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Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

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Wilhelm A. Friess, University of Maine

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Aerospace

Paper ID #28956Lighter than air vehicles as aerospace focused projects in a mechanicalengineering capstone sequenceDr. Wilhelm A Friess, University of Maine Dr. Friess holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute (1997), and currently is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the Univer- sity of Maine. Previously he has spent 5 years in Dubai as inaugural faculty of RIT Dubai and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University. Dr. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consult- ing and entrepreneurial activities in Europe, Asia and Africa

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Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

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Braden K. Oh, Olin College of Engineering; Justin Haruaki Kunimune, Olin College of Engineering; Jonah Spicher, Olin College of Engineering; Lauren Anfenson, Olin College of Engineering; Rebecca Christianson, Draper Labs

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Aerospace

electromagnetic fields to determine physical dimensions of the thruster.Project-based learning has become a popular method for improving engagement in physics andengineering education, 1,2,3 particularly with respect to providing a capstone experience forstudents to apply what they’ve learned in a class. However, such projects are rarely initiated,designed, and completed by students, despite the demonstrated efficacy of self-direction. 4 Thestructure of this project was novel in that it was not intended as a show of understanding ofconcepts we had already been taught, but as a context in which to teach ourselves the conceptsneeded to complete the project. Instead of being a supplement to an introductory physics course,the goal of this project was to

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Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

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Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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Aerospace

excited, motivated and have therefore performed well in all classes.In the senior design course, students demonstrate their ability to apply the knowledge learned invarious AE courses towards a professional society sponsored aerospace design project. This seniordesign project is a three credit hour class and spans over one semester. Capstone projects are donein groups of three to four students. This capstone class is in addition to the senior capstone projectthat is required for their major degree. Students are able to finish the minor program by typicallytaking one extra class in every semester during their last two years on undergraduate degreeprogram. Some students take these classes over the summer and others have delayed theirgraduation by a

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Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

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Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University

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Aerospace

undergraduate engineering students(with mechanical and electrical concentrations) at Oral Roberts University began an ambitiousproject to develop the prototype of a Stewart-platform-based single-seat virtual reality aircraftflight simulator to assist in custom aircraft design and promote the excitement of an engineeringcareer among pre-college students in the local area. With the support of an intramural grantthrough the President’s Research Fund from Oral Roberts University, the students’ effortscontinued over the 2017-2018 academic year in the form of a successful senior capstone researchand design project, which is required for students majoring in engineering from this university.By the spring of 2018, the prototype was able to simulate the motion

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Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

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Maria Baklund, University of St. Thomas; MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab; Hannah French; Patrick Roche, University of St. Thomas; Collin John Goldbach, Playful Learning Lab; Cullen Charles Kittams, University of St. Thomas ; Molly Roche, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Damian Kulash Jr., OK Go; Jeff Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Aerospace

experts from every branch of engineering, andit was exciting tapping into that knowledge to make it all happen and modify it how we saw fit,”said a senior engineering student from the Playful Learning Lab. Figure 11: The Playful Learning Lab team and engineering consultants collaborating The majority of the lab’s undergraduate engineering team were not seniors, so they hadno experience with the University of St. Thomas Engineering Senior Design capstone prior toworking on the Art in Space project. This contest provided real-life effective preparation andpractice for future professional engineering work. It was difficult for many of the team membersto balance lab work, social life, and academic life, but it was possible. With the

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Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

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Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

focused on engineering courses, a controlscourse that applied to both engineering and engineering technology, and a lab course inpharmacy. A work in progress conference paper was found with results of self-directed learningoutcomes for an engineering capstone design project course [4]. A study of learning objectivesand concepts in control systems laboratory courses contained engineering and engineeringtechnology programs in its sample, but resulted in a consensus mapping that did not mapCriterion 3(i) to the course laboratory learning objectives [5]. Sample instructional methods for3(i) and other parts of Criterion 3 for ABET EAC programs emphasized that course designshould connect the learning objectives, assessment, and instruction [6