Conference Session

AERO 5: Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian D. Ritchie, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Paper ID #38658Assessment of a Distributed Implementation of the EntrepreneurialMindset in an Experimental Projects CapstoneDr. Brian D. Ritchie, The Ohio State University Dr. Ritchie is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at The Ohio State University. He teaches a variety of courses in thermal and fluid sciences in addition to the introductory course and an experimental projects capstone sequence. He completed this work as part of his Engineering Unleashed Fellowship. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Assessment of

Conference Session

AERO 2: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zain Zafar Khan; Zachary Alan Sobelman; Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

engaged in several teaching and research activities, largely focused on furthering the Space Systems Engineering Program at ODU. He has engaged in research collaboration with National Aeronautics and Space Administration as a Science Collaborator and a Principal Investigator and has been awarded grants by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and National Science Foundation, among others. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Exploring Additive Manufacturing in a Space Environment - A Capstone Design Project ExperienceAbstractThis paper discusses the experiential learning from engaging in a capstone design project

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Drake, Saint Louis University; Srikanth Gururajan, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Controls and believes that student aerospace design competitions are ideal avenues for students to express their creativity while complementing the knowledge gained in the classroom with hands-on experience as well as promoting greater collaboration and learning across disciplines. Dr. Gururajan’s research interests are interdisciplinary and in the fields of fault tolerant flight control, real time systems, experimental flight testing using small UAS, and the design/development of natural language interaction with drones. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work-In-Progress: Student Rocketry – Out of Class Learning Experiences from a Year-Long Capstone Project at

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1 - Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui, Sam Houston State University; Ali Dinc, Sam Houston State University; Joice Hill, Sam Houston State University; Emma Elizabeth Robles; Addym Paul Jackson, Sam Houston State University; Francis Coker, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

State UniversityEmma Elizabeth RoblesAddym Paul Jackson, Sam Houston State UniversityFrancis Coker, Sam Houston State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Design of a Micro Class Airplane for SAE 2024 Competition: Fostering Engineering Self-Efficacy and Collaboration in Capstone EducationAli Dinc, Emma Robles, Addym Jackson, Joice Hill, Francis Coker, Syed Hasib Akhter Faruqui and Iftekhar Ibne Basith Engineering Technology, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TXAbstract This paper presents a multidisciplinary capstone project centered on the 2024 SAE Aero DesignMicro-Class competition, emphasizing both technical achievement and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1 - Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chene Chetcuti, United States Military Academy; Brodie Hoyer, United States Military Academy; Aaron T Hill Jr. P.E., United States Military Academy; Drew Alan Curriston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

faculty converged on the final AerospaceEngineering Curriculum informed by benchmarking against peer institutions. It will explore howthe fledgling department will leverage both new aerospace engineering courses and existingmechanical engineering courses for curriculum and faculty optimization. The desired end state isa program that both satisfies ABET Accreditation requirements and maximizes high-qualityinstruction with projects-based, hands-on learning leveraging flight laboratories in thedepartment’s aircraft, a new wind tunnel (under construction), summer internships with DoD andindustry partners, and culminating in a sponsored capstone design project.Key words: Aerospace Engineering, education, curriculum development, program

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Anne Wingate, University of Colorado Boulder; Marcus Holzinger, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

strong supporter of capstone classes, often funding programs, providing projects,and acting as project customers or mentors [2]. The Accreditation Board for EngineeringTechnology (ABET) recognizes that capstone design is a critical aspect of engineering curriculaand requires all engineering programs to ‘culminate in a major engineering design experiencethat 1) incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple constraints, and 2) is basedon the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work’ [4]. Further, capstone designcourses often support the attainment of ABET student outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7, preparingstudents to enter the professional practice of engineering [4].Challenges faced by students and faculty with increases in

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 5 - Pedagogy & Aviation

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Paper ID #45857Creating System Architectures for Engineering Concepts: An introduction toEngineering UndergraduatesDr. Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Felix Ewere is the director of Aerospace Engineering capstone design at North Carolina State University. He has mentored several successful aerospace vehicle design projects, and his student teams have consistently been in the top teams in national competitions. He applies a systems engineering approach for the senior design course sequence based on NASA’s systems engineering engine and vee-model project life cycle. His research involves

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

engineering.All students at WSU, enrolled in engineering and engineering technology programs, are required tocomplete a senior capstone project. The proposal to develop the Concept Hybrid Rocket Demonstrator(CHRD) into the high temperature materials testbed was conceived of as a unique opportunity to engagestudents in engineering activities beyond what is possible to accomplish in a typical two semester, sixcredit hour capstone project. Members of the Mechanical Engineering faculty as well as themanagement team at Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center (MARS) recognized that a muchmore immersive student experience than what is possible in the standard capstone curriculum, waspossible in the development of the experimental testbed. For the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Sanchez, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson Ph.D., Purdue University; Shantanu Gupta, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

the likelihood of system failures and their associated effects.Figure 2. PFMEA Steps.AN AVIATION SAFETY COURSE – CAPSTONE PROJECT RELATED TO FMEAThis paper aims to demonstrate how FMEA (specifically, PFMEA) may be taught in an aviationsafety course at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. and how the application of PFMEA inanalyzing HAA operations and accidents may be demonstrated to students. Therefore, within thescope of the prospective aviation safety course, this paper uses the Process Failure Modes andEffects Analysis (PFMEA) as per the SAE AS13004™ [3] standard to identify the risksassociated with HAA operations to demonstrate the PFMEA methodology with a real-worldsituation. Once the students have strengthened their theoretical

