Conference Session

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

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University; Christopher Peck, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AC 2009-1346: DESIGN, BUILD, FLY PROJECT HIGHLIGHTSLawrence Boyer, Saint Louis UniversityChristopher Peck, Saint Louis University Senior Aerospace Engineering student. Page 14.423.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 AIAA Design, Build, and Fly Competition: The Design of A2 Abstract The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Design, Build, and Fly Competition (DBF) brings students from around the nation to compete each year. The competition calls for an unmanned, remote controlled aircraft capable of meeting mission goals and design requirements. For the 2008-2009 competition, a surveillance/attack UAV

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

Tagged Divisions

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 1

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

students tospace-related problems and careers as they work toward solving a NASA mission-relevantdesign objective. Participating students work as part of an engineering design team under theguidance of a faculty advisor and alongside a dedicated workplace mentor to solve a “real-world” problem identified and provided by NASA. Over the course of one or two semesters,each team simultaneously secures funding for their individual project and satisfies course creditrequired for graduation.The opportunity to engage in substantive student research is the hallmark of the program’s effortto encourage and prolong student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)related academic studies and careers. A measure of success is assured for all

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

Tagged Divisions

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 2

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

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

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

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

tendon injuries through engineering. As a graduate student, Dr. Dischino became heavily involved in educational outreach work with inner-city public school students in Philadelphia. It was through this work that she realized her passion for teaching technology and engineering concepts at all levels and encouraging students to achieve their full potential in these fields. She is currently a member of the American Society of Engineering Education, the International Technology Education Association and the Association for Science Teacher Education, as well as a Champion Board Member of the Connecticut branch of the National Girls Collaborative Project and Board Member of the CT Pre

Conference Session

Space Systems Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Soto, Texas A&M University; Daniel Brown, Cornell University; Mason Peck, Cornell University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

AllianceSummer Research Early Identification Program and has conducted this research with the otherauthors and student groups at Cornell. This project has been a successful fusion of research withUndergraduate-, Masters-, and PhD-level students.Operating Principles, Theory, and MotivationActuator Design An actuator is an object which induces motion onto another connected object. A drivedesign is the specific design of the actuator. CMGs and joint motors are both actuators. Becauseof their space-flight histories, they are the focus of this project. Direct drives are the conventional actuators for robotic arm joints in space due to theirextensive use on Earth-bound robots. Joint motors are simple in concept and design, socontrolling and

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University; Ronald Way, El Camino College; Bradley Harriger, Purdue University; Buford Pringle, Butler Community College; Scott Schaffer, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

easier and more uniform throughout aerospace schools. It is clear thata tradeoff exits: too much modularization suggests lack of cohesion; the reverse suggests lack offlexibility. The modules’ development is still in the formative stages with a focus on validatingthem within a variety of academic contexts. The next phase of activity may involve movementtoward certification which would require more curricular cohesion and moving beyond pre-postcriterion-referenced testing to standardized tests.IntroductionThis work is being funded by a National Science Foundation grant entitled “AdvancedAerospace Manufacturing Education Project” (NSF Award #0603221).The aerospacemanufacturing industry is undergoing radical change .These changes are being driven

Conference Session

Aerospace Workspace: Current and Future 1

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Agarwal, Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

14.754.6In the Introductory course on Aerospace Engineering, the issues of environmentalchallenges such as noise and emissions will be introduced in the context of current statusand projected increase in noise and emissions in next twenty five years due to three foldincrease in air travel (and as a result two fold increase in flying aircraft). If no newtechnologies are introduced and status-quo is allowed to remain, the aircraft emissionswill contribute about 17-20% to total equivalent CO2 emissions from all sourcesworldwide, which will not be acceptable because of worldwide efforts to reducegreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to their adverse impact on climate.We are also planning to introduce other green aviation technologies mentioned in

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

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mark Maughmer, Penn State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

combine several measures such as homework, projects,participation, quizzes, and examinations. The effectiveness of these measures is often studiedwith the most emphasis placed on the validity and reliability of the statistical reporting.Determining validity is difficult and since most professors who create these measures are nottesting experts, a practical approach is to use content validity (content represents an adequatesampling of what was taught). The difficulty of the questions is of concern as well, for as Stennerpointed out, “If you don’t know why this question is harder than that one, then you don’t knowwhat you are measuring.”9 By looking at the difficulty of exam questions, you should be able todevelop questions of higher content

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