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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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physical laws will also finduseful project ideas and strategies herein.This paper will provide a review of the camp activities related to the rocket track: details on whatworked and was not well received, as well as feedback from both students and mentors. Theauthors will discuss the development of the camp blueprint, how students were selected, how theproject builds moved from paper models to powered flying models, and the unexpected role ofsocial media. Student feedback and plans for future iterations of the camp will also be discussed.Developing a BlueprintIn the early stages of camp development, several meetings were held with the Electrical andComputer Engineering (E&C) Department, which had held summer camps for several years andhad

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI; Steven Anthony Zusack

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department and has never had a SEDS chapter.However there is a small but engaged Space Grant organization on campus, funded in part byNASA. One of the authors of this paper is the director of the Center for Renewable Energy oncampus with a strong interest in Space Solar Power (SSP), and has a history of NASA funding.This confluence of interest gave rise to the desire to found a new SEDS chapter.Shortly after the SEDS call-out, the group was contacted by the director of the Indiana SpacePort1 inviting an experiment to be launched in a sounding balloon. By responding to this, thenascent group devised an experiment, planned it, launched it, and analyzed the outcomes. Bothscientific and educational results are presented herein.II. Student

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI

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contacted members of the SEDS leadership team in summer 2012, receiving favorableconsideration. At the same time, a new SEDS chapter was formed on our campus. The 37charter members were told of the plan to engage SSP researchers, with the appeal that thischapter could become the nexus for this nationwide student movement. The OSER directorserves as faculty advisor for the campus chapter, but has imposed no requirements forparticipation in the movement.III. Appealing to SSP PunditsOSER has developed an extensive database of those who have published, advocated for, orexpressed interest in the development of space, and in particular in generating power from spacefor use on earth. During spring 2013 these pundits will receive two appeals. The first is

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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. Page 23.1037.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Renovating an Ancient Low Speed Wind Tunnel: A Student Team Project Case Study AbstractThis study describes how a team of aerospace engineering students planned, organized,implemented and recorded a fast-paced project in support of the repair and renovation of a veryold, major university low speed wind tunnel. This is a case study in learning within and acrossdisciplines, involving students at all levels from freshman to PhD. The problem involved havingto learn a wide variety of topics on the job with very tight deadlines. Solution methods had to bedeveloped and

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin; Adam Wayne Nokes, The University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Page 23.1303.4maneuver (GAM) performed during a planetary flyby. In planet centered coordinates, theunpowered flyby rotates the velocity vector of the spacecraft. In a powered flyby, both themagnitude and direction of the velocity in planet centered coordinates can be changed. Inheliocentric coordinates, the spacecraft velocity vector can be turned, increased, or decreased,depending on the geometry of the GAM and the powered maneuver. Every gravity assistmaneuver must be carefully planned; to aid in this plots are generated that contain helpfulvectors and different colored segments. Indicated on the plots are the incoming and outgoingvelocity vectors of the spacecraft, the position of the planet during closest approach, and theturning angle

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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is one such example ofusing hands-on activities. The Mathematics and Aerospace Science Engineering Departments aredeveloping the capability to teach various concepts to undergraduate students using real-timedata telemetered from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). This National Science Foundation(NSF) funded project uses a commercial-off the-shelf (COTS) UAV. The students develop aflight plan and then fly the UAV and collect data. The data is then analyzed and compared withthe concepts learned in the classroom. This team of Math and Aerospace majors is alsodeveloping a low cost (~ $500) platform using commercial off-the-shelf components. Theactivity provides valuable hands-on teamwork experiences to the interdisciplinary team ofstudents. Data

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Timothy Aaron Nichols, Rochester Institute of Technology

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School in1919, has remained its validity around the world. It is an indispensably part of the successfulteaching by making use of real world scenarios, instead of relying on academic theory asmethodology. Thus, case study method of teaching will help strengthen one’s ability ofanalyzing problems, evaluating alternatives and making action plans. Case study method ofteaching insists more on participants centered learning.” The authors Xu and Zan felt that therole of teachers and students change. Teachers serve as guides to learning, and students are incontrol of a learning process that is self-paced. [1] “Compared with traditional teaching, the case study method of teaching is an interactive learning approach, which changes the role of

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Santa Cruz, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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stations.Developments of new testing protocols for evaluation of SMA actuator fatigue life areundertaken in this lab.The student was advised and mentored by a faculty in addition to other faculty and graduatestudents in the SMART team involved with SMA fatigue research. The student engaged invarious REU assignments, including the completion of a research plan, progress report, abstract,research paper, and poster session. A one hour research credit was earned by the student uponcompletion of the program. The progressive assignments distributed throughout the summerallowed the student to improve her technical communication, reinforced by Summer ScholarSeries sessions, program meetings, and one-on-one meetings with the faculty mentor. In additionto these research

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Flaten, MN Space Grant / Univ. of Minnesota

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team)  Oral Proposal/Conceptual Design Review, distribute requested hardware for payloads  Solder one Verhage BalloonSat EAsy flight computer and 3-sensor weather station7  Watch move “BLAST” then write an essay on science/engineering, work with peer editor  Construction of payload shell – integrate camera, HOBO, flight computer, heater, etc.  Program HOBO and flight computer, test camera, conduct “Day in the Life” testing in lab  Intersperse building with mini-lectures on Spacecraft Systems and Systems Engineering  Submit “Rev. A” of Team Project Doc. – includes Design, Predicted Budgets, Test Plan  Structural/strength testing (drop test, yank test) and thermal testing (cold soak) of payload  Oral

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

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can also be programmed using theMission Planner. The user interface is shown in Figures 6 and 7. Page 23.237.7 Figure 6: Mission Planner flight plan user interface Figure 7: Mission Planner way point navigation modeThe flight computer and avionics circuit details are shown in Figure 8. The APM flightcomputer interfaces with the GPS, accelerometer, magnetometer, XBee, receiver, and pressuresensor. It also interfaces with all the control servo motors and the speed controller. The cameraand its transmitter are controlled using a separate radio on a different frequency. The electrichelicopter setup is shown

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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planning on further investigating this in future course offerings andassociated surveys. 2. InterviewsIn the fall 2011 offering, six graduate students participated in individual interviews, and fiveundergraduate students participated in one focus group. In addition, three faculty members whoadvised groups participated in individual interviews. In the spring 2012 semester, four graduatementors participated in individual interviews, and four undergraduate students participated in onefocus group. Interviews lasted between 20 and 30 minutes, and were audio recorded andtranscribed. The interview data analysis process began with a preliminary exploratory analysis,as described by Creswell6, to get a general sense of the data. Next, codes, or “labels”7

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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engineering interactions during early analysis.” in IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, 2006.5. C. Ives, “Planning for cost effective human factors engineering and system safety,” in 2nd Conference on System Safety, London, 2007, pp. 44–48.6. A. J. Chaput, “Issues in undergraduate aerospace system engineering design education - an outsider view from within,” in 10th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference. Fort Page 23.1219.10 Worth, TX: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2010.7. E. F. Crawley, D. R. Brodeur, and D. H. Soderholm, “The education of future