Conference Session

Undergraduate Space Design and Project Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Kuhlman, West Virginia University; Donald Gray, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

course,taught in the spring semester. Also during the second semester course, the requiredengineering and safety document, the TEDP (“Test Equipment Data Package”) is submittedto NASA RGSFOP, and any concerns or problems that are identified by the NASA reviewersare addressed. If the proposal is rejected by NASA, the MRT may either disband or continueworking with the intention of seeking an alternative flight opportunity such as with the Zero-G Corporation. The team uses a combined classroom/laboratory space to which they have keys, inorder to enable access whenever necessary. Unfortunately, this space is shared with thestudents who are participating in the WVU “Balloon Satellites” project course that is taughtduring each spring semester

Conference Session

Efficient Authenticity: Modeling, Labs, Real-World Applications in Aerospace

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Xun Zhao, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Aerospace

aviation data, thereis a growing demand for aviation technologists who possess data analysis skills. Thesetechnologists may work in safety, operations, or revenue management at airlines, or inmanufacturing, safety, quality or engineering at aircraft manufacturers or maintenancecompanies. Using aviation data is one way to engage students in the statistics theory andapplication. In this paper, an aviation data analysis course is introduced.Introduction to Data ManagementStatistical software packages are critical tools in managing data before performing the dataanalysis. In this module, example-based software instructions will be delivered to students in theclassroom, and students will practice their software skills in the laboratory hours. Excel

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

on by the engineering students inthe spring 2019 section of ME 450 Aircraft Design. The new motors were researched, procured,and installed on the Stewart platform during the spring of 2019. However, testing of the largermotors by these students was severely limited due to the moving of the new School ofEngineering to new facilities (including all new laboratories) during the summer of 2019. Besides the changing of student team members from the original group, this movebrought additional challenges to the project since the simulator and all the associated equipmenthad to be disassembled and boxed up for the relocation to the new lab space. But the move hasrecently been completed, and now a new multidisciplinary team of five

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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design. The professor also providesrelevant reference material and, when possible, invites subject-matter experts to be guestlecturers in class and answer student questions. Fortunately, most students eagerlyembrace the challenge of investigating a new technology and learning to apply thatknowledge to the project. As a result, this activity provides a tangible example of thenecessity for life-long learning as required by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET): General Criterion 3(i).In the process of accreditation, ABET assesses the degree to which a universitycurriculum satisfies its published outcomes. As mentioned above, Capstone Designclasses provide an excellent laboratory for learning to use the principles and tools

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor J. Bennett, Texas A&M University; Kristin D. Nichols, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Page 23.349.6touring senior design laboratories and hearing from student design teams. These interactions 5enable freshman students to connect the coursework to a future in aerospace. Students are alsotaken to an off-site engineering facility or research laboratory that connects them with theopportunities available in industry. The final class period is used for students to reflect on whathas been learned in the course, provide final feedback to the instructors, and celebrateachievements in design over the semester. With the current schedule, one class can be used at thediscretion of the professor. Relevant activities can include tours of on-campus researchlaboratories, additional guest lecturers

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Brett Stone, Brigham Young University; Edward Red, Brigham Young University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Michael Wright; David E. French, The Boeing Company; Shigeo Hayashibara, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Carl Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; John P. Sullivan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #9767Aerospace Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative EngineeringDr. Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University Dr. Steve Gorrell joined the BYU Mechanical Engineering Department in 2007 following an eighteen year career as an Aerospace Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate. There Dr. Gorrell pioneered the use of high performance computing (HPC), hi-fidelity time-accurate CFD, and Particle Image Velocimetry to investigate and understand unsteady flow physics in high performance gas turbine engine fans and compressors. Dr. Gorrell has published 64 technical papers on unsteady

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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flight simulator for education and research”, AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit, 2002, Monterey, CA9. Rogalski, T., Tomczyk, A., Kopecki, G., “Flight simulator as a tool for flight control system synthesis and handling qualities research”, Solid State Phenomena, 2009, 147, 231-23610. Tomczyk, A., “The flying laboratory for aeronautics students’ education”, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 2010, 82(5), pp 320-33011. Frasca International, Inc., “Frasca CRJ: Regional jet flight training device”, www.frasca.com/pdf/CRJbrochure.pdf12. Hoak, D. E., et al., "The USAF Stability and Control DATCOM," Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

them the autonomy to choosetheir own project formulations and strategies, which in turn increases their motivation. Some ofthe past students projects include designing and building of wind tunnel models, 3-D aerospacemodels, variable pitch thrust measurement apparatus, flight simulation frame, water tunnel etc.All of these products become part of the aerospace laboratory to be used by future students.Project based learning at the individual course level is familiar in engineering education. It isused almost universally in capstone design and laboratory courses. There has been growingfrequency of project based learning approach in first year engineering courses and courses thatengage students in consulting projects [5, 7]. Because of its

