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Marilyn J. Smith; Bethany Bodo

Session 2793 Learning Across Disciplines: Aerospace Digital Library Narayanan Komerath, Marilyn J. Smith and Bethany Bodo Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe Aerospace Digital Library, http://www.adl.gatech.edu is a resource used by learners at all levels,to solve engineering problems by learning across disciplines. At its core is a growing body ofbasic technical knowledge, used by college students to explore far beyond the normal reaches ofengineering courses. A learner-centered gateway, set at the level of a college freshman, links thefundamental logic of technical disciplines. A

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Bryan L. Gassaway; Masoud Rais-Rohani

Session 3425Manufacturing and Testing in Support of Aerospace Structural Design Projects Masoud Rais-Rohani, Bryan Gassaway Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the experience with two projects conducted by students in the seniorAerospace Structural Design course in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at MississippiState University. One project involved the design, fabrication, and testing of columns withunstable cross sections while the other involved the design, optimization, fabrication, and testingof stiffened panels under axial compression. An overview of each project

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Dick D. Desautel

Session 1302 Design and Implementation of a Mechanical and Aerospace Program Assessment Model Dick Desautel San Jose State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes both the process and the content we at the SJSU College of Engineeringexperienced in designing, implementing and testing a model assessment system for engineeringprograms. Described in the context of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Programs, thepaper’s focus is on the assessment system design and development, together with a critiquebased on pilot testing. More than two year’s

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Narayanan Komerath

Session 2225 Design-Centered Introduction: 3-year Experience with the Gateway to the Aerospace Digital Library Narayanan Komerath Professor, Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractAn experiment is described where conceptual design of a large system, usually reserved for thesenior year, is introduced to the undergraduate in the very first week of college. The Design-Centered Introduction to Aerospace Engineering is described, from its inception in 1997 to itscurrent state, where most instructors of the introductory

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Daryl G. Boden

Session 1302 United States Naval Academy Small Satellite Program Daryl G. Boden, Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering United States Naval AcademyAbstract This paper describes the United States Naval Academy’s (USNA) Small SatelliteProgram. The program actively pursues flight opportunities for miniature satellites designed,constructed, tested, and commanded or controlled by Midshipmen. The Small Satellite Programprovides funds for component purchase and construction, travel in

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Marilyn J. Smith

Session 3202Learning More From Class Time: Technology Enhancement in the Classroom Marilyn J. Smith, Narayanan Komerath School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe traditional classroom lectures in engineering do not permit professors or students to keeppace with technological changes within rapidly changing disciplines. By using technology, theclassroom lecture can be modified so that class time becomes a laboratory of learning andreinforcement through iteration and application. This approach is also very timely since itdirectly develops the engineering attributes set forth in ABET

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Wanis et al, 1998 .f. Data Analysis The toughest part of the microgravity flight program is to get the students to analyze the data after the emotional high of the flight experiments. This was accomplished, and a paper was written for the AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. In between, there were several presentations to visitors and the School Advisory Board. Figure 3 Tairon Cofer, GTAE Class of '99, relaxes

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Paul I-Hai Lin; Hal Broberg

Session 1350 An NSF Grant with ITT Industries Hal Broberg, Paul Lin Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, INAbstract:An NSF GOALI grant (Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry) wasapproved for the period June 1997 through May 2000. The grant supports appliedresearch in areas related to weather satellite instrumentation, a principal business of ITT(Aerospace-Communications), a division of ITT Industries located in Fort Wayne. Thisgrant, with matching funding from ITT, paid summer salaries for two faculty membersfrom the ECET department and two from the EE department to work

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and interactive exercises.• Develop student awareness of the integrated nature of various modes of engineering analysis, the advantages, limitations, and appropriate context for use of each, and their incorporation into the design process through integrated experimental-analytical-computational design exercises.• Provide the student with hands-on experience in modern experimental, data acquisition, and computational techniques. Page 5.338.22.0 Mechanical Engineering Education at WPIThe innovations considered here were implemented within the Aerospace Engineering Programin the Mechanical Engineering Department at WPI. Aerospace

