actual fabrication. Thishelps ensure the successful implementation of a large scale project involving manycomponents. This was an additional benefit of the project that is not often found in moretraditional classroom or cooperative education experiences. Also, many of the “soft skills”that are beneficial to the development of the students were practiced. Written and oralcommunication skills were utilized at group meetings as well when dealing with projectmanagement, advisors, vendors, and government officials. The Summer 2001 AEROCamteam is shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 4. Summer 2001 AEROCam team. Through detailed analyses and comparisons a final design was constructed. TheAEROCam system is a self-contained unit that