Conference Session

Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Carrie Olsen, Mississippi State University; David Bridges, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

problem-solving skills and proficiency in the use of techniques andtools that implement these skills.3. Develop design skills and integrate design throughout the curriculum.4. Develop proficiency in written, oral, and graphic communication.5. Introduce and develop an appreciation for the arts, humanities, and social sciences.6. Promote engineering ethics, personal integrity and responsibility, and professionalism.7. Develop teamwork and leadership skills.8. Instill a commitment to lifelong learning.The aerospace engineering program is accredited under the EC 2000 criteria by the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.The crux of changes to this long-standing program of aerospace engineering

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

, initiative, and leadership traits are developed.There is a critical need to build excellence1,2 and enable our best students to perform much betterthan their predecessors. The case study documents the progression of the students’ learning froma core engineering course, to the capstone design experience, and on to the intensely challengingenvironment of an international design competition.The open-ended course assignment involved the conceptual design of a missile defense systemfor the continental United States with particular focus on aerodynamics aspects. Students weredivided into teams of two and given six weeks to complete the assignment with mandatoryweekly reporting. Discussion and integration of course material was learned just in time to do

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

, and even a flying saucer as well as an unmanned reusable launch vehicle. Since founding Maine Aerospace Con- sulting in 2003, Dr. Rubenstein has worked on GN&C of a small autonomous helicopter, optimization of missile loiter patterns, Kalman estimators for parachute deployment and to integrate eLORAN range with GPS measurements. Currently, Dr. Rubenstein is designing sensor fusion algorithms for a medical devices application to support surgical VR training, and is also working on GN&C for an autonomous vehicle capable of personnel and cargo transfers to low-Earth orbit. In 2009, Dr. Rubenstein became Adjunct/Research Faculty of Aerospace Engineering within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA; John A. Christian, University of Texas, Austin; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

AC 2009-768: SPACE-SYSTEMS ENGINEEERING: A NASA-SPONSOREDAPPROACH FOR AEROSPACE UNDERGRADUATESLisa Guerra, NASA Lisa Guerra has 20 years experience in the NASA aerospace community. Currently, Ms. Guerra is on an assignment from NASA Headquarters to establish a systems engineering curriculum at The University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Guerra’s most recent position at NASA Headquarters was Acting Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. Ms. Guerra earned a B.S in Aerospace Engineering and a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame. She received a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; David Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

Rendezvous Proximity Operations and Capture simulation. Page 12.826.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 IMPACT OF NEW FACILITIES ON ENGINEERING STUDENT OUTCOMESAbstractEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has established a reputation for providingundergraduate students with a curriculum which has a strong emphasis on application basedlearning. In an effort to improve this learning environment, the campus has recently added a20,000 square foot Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication (AXFAB) building dedicated toproviding undergraduate students with a premier laboratory

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

usinghydrogen fuel, quantifying the economic opportunities in the Carbon Market. Sophomores inresearch Special Problems were tasked with extending the freshman experience to supersonicairliners, as part of a team including senior students. These students explored radical concepts forsuch airliners. An upper level aerodynamics course was used to develop technical figures ofmerit for supersonic hydrogen airliners from basic aerodynamics knowledge. The processidentified numerous gaps in the comprehension of the students from their courses. Theintegration challenge of this project enabled iterative refinement of their understanding. Theconcepts and analysis approaches taught at each level are seen to have become useful only whensubjected to integrated use

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Aerospace

students' difficulty in associating engineering methods with some of themore conceptual topics learned in mathematics and physics, as well as students' lack of solidunderstanding of the engineering design process.1 Thus, the curriculum is structured such thatapplied engineering methods can be directly related to aspects of mathematics and science thatfreshman students generally consider to be disconnected or abstract.First-semester freshman-level engineering classes at TAMU typically include two projects, bothof which exemplify an experiential learning environment. These projects are designed to resolvethe same curriculum challenges, and each project regularly relates to a topic in statics and a topicin dynamics, respectively. A particularly

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajnish Sharma, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Aerospace

present the method of solutionand grasp the theoretical ideas in practice to use it for multifaceted analysis of the controlproblem given in its nonlinear version as a real-world problem. Finally, author presents a studyof students’ assessment, grasping capabilities and challenges to make it thorough and rewardingfor undergraduate research experiences in Systems Dynamics & Controls and AerospaceEngineering.1.0 INTRODUCTIONIn the curriculum of the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences, there are twocompulsory courses on Control Systems; one is purely on learning the linear (classical) controlmethods very first time and the other course is on familiarizing the concepts of classical controlin the laboratory settings integrated with a

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

, by and large, the traditional curriculum is arranged suchthat courses are focused on narrow technical subjects in an order of increasing sophistication.The students learn how to solve engineering problems of increasing complexity as well asincreasing specialty. The Capstone Design class provides an opportunity to exercise thestudents’ skills in three fundamental areas: 1) students must be able to apply their technicalskills to a real problem, 2) they must work as a member of a team, and 3) they must apply atraditional systems engineering process to the design function. In the final analysis, theCapstone Design course is an opportunity to wrap up the undergraduate engineering experienceby teaching students how to be engineers in today’s world

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters; Lauren Miller, NASA Headquarters

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contributes to NASA's mission by promoting individual and team excellence inprogram/project management and engineering through the application of integrated learningstrategies, methods, models, and tools in a practical manner.Recognizing the necessity of offering blended educational opportunities that address a full rangeof learning styles and modes, NASA APPEL supports individual practitioners, as well as projectand program teams, at every level of development. It does so through four primary businesslines: curriculum; knowledge sharing; performance enhancement; and research and advancedconcepts. Curriculum lies at the heart of NASA APPEL’s approach to building the Agency’sprogram/project and engineering capabilities. Its courses are designed using

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelia Greig, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Alex Powaser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Douglas Howe, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Will Alan McGehee, California Polytechnic State University

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]. Electrospray thrusters are now being considered as high specific impulse(propellant efficient), low thrust devices for small satellite maneuvering and control [4,5].Electrospray thrusters for flight missions are a complex technology, requiring a balance ofelectrical performance, fluid flow management in micro-gravity, and manufacturing precision forhigh performance, and system lifetimes. However, the basic principles of the devices can easilybe demonstrated in a lab setting as part of an undergraduate curriculum using a simplifiedterrestrial version of the thruster to demonstrate key principles and operational considerations.Minor modifications can be made to the such a set-up to convert it to a thruster suited to agraduate level curriculum where the

Conference Session

Aerospace Student Projects, Engineering Design and Research

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Catherine F. Cahill, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Peter W. Webley, University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Paper ID #29480Drone Construction and Racing for PreCollege StudentsDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Dr. Catherine F

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Aerospace

integration rules one exotic cases over and over,to concentrate on meaning of a physics problem and/or on variants of it. We are also no longerlimited to trivial examples that work. Students are invited to play with physics they learn thatreal life examples normally do not lead to closed formulas. They can even visualize the resultsand different approximations and they also learn to judge the solutions. They are introduced tothe multitude of mathematical tools, each with their own advantages and disadvantages andprecise applicability. We attempt to devise an instructional approach to promote students’understanding of these problems and to support them in forming associations between problemfeatures and solution methods. The approach is to use

Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University; Brian Schratz, Pennsylvania State University

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Aerospace

foundation of the Lab. For the Lab to mature and Page 13.1253.8prosper, an adaptable strategic plan must identify priorities, deficiencies, and methods to addressthem. To this end, the students and faculty identified several key priorities deemed necessary toachieve the desired resources and capabilities. With the SSPL in its infancy, the key prioritiesfor the inaugural year centered on 1. providing an on-ramp for new students in order to develop an experienced workforce, 2. diversifying flight projects, 3. integrating the Lab with the Penn State curriculum, 4. interfacing with existing university research interests, 5. improving our

Conference Session

Design Courses 2, Aerospace Assets

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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

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amelia Greig, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Aerospace

developthe non-technical soft skills needed by professional engineers. Case studies employing technicalmemos, mock conferences, and fictional funding calls demonstrate the applicability of novelassessment approaches to ABET learning objectives related to communication and life-longlearning, as well as general competencies needed for an interdisciplinary global engineer. Thesenovel approaches to assessment retain the ability to measure apparent technical competencewhile introducing the students to a broad range of communication methods and approaches thatmay not otherwise be included in an engineering curriculum. By using forms of communicationsynergistic with industry practices the students are exposed to more realistic engineeringexperiences and

