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Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; James Helbling, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darin Marriott, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Mischa Kim, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Aerospace

- Table 1 – NASA Program/Project Life Cycle & Related Classes for the Capstone Design Sequence Simulation Concepts In order understand fundamental simulation concepts one needs to have a look at simple numerical integration concepts and their implementation /2/. It is important to visualize that only a first order differential equation of type r r r r s&= f ( s , t ) needs to be solved. s is the state variable and s& is the state derivative, which must be vectors of the same size. This is accomplished in the space systems engineering course using the single step Euler

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Aerospace

-fall the rest of the way. After impact, the capsule will deploy therovers. Additional details of the origin of the project are available in [5].Most existing senior capstone projects, for example Big Blue [4], which are fundedby industry or government agencies, try to address different problems each year.The SLS project is used every year with the same mission objectives, though theparticular aspects of the mission under study do change. This allows students tobuild on the previous year’s work while still exploring new problems and chal-lenges.The goal of the SLS mission is to explore a small section of the Moon; conducta materials analysis of the materials left there by an Apollo mission thirty yearsearlier; and to perform a selenographic

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Frederick, Mechanical and Aeropace Engineering; Rebekah Frederick, Homewood Academy for Girls

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Aerospace

. Page 12.1560.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Regional Technical Conferences to Augment Aerospace Design ProjectsAbstractSuccessfully integrating academic and industry players into the aerospace engineering classroomrequires innovation and focus. The benefits, however, include the illustration of currentaerospace design practices and tools. This paper describes the co-location of a regional technicalsymposium alongside a capstone aerospace design project. With this approach, industry has afocused interaction with students and faculty that significantly augments the traditionalclassroom experience. A case study on a tactical missile project is discussed in detail to

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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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

Tests, Specification Tree, Drawing Tree,Parts and Subassembly Lists, etc. ) mentioned in NASA’s System Engineering handbook, a veryrigorous Configuration Control structure is applied in this course, including a release processmanaged by faculty. Each semester a new project number is assigned for the development of theproduct structure tree and product bill of materials. The students have access to all previousconfiguration managed and released systems and subsystems. This gives the student an industry-like setting in the final capstone design sequence, which comply with ABET outcomes. 2The students make extensive use of the new Space Systems Lab and the new Machine Shop. Thenewly developed hardware is tested and conformity inspected in the

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

comfortablethat it is OK to circumvent the careful error checking which occurs during the grading of writtendesign review reports. Also, several of the tasks include drawings of portions of the design as itprogresses. And the creation of traditional drawings, even on a good CAD system, seems to bemore of a distraction than it is worth. Those traditional drawings will probably be replaced(already have been, to a large extent) by tracking the evolution of a single Catia solid model.And formal discussions have already begun with other degree programs on the practicality ofcoming up with interdisciplinary capstone design projects that involve several departments. Thisis a logistics challenge of some magnitude, but seems to be the real world trend that

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Biezad, California Polytechnic State University; Joon Kim, Lockheed Aircraft Co

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Aerospace

innovative experiences include modifying course syllabiacross many technical areas, focusing on the individual learning styles that generate interestand enthusiasm in students, overcoming the inertial of established grading processes that donot recognize or reward exceptional teamwork, and linking with funded projects and relatedproposals supporting work up to the graduate level.The way that Cal Poly has been meeting the above challenges has been unique and rewarding,yet still contains risk relative to accreditation. These risks are discussed relative to the nextaccreditation visit where the department hopes to win approval for its innovative approach tocurriculum development.The Educational ChallengeAbout some topics perhaps too much has been

Conference Session

Undergraduate Aerospace Design – General Topics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Christopher Cotting, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Durham, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

AC 2007-93: THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND REDESIGN OF ANUNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL, SIMULATOR-BASED COURSE ON 'FLIGHT TESTTECHNIQUES'M. Christopher Cotting, Virginia Tech Chris Cotting is currently a graduate student working on his PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to his return to school, he worked for four years at NASA Dryden Flight Research Lab where he was a project chief engineer and flight test lead for several projects. Prior to working for NASA he was employed for four years at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Palmdale, California. He has worked on numerous experimental aircraft projects including the X-43A and X-43C, X-35, and X-33. He has an undergraduate and Master’s

Conference Session

Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

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Aerospace

creativeexpression. “Perhaps the most important feature of a creative act is that it comesfrom within ourselves, rather than being a routine response to something in theoutside world.” 5 Thus the type of drawing the engineering students are attemptingcan be taught with rudimentary drawing skills in order to help them to thinkvisually and communicate visual ideas. The Process The drawing exercises were generally undertaken during our capstone aircraftdesign course. This two-semester sequence is taken by seniors, who have thechoice of an aircraft or a spacecraft design sequence. Students are initially askedto sketch any aircraft of their choosing. This drawing provides a baseline for boththem and the professor. Next the