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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Aerospace

Aeronautical Engineering Technology Capstone Course: 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky. 10.18260/1-2— 16670. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/16670.[3] M. E. Johnson and T. D. Ropp, “Safety and Process Improvement using PFMEA in Aviation Courses and Laboratories,” ATEC Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 10-17, 2009.[4] S. K. McConomy, R. Soman, N. Gupta, and C. Shih, 2018, Continued Development of an Integrated Capstone Design Curriculum: 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23, 2018, Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2—30222.[5] A. Xiao, R. Alba, O. Yasar, A. Zhang, and G. B. Gailani, Senior Design Case Study: Application of System Engineering Concepts in the Design of a

Conference Session

Personnel Development & Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. Ward, Cedarville University; Corinna Megan Ward, Capital Group

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Aerospace

Laboratory Adv Advanced Lin Linear AN Aeronautical or Aeronautical Engineering LTU Lawrence Technological University App Application(s) Manuf Manufacturing Arch Architecture ME Mechanical Engineering AS Aerospace Engineering Mech Mechanics Assoc. Associate’s (degree) Meth Methods Assy Assembly NASA National Air and Space Agency Auto Autonomous NL

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

initiative and responsibility as fast as safety and common sense will permit. A good way to jump-start inexperienced undergraduates is to make them the project team leaders responsible for progress, and tell them that graduate students are tasked with helping them do what they needed to do, rather than to tell them what to do. This usually ignites initiative. It does require excellent graduate students, and deep individual attention to each student from the advisor. I now have 15 undergrads working in my research group, following the tradition of some 130 others, most of whom signed up after going through my sophomore aerodynamics course, validating Item 1 above. Laboratories are excellent places to convey physical insight, while

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Soto, Texas A&M University; Daniel Brown, Cornell University; Mason Peck, Cornell University

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Aerospace

beintroduced to the complex dynamics of a gyroscopic system (the CMGs) without the addedburden of full three dimensional attitude dynamics. Fourth, students, especially in the Page 14.131.3development stage of the testbed, see all the benefits of careful physical system integration. Thistestbed has not been used in any courses or laboratories, other than recent work at Cornellfacilities. Hence no survey data on the impact of such testbed on student learning and educationalvalues has been collected. However, this information would be useful in evaluating the efficacyof such testbed. One of the authors is a student in the Cornell University Leadership

Conference Session

Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Hudson, Western Michigan University; Kristina Lemmer, Western Michigan University

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Aerospace

determination was assigned to develop a presentation on determining therelative position of two satellites using GPS data. Students were granted official membership inWALI upon successful completion of their enrollment tasks.Second, WALI students were encouraged to participate in several hands-on workshops. Threestudents participated in a sub-orbital rocket payload design workshop at NASA Wallops FlightFacility [7]. Four students attended a Satellite Fabrication course as part of the UNP program. Agroup of 10 students participated in a three-day “CubeSat Bootcamp” workshop, led by anengineer from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, on-site at WMU. These workshops were wellreceived by WALI students; they found the hands-on activities highly engaging and

Conference Session

Innovations in Aero Curriculum and Program Level Administration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Valasek, Texas A&M University; Debra A Fowler, Texas A&M University; Nate Poling, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

grade of C in order to beallowed to take fourth year (senior) level courses. It is a 3 credit hour course that consists oflecture plus two laboratory assignments that are completed during the semester. The course isoffered each Fall and Spring semester, and the enrollment in the Spring 2017 semester was 99students. The topics selected for enhanced explanation with video are related to the learningobjectives for the course, which are taken directly from the course syllabus and produced inTable 1. Note that not every learning objective shown below will be represented with a video,but the entire list of learning objectives is shown for completeness and clarity.The mapping from course objectives to ABET outcomes is shown below for reference on