Conference Session

AERO 3: Innovative Pedagogy and Hands-on Learning 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Merrett, Clarkson University; J. W. Adams, Clarkson University; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

are studied to assess the short term and longer-termdevelopment of the students. The research questions considered are 1. What are the students’ initial responses to encountering an open-ended analysis project? 2. Do the students’ technical skills develop linearly during the courses or is the development recursive? 3. How do students’ conceptualizations of an open-ended problem develop throughout the project? 4. Does an open-ended project in a cornerstone course provide improved preparation for senior capstone?These research questions are assessed via a sequence of surveys and interviews of students fromboth cohorts.IntroductionThe arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 to North American university campuses was disruptive

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2 - Student Papers 1

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabrina Olson, University of Michigan; Oliver Jia-Richards, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

Center's expansion was not universally well-received during its creation, and methodsused by the government to acquire land were discussed. Parallels were then drawn with thedeveloping spaceport in Biak, Indonesia, with the region's history of military violence andintimidation negatively impacting resident perception of the spaceport (Adinda, 2023). Finally,the failure of the spaceport in the university’s host state of Michigan was discussed as anexample of how communities are able to actively resist unwanted technical developments (Ledy,2023).Course Final ReportFor their capstone design project, students were tasked with developing a cislunar space systemof their choice. As part of this, students applied this same rightsholder analysis process to

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 1 - Experiential Learning

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

leadership and has already resulted in offersof student internship programs by federal agencies.This course follows the path of previous highly successful rocket design/launch programs (eg, theUSAF Academy). Support for this course is high, both among student groups and university faculty andleadership. This course is already supported by various academic departments and student groups,including one mechanical engineering senior capstone team which designed a portable launch rail fortheir senior design project. The course is also being examined as one possible multidisciplinary seniordesign project which can satisfy various other department capstone requirements. Additionally, thecourse has sparked student interest in forming a design club

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

year.Since I also teach two CFD courses at the University of Denver, it is easy to create newgeometries for different airfoils meaning that student projects will have slightly different resultsfrom year to year depending on the chosen airfoil.In additional to using a computational wind tunnel, in recent years, the students are additionallyexposed to a low-speed wind tunnel experiments with an airfoil either at the end of “Introductionto Aerospace Engineering I” or in “Mechanical Engineering Capstone Lab”, both of which aretaught by the me. In the future, students will use our makerspace to 3D print airfoils for use inthe wind tunnel while performing computational wind-tunnel analysis on those same airfoils.Since developing this course with a PBL and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glen Roderic Coates, Pennsylvania State University; Alyson G. Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

course is a different type of technical writing course in which the instructor creates contentthrough in-class demonstrations and experiments. Here, students receive feedback both on theprecision and clarity of their writing. In addition, students also receive feedback on highlightingthe most important details.While many proponents of PBL in engineering scaffold major projects as preparation for a finalmajor capstone effort, the course design featured here adopts a more modular approach. EachEngineering Communication (EC) skill is introduced and reinforced through mini-projects,allowing adequate opportunities for students to reflect on their strategy and ultimate performanceand benefit from instructor and peer-based evaluation and feedback

Conference Session

Aerospace Division (AERO) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

milestone has suffered some delays, there is no doubt inhow serious our nation and others are in achieving this goal soonest.Satisfying these programs and other aerospace-related efforts will require a substantial workforce.According to the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, aerospace engineering isexpected to grow at a pace of 6% from 2022 to 2032, above the average of all occupations. “About3,800 openings for aerospace engineers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Manyof those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to differentoccupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.” [2] The 2022 Aerospace and Defense WorkforceStudy, conducted by the Aerospace Industries

Conference Session

AERO 1: Rocketry and Space Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Ennis, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Ann Strehl, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Oliver Jia-Richards, University of Michigan

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

that orbital debris is an issue, butconflict starts when deciding who should do what to solve the problem [16]. The lesson wasdesigned to introduce students to the exploration of macroethics without pushing them to a‘panic zone’ in which they would disengage and shut down [17]. Future lessons will build ontheir confidence by presenting more disputed topics.A table outlining the agenda of the 80-minute macroethics lesson is provided in Appendix A.While students walked into the classroom (a large lecture hall with stadium-like seating anddesks), we presented what we called the “hook.” We projected a paragraph-long issue brief on1 The authors note that they learned post-lesson and wish to help educate others that “stakeholders” is not