Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Knudtson, Saint Louis University; Nicholas Freed, Saint Louis University; David Zidar, Saint Louis University; Michael Dunning, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AC 2009-1818: PERSEUS LAUNCH VEHICLE: STUDENT-DESIGNEDAEROSPACE ENGINEERING SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTPeter Knudtson, Saint Louis UniversityNicholas Freed, Saint Louis UniversityDavid Zidar, Saint Louis UniversityMichael Dunning, Saint Louis UniversitySanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University Page 14.953.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Perseus Launch Vehicle: An Aerospace Engineering Senior Capstone Project Nick Freed1 Peter Knudtson2 David Zidar3 Michael Dunning4 Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63103Abstract At the beginning of the Fall 2008/2009 school year, a group of four

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Rooney, Saint Louis University; Mathew Roseman, Saint Louis University; Charles Shotridge, Saint Louis University; Jeffrey Aschenbrenner, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

AC 2009-1847: PASSAT: A CUBESAT STUDENT DESIGN PROJECT FOR ACTIVECONTROL-SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATIONDaniel Rooney, Saint Louis UniversityMathew Roseman, Saint Louis UniversityCharles Shotridge, Saint Louis UniversityJeffrey Aschenbrenner, Saint Louis UniversitySanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University Page 14.944.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 PASSat: ACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND VERIFICATIONAbstract: The CubeSat program at Saint Louis University’s Parks College is a highlyeducational and valuable program for engineering students. Students gain a largespectrum of knowledge; both theory and real world based

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA; John A. Christian, University of Texas, Austin; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

the students was thelead systems engineer for the in-house satellite build project, called Texas2Step, sponsored bythe Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). An added bonus to the pilot class was theparticipation of the capstone design professor, as well as a graduate teaching assistant with aMaster’s degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech with an emphasis on SystemDesign and Optimization. The participation of all these many perspectives provided continuousimprovement on the course content and delivery. {Note that current offerings of the SE Courseare available to all students in the space track of the aerospace engineering degree program.}The SE Course content is based on numerous systems engineering handbooks and primers fromNASA1

Conference Session

Design, Build, Fly (DBF)/AIAA Student Competition/UA

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Rodrigue, Saint Louis University; David Safont, Saint Louis University; Alex Rees, Saint Louis University; Jim Maday, Saint Louis University; Francisco Vilaplana, Saint Louis University; Goetz Bramesfeld, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University. Page 14.299.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Bumblebee Saint Louis University The primary goal of capstone projects is to familiarize students with the design process. Throughstudent interaction and peer reviews students are able to gain valuable knowledge that cannot be taught inthe traditional lecture. This particular capstone project focuses on the design of an autonomous UAV that iscapable of loitering above a field for 10 hours while collecting pollen samples for post

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Mullins, Texas Space Grant Consortium; Wallace Fowler, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

range of students enrolled in STEM-relateddisciplines, but garner the most interest among engineering majors where capstone design coursecompletion is a requirement for graduation. Teams from all major engineering disciplines have Page 14.741.3participated in the program, suggesting that many engineering students respond with interest 2when offered an opportunity to work on a NASA project. NASA association, however, is not theprimary contributing factor to student involvement. Students most often cite the opportunity forreal-world engineering relevance (versus theoretical) as most meaningful, coupled

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 2

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University

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Aerospace

associate professor in the Department of Engineering, and teaches propulsion, aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, instrumentation and senior capstone design classes for engineering technology and mechanical engineering (including aerospace specialization) students. Dr. Naoumov has extensive aerospace experience, having worked with both the Russian and French Aerospace Agencies, and with the Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering Departments at the University of Tennessee (UT). While at UT, he supervised engineering students in the design and construction of lunar vehicles in the NASA Great Moon Buggy Race Project, and initiated the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Lee Jonathan, Boeing Company; Adam Bruckner, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

work with Bill Boeingon the wind tunnel project, Millerresigned from the University in thesummer of 1917 to become ChiefEngineer at the newly renamed BoeingAirplane Company.6 Concurrent with this turn ofevents, the Mechanical Engineering Fig. 2 The Boeing Wind Tunnel at the University ofdepartment began a search for a new Washington (c.1918). Clairmont Egtvedt isfaculty member to implement and third from left. This facility is still in use butinstruct a complete aeronautics with a modern 3’x3’ wind tunnel inside.curriculum. This search led to thehiring of Frank McKone for the 1917-1918 academic year. The curriculum that McKoneorganized

Conference Session

History of Aerospace Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Eberhardt, Boeing Company; Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

that theAero/Astro department has the most prerequisites in the University, but the four-yeargraduation rate is near the top and fewer students are dropping out. With the coming or ABET 2000, hands-on learning was reintroduced in manycourses. Combined with the integration of Junior Lab (now called Aerospace Lab), and Page 14.1218.9building, testing and flying hardware for their capstone design class, undergraduatestudents are getting the balance of the fundamentals, with the experience of working inteams. Georgia Institute of