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Research, vol. 74, pp. 59-109[12] J. W. Thomas (2000). A review of research on project-based learning, accessed on Jan. 29.2019, www.bie.org/index.php/site/RE/pbl_research/29[13] B. D. Jones, “Motivating students to engage in learning: The MUSIC model of academicmotivation,” International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, vol. 21 (2),272-285, accessed on Jan. 29, 2019, http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ899315.pdf[14] R. J. Marzano, D. J. Pickering and T. Heflebowen, The highly engaged classroom, MarzanoResearch Laboratory, 2011[15] A. Bandura, “Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency,” American Psychologist, vol. 37(2), pp. 122–147, 1982, doi:10.1037/0003-066X.37.2.122[16] A. Carroll and S. Houghton, “Self-efficacy and

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Benjamin T. Pipenberg, The Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Jared Grasser, The Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Van Wert, The Pennsylvania State University

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thecourse are that students should, upon their completion of the course, be able to:1.) Complete the preliminary design for an aircraft such that it satisfies assigned specifications2.) Design a system, component, or process that meets given requirements in aircraft systems3.) Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems4.) Function on multi-disciplinary teams5.) Communicate and present effectively the results and consequences of their technical efforts6.) Determine what the ethical responsibilities are to themselves, to employers, and to societyThe course has a lecture component as well as the laboratory sessions. The purpose of the lectureportion of the class is to support the students’ design and fabrication activities. As a result

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Collicott, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

Aerospace, Masten Space Systems, UpAerospace, and XCORrockets, NearSpace balloons, and a student rocket project. Sponsorship of these activities isvaried so is outlined in the individual descriptions below but hardware costs have largely beensupported by our college of engineering as one part of the process to keep laboratory classes up-to-date. Descriptions of these activities that put the new flight capability to work for educationbegin with payloads that have flown and then payloads in development. Flight providercapabilities are found at the web sites for the companies. These sites are easily found in any websearch engine and thus not referenced here. 1. Armadillo Aerospace: Beginning in 2009 Armadillo and the author collaborated to

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristoffer Borgen, Purdue University; William Theodore Weldon, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Aerospace

Paper ID #25996Airworthiness Assurance and Component Tracking of Small Unmanned AerialSystemsMr. Kristoffer Borgen, Purdue University currently works as a Graduate teaching assistant in the Aviation Technology department at Purdue Uni- versity. Received a BS in 2018 in Aerospace Engineering Technology from Purdue University and is currently working on a Masters in Aviation and Aerospace Management. Currently a teaching laboratory sections in statics and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).Mr. William Theodore Weldon, Purdue University PhD student at Purdue University studying UAS operations.Dr. Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Eastlake, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Magdy Attia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

Pressure Compressor (HPC), main combustion chamber, and High Pressure Turbine(HPT). Furthermore, the benefits of having a common core as they relate to cost savings in terms Page 12.599.7of development, operation, and maintenance are well outlined. Skira5, covered the cost reduction Figure 3. General Electric CF6-6 high-bypass turbofan engine located in the Gas Turbine Laboratory of the Aerospace Engineering Dept. at Embry-Riddle Aero. Universityefforts that are currently ongoing in commercial, and government institutions. One such effort,receiving much notoriety, is Integrated, High-Performance Turbine Engine Technology, orIHPTET. This is

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Timothy Aaron Nichols, Rochester Institute of Technology

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General Mo- tors, and Xerox, and is a registered professional engineer in New York. He has thirty-five years experience teaching design related courses, and has developed expertise in the areas of robotics, and micro-robotics. He is currently working on the locomotion of micro-robots with micro-sensors and actuators, and on artificial muscles and sensors using electroactive polymers.Dr. Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Dr. Michael Schrlau is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the founding director of the Nano-Bio Interface Laboratory (NBIL) at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Dr. Schrlau is interested in several aspects critical to the

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

Paper ID #8130Learning to Innovate Across Disciplines: A Case Study on Three Team ProjectExperiencesMr. Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

George Frederick Halow, University of Michigan; Maia E. Herrington, University of Michigan; Melanie Spare, Siemens Digital Industries Software; Shannon O'Donnell, Siemens Digital Industries Software; Gilbert Morris, Retired (formerly Siemens)

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Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

review for difficult concepts; he highlighted cognitiveload theory and related it to problem-based learning [9]. In this work, he highlights thatmeasurement variation, which uses probability and statistics, is the difficult concept targeted in Page 26.840.9his research. He argued the effectiveness of scaffolding with worksheets in a laboratory settingover lectures and textbooks in problem-based learning in order to teach difficult engineeringconcepts.Other researchers, in proving the usefulness of simulations for teaching, highlighted typicalproblems that students encounter. In broad categories, students have difficulty with generatinghypotheses

