material.These methods greatly enlarged the learning platform of the class. Assessment of the lectureassignments was uniquely based on active participation by the students, including the learningprocess, delivery of the assigned content, and students’ ability to keep the audience engaged.Class performance through projects and homework assignments revealed that students enhancedtheir knowledge of aircraft stability and control through flight simulator experience, iterativehomework assignments, and by preparing and presenting assigned lectures. Reflections from thestudents showed that they greatly benefitted from the intuitive theoretical learning through theuse of flight simulator.Introduction In the field of engineering, development of both
) providing energy for the future, (2) restoring andimproving urban infrastructure, (3) improving the environment, (4) improving healthcare, (5)improving education through personalized learning, and (6) securing personal and organizationalinformation more so than when they began the course (tables 3 and 4). However, significantdifferences between time points were not observed given our small sample size. Tables 1 and 2are broken up by gender to show the comparison of men and women’s interest in topics withinaerospace, while tables 3 and 4 reflect the knowledge all students of both genders felt they hadbefore and after the class.Table 1: Women’s reported interest in application of aerospace engineering at Time 1. Note: N=3 Provide en
information; (2) The design and execution of the two winning ideas: Cosmic Song and Dark Origin; (3) A reflection on the opportunities and challenges of running and participating in this project as an undergraduate research experience. We will share lessons learned from this project in terms of promoting creativeengineering opportunities for a K-12 audience and regarding empowering undergraduate studentsto play lead roles in aerospace engineering projects. Additionally, we will discuss detailedinformation, including schematics, of the two payloads.Introduction The title of this international contest was “Art in Space.” It was inspired by the rock bandOK Go’s music video “Upside Down and Inside Out,” which was filmed in
materials are commonlyused by NASA: 1. Aerogel: 99.8% air and the rest is silica/glass. 2. Gold paint: Commonly used on rovers, gold paint’s high reflectivity helps reduce energy that is radiated from body.Dissociation of Water: ElectrolysisThis method is currently used in industrial applications. It involves using electricity todisassociate [2]the water into hydrogen and oxygen which is then stored. This method is wellunderstood in industry and required little research. This offered the project a way forwardwithout requiring deep research into the disassociation.Water Vapor CaptureCapturing the water vapor is the crux of this project. The water on the moon exists as ice belowthe surface. There are two main methods of extracting the water
classroom knowledge on real-world challenges and issues. The team has ranked as high as first place in 2008 and as low as 27th in 2015. Obviously,winning is what the students want to achieve. However, the educational value and engineeringinsight are highly important along with learning to work in a team environment with diverse teammembers outside of their areas of study. This is reflected in a survey conducted with formerstudents who are now working as engineers in various engineering fields from defense analyst todesigner and flight test engineer. Two former students are working in the UAS field, although atthe time of this writing they had not responded. These former students are either in the privatesector, government contractor, or
system to collect AssignmentReview data every fall and spring, but only on about 1/6 of our courses each semester. Wemodified the formal requirements for the Assignment Review to reflect this change. Theseprocedures are in effect for our 2016-2022 ABET cycle. With 1/3 of courses being reviewed each year (1/6 in fall, 1/6 in spring), the matchbetween assignments and targeted SOs are reviewed twice in the ABET accreditation cycle. Forthe Assignment Review assessment, the instructor is required to submit a copy of an assignment(+ solution) that targets each SO associated with his/her course. It is recommended that, ifpossible, one assignment be designed to target multiple student outcomes. This serves todiminish the volume of data collected
Directorate, Editor. 1993, U. S. Air Force.10. Strevler, R.A. and K.A. Smith, Guest Editorial: Conducting Rigorous Research in Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, 2006. 95(April): p. 103-105.11. Felder, R.M., Reaching the Second Tier-Learning and Teaching Styles in College Science Education Journal of College Science, 1993. 23(5): p. 286-290.12. Fleming, N.D. and C. Mills, Not another inventory, rather a catalyst for reflection. To Improve the Academy, 1992. 11.13. Montgomery, S., Chemical Engineering 580 / Engineering 580: Teaching Engineering., in Lecture Notes. 2004.14. Wankat, P.C. and F.S. Oreovicz. Teaching Engineering. 1992. Available from: https://engineering.purdue.edu
. Evaluationfeedback was provided to each presenter to improve on clarity of presentation content, delivery,slides, and graphics. In addition, each student was recorded during his or her presentation to self-evaluate their presentation skills. Reflecting on her presentation style, the student became awareof her weaknesses in delivery and made immediate improvements in subsequent programmeetings based on the feedback from the scholarly community.Description of the technical aspects of the projectSpecimen preparationSheets of equiatomic NiTi were pre-cut and electro-discharge machined (EDM) along the rolleddirection with area remaining to allow for clamping in the EDM fixture. The sheets were 25%cold worked with as-received thicknesses of 0.50 and 0.25 mm
analysis ofthe exam results shows that there is no significant distinction between hybrid learning andtraditional study. The survey results reflected the growth of students’ computer knowledge andthe acceptance of new technology application to today’s classes.It is believed that with continuously improving instructional videos, assessment methods, use ofup-to-date technology, hybrid design in the course will be accepted by more students, andprovide a more effective way of self-learning and interactive laboratory practice experience ascompared to traditional classroom style.References[1] A. Azemi, L.L. Pauley, "Teaching the Introductory Computer-Programming Course for Engineering Using Matlab and Some Exposure to C," 2006 ASEE Annual
calibrate the different sensors that come with the robot. Theseinclude: 1. The light sensor to quantify what percentage of reflected light from a color of tape, table, or floor corresponds to a color; 2. The motor rotation angle turned to the distance traveled by the robot based on the chosen wheels and configuration; 3. The ultrasound sensor to measure distance to an object; 4. The sound sensor to gauge response to sounds; 5. The touch sensor to show “true” if touched vs. “false” if not.The next two weeks are spent by students programming the robot to follow a line of blue tapeusing the light sensors without straying. The robot must do this without being confused when itgoes through a tunnel where the light changes.In
classes. The presence ofMET students in participants reflects those students taking classes outside their major. No. of Participants by Major 40 35 30 No. of Students 25 20 15 10 5 0 EE ME MET Mechatronics Civil Engr
. Page 25.862.9 Vassiliadis et al., Rocket Payload Development Fig. 9. Cosmic-ray experiment measurements with flight stages indicated (2010). Fig. 10. Radio sounding of ionospheric plasma (2011). Left: transmission of a MHz pulse andrecording of the reflected pulse amplitude (active sounding). Right: fluctuations of the undisturbed plasma(passive). The amplitude of the recorded pulse is plotted versus time from launch. A third mode (not Page 25.862.10shown) used two GHz frequencies tuned so that their beat frequency of a few MHz resonated with theplasma
(Homework Assignment #3).Students complete six assignments throughout the semester: 1. Integrating pressure and stress to get forces on an airfoil. 2. Forces on a NACA 0012 and a NACA 2412 airfoil. 3. Lift and drag as a function of angle of attack for cambered and uncambered airfoils. 4. The effect of airfoil thickness. Comparison with thin-airfoil theory. 5. The Oswald efficiency factor and three-dimensional lift curve. 6. Skin friction and pressure drag as a function of angle of attack.The assignments require considerable effort in computing, reporting and reflecting on results.Several also require problem solving using thin-airfoil theory, lifting-line theory or boundary-layer results. It is expected that students produce
% is earned through the portion of daily work completed as a team andcomponents of the projects, such as weekly technical memorandums and final reports. Thetechnical memorandums are quite useful in the course as they assist in guiding the teams throughthe design process and require them to reflect quite often on their progress with the design.New ProjectFor the final five weeks of the semester, the smart materials project is introduced to the classteams in the form of a "request for proposal." In summary, design requirements are outlined andspecified for each team to design and build a supporting structure and lifting crane arm that canlift its own weight, while actuating through an angle change of at least 45o. Each team usesLEGO Mindstorm
as well, so that the spread in the class grade distribution became quitelarge. As the above assignment started (after Drop Day, which comes past the middle of thesemester), there were many questions asked in class about the prospects for supersonic flight.One feature of the final reports is that even the students who did not pay much attention to theassignment, actually did some exploration and rationalization regarding hydrogen-fueledsupersonic airliners. The best assignments reflected superlative independent thinking andexploration, (“superlative” is not defined as “agreeing with instructor!”). Before going into theirown approach they sought and found relevant references from the literature and actually readthrough them to a good level of
generation.NASA APPEL “Seven Axioms of Good Engineering (SAGE)” course:NASA has learned tragically from its own past that engineering accomplishments require morethan good technical skills. They require a strong dose of engineering wisdom, as well. Suchwisdom is gained by appreciating historical achievements and understanding past mistakes. Asthe Scottish author, Samuel Smiles once wrote: “We learn wisdom from failure much more thanfrom success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably hewho never made a mistake never made a discovery.”1The Seven Axioms of Good Engineering course takes a reflective look at numerous case studies,both from within NASA and the outside world, to discover where the root causes of most
on the quality of the work they produce and the actual project product itself. Inaddition, students also receive a number of reflection assignments so that the instructor main gaininsight into how the students are viewing the course and their performance (positives and areas forimprovement) as students/employees [22]. In a corporate environment, such information can begleaned by a supervisor with an employee during a yearly performance appraisal discussion. Theseitems provide some insight into student readiness to work in industry through how the studentdiscusses the experience and through the choice of subjects the student chooses to discuss in someassignments.Pilot runs of the courseThe course was piloted in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The 2018
topic of interest tothe student. The use of problems framed as technical challenges to report to a supervisor ortechnical peers provides context to inspire students to recognize the independent learning skillsthey will need to be successful engineers.Alignment to Workplace CompetenciesIn addition to the seven defined ABET student learning outcomes, there have been numerousworks to define additional workplace competencies that would be expected by the modern globalengineer [17,24,25]. The National Academy of Engineering (2004) [17] notes that an engineerworking in an interdisciplinary global workforce requires leadership, teamwork, communication,reflective behavior practice, interdisciplinary skills, disciplinary perspective, contextualawareness
2 ft x 2 ft interlocking rubber mats. It is intended to protect the drones fromdrop impacts to the floor and to reduce reflections off of the floor. The lab is equipped with 17 ft (length)x 20 ft (height) of netting that is required to protect the users from autonomous vehicles operating in theworkspace. This netting can be attached to the ceiling, or the net can be secured at the base - using tablelegs, and wall hooks - to ensure that the net is taut. Figure 2. A sample of the mission server control window for a testing setup 7 The ground station QDrone mission server employs a matlab/Simulink-based software package. In each flight, the matlab Simulink software is employed
aerospaceinfrastructure. These include the incorporation of multiple new UAS/aerospace academiccourses, implementation of several research projects for undergraduate and graduate students,and creating a new aerospace engineering minor (beginning AY2015-2016). Each of theseefforts has proven popular with students and has brought positive awareness to UAF programs.MotivationAs is broadly reflected in societal trends, UAF is also experiencing a huge increase in demandfor UAS-related courses, training, and activities. UAS are currently in demand within virtuallyall sectors of society – federal, state, and local agencies, industry, small business, andentrepreneurs – all have growing interest in the application of UAS to their missions. Forstudents and our education
modules and gather feedback from students for future improvements.Introduction and BackgroundAdvances in machine tool technology, CAD/CAM integration, 3D Printing, and Industry 4.0initiatives are forcing manufacturers across the board to reflect and reevaluate how they designand implement components and assemblies of all kinds. Because of the nature of aerospace partsin general (geometric complexity,tight tolerances, and hard materials)as well as strict industry and FAAguidelines, the use of multi-purposeand multi-axis machines andspecialized cutting tools along withthe ability to inspect parts right onthe machine are a necessity. Thereis a need for more practical andcurrent educational materials thataddress this paradigm shift towarddesigning
-Collegiate Factors Influencing the Self-Efficacy of Engineering Students. Journal of Engineering Education, 2011. 100(3): p. 603-623.5. Meyers, K.L., et al., A Comparison of Engineering Students' Reflections on Their First-Year Experiences. Journal of Engineering Education, 2010. 99(2): p. 169-178.6. Wilson, D.M., et al., A Cross-Sectional Study of Belonging in Engineering Communities. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2010. 26(3): p. 687.7. Hartman, H. and M. Hartman, Leaving Engineering: Lessons from Rowan University's College of Engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 2006. 95(1): p. 49-61.8. Eris, O., et al., Outcomes of a Longitudinal Administration of the Persistence in Engineering
480 0.206 0.405 0-1 Ethnicity 476 0.264 0.441 0-1 Family/Friends Engineers. 561 0.597 0.491 0-1 First Interest in Aerospace 551 0.080 0.271 0-1 Co-op Internship 520 0.325 0.469 0-1 Page 26.114.6 Table 2 shows the means and standard deviations for the variables used in this study.Since all respondents did not answer all items, the number of responses for each item varies andthe statistics reflect those varying sample sizes
internally on a more efficient level. To map the FAAlearning levels to Bloom’s Taxonomy the flying qualities phase created learning objective verbsfound in Table 1. Page 26.193.5The new learning objectives are designed to reflect increased student learning as students progressthroughout the flying qualities phase . As new topics and concepts are introduced in academics ')* (&!""#&!(#"&%)& ###"(&- -"(''$)(("$&('(#(& &('"$ "#&". "&(&($("(!$&()&'#& (##&
sustained motivation. It is with this motivation thatstudents will be more likely to reflect on their decisions within the group and persist throughdifficulties as they arise in STEM environments. Of course, motivation is one of the centralfeatures relating to reaching learning outcomes. This study was also informed by the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) (Lent,2005).17 SCCT’s roots can be found in Bandura’s (1986) Social Cognitive Theory.4 This theorysuggests that models are key to knowledge acquisition and subsequent behaviors of thoseobserving the model. Within this framework, SCCT argues that cognitive-person variables (self-efficacy, outcome expectations, personal goals) allow people to exercise personal agency when itcomes to
/career/62315/mommas-dont-let-their-babies-grow-be-engineers.7. National Science Board, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2008. Volume 1. NSB-08-01. 2008, National Science Foundation: Arlington, VA.8. National Center for Education Statistics, Highlights From PISA 2006: Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Science and Mathematics Literacy in an International Context. NCES 2008-016. 2007, U.S. Department of Education: Washington, DC.9. Richard Walton, Heidegger in the Hands-on Science and Technology Center: Philosophical Reflections on Learning in Informal Settings. Journal of Technology Education, v12 n1 p49-60 Fall 2000, 2000.10. Databytes: Bachelor's Breakdown. American Society for Engineering Education
field, and calculating received power.6 Dipole and monopole antennasare studied next, followed by a brief look at a variety of other antennas and antennas systems:helix, biconical, spiral, horn, loop, dish, antenna arrays, and radomes.1The next topic is RF propagation. The concept of an EM wave is expanded to include awavefront, plane wave, power density, electric field strength, permeability, and permittivity.6Then wave propagation in “other than free” space is covered: reflection, refraction, and Page 24.176.4diffraction.6 This is followed by ground waves, space waves, tropospheric scatter, and skywaves; 6 and finally, free space propagation
for cruising flight.Homework 3: Longitudinal Static Stability (Hand Solved)Students’ understanding of longitudinal static stability was tested in this assignment. The effectof configuration of aircrafts including the location of the center of gravity, location andinclination of the horizontal tail on the static stability was evaluated using hand-solved numericalproblems.Homework 4: Longitudinal Static Stability (DATCOM)Prior to this assignment, students were introduced to the USAF DATCOM software. Descriptionof how to modify the input file to reflect the geometric configuration of the given aircraftfollowed by execution of the program and analysis of the data was discussed in the classroom.Students were provided with 3 wing models and 3 wing
Yale University’s School of Management. [Statements attributed to Corinna Ward were not made in her capacity as an associate of Capital Group and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Capital Group or its affiliates.] American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Comprehensive Review of US Minor Degrees in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering and Unmanned Air SystemsAbstractThe demand for graduates with aerospace engineering skills is outpacing the annual number ofgraduates from US academic organizations. Minor degrees programs in aerospace engineering (orsimilarly titled) are less common than bachelor and postgraduate degree programs
3x3-in. test section. A smaller test section (1x2 in.) allowed Mach 5 tobe attained. This facility played an important educational role for nearly 60 years, until it had tobe dismantled in 2006 for the renovation of Guggenheim Hall. The wind tunnel was also used atvarious times for research purposes, especially toward the end of its life. The size of the Department during this time can be best characterized by “slow growth”.The Department had a regular faculty of five throughout the period 1935-1945. Eastwoodstepped down as department head in 1946 and retired in 1947, and Kirsten retired in 1951 (hedied shortly thereafter, in 1952, at the age of 67). A faculty position was added during the late1940s reflecting the addition of the MAE