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

testing, as well as system identification andcontrol design. Although aerospace engineering students are introduced to the fundamentals offlight dynamics in their coursework, the experience of project-based research enhances theirunderstanding of the discipline as well as improves other critical engineering skills for futureapplication in the professional world. This paper describes the work of several undergraduate andgraduate students in the above-mentioned areas, with particular emphasis on the flight-testingand system identification phases.IntroductionAerospace engineering education at a college or university typically encompasses the study ofaircraft, rockets, missiles, and spacecraft. An aerospace engineering curriculum consists of

Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Aerospace

education, Smith requiresthat a substantial part of each student’s education be devoted to study outside the major. This isattained through a General Education Curriculum that adds breadth of learning to the expertiseacquired in the major.The NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program (RGSFOP) allows groups ofstudents to design and perform an original experiment aboard the DC-9, a modified jet capable ofproducing periods of microgravity. The presentation of the student’s findings to the generalpublic is an integral part of the project. The RGSFOP encourages participants to reach thebroadest audience possible through the use of innovative presentation formats and uniqueeducational opportunities. The students are inspired to spark

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dimitris Vassiliadis, West Virginia University; D.J. Pisano, West Virginia University; Yu Gu, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

semester, the student team participates in testing and integration atNASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The launch is followed by work on data analysis and preparation of afinal report. A brief description of the course procedures is given along with an overview of theexperiments conducted. A brief discussion of educational goals and positive outcomes of this activity forindividual students and annual teams is presented. Finally the lessons learnt in organizing the project andcourse are summarized since they may be useful for schools and organizations planning to develop suchprograms. 1. Introduction The Department of Physics at West Virginia University has sought to integrate project-based learningwith a regular classroom-based curriculum. One

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian German, Georgia Tech

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Aerospace

throughout theireducation, whereas a case approach could form a holistic teaching and learning approach thatcould be integrated throughout the curriculum. Second, these design activities are oftenformulated for students to execute one design from start to finish during an academic term.Cases, on the other hand, can deal with a more limited scope of a larger problem and still provideeffective real-world context and experiential learning opportunities.The inclusion of inspiring historical case studies in aerospace engineering alongside otherapproaches is anticipated to broaden the spectrum of student learning styles engaged. Thisspectrum of styles has been described by Felder,6, 7, 8, 9 and interspersing teaching methodstailored to each style in a

Conference Session

Aerospace First-Year Project-Based Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Olsen, University of Michigan; Peter D. Washabaugh, University of Michigan

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Aerospace

have been experimental offerings of a first-year engineering coursethat incorporated a very extensive design-build-test-compete (DBTC) pedagogy. This course wasspecifically positioned to exercise core-engineering competencies, communication skills, andcreativity. The course is intense in that it involves two Aerospace Engineering team projects,integrated technical communications and technical content, teamwork, and individual scientificand fabrication laboratories. The projects involve design, build, test, and compete cycles withballoons and then with radio-controlled blimps. The students entering this DBTC course andother first-year courses were studied with respect to typical admissions criteria including highschool grades and test scores

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

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

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, University of Oklahoma; Yunjun Xu, University of Oklahoma

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Aerospace

capsule for landing (e.g., an RCS, orspinning), should this approach be used. Figure 5: Accelerometer Data from Drop Test (ADCS Performance ComparisonSLS Systems and Mission DesignAME 4593 (Space System and Mission Design, every Spring Semester) needs toprovide students a much needed big picture perspective that can be used by man-agers, engineers, and students to integrate the myriad of elements associated withhuman/robotic space flight. After this course, students should be able to acquireenough knowledge and skills to understand and design a conceptual space mission.The SLS mission, as an integrated project [3], covers a variety of aerospace top-ics in materials, propulsion, robotics, space environment, structure, astrodynamics,sensors, and

