Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

students tospace-related problems and careers as they work toward solving a NASA mission-relevantdesign objective. Participating students work as part of an engineering design team under theguidance of a faculty advisor and alongside a dedicated workplace mentor to solve a “real-world” problem identified and provided by NASA. Over the course of one or two semesters,each team simultaneously secures funding for their individual project and satisfies course creditrequired for graduation.The opportunity to engage in substantive student research is the hallmark of the program’s effortto encourage and prolong student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)related academic studies and careers. A measure of success is assured for all

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Darius Fieschko, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Aerospace, Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

logic elements.While many engineering programs have already implemented PLC courses in their curricula,instruction remains lacking in many others. Since engineering students with some PLC trainingmay have better career opportunities than those who do not, this may represent an area forimprovement for some programs.Introduction to Projects and Tools is a freshman level course offered to electrical engineeringstudents at [XXX University]. This one-credit laboratory course serves to provide students withhands-on experience with a variety of projects such as the implementation of 555 timers, basiclogic circuits, and measurements of electrical quantities.A two-week PLC module was developed and implemented in the Introduction to Projects andTools

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

. Page 15.1334.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Process FMEA in an Aeronautical Engineering Technology Capstone CourseAbstractIn the Aeronautical Engineering Technology program at Purdue University, undergraduatestudents gain experience in performance improvement in the capstone project courses. Theperformance improvement proposed and implemented by the students must also consider theimpact on safety. Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) is one tool used in theaerospace industry to identify risks in products or processes, and to take action to mitigate oreliminate the risks. Using the SAE standard for PFMEA, students use a structured method toanalyze the process steps and

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lance W. Traub, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

Aeronautical University, Prescott AZAbstract The development of an undergraduate advanced experimental aerodynamics course isdiscussed in this article. The aim of the course is to allow an easier transition to graduate levelresearch through development of problem solving skills as well as exposure to the researchprocess. The course comprises a mixture of applied theoretical and hands on project basedlearning. The theory component is modular, with coverage of topics supportive of the assignedprojects. Use of numerical tools for airfoil and aircraft analysis is required, as is proficiency inLabView for data acquisition. Projects are performed in groups. Students generally conduct twoprojects. One is equipment based, where students become proficient

Conference Session

Space Side of Aerospace

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University; Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft; David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Joanna M. Schiefelbein , Texas A&M University; David Charles Hyland, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Paper ID #16714Concept of a Human-Attended Lunar OutpostMr. Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University Thomas Arrington worked as the student Project Manager for the Human Attended Lunar Outpost senior design project for the the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has interned with Boeing Research and Technology three times, and was an active member of the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team.Mr. Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft Nico Hurst is a student of Texas A&M University. He recently graduated from the Aerospace

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

aerospace structural design course. Page 26.1234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Practical Engineering Experience in Aircraft Structural DesignAbstractEngineering analysis and design topics in a senior-level aerospace structural design course aresupplemented with simple in-class demonstrations, hands-on experience in sheet-metalfabrication, and a comprehensive engineering project involving design, analysis, optimization,manufacturing, and testing of stiffened panels. Besides providing students with opportunities togain a deeper understanding of the concepts discussed

Conference Session

Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Aerospace

precision agriculture. However, there has not been a proportionate increase inthe number of students pursuing graduate or undergraduate level research in the area ofunmanned aerial systems.The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona is currently engaged in severalUAV research projects. Current research focus is on increasing the UAS autonomy. The ongoingresearch projects include development and validation of flight dynamics models of UAVs,4 modeling and simulation,5 development of obstacle and collision

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

, but in terms of his career, the almost simultaneous commencement of the Space Shuttle Program in Nov. 1972 was to have far more impact. As a result, Kanipe was able to begin his career working on what he says was the most interesting project he could possibly imagine: the Space Shuttle. Kanipe became the Deputy Branch Chief of the Aerodynamics Branch in May 1990, and in March 1996 was appointed as Chief of the GN&C Analysis and Design Branch. Subsequently, he became the Deputy Chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division in Dec. 1998 and was selected as Chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Me- chanics Division in the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center in Jan. 2001. Subsequently

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

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Aerospace

innovative experiences include modifying course syllabiacross many technical areas, focusing on the individual learning styles that generate interestand enthusiasm in students, overcoming the inertial of established grading processes that donot recognize or reward exceptional teamwork, and linking with funded projects and relatedproposals supporting work up to the graduate level.The way that Cal Poly has been meeting the above challenges has been unique and rewarding,yet still contains risk relative to accreditation. These risks are discussed relative to the nextaccreditation visit where the department hopes to win approval for its innovative approach tocurriculum development.The Educational ChallengeAbout some topics perhaps too much has been

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Aerospace

. Sven Schmitz joined the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University in 2010. He received a diploma degree in Aerospace Engineering from RWTH Aachen in Germany in 2002 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of California Davis in 2006. Sven spent four years as a post-doctoral researcher and project scientist at Davis before coming to Penn State. He is an expert in rotary wing aerodynamics with an emphasis on vortical flows. His research program embraces the areas of wind turbine aerodynamics and rotorcraft aeromechanics. Current activities include wind farm wake modeling, icing on wind turbines, rotor hub flows, and rotor active control.Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Space Side of Aerospace

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Elkhatib, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Brock Schaffer; Emiliya V. Akmayeva, Students for the Development and Exploration of Space; Patrick John Proctor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Guy Nicholas Wiss, SEDS

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Aerospace

the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) and Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) chapters. He is also an aca- demic success mentor who facilitates incoming university students in achieving educational fulfillment while encouraging involvement with undergraduate campus research.Mr. Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Mechanical Engineering graduate. Current research includes design project of a 1G Spinning Space Station and Lunar Polar Ice Extraction for Moon Fueling Station. Aspirations of pursuing PhD in the field of Aerospace Engineering with a focus on Spacecraft Design. Currently working at NASA Johnson Space Center performing structural testing for

Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Corinne Lenk, Smith College

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Aerospace

both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and Multimedia Engineering Analysis, and undergraduate level thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Engineering Mechanics and Introduction to Engineering. One of Professor Orabi's most recent projects involves the development of Learning Modules on the web. These modules provide information, not only about particular course material, but also about more general topics relevant to engineering. He is also working on Computer-Aided Experimentations using LABVIEW. Professor Orabi has received a number of research awards from the State of Connecticut and Untied Technologies. He has established two Laboratories: the Materials Testing

Conference Session

Aerospace Design and Manufacturing (Student Papers)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Paper ID #30577Art in Space: Using Art to interest K-12 students in aerospace design[STUDENT PAPER]Maria Baklund, University of St. Thomas Undergraduate Research Assistant for the Playful Learning Lab at St. Thomas under the direction of Dr. Annmarie Thomas. Served as the Art in Space contest project lead. Third-year Mechanical Engi- neering major with a Peace Engineering minor. Has led many STEM activities and is interested in using engineering to encourage peoples’ interests and collaborate with developing countries.Miss MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab I am an undergraduate student studying mechanical

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Keshmiri, University of Kansas; Aaron Blevins, University of Kansas; A Ram Kim, University of Kansas

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Aerospace

-practice model was developed when a team research component was included into theundergraduate aerospace engineering courses of Flight Dynamics and Control I and II. By takingadvantage of the unmanned aerial system fleet owned by the Department of AerospaceEngineering at the University of Kansas (KUAE), students were tasked with developing a physics-based model for one of eighteen different unmanned aircraft platforms, comparing the dynamicmodels to actual flight test data for the platform, and writing papers and presenting them to a panelof KUAE Faculty. As a result, forty-eight independent research projects were conceived, designed,built, and tested by teams of juniors in the aerospace engineering department. Since 2011, eightresearch projects

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Seering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Karen Willcox, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Luwen Huang, MIT

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Aerospace

problems is her main area of interest. She graduated from MIT in 2011 and has been first employee of an ed-tech startup. Her other interests include bouldering and gymnastics. Page 26.1130.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Mapping Outcomes in an Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering ProgramOverviewStudent learning outcomes have long been established as an important component in the processof developing subject content, communicating expectations to students, and designing effectiveassessments.2 This project focused on mapping the

Conference Session

Design Courses 2, Aerospace Assets

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College

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Aerospace

the Rutgers School of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, and is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021A Scaffolded, Semester-Long Design/Build/Fly Experience for the Mid-Career Aerospace Engineering StudentAbstract A mid-career Design/Build/Fly (DBF) project which is part of a larger Introduction toAerospace Engineering course is demonstrated to show student growth in a wide array of learningoutcomes. The DBF experience (rocket flight) is highly scaffolded, leveraging traditional systemsengineering and integrated vehicle design approaches detailed in lecture with hands-on laboratoryexperiences

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Aerospace

, aLightweight Fighter Design Project, a Glider Design Project, homework, two exams and acomprehensive final exam. The desire was to update the course with new approaches to teachingintroductory aeronautics. The framework for change came as a result of a Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN) Innovating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial (ICE) MindsetWorkshop. Since 2007 Baylor University has been involved with the KEEN. KEEN is “a nationalpartnership of universities with the shared mission to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurialmindset so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime ofmeaningful work” [1]. This is accomplished by incorporating entrepreneurially minded learning(EML) into the classroom

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani P.E., University of Maine; David S. Rubenstein, University of Maine; Wilhelm A. Friess, University of Maine

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Aerospace

, aircraft design, and aerospacestructures. The expansion of aerospace engineering education activities included thedevelopment of multiple undergraduate- and graduate-level courses, promotion of aerospacerelated capstone projects, establishment of student chapters of Students for the Exploration andDevelopment of Space (SEDS) and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),and creation of an AIAA design-build-fly competition team.This initiative has so far resulted in the establishment of an undergraduate-level AerospaceEngineering Concentration and the Aerospace Graduate Certificate Program. Efforts to expandthe initiative are ongoing, particularly at the graduate level. Aerospace related research activitiesin the college of

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hüseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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Aerospace

discusses a major group project using model rockets in atwo-hour per week laboratory that is a part of a two-credit course in exploration of engineeringand technology at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.Introduction:A model rocket is a combined miniature version of real launch and space vehicles. Once amodel rocket leaves the launcher, it is a free body in air. Model rockets have been used asprojects before. Boyer et al. [1] report a similar project for sophomore aerospace engineeringstudents. Figure 1 shows a cross section of a ready to launch model rocket with a B6-4 solidengine. Page 26.1643.2Figure 1. Single stage model rocket with

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Aerospace

Tangible Aircraft DesignAbstract Implementation of an undergraduate aircraft design curriculum in a short aeronauticalengineering course sequence can be challenging. Ideally, students need to be taught fundamentalaircraft design material in a way that can easily be transitioned to a hands-on design project. Theproject should be both interesting and fun but also try to cover the entire design process from aconceptual standpoint to the preliminary design phase and finally expose them to the detailedmanufacturing of a prototype for testing. As is often the case, time and resources are limited andmuch of the hands-on engineering education experience so valuable to a student is hard toachieve. While many

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

AC 2010-2255: EXTROVERT: SYSTEM FOR LEARNING ACROSS DISCIPLINESNarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology Associate Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering. Page 15.572.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 EXTROVERT: SYSTEM FOR LEARNING ACROSS DISCIPLINES ABSTRACTThe EXTROVERT project builds resources to enable engineers to solve problems cutting acrossdisciplines. The approach is to enable learners to gain confidence with the process of

Conference Session

Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Aerospace

Roberts University is continuing the development of a fully functional flight simulator toassist in the design of original aircraft. Through faculty and staff guidance and a plethora of datafrom the previous team's endeavors, much progress is expected by April 2020. The ultimate goalof this project is to develop an innovative approach to deepen the understanding of aircraftdesign through the use of the flight simulator. With this technology, students can producerealistic motions of flight through virtual reality and six degrees of freedom of a Stewartplatform with revolute joints. The flight simulator provides a state-of-the-art learning tool for students. Linking theHTC vive virtual reality headset to the mechanical part of the system

Conference Session

Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

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Aerospace

ofengineering. Details of the minor program are discussed. Various equipment related to thediscipline are gradually acquired through internal and external funding, endowments and gifts.Additionally, other related equipment already present on campus is gathered at one centralizedlocation. As a result of the establishment of the lab several research, academic and related projectshave started and are currently in progress. Some of these projects and their implications arediscussed. Vast majority of these projects involve students. Student perspectives on the advantagesof the lab and future potentials are also discussed.Key Words: Minor, Laboratory, Equipment, Projects, Research, Education, Students 1. IntroductionA new AERO (Aerospace Engineering and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

holding successively responsible positions, he was selected as chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division in the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center in January 2001 and served in that position until retirement on December 31, 2010. A month after his arrival at NASA, the last Apollo mission, Apollo 17, was launched. Obviously, that was exciting, but in terms of his career, the commencement of the Space Shuttle Program in November 1972 was to have far more impact. As a result, Kanipe was able to begin his career working on what he says was the most interesting and exciting project he could possibly imagine: the Space Shuttle. Kanipe moved into management in May 1990 when he became the Deputy

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D Voss, Taylor University; Jeff F Dailey; William A Bauson, Taylor University; Bill Chapman, Taylor University

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Aerospace

Paper ID #13398Nano-satellites and HARP for Student Learning and ResearchDr. Hank D Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois in 1977. He then worked for Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratories prior to coming to Taylor University in 1994. He is currently a Professor of Engineering and Physics at Taylor University. Some of the courses that he regularly has taught include Principles of Engineering, Intro to Electronics, Statics, Advanced Electronics, Jr. Engineering Projects, FE Review, Control Systems

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Keith W Cunningham; Samuel Vanderwaal; Eyal Saiet, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Diversity

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Aerospace

-Steerable Phased Array for Wireless Power Transmission Using a Magnetron Directional Amplifier, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999. 3. Hat- field, M. C., Characterization and Optimization of the Magnetron Directional Amplifier, Doctoral Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1999 4. Hatfield, M. C., W. C. Brown, and J. G. Hawkins, Design of an Electronically-Steerable Phased Array for Wireless Power Transmission Using a Magnetron Directional Amplifier, IEEE Proceedings on MTTTS, 1998 5. Hawkins, J. G., S. Houston, M. C. Hatfield, and W. C. Brown, The SABER Microwave-Powered Helicopter Project and Related WPT Research at the Uni- versity of Alaska Fairbanks, Space Technology and Applications

Conference Session

Learning in a Socially-Distanced Environment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wm. Michael Butler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Education. He was named NETI Faculty Fellow for 2013-2014, and the Herbert F. Alter Chair of Engineering (Ohio Northern University) in 2010. His research interests include success in first-year engineering, engineering in K-12, introducing entrepreneur- ship into engineering, and international service and engineering. He has written texts in design, general engineering and digital electronics, including the text used by Project Lead the Way. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Gaining Industry Experience Exposure During a Pandemic Introducing Engineering Students to IndustryIntroductionThere is a growing need for engineering

Conference Session

Hands-on Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - II - Student Papers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Cook; Maxim G. Strehle; Jonathan William Schaefer , Saint Louis Rocket Propulsion Lab; T. Alex Ambro, Saint Louis University; William Hiser; Andrew Riddle; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

and development of high-power rocketry systems providing the students with experientiallearning opportunities to develop critical skills and knowledge in designing, building, and testingrocket subsystems. Current projects include a modular solid propellant research engine, anintegrated flight tested solid propellant engine, design and analysis of rocket recovery systems,as well as several others. The student-led rocketry lab currently has nearly 50 students, andfaculty advisers not only from the undergraduate engineering programs, but also from four otherschools at the university. The lab has established partnerships with expert mentors from localRocketry Association and with the university’s chemistry department to permit the safe mixingof

Conference Session

Design Courses 1, Teaching Tools

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Simeon Spiess, Oral Roberts University; Geoffrey N.A. Willis, Oral Roberts University; Michael R. VanDusen

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Aerospace

, where I have enjoyed playing sports, music, and being involved in my church community. I have a passion for invention and engineering design, as well as works of fiction. My favorite hobbies are playing the piano, computer programming, and writing fiction.Michael R. VanDusen American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Development of a Virtual Reality Flight Simulator to Assist in the Education of Aircraft Design Engineers (Work in Progress)ABSTRACTThe ongoing development of a Stewart platform-based flight simulator that incorporates virtualreality has provided ample opportunities for exciting project-based

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Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

aerospace students. Several examples of current “grand projects”are considered, and progress towards them is summarized. Several ideas and proven strategiesfor nurturing such talents in formal curricula are considered.IntroductionWhen asked how to define and differentiate aerospace engineering, the best answer used to be:“Aerospace engineers turn the dreams of Humanity to reality through science and engineeringinnovation”. This is hard to remember in an age when air travel has become less pleasant than avisit to the dentist, working for airlines and aerospace companies seems to be a perpetualscramble to stay aloft in a downdraft, and we are under constant pressure to bring “cost reality”to squelch the enthusiasm of students and “focus on realistic