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Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Weinstein, Northeastern University; Randy August, Northeastern University; Len Dow, Northeastern University; Jerome Tapper, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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individuals. From a pedagogical stand pointhowever, Northeastern University’s model of an integrated Capstone Senior DesignProject provides an almost perfect implementation of ABET’s “a through k, GeneralCriteria for Students and Graduates” as summarized in Table 1. Table. 1. ABET's GENERAL CRITERIA No.1: Students and Graduates a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, tech., skills and modern tools of their disciplines, b. an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging appl.s of math., science, engineering and technology, c. an ability to conduct, analyze and interpret experiments and apply experimental results to improve

Conference Session

Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Hannigan, Mississippi State University; Carrie Olsen, Mississippi State University; David Bridges, Mississippi State University; Keith Koenig, Mississippi State University

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Aerospace

4533/4543 will have already had the prerequisite courses. Page 11.1118.11AssessmentComparison with leading academic programs in the disciplineAppendix A contains a listing for the aerospace engineering degree program at the University ofMaryland, and Appendix B contains a listing of the degree program at the University of Texas atAustin. These are two of the most highly-regarded programs in aerospace engineering in thecountry, and these two programs, along with a number of other aerospace engineering programs,have offered aeronautics and astronautics concentrations for a number of years. In terms of theconcentrations that we intend to offer

Conference Session

Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samer Tawfik, Georgia Institute of Technology; Serkan Ozbay, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erian Armanios, Georgia Institute of Technology

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elements or tasks. Being exposed to such problems students build the ability to critical thinking. Students are asked to present their suggestions and questions to solve each problem. The logic behind each suggestion and/or question is discussed by the TAs in a way that motivates the students to follow the same logic in solving a problem. Conclusions and interpretations of the results obtained for each problem are presented such that the Page 11.179.3 objective of the problem becomes clearer. 2 B- Extra credit and/or bonus

Conference Session

Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Boyer, St. Louis University; Dane Johnston, St. Louis University; Wesley Karmazin, St. Louis University

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to the basics of flights simulation equations ofmotion and numerical integration. This program may only involve the longitudinal degrees offreedom (pitch, speed and altitude). In the program the Euler angle pitch rate is integrated to getpitch angle. But students are introduced to the quaternion method used in full flight simulatorswhich avoids the singularity at 90 degrees of pitch. Please see Appendix A for an example of astudent written program. In contrast, the flight model in the EFS is “industrial strength”.2 Use of Engineering Flight SimulatorThe Parks College Engineering Flight Simulator is used in a variety of ways a) to give AE students some “flight” experience, albeit simulated flight b) to provide a platform on which AE

Conference Session

Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ron Madler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Phillip Anz-Meador, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Karl Siebold, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

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order to take advantage of the designprojects, the ERAU chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) under the auspices of theNASA Space Grant Program, is currently validating design concepts to plan, assemble, and fly aspace craft whose mission is to measure the space debris environment down to 1-10µm impactsizes.2.5 The Plasma Drag Accelerator (PDA) Also sponsored by the NASA Space Grant program is the construction of a plasma-dragaccelerator [5] for impact phenomenology and spacecraft protection/shielding studies. Ourinitial, two-fold goal is to (a) characterize plasma erosion of the projectiles and (b)modify/enhance the original designs’ structure to allow a greater frequency of firing theaccelerator. The design project has

Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Orabi, University of New Haven; Corinne Lenk, Smith College

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Aerospace

binder/deliverable (How-To-Guide) that clearly explains how to complete each step of applying to and participating in the RGSFOP. This will be bequeathed to the engineering department in that future Smith students will find it a valuable resource.Learning OutcomesOn completion of the course, students shall: 1. Be able to complete the NASA project design specifications under realistic constraints, including: a. Identify appropriate technical requirements, as well as economic and regulatory constraints b. Conceive potential solutions meeting requirements and constraints c. Make effective use of external resources to identify data required to make engineering decisions

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Carolyn Brooks, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Tracie Earl, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Gabriel Ladd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore; Geoffrey Bland, NASA Goddard Space Flignt Center's Wallops Flight Facility

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, B., 1998, What is Precision Agriculture? Available Online at http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id347. Sullivan, J., Weller, S., Gunz, M., Leasure, M., Ross, C., and Brost, J., “Small UAV’s for Agricultural Applications”, AUVSI, Unmanned Science Newsletter – 2005-10. Available Online : http://www.auvsi.org/unmanned science/newsletter/attachments/9/SULLIVAN.PDF8. Wolf, P.R., and Dewitt, B. A., Elements of Photogrammetry with Applications in GIS McGraw Hill Publishers, 3rd Edition, 20009. Matlab Mapping Toolbox, http://www.mathworks.com10. ARCGIS 9.0 , http://www.esri.com11. Robotic Helicopter, http://www.rotomotion.com12. Color Infrared Digital Camera, http://www.terraverdetech.com13. Kolb

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Rethinking Aerospace Curricula and Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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perspective enable students to face more challenging problems.• To deal with these challenges, technology and motivation provide resources.• Student attitudes and expectations change as a result of this experience.AcknowledgmentsDr. B. Kulfan of BOEING Company generously provided material for in our aerodynamicscourses, relevant to design analysis of high-speed aircraft. Faculty, staff and students of theAmrita Institute of Technology provided valuable encouragement and support. The author isgrateful to CETL, Georgia Tech for the Hessburgh Senior Teaching Fellowship.Bibliography1 Kudrjavtseva, Svetlana, “e-Technologies in Engineering Education: A Case of Pedagogy Development”.Proceedings of the 2002 eTEE Conference, Davos, Switzerland, 11-16

Conference Session

Learning to Design Aerospace Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Liu, University of Michigan; Christopher Deline, University of Michigan; Rafael Ramos, University of Michigan; Steven Sandoval, University of Michigan; Ashley Smetana, University of Michigan; Brian Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Peter Washabaugh, University of Michigan; Nilton Renno, University of Michigan

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, University of Michigan Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Space Sciences Page 11.1332.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 THE STUDENT SPACE SYