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Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Weinstein, Northeastern University; Randy August, Northeastern University; Len Dow, Northeastern University; Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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2006-345: A DESCRIPTION OF AN INTEGRATED CAPSTONE PROJECT TEAMWITH ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY STUDENTSFrancis Di Bella, Northeastern UniversityJerome Tapper, Northeastern UniversityJoel Weinstein, Northeastern University Prof. Weinstein is the Program coordinator for the Computer engineering technology unit at Northeastern University.Len Dowd, Northeastern University Prof.Dowd is the Electrical Engineering Technology program coordinator at Northeastern University and specializes in electrical power engineering. He has over 30 years experience with the Boston Edison company before joining Northeastern University in 1995.Randy August, Northeastern University Randy

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Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2006-1943: TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS TO REASON AND TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT COMPLEX DESIGNCHOICESJennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Page 11.1232.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Students to Reason and to Communicate about Complex Design Choices Jennifer L. Craig Program in Writing and the Humanities and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstract: Undergraduate engineering students who are enrolled in capstone designcourses are introduced

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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2006-1971: LEARNING BY ITERATION: EVOLVING CAPABILITIES INAEROSPACE CURRICULANarayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 11.873.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Learning by Iteration: Evolving Capabilities in Aerospace CurriculaAbstractElectronic media allow engineering lectures to be covered in less than half the time it used totake. This paper explores the background and related issues, and argues for finishing the lecturematerial quickly, then using the time savings to revisit concepts, and integrate knowledgethrough several iterations. The experience from teaching five different courses at different levelsis mined to gauge the lessons

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samer Tawfik, Georgia Institute of Technology; Serkan Ozbay, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erian Armanios, Georgia Institute of Technology

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2006-2215: AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR TEACHING AEROSPACESTRUCTURESSamer Tawfik, Georgia Institute of TechnologySerkan Ozbay, Georgia Institute of TechnologyErian Armanios, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 11.179.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Effective Approach for Teaching Aerospace StructuresI- Abstract This paper discusses a method aiming at providing tailored education that would increasestudents understanding of the material and enhance their success. The method is being applied toCOE 3001 (Mechanics of Deformable Bodies), the second structures course in AerospaceEngineering undergraduate program at the Georgia Institute of

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Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiasheng Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University

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2006-1914: AN INTEGRATED CIVIL AVIATION ENGINEERING EDUCATIONPARADIGMJiasheng Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University ZHANG JIASHENG, born in March, 1966, graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1989 with a master degree in aircraft engineering and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, in 2002 with a master degree of management in science and technology. Now teaching in Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China Page 11.195.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An integrated civil aviation engineering education paradigmIntroductionInstead of operating

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Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Phillip Anz-Meador, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

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offered in a typicalcurriculum, with benefit both to students and faculty. Additionally, a university can serve as arepository of knowledge, which extends beyond the life of an industrial contractual relationship.This paper presents methods on how to implement into an aerospace engineering or spacephysics curriculum the knowledge and foundation needed to understand space debris problems,and by extension many interdisciplinary problems and other areas of science and technology.1. Astronautics Courses & Space Debris EducationThe topic of space debris affects three of ERAU’s major programs in Prescott, AZ. Theseprograms are Aerospace Engineering, Space Physics, and Global Security & Intelligence Studies.The interdisciplinary nature

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Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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2006-1370: ASSESSING STUDENT OUTCOMES OF NASA RESEARCH INTOUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONIsmail Orabi, University of New Haven ISMAIL I. ORABI, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of New Haven. He received his Ph.D. from Clarkson University, and his MS degree from the State University of New York and B.S. from Cairo Institute of Technology (now Helwan University), all in Mechanical Engineering. He has published over 25 technical articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. His research interests include theoretical and computational investigation in the area of mechanical vibrations and dynamic systems and control. Professor Orabi has taught courses in

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Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carolyn Brooks, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tracie Earl, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Geoffrey Bland, NASA Goddard Space Flignt Center's Wallops Flight Facility

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University in 1981. Bland is a member of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes, Observational Science Branch, located at Wallops Island VA. Primary research activities are focused on the development and utilization of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated sensors for Earth science related measurements. Previous© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 assignments include mission management and engineering support of sub-orbital sounding rocket and aircraft borne experiments. Bland has also served on the UMES Engineering and Engineering Technology Advisory Committee since 1995

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Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, St. Louis University

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Engineering, Aviation and Technology involving Aerospace, Electrical and ComputerEngineering undergraduate students. This project was initiated as a part of Senior CapstoneDesign course in August 2005. The fundamental purpose for the BillikenSat project is twofold.First, it will provide the participating undergraduate students with practical experience in thedesign and construction / integration of a real space mission. Second, it will reinforce interestand support for space mission designs within the Aerospace Engineering program, ParksCollege, and the broader Saint Louis University community. It also has the potential for outreachprogram at the K-12 level. This paper gives an overall view of the current status of design andimplementation process of

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Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Boyer, St. Louis University; Dane Johnston, St. Louis University; Wesley Karmazin, St. Louis University

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2006-2157: EXPOSING AEROSPACE ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO FLIGHTSIMULATION SOFTWARE, HARDWARE AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONLawrence Boyer, St. Louis University Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.Dane Johnston, St. Louis University Senior Aerospace Engineering student at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.Wesley Karmazin, St. Louis University Senior Aerospace Engineering student at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. Page 11.627.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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California Institute of Technology. He teaches undergraduate and graduate aerodynamics courses as well as aircraft performance and stability courses on the undergraduate level. His interests are in separated flows, vortical flows, and boundary layer stability and transition.Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University Keith Koenig is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He received his BS degree from Mississippi State University and his MS and PhD degrees from the California Institute of Technology. Prof. Koenig teaches introductory courses in aerospace engineering and flight mechanics, and upper division courses in aerodynamics and propulsion. His research areas include rocket and

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Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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other University of Michigan student groups such asthe University of Michigan Aeronautical Science Association (MASA). As a student-runrocketry club, MASA provides S3FL with composite material fabrication expertise and flightopportunities aboard in-house hybrid rockets. These flights are valuable ways of testingtelemetry systems and small hardware prototypes for launch environment survivability. S3FLalso sends delegates to the University of Michigan Engineering Council, the student body’slegislative group, to stay involved in campus events.In addition to providing university students with real-world engineering experience, S3FLmembers strongly believe in the need to share the fun and excitement of mathematics, science,and technology with pre