14competency gaps were addressed as part of an extensive curriculum reformation. Six newmanufacturing courses were developed and taught. Manufacturing applications were developedand initiated in several core mechanical engineering courses. A unique and comprehensivecurriculum assessment process was developed and implemented. Industrial and student

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divide in teaching the art and science of structural design• Bridging the divide between applied mechanics and materials scienceFirst, a few words about structures and structural design are in order. A structure broadlyconstrued is any physical body that must carry loads, and hence develops stresses and strains.The primary engineering disciplines that design structures are aerospace, civil, and mechanicalengineering. Aerospace structural engineers design airplanes, rockets, satellites, and the like.Civil structural engineers design buildings, highways, and bridges. Mechanical structuralengineers design machinery, vehicles, and consumer products. From a structures perspective,there is much more in common in what aerospace, civil, and mechanical

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X. Qian; A. Jalloh; Zheng-Tao Deng; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Engineering ProgramAlabama A&M University (AAMU), is a land grant historically black university. It is located inthe northeast outreach of Huntsville, Alabama, an important world center of expertise foradvanced missile, space transportation and electronic research and development. Among theleading industry and government agencies located in this area are NASA Marshall Space FlightCenter, the Army Aviation and Missile Command Center (AMCOM), Redstone Arsenal TestingCenter, The Boeing Company, Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin Aerospace and manyothers associated with high-tech. endeavors. These industries and government agencies requirelarge numbers of highly trained engineers, both in the areas of manufacturing and propulsion.To respond what is

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Session 1426 Knowledge Management Techniques in Experimental Projects Narayanan Komerath Professor, Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractKnowledge integration (KI) and knowledge management (KM) techniques are being recognizedas key to improved competitiveness in industry. These principles and techniques enableretention, sharing and systematic application of critical knowledge across geographic andtemporal expanses. Five case studies of the application of KI/KM techniques are described, inthe context of a

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global.I. Introduction“Going Global” is a popular term in both academia and industry today. What does that mean?Traditionally it has meant offering international study opportunities for students and facultyexchange. While this is still true, developing a program that is “global” entails much more thanthat. Feedback from the Aviation Technology Industrial Advisory Committee1 (ATIAC)indicates that they want students who are able to operate in the global marketplace. Thisincludes understanding the world aerospace market, cultural differences, international rules andregulations, foreign government processes, foreign business practices, and foreign language

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Brenda Morton; Raymond Thompson

aerospace and air transport industries.I. IntroductionThe goal of the Applied Research Program is provide real life educational experiences andapplied research opportunities through a linkage between industry and the university. Theresearch is results oriented with Purdue working with industry to provide practical solutions forimproved safety, efficiency, and profitability. The program is open to any qualified student atPurdue. Students must participate in several orientation programs and complete coursework in Page 6.905.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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American-serving andHBCU institutions across the Southeastern United States.The College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University is designated as aNASA Research Center of Excellence in Aerospace Technology Development andpossesses a strong track record in undergraduate engineering education. Approximately14 North Carolina A&T State University faculty in the areas of science, mathematics,engineering, and technology faculty conduct research on supported NASA projects. In1998, the North Carolina A&T College of Engineering was recently selected as a site fora NASA Partnership Award for the Integration of Research into MSET UndergraduateEducation (PAIR). The North Carolina A&T NASA-PAIR program has been under thedirection

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undergraduateES degree program selected the BME option. For this reason and the decreased interest ofstudents in other engineering science sub-disciplines, it was decided by the faculty of the parentdepartment (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Science) that a newundergraduate program in BME should be developed to replace the undergraduate ES program.Subsequently, during the 1999-2000 academic year, a new curriculum was developed, and wasinitially offered to students in the fall 2000 semester. Page 6.67.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition

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Aerospace Controls are used. They come in a range of sizes. They convert the AC current into a DC voltage in the range of 0-10 volts DC to be read by the data acquisition board. • Thermometers: For measuring temperatures, integrated circuit temperature devices are used. These are known as "LM-35" devices from National Semiconductor. They are much lower cost than either thermocouples or resistance temperature devices (RTDs) and are simpler than thermisters. These devices are about the size of a No. 2 pencil eraser. They require a source of DC voltage (about 12 volts) to operate. They produce a DC output voltage that is the temperature divided by 100. The data acquisition board can read this voltage and the software converts

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various aspectsof the design process as envisioned fifteen years from now. Briefly stated, design supportapplications are evolving toward environments that may or may not involve face-to-faceinteraction, such as Internet-related technologies and applications such as remote visualization.While the report was written primarily at the request of NASA and therefore has primary impacton NASA and Aerospace Industry planning efforts, the report (and interpretations of it) will haveimplications for Biomedical Engineering design efforts and plans. This paper will briefly reviewthe National Academy Report, and then will consider current and related future design thrustsand applications in Biomedical Engineering.1. Advanced Engineering Environments, Phase 2

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Engineers, Inc. New York, NY. 3. Stuart Stanton and Jerry Sellers, “Modeling and Simulation Tools for Rapid Space System Analysis and Design: FalconSat-2 Applications,” presented at the 2001 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, March 2001. 4. W. Herman Steyn and Yoshi Hashida, “An Attitude Control System and Commissioning Results of the SNAP Nanosatellite,” 14th Annual AIAA/Utah State University Conference on Small Satellites, August 21-24, 2000. Page 6.887.8“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Educators Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2001, American Society of

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Robert Ribando; Gerald O'Leary; Timothy Scott

6.197.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education The software we use and the implementation of the studio experience in thisparticular course has come about largely as a confluence of the authors’ industry,research and teaching experiences. Each of the three authors worked previously in anindustry that makes extensive use of computational modeling (the nuclear, automotiveand aerospace industries, respectively), and thus began this work with a perspective thatmight differ from that of a purer academic. Those past experiences, coupled withdiscussions with engineers currently practicing in industry, indicate that many recentengineering