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and Georgia State University to expand theentrepreneurship aspects. This last aspect is discussed in the context of integrating Page 5.79.1entrepreneurship and engineering curricula.II. Processa. Identifying the approachThe Experimental Aerodynamics Group at Georgia Tech's School of Aerospace Engineering hasbeen helping undergraduate student teams to participate in the NASA Undergraduate StudentFlight Opportunities program1 since 1996. We had developed the technology of AcousticShaping, where walls of specified shape could be built from pulverized material in microgravityusing a specified sound field. The NMB solicitation was discussed

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Robert E. Spall; Christine E. Hailey

Session 1566 An Introduction of CFD into the Undergraduate Engineering Program Christine E. Hailey, Robert E. Spall Utah State UniversityAbstractAdvances in the performance of personal computers and workstations, as well as improvedcommercial solvers, permit computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes routinely be used inindustry which requires undergraduate students have some exposure to CFD prior to graduation.In the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Utah State University, somefundamental concepts of CFD are introduced in the

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Margarita Takach; Yiyuan J. Zhao; Reza Langari; Ray Taghavi; Mehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad; Luigi Martinelli; Linda Ann Riley; K. Krishnamurthy; Janet M. Twomey; Degang Chen; David Radcliffe

in Engineering Education at Boeing(The BCAG Engineering Division Summer Intern Program.) Aerospace Design Conference, Irvine, California,AIAA Paper No. 92-1093, (1992.) Page 5.714.8Authors:DEGANG CHENDegang Chen received his BS in Instrumentation and Automation from Tsinghua University an his MS in Roboticsand Ph.D. in Systems and Control from University California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Associate Professorof Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests are in the areas of systems andcontrol, robotics and automation, and signal processing.MEHRDAD GHASEMI NEJHADMehrdad Ghasemi Nejhad

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-integrated vehicle system.Advancements in aerospace technology are exciting and beneficial spin-offs from this effort.Cadets are performing leading-edge research and development in hybrid rocket propulsionsystems that use solid fuels and liquid oxidizers for propellants. A small piston oxidizer pump isbeing developed to negate the need for highly pressurized vessels. The rocket system willemploy lightweight composite propellant tanks, integral to the structure, to reduce mass andenhance the overall system performance. A peripheral interface controller (PIC) chip will beused to store sensor data and to initiate key flight events.As with any significant curriculum effort, developing a rocket system with undergraduatestudents can be a formidable task

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Zeno Philip; Michael Tsurikov; Jennifer A. Maynard; Fernando Ulloa; David Garza; Ronald Barr; Cynthia Finley

BIOGRAPHIESJennifer Maynard is a doctoral candidate in the department of Chemical Engineering at the University ofTexas at Austin, and 1999-2000 President of the UT ASEE Student Chapter. David Garza is a doctoralcandidate in Aerospace Engineering and Vice-President; Cynthia Finley is a doctoral candidate in CivilEngineering and Membership Officer; Zeno Philip doctoral candidate in Petroleum Engineering andTreasurer; Michael Tsurikov is a doctoral candidate in Aerospace Engineering and Information ResourcesOfficer; Fernando Ulloa is a doctoral candidate in Civil Engineering and Secretary; Dr. Ron Barr is aProfessor of Mechanical Engineering at UT who has received many awards for his involvement withASEE, and is the faculty advisor for the UT ASEE Student

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Yong Y. Kim; Rakesh K. Kapania; Kamal B. Rojiani

Session 2620 Web-Based Java Applets for Teaching Engineering Mechanics Kamal B. Rojiani1, Yong Y. Kim2 and Rakesh K. Kapania2 1 2 Charles E. Via Dept. of Civil Engineering, Dept. of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg VA 24061AbstractA series of novel Web-based instructional units for teaching structural mechanics to undergraduatestudents are developed. The instructional units are centered on computer programs written in theplatform independent object-oriented Java programming language. The Java

