Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dimitris Vassiliadis, West Virginia University; D.J. Pisano, West Virginia University; Yu Gu, West Virginia University

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Aerospace

. Page 25.862.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 ASEE Annual Conference, June 10-13, 2012, San Antonio, TX Submitted January 15, 2012; revised March 15; final March 30. IONOSPHERIC ROCKET PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT: PROJECT AND COURSE D. Vassiliadis,1 Y. Gu,2 and D.J. Pisano1 (1) Department of Physics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 (2) Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 Abstract. Starting in 2009 a senior-level design project has been developed at WVU

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego

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Aerospace

AC 2012-4116: A DESIGN-BY-ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUC-TORY STUDENTS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDr. Mark Anderson, University of California, San Diego Page 25.39.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Design-by-Analysis Project for Introductory Students in Aerospace EngineeringAbstractSmall-scale air vehicle models, launched using a pulse of air supplied by a compressed-air tank,make an ideal project for young children. The air vehicles are typically made from commonstationary supplies and are very inexpensive. The compressed-air launch system is safe, noise-free, and does not

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-4719: INTEGRATING AEROSPACE RESEARCH MATERIALSINTO A PROJECT-BASED FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEDr. Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University Dr. Richard got his Ph. D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1989 & a B. S. at Boston Univer- sity, 1984. He was at NASA Glenn, 1989-1995, taught at Northwestern for Fall 1995, worked at Ar- gonne National Lab, 1996-1997, Chicago State, 1997-2002. Dr. Richard is a Sr. Lecturer & Research Associate in Aerospace Engineering @ Texas A&M since 1/03. His research is focused on compu- tational plasma modeling using spectral and lattice Boltzmann methods such as in plasma turbulence (http://www.worldscinet.com/cgi-bin/details.cgi?id=jsname:ijmpc&

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

AC 2012-3641: FRESHMEN RESEARCH PROJECT: DESIGN, DEVEL-OPMENT, AND TESTING OF VARIABLE PITCH PROPELLER THRUSTMEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A CASE STUDYDr. Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University Adeel Khalid, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Systems Engineering Program, Division of Engineering, Q-349, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060, Office: 678- 915-7241; Fax: 678-915-5527; Web: http://www.spsu.edu/systemseng/adeel khalid.htm; http://www.spsu.edu/aerospace/. Page 25.653.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

, but in terms of his career, the almost simultaneous commencement of the Space Shuttle Program in Nov. 1972 was to have far more impact. As a result, Kanipe was able to begin his career working on what he says was the most interesting project he could possibly imagine: the Space Shuttle. Kanipe became the Deputy Branch Chief of the Aerodynamics Branch in May 1990, and in March 1996 was appointed as Chief of the GN&C Analysis and Design Branch. Subsequently, he became the Deputy Chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division in Dec. 1998 and was selected as Chief of the Aeroscience and Flight Me- chanics Division in the Engineering Directorate at the Johnson Space Center in Jan. 2001. Subsequently

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

, project management, experimental, ethical, andprofessional issues faced by practicing engineers on a daily basis. Even though space missionsand spacecraft systems are designed to operate in the presence of multiple failures, occasionally,these systems will still fail spectacularly. The reasons for failure include incorrect designdecisions, operator error, manufacturing defects, and lack of proper subsystem and system levelintegration and test. The odds of these failures occurring can be significantly reduced throughgood systems engineering practice. But, in some cases, the very systems engineering practicesthemselves directly contribute to the failure. The lessons learned from success and failures are apowerful aid to understanding, but it is

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Aerospace

. Page 25.97.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Quarter-Century of Teaching Spacecraft-Mission DesignAfter more than twenty five years of teaching a capstone spacecraft-mission design course in anaerospace engineering curriculum, the instructor looks back on the evolution of the course andchanges in student capabilities. The evolution in course structure, types of projects, projectdepth, and instructor understanding of the design process are discussed. The effect of thetremendous increase in information available to students through the Internet is discussed.Instructor BackgroundThe author became a member of the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin in September1965. From 1965

