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Aircraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

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Aerospace

AC 2012-4116: A DESIGN-BY-ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUC-TORY STUDENTS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDr. Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego Page 25.39.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Design-by-Analysis Project for Introductory Students in Aerospace EngineeringAbstractSmall-scale air vehicle models, launched using a pulse of air supplied by a compressed-air tank,make an ideal project for young children. The air vehicles are typically made from commonstationary supplies and are very inexpensive. The compressed-air launch system is safe, noise-free, and does not

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Spacecraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-3201: A DUAL UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE COURSE INSPACE MISSION FAILURESDr. Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University Sanjay Jayaram is an Associate Professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department of Saint Louis University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in the area of mechanical engineering from Uni- versity 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

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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AC 2012-4796: A QUARTER-CENTURY OF TEACHING SPACECRAFTMISSION DESIGNDr. Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin Wallace Fowler has served on the faculty of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas, Austin, since 1965. He is a Fellow of both the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He served as National President of the ASEE in 2000-01. He currently directs the NASA Texas Space Grant Con- sortium. He was the recipient of the 1985 AIAA/ASEE John Leland Atwood Award and the 1994 ASEE Fred Merryfield Design Education Award

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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AC 2012-3636: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING IS STILL COOL: ACTIVELEARNING, EFFECTIVE TEACHING TECHNIQUESDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering Program, Division of Engineering, Q-349, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060; Office: 678- 915-7241; Fax: 678-915-5527; Web: http://www.spsu.edu/systemseng/adeel khalid.htm; http://www.spsu.edu/aerospace/. Page 25.139.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Aerospace Engineering is still cool

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Robert H. Bishop P.E., Marquette University; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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, and an M.S.E. in aerospace and mechanical sciences from Princeton. He has been on the faculty in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State since 1984. His research activities are analytical, experimental, and computational, and generally in the areas of aerodynamics, primarily aircraft and wind turbines, and aircraft design, flight mechanics, and stability and control. He has worked on aircraft designs with a number of companies, and has played a key role in the development of winglets for sailplanes and low-speed aircraft. He is actively involved in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the International Organization for the Science and Technology of Soaring (OSTIV). He has

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Bruce Edward Heath, Tuskegee University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-4473: VIRTUAL FLIGHT TEST: AN EFFECTIVE PEDAGOGI-CAL APPROACHDr. M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University M. Javed Khan is professor and Head of the Aerospace Science Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. He received his B.E. in aerospace engineering from the PAF College of Aeronautical Engi- neering, Pakistan, M.S. in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology, and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M. His research interests include human factors of training on flight simulators and engineering education.Mr. Bruce Edward Heath, Tuskegee University Bruce Heath has a B.S. in aerospace science engineering and M.S. in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-3199: SPACECRAFT INTEGRATION AND TEST: AN UNDER-GRADUATE COURSE IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRACTICEDr. Michael Swartwout, Saint Louis University Michael Swartwout is an Assistant Professor in aerospace and mechanical engineering at Parks College, Saint Louis University. He earned his Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University. As a graduate student, he led the development of the student-built satellite, Sapphire, which was launched in 2001. Starting at Washington University in St. Louis and continuing at Parks, Swartwout has been in- volved in four student missions on the space shuttle and numerous balloon-launched student experiments, as well as flights on NASA’s Microgravity University. His

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxwell Stuart Reid, Auckland University of Technology

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Rowland, U.S. Military Academy; James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy

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- gineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has served the United States Army for the last 12 years as an officer and Army Aviator. He is a graduate of West Point (BS in Mechanical Engineering) and The Pennsylvania State University (MS in Aerospace Engineering). Major Bluman’s research interests are in swashplateless and conventional helicopter rotor dynamics, wind turbines, and innovative teaching methods. Page 22.1408.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching with UFO’s in an Aeronautical Engineering CourseAbstract All teachers are

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Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Horacio Andrés Trucco; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs

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Aerospace

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

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AC 2011-990: REVISED AERODYNAMICS CURRICULUM AND INSTRUC-TION FOR IMPROVED STUDENT OUTCOMESValana L Wells, Arizona State University Dr. Wells is Program Chair for Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University. She teaches the first course in aerodynamics, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in aircraft design, aircraft flight mechanics, numerical methods, acoustics and rotary-wing aerodynam- ics. In addition to engineering curriculum innovation and reform, her interests include rotorcraft noise suppression, rotorcraft aerodynamics and high-speed rotorcraft design.Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University Jenefer Husman received a doctoral degree in Educational Psychology from

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Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hadi Ali, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

AC 2011-1064: TOWARDS MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIESOF ITERATION AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT IN SPACECRAFT DE-SIGNHadi Ali, Purdue University Hadi Ali is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jordan. He earned his Masters degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University majoring in aerospace systems design. He is also pursuing a Masters degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue. Hadi is a student member of AIAA, IEEE, ASME, and SAE.Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is an Assistant Professor in

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology; Michael Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

AC 2011-1151: SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDENT-BUILT SPACECRAFT DE-SIGN PROGRAMS IT’S IMPACT ON SPACECRAFT ENGINEERING ED-UCATION OVER LAST TEN YEARSMichael Swartwout, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology Dr. Michael Swartwout joined the Saint Louis University faculty as of 2009 as an Assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering at Parks. He worked at Washington University in Saint Louis previously from 2000 to 2009. Beginning his education in Aerospace Engineering earning both his Bachelor and Master of Science with the University of Illinois, he went on to achieve his Doc- torate with Stanford University in Aeronautics & Astronautics in 2000. He

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Case Western Reserve University

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University. She re- ceived her PhD degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University in 2005 and also holds a MS degree in aeronautical engineering. Her research interest is in thermal and fluid sciences with applica- tions in micro-combustion, fuel cells and research of alternative and green fuels as well as expanding her research work towards new areas regarding plasma assisted combustion. Dr. Ciobanescu-Husanu has prior industrial experience in aerospace engineering areas, that encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation of the tested prototype, and

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian German, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dolores S. Krausche, Florida Center for Engineering Education; Erian A. Armanios, University of Texas, Arlington

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Aerospace

AC 2011-2656: EXTROVERT: HELPING AES DEVELOP ADVANCED CON-CEPTSNarayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace EngineeringMarilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of TechnologyBrian German, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDolores S. Krausche, Florida Center for Engineering Education Dr. Dolores S. Krausche Program Director, Florida Center for Engineering Education, Gainesville, Florida 32601 dsk@atlantic.net Dolores Krausche came to academe with an experiential background in research and development in the areas of military engineering and astrophysics. For more than fifteen years she worked with such organizations as the Naval Coastal Systems Center, David W. Taylor

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Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Stephen Oehler, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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AC 2011-2229: BRINGING SMART MATERIALS APPLICATIONS INTOA PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSEKristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University Kristi J. Shryock is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M in May 2011. Her research work focuses on engineering education.Dr. Kaushik Das, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TXStephen Oehler, Texas A&M UniversityJacques C. Richard, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Leighton, Aeronautical Testing Service, Inc.

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Aerospace

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Changho Nam, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Aerospace

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Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lance W. Traub, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

AC 2011-132: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVANCED EXPERIMENTALAERODYNAMICS COURSE FOR UNDERGRADUATESLance W. Traub, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Lance Traub is an associate professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical engineering department at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott AZ. He teaches topics in theoretical and experimental aerody- namics as well as wind energy. Page 22.484.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Development of AE411: Advanced Experimental Aerodynamics Lance W. Traub Embry Riddle

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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. Associate Professor, Distinguished Scientist of Russian Republic of Tatarstan. He has an extensive experience in the area, working with Aerospace companies such as Russian Aerospace Agency - ROSAVIAKOSMOS, and French Space Agency - ONERA. In 2001-2007 Dr. Naoumov worked with Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Department at University of Tennessee (UTK) and supervised the UTK engineering students in the design and construction of Lunar Rovers in the framework of NASA Great Moon Buggy Race Project with the competition at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. His teams were among top three twice (Silver Medal in 2003 and Bronze Medal in 2006) of all university teams

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Oranuj Janrathitikarn, Pennnsylvania State University; Lyle Long, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