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daily by flight test. Themechanics of neither the cause nor solution were understood, but in a climate awash in unsolvedproblems and programmatic cost and schedule pressures, solved problems draw little interest.Successful completion of the program three years later provided time for reflection on the courseof events. Among other unanswered questions, engineers and pilots alike wondered “Whatcaused the PA wing-drop in the first place, and why was closure of the vent effective?” Inparallel with a wind tunnel study performed by a Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)researcher, the Aerospace Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy was tasked toperform a computational fluid dynamics study of the flow fields both before and after the fix.A

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Richard L Canale; Ellen J Duwart; Cheryl Cates

. Their academic coursework is becoming more specific and therefore more relevant tothe development of ABET 2000’s specific attributes. Page 5.145.6University of Cincinnati, Second StudyThe second study, funded by the Midwest Cooperative Education Association, examined theperceptions of the Class of 1999 for the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati.This provided data from engineering students in the discipline areas of Aerospace Engineering,Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Engineering, ElectricalEngineering, Engineering Mechanics, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science andEngineering

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courses.Students can see the entire product design cycle from concept to manufacture, all while operatingunder real budget and time constraints.Bibliography1. URL: http://www.ciras.iastate.edu.2. URL: http://www.imep.org3. URL: http://www.mep.nist.gov4. URL: http://www.eng.iastate.edu/blueprint/bp5.html5. URL: http://www.abet.org/eac/EAC_99-00_Criteria.htm Page 5.255.5RONALD COXRonald Cox is an Industrial Specialist with CIRAS at Iowa State University. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degreesin Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University and an M.S. from the University of Texas at Arlington. Hewas formerly with the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

located in this area are NASA Marshall Space FlightCenter, the Army Aviation and Missile Command Center (AMCOM), Redstone ArsenalTesting Center, Boeing Aerospace, Northrop 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.AAMU was granted the authority to offer two new engineering programs in August 1, 1995.The mechanical and electrical engineering programs became a part of a larger legaldesegregation law suit resolution in a civil case, (CV 83-M-1676). This situation provided andopportunity to develop two engineering programs from “a clean sheet of paper” perspective.Dr

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studentsthrough the Internet.3. An ExampleAn IRIM that illustrates transition to turbulence in a wavy channel flow may be found athtp://wuche.wustl.edu/~sato/flowtrans/flowtrans.html. Transition to turbulence is a key conceptthat finds applications in chemical/mechanical/aerospace/civil engineering. This IRIM presents theresults of a sequence of flow visualization experiments where the flow rate is increased in steps.Students can easily visualize the qualitative difference between the steady, streamlined laminarflow and the chaotic turbulence. The student is also asked a number of questions along the waydealing with flow separation, velocity profiles, Bernoulli’s principle etc. The wavy channelgeometry can also be used to motivate discussion on modeling

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Richard Andres; Marty Ferman

2566 Parks College Engineers Support Design of Our-Lady-of-the-Snows National Shrine at Belleville, Illinois by Dr. Richard Andres* and Dr. Marty Ferman** *Professor Emeritus,**Professor, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Dept Parks College of Engineering and Aviation, St. Louis University, 3450 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO. 63103 USAABSTRACTA new building was completed at Our-lady-of-the-Snows National Shrine (OLSNS) at Belleville,Illinois in Spring 1998. This new building contains a cavernous room for 6000 votive candles,and

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Qiuli Sun; Kevin Stubblefield; Kurt Gramoll

Session 3230 Internet-based Simulation and Virtual City for Engineering Education Qiuli Sun, Kevin Stubblefield, Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering The University of OklahomaAbstractThis paper presents the results of integrating a virtual city into the ongoing program“Sooner City” at the University of Oklahoma. One of the objectives of the “Sooner City”program is to develop multiple multimedia modules over a series of basic courses to helpcivil engineering students better understand engineering topics and how they areintegrated together in a real engineering task. In order to