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehdi Shadaram, University of Texas, San Antonio; Thomas B. Morrow, University of Texas, San Antonio; C. Mauli Agrawal, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Aerospace

published more than 100 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He has been either PI or Co-PI for numerous grants and contracts, totaling more than $10 million in the past 15 years. NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Na- tional Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Instruments, and Lucent Technologies have funded his research projects. He is the recipient of the excellence in engineering research award at the College of Engineering at UTSA in 2010, the best teacher award in the College of Engineering at UTEP in 1994, and the NASA monetary award for contribution to the space exploration. He has been

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Aerospace

learnt more from doingprojects in undergraduate aerospace analysis and design class than anything else. Project basedlearning begins with an assignment to carry out one or more tasks that leads to the production ofa final product. The final product could be a design, a model, a device or a computer simulation.The work done on the project is normally presented in the class and a written report is submitted.Students are required to summarize the procedure used to produce the product and represent theoutput. There are usually two projects given in the class. The first project is defined by theinstructor, which helps maintain a focus on course and curriculum objectives. In the secondproject, students are allowed to pick their own topic, which gives

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edwin Alexander Peraza Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Kaushik Das, Texas A&M University, College Station; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Society for Engineering Education, 2012a Fellow of ASME. He was selected as an SES Fellow in 2009. He served as an Associate Vice Presidentfor Research for Texas A&M University from 2001-2004, and as the First Chair of the Materials Scienceand Engineering Program at TAMU from 2001-2003. Page 25.926.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Mechanical Characterization of Sn and Shape Memory Alloy InTl Nanowires as Part of an Undergraduate Research ExperienceAbstractThis paper provides a description of an undergraduate student’s summer project and an analysisof his overall learning and research

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Mark D. Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Robert H. Bishop P.E., Marquette University; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

served as the Chairman of Aerospace Engineering Division of ASEE, and received their Distinguished Service Award in 2006. He received the Outstanding Teaching Award from the Penn State Engineering Society in 1993 and the Premier Teaching Award in 2001. For the past two decades, he has been the ”cat herder” for a project-based learning course, based on the German Akafliegs, in which freshman through seniors together are designing and fabricating sailplanes, participating in the AIAA Design-Build-Fly competition, and currently working on a human-powered aircraft to compete for Kremer Prize Competition administered by the Royal Aeronautical Society of Great Britain.Dr. Robert H. Bishop P.E., Marquette University Robert

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Bruce Edward Heath, Tuskegee University

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Aerospace

scale with 5-being Strongly Agree and 1-being Strongly Disagree. The survey questionsare given in Table I below:Table I: Student Survey1. The virtual flight test project enhanced my ability to better understand:(a) Aerodynamics Concepts (e.g. Lift Coefficient)(b) Stability & Control Concepts (e.g. static margin, neutral point, trim, elevator angle totrim)(c) Performance Concepts (e.g. interdependence of power setting, speed, altitude, true andindicated airspeeds)(d) Planning a flight test (e.g. altitude, speed, c.g. location, data collection)(e) Executing a flight test(f) Working in a team (Test Director, Test Pilot, Test Engineer)(g) Data Collection Needs & Analysis2. The virtual flight test project is a useful complement to the

Conference Session

Spacecraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University

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Aerospace

Operationally Responsive Space) will be introduced as well.We identified six outcomes: 1. Ability to define the necessary steps in the spacecraft integration & test sequence and justify their inclusion. 2. Ability to develop spacecraft test plans that trace back to mission requirements. 3. Ability to execute the following spacecraft test plans and analyze the results: functional checkout, vacuum testing, thermal cycling and vibration qualification. 4. Ability to optimize project schedules in the presence of competing goals of cost, performance and deadlines. 5. Ability to create and present verification reports according to NASA/Air Force standards. 6. Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.In order to achieve those

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Matthew Kindy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Christopher D. Grant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Aerospace

interests include the use of multimedia in introductory programming courses, hardware applications for the new programmer, and the application of real-world experiences in the learning process.Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Caroline Liron is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department, at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University (ERAU), where she has been teaching since 2005. She obtained her bachelor’s in aeronautics and space from EPF, Ecole d’Ingnieur (France), and her M.S. in aerospace engineering from ERAU. She currently teaches Introduction to Programming for Engineers and Introduction to Engineering. She is also involved in advising various robotic projects