Graduate Assistant Seminar for Engineering Teaching Assistants.Oranuj Janrathitikarn, Pennnsylvania State University Oranuj Janrathitikarn is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Pennsylvania State University. She has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State. Her master’s thesis focused on the implementation of the Soar architecture on the six-legged robot. Her research interests are intelligent systems, cognitive architecture, unmanned ground vehicles, robotics, and software engineeringLyle Long, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Post, Bradley University; Shankar Seetharaman, Bradley University; Sree Abimannan, Bradley University

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Aerospace

Team Performance and Report Quality in a Sophomore Design-BuildProject. 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. AIAA 2004-419.15. Young, P., de Weck, O., and Coleman, C., Design and Implementation of an Aeronautical Design-Build-FlyCourse. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition16. Bellocchio, A., Crawford, B., and Byers, L., Applying Physics to an Undergraduate UAS Design. October 22 –25, 2008, Saratoga Springs, NY. 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference17. Kuhlman, J., and Palmer, G. AC 2008-1297: A “Balloon Satellites” Project Course. ASEE 2008.18. George, L., and Brown, R. AC 2007-2988: Engineering 100: An Introduction to Engineering Systems at the USAir

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Aerospace

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Morris, Bradley University; Scott Post, Bradley University

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included as part of a new wind tunnel built from scratch.Complete details of the design including engineering drawings are included in the paper. Thedesign is also low cost compared to commercial wind tunnel balances and gives sufficientaccuracy for educational and some research purposes. A counterweight is used to mechanicallyzero the force readout. The new load balance has been tested and found accurate. It has sufficientprecision to perform a sting drag measurement as well. A quick-connect mechanism is used formounting and removing models.IntroductionWind tunnels are a useful tool not only for aerospace engineers, but also for mechanical and civilengineers. From an educational point of view, in addition to measuring the aerodynamic forceson

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy

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Fly team.Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy MAJ Andrew Bellocchio earned is Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy as well as his Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is an Army Aviator who has served in numerous command and staff positions during his Army career and was the course director for Aircraft Performance and Stability from 2007 to 2008. He is currently serving the United States Army overseas. Page 15.677.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Implementing a Progressive Approach to

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Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

AC 2011-2787: A COMBINED CURRICULUM IN AEROSPACE AND OCEANENGINEERING38 YEARS LATERLeigh S McCue, Virginia TechJoseph A Schetz, Virginia Tech Dr. Joseph A. Schetz is currently the Holder of the Fred D. Durham Chair in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia. Dr. Schetz was born and raised in New Jersey and then attended Webb Institute of Naval Architecture in New York receiving a BS in 1958. The launch of Sputnik in 1957 caused him to change directions and enter the aerospace field. He went on to receive his MSE (1960), MA (1961) and PhD (1962) in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University. He started his professional career at General Applied Science Lab. in New York in 1961

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Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

AC 2011-2659: ADVANCED CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF A HYDRO-GEN SUPERSONIC AIRLINER: SECOND ITERATIONNarayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Page 22.146.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Advanced Concept Development Of A Hydrogen Supersonic Airliner: Second IterationabstractDeveloping advanced concepts offers several learning opportunities for undergraduates. Pastwork at 3 levels of undergraduate experiences laid out the changes that have occurred inglobal demographics and economics, and showed why a

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters; Lauren Miller, NASA Headquarters

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Aerospace

executive by trade, Lauren Miller is one of those unusual people capable of left and right brain thinking, enabling her to offer both the logic and creativity vital to effective engineering project deliverables. After 16 years of experience with two commercial aerospace organizations, Ms. Miller founded her own company, Millaworks LLC, in 2009 and has since supported various high-tech clients, including the NASA Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership. For NASA APPEL, she manages development, execution, and promotion of its Agency-wide engineering Page 15.1298.1

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian German, Georgia Tech

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AC 2010-2161: A CASE STUDY APPROACH TO TEACHING AIRCRAFTPERFORMANCE: REVERSE ENGINEERING THE SR-71 BLACKBIRDBrian German, Georgia Tech Brian German is an assistant professor in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests are in the areas of systems integration and optimization, aircraft conceptual design, and engineering education. Page 15.10.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Case Study Approach to Teaching Aircraft Performance: Reverse Engineering the SR-71 BlackbirdAbstractThis paper