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Rooney, Saint Louis University; Mathew Roseman, Saint Louis University; Charles Shotridge, Saint Louis University; Jeffrey Aschenbrenner, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

insufficient methods for students to acquire hands-on experience in the scientific and technical disciplines necessary for space commerce and exploration. 2. Students have a hard time identifying relevant space systems hardware requirements while designing a real mission. 3. The National Research Council (NRC) committee believes that training students to design and build satellite and satellite instruments, gain hands-on experience with the unique demands of satellite and satellite systems environments and operations, and acquire early knowledge of systems engineering techniques is an extremely important investment to make[4, 5]. Founded by California Polytechnic State

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University; Lorenzo D. Baber, Loyola University, Chicago ; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

process of newly hired employeeslearning the necessary behaviors, attitudes, and required skills and knowledge for achieving arole in an organization [1]-[4]. As its outcomes linked to employee job performance andretention [4]-[6], new employees' proactive or motivated behaviors in the socializationprocess [7]-[9] have been explored and defined by many scholars. According to previousstudies, new employees' proactive behaviors affect short-term outcomes in the socializationprocess, such as better understanding their roles and jobs, mastering the required knowledgeand skills, and getting socially integrated into the workgroup [6], [8], [10]. In addition, theirproactive behaviors also affect long-term outcomes such as job satisfaction and job

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

, thermodynamics, solid mechanics, fluids, and propulsion in a single course.The concept was to combine the material to emphasize the systems nature of aerospaceengineering. With this integrated approach to presenting the material, it became a naturalfit for the ABET 2000 requirements on social impact, ethics and economics. In responseto industry concerns that engineering students were becoming applied physicists insteadof engineers, MIT revamped its undergraduate curriculum. The result of a two-yearoverhaul was the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) educational initiative.Emphasis is towards hands-on learning. Unified Engineering is still a key part of thecurriculum, but most core classes have added hands-on labs. Through the years, MIT

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Aerospace

. Page 22.881.2Aircraft Dynamics and Control Course DescriptionAircraft dynamics and control is offered in the spring semester of the junior year. The pre-requisite competencies expected from the student entering the course include linear algebra, statespace and transfer function representation of dynamical systems and a strong grasp ofMatlab/Simulink programming. Specific pre-requisite courses include aerodynamics and afundamental course in system dynamics and control. The topics in the course includeStatic Stability and ControlStatic stability refers to the initial response of an aircraft to a perturbation from steady state. Thispart of the curriculum emphasizes how the design of the aircraft influences the stability propertyof the aircraft

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Michael Mercado; Dale C Rowe, Brigham Young University

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Aerospace

availability of serviceseven in the midst of a cyber-attack.The understanding that we need a more robust cyber-strategy with an emphasis on maximizingavailability is not new. In 2010 General Charles Shugg, vice commander of the 24th Air Forceunit stated, “We want to make sure cyber is integrated into the operational planning process fromthe beginning. We’ve got to learn how to fight through cyber-attacks.” 6Given this requirement to maintain continuity of service in the midst of cyber-attacks, efforts arebeing made to adopt new practices that will allow us the resilience necessary to achieve this goal.However, in our search for cyber-security best practices for availability we do not need to re-invent the wheel. In the following sections we will

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

for supersonic hydrogen airliners from basic aerodynamics knowledge.The process identified numerous gaps in the comprehension of the students from their courses. Page 22.146.2The integration challenge of this project enabled iterative refinement of their understanding. Theconcepts and analysis approaches taught at each level are seen to have become useful only whensubjected to integrated use through several iterations. The paper also demonstrated a process toshow how some certainty can be achieved in developing an ambitious advanced concept throughthe notion of a “figure of merit”.A multi-level process was laid out, to explore a high-risk

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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in Florida and Chile. Her collaborations with the faculty of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida led to an appointment as the Administrator for Undergraduate Programs in 1990. There she served on numerous department, college, and university-wide curriculum committees, including the University Senate, while also participating as co-principal investigator to develop and implement programs in process engineering for the National Science Foundation’s SUCCEED Coalition. In the last several years, she established the Florida Center for Engineering Education, a consulting group dedicated to support curricular development, program assessment for accreditation and