Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

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Aerospace

Paper ID #17789A Helicopter Flight Laboratory Experience in an Undergraduate HelicopterAeronautics CourseLt. Col. Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy LTC Rich Melnyk is an Army Aviator and Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point. He developed and implemented the first course offering of Thermal-Fluid Systems I in 2005. He was an Instructor and Assistant Professor from 2004-2007 and returned to teaching in 2015. He has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, a PE in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA in Technology Management and recently commanded a

Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Ellis Eugene Lawrence, Elizabeth City State University; Orestes Devino Gooden, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

that is readily accessible in more urbanareas of the state. However, with recent growth in the aviation and aerospace industry in theregion, there now exists the potential to link K-12 education to the aerospace industry. Thisinitiative adopts Roadshow-in-a-Box model, extends laboratory resources and is an importantstep towards expanding STEM literacy and career exposure for students from the mosteconomically distressed region in the State. The initiative is expected to serve over 200 schools,located within the twenty-one (21) counties surrounding ECSU, over a period of three years.This highly interactive learning lab on wheels provides students with hands-on activities,laboratory equipment, simulations, information, and rich digital media

Conference Session

Innovations in Aero Curriculum and Program Level Administration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

given Assessment Semester. Exceptions to this are the writing course, specific laboratories, and the capstone design sequences where student work is used to demonstrate attainment of multiple SOs. The design process reported here started with the development of preliminaryrequirements. The formal statement of the need, goals, and objectives were developed iterativelyas the process was refined.Design Need An efficient and systematic way to approach satisfying ABET Criterion 4 is needed.Goals (1) Collect and analyze data sufficient for assessment of student outcomes. (2) Use these analyses plus other data to improve the curriculum. (3) Avoid collecting extraneous data. (4) Standardize the data analysis and

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

Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

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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 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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Aerospace

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

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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

Innovations in Aero Curriculum and Program Level Administration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidaard Gunasekaran, University of Dayton

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Aerospace

. Theguided notes provided a way for the students to accurately document the derivations as well. Thismethod can be applied even for a larger class. The instructor should walk around the class andmake sure that students are working on the guided notes without being distracted.5. Passion Projects This teaching module was not successfully implemented in the compressible flow classbecause of the lack of supersonic wind tunnels and laboratory facilities at the University of Daytonto generate compressible flows. But this module is currently being incorporated in the fundamentalaerodynamics class taught by the author. The idea of passion projects was inspired from a projectbased research class for undergraduate students at Massachusetts Institute of