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Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Fleming, Florida Institute of Technology

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received the Kerry Bruce Clark award for Excellence in Teaching, Florida Tech’s highest teaching award, for the 2013-2014 aca- demic year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Fatigue Life Experiment for Aerospace Engineering UndergraduatesAbstractThe importance of fatigue in aerospace structural design suggests the need for this topic to beaddressed as part of aerospace engineering undergraduate curricula. This paper describes asequence of laboratory experiments for upper level aerospace engineering students thatemphasizes stress concentrations and their role in quasistatic and fatigue loading. The fatigueexperiment is conducted with a

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Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gozdem Kilaz, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Ronald Sterkenburg, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Paper ID #14933Hybrid Course Design in Manufacturing Courses to Improve Learning in theClassroomDr. Gozdem Kilaz, Purdue University - West Lafayette Gozdem Kilaz is an Assistant Professor of Aviation Technology Department at Purdue University. Dr. Kilaz holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering. She serves as the Chief Scientist for the Air Transport Institute for Environmental Sustainability (AirTIES). Her research is focused on avia- tion biofuels and sustainability. Her courtesy appointment with the Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE) research center provides collaboration between

Conference Session

Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin B. Probe, Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering; Vinicius Guimaraes Goecks, Texas A&M University; John E. Hurtado, Texas A&M University

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Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Low-Cost Satellite Attitude Hardware Test BedAbstractRecent technological developments surrounding CubeSats and Commercial Off-The-Shelf spacehardware have drastically reduced the cost of producing and flying a satellite mission. As thebarriers to entry fall, space missions become a viable option for more students and researchgroups. Many of these missions require accurate spacecraft pointing and attitude control.Consequently, exposing students to the practical elements of spacecraft attitude sensing andcontrol is more important than ever. To help address this challenge a novel low-cost test-bed forattitude control has

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Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University

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piloted aircraft (OPA) shown in Fig. 15. ManyMississippi State University students are familiar with this aircraft as it is housed at the RaspetFlight Research Laboratory. Elements of this research study were integrated over the semester atappropriate times.In the following sections, the overall program development, objectives of the study and adiscussion linking ABET student outcomes to student learning are presented. A brief descriptionof the wing vibration research is given, along with student activities that use the results of thisresearch. A complete summary showing the integration of this research in class topics is shownin Appendix A.II. Program Development, Learning Objectives, and Relationship to ABET OutcomesVibrations

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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students “to see beyond the fire and smoke” and use data todirect effort. These teachers represent about 50 high schools in this Southern state. They aretaught to use Socratic teaching methods, with a focus on formulating good questions that leadstudents to discovery across a range of topics that include those from aeronautics, electricalengineering, and fluid dynamics to those in algebra and calculus. Program staff also collectsmany anecdotes of program alumni being directly recruited by postsecondary engineering 2departments. Additionally, the program now has alumni who have done well and work forSpaceX, NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. How

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UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona

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professional conferences3,4,5,10,11,14. This isalso evidenced by a number of Aerospace Engineering majors getting employment for theindustry careers that have traditionally required Computer Science or Electrical & ElectronicsEngineering graduates such as in Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Unmanned Systems Division ofNorthrop Grumman Corporation, etc.Increased emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary learning, and students are highly encouraged tolearn other disciplines as the companies involved in UAV technologies are increasingly lookingfor graduates with knowledge and skills in multiple disciplines.C. Improved Written and Oral Communication SkillsThese projects have been helpful in improving the students’ written and oral communicationskills. As the