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Aerospace

of configuration management and configurationcontrol as practiced in spacecraft systems management. Configuration management is a processthat makes people involved in changing a design of a spacecraft aware of what this change isgoing to affect and what its consequences are. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory over time learnedby experience the typical profile of engineering changes and, consequently, how better to predictcost and schedule17

Conference Session

Design Courses 2, Aerospace Assets

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy

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Aerospace

c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Program for Managing Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Engineering Education ABSTRACTUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are an increasingly important aspect of technology. As aresult, they have become a very important tool in engineering education for a variety ofdisciplines. While many physical laboratories or training aids have regulatory and administrativerequirements, the considerations related to UAS are multifaceted and include Federal AviationRegulations, airspace requirements, and privacy considerations. Furthermore, UAS pose aphysical hazard that must be taken into account to protect students, staff, faculty, and

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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Engineeringdepartments get opportunity to learn about the application of these disciplines to the AerospaceEngineering and unmanned aerial systems.80% of the students who responded to the survey questionnaire said that the project was helpfulfor them in learning disciplines in engineering and science other than their major discipline.Most of the students also said that the projects helped them acquire new skills.Also, a number of Aerospace Engineering have been getting employment for the industry careersthat have traditionally required Computer Science or Electrical & Electronics Engineeringgraduates such as in Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Unmanned Systems Division of NorthropGrumman Corporation.D. Continued Involvement in UAS Research ProjectsMost of the

Conference Session

Efficient Authenticity: Modeling, Labs, Real-World Applications in Aerospace

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Omar Memon, University of Dayton; Dathan Erdahl Ph.D., University of Dayton Research Institute; Saad Riffat Qureshi, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Simulator. When workingin the simulator facility, laboratory assistants were on hand to answer questions and facilitateefficient and safe interaction with the system hardware. Figure 2. Merlin Flight Simulator at the University of DaytonIntegrating Merlin Flight Simulator With student groups (of three to four) already created for the final project, the project wasdivided into two parts; understanding aircraft stability and control through use of the MerlinFlight Simulator and modeling and simulation of the stability derivatives using a computerprogram. In-class lectures were strategically placed in the timespan between the two parts of theproject. Early in the semester, student groups went into the simulator with very basic

Conference Session

Hands-On Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - I - Student Papers

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Rose Stroud, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Isaac Emmanuel Sabat, Texas A&M University; Kelly K. Dray, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace Engineering in 2009, both from Texas A&M University. He currently holds an Assistant Professor position at Texas A&M in his home department, and his work bridges the topics of advanced multifunctional material systems and their integration into aerospace platforms. After over three years as a Research Assistant Professor at Texas A&M, Dr. Hartl accepted joint appointments working at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and Aerospace Systems Directorate. At Texas A&M, Dr. Hartl maintains a large and active research team consisting of graduate, undergraduate, and postdoctoral researchers. Darren has over 17 years of experience working with shape

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

tracking, telemetry communication and an understanding of telecommandoperation. To accommodate the use of the classroom satellite kit, the Friday lab sessions wereextended. Participants would be divided into groups and each group would have an opportunityto assemble, disassemble and operate the classroom satellite in the ESD laboratory at PESUniversity. In the ESD lab, the participants put on ESD sensitive coats, shoes, gloves and got toexperience being a space systems engineer. It is important to mention here that along with theclassroom satellite kit, basic ham radio equipment along with packet radio adapters, shown inFigure 6, were also used to educate the participants in the methods of radio communication. Thethree components proved to be a

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; John A. Voth, Oral Roberts University; Connor A. McCain, Oral Roberts University; Jordan David Reutter, Oral Roberts University; Nathaniel Shay Frailey; Matthew Samuelson; David Ahrens, Oral Roberts University

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Aerospace

STEMstudies.RECENT WORK IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND FLIGHT SIMULATIONAs virtual reality is becoming more accepted and found to be useful in industry, theseexperiences are finding their way into the engineering classroom and laboratory. The 2017 ASEEAnnual conference saw two papers that described how virtual reality is being used inconstruction engineering education. Hao et al explain how virtual reality is used to recreate thecomplex structures and construction techniques of dougong, a unique characteristic of ancientChinese architecture, in an environment where users can interact with objects with a high degreeof realism. Students benefit by examining structures and techniques via static images, dynamicsvideos and VR interactivity, which are all compiled and