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William J. Daughton

the professional certificationoption in the program. One student has now completed this option, and the feedback from thisindividual has been very supportive of it. This person held a B.S. in Business with emphasis inmanagement information systems, which eventually led to a computer support position in theaerospace industry. Since the completion of the certificate option, this person has moved intoincreasingly more responsible positions at two different aerospace companies. She attributes boththe certificate itself and specific curriculum content as having significant impact on her successin acquiring these positions6.The number of inquiries about this option continues to be strong, but these inquires are not yettranslating into student

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and Aerospace Engineering Technology. His emphasis has nowchanged from waste management to waste minimization and pollution prevention, and design concepts for Page 5.371.4environmentally safe manufacturing.Marcia DemendoncaDeMendonça is an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University. She has a BS degree in Civil Engineeringfrom UFMG, Brazil and an MS degree and Ph.D degree from the University of Colorado (Boulder). She is amember of the Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (AEEP) and is currently doing research indrinking water treatment at the US-Mexico border

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Safety Data Sheets." (TechnicalMemorandum 108582) Washington, DC: NASA.12.Bartsch, J.H. Preface to School Materials Safety Manual, 1992 edition. New York: Genium Publishing Corp.1987.BEN HUMPHREYBen Humphrey is a professor in the Aerospace Engineering/Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Department of ParksCollege of Engineering and Aviation of Saint Louis University, where he has taught since 1985. Page 5.695.4

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Richard A. Gilbert; Mark Maughmer; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College; Renata Engel, Pennsylvania State University

MAUGHMER an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, joined the Penn State faculty in 1984. Heearned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois, and an M.S.E. from Princeton University. Hisresearch activities are in the subject areas of aerodynamics, aircraft design, and aircraft stability and control. Heis a past chairman of the Aerospace Division of ASEE. Page 5.189.8

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

– Selected Airplane Design Exercises – The Boeing Company.6. Basic Tools for Problem Solving and Design Teams - The Boeing Company.7. Questions of Integrity – The Boeing Ethics Challenge – Edited by Nancy McCready Higgins, Director of Ethics and Business Conduct, The Boeing Company.RUBEN ROJAS-OVIEDORuben Rojas-Oviedo is Chairperson and Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering atAlabama A&M University in Huntsville AL. Dr. Rojas-Oviedo has international engineering experienceworking both in academe and industry. He has an engineering consulting company and conducts appliedresearch. He earned a Ph. D. In Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University, he has two Masters degreesone in Mechanical Engineering from N.C. State

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Debbie T. Brown; Masoud Rais-Rohani

," Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June 20-23, 1999.4. Jack, H., "A Paperless (almost) Statics Course," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 21-24, 1998.5. Li, J. and Lee, M.Y., "Teaching Mechanics with Multimedia Tools," Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June 20-23, 1999.6. Gramoll, K., "Teaching Statics Online with only Electronic Media on Laptop Computers," Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June 20-23, 1999.MASOUD RAIS-ROHANIMasoud Rais-Rohani is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at MississippiState University (MSU) where he teaches and conducts research in the area structural mechanics

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Tze-Leong Yew; Kurt Gramoll

Session 3202 Teaching Multimedia Development to Engineering Students through Web-based Modules Tze-Leong Yew and Kurt Gramoll Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of OklahomaAbstractMultimedia training modules are powerful educational tools that provide students with engagingexperiences in the classroom. This paper presents an approach to implement web-based modulesfor teaching engineering students multimedia development at the University of Oklahoma. Inparticular, the strategy used to teach the courseware is discussed

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Timothy C. Scott

Session 1566 TWO “TAKE HOME” EXPERIMENTS IN FLUID MECHANICS T.C. Scott Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903I. IntroductionAs pointed out by Scott1 and others, the background of most engineering students contains littleexperience in observing the world around them. When we introduce basic concepts using simpledevices such as pistons and cylinders, springs, boiling water, etc., there are a large number ofstudents who have not “seen” such devices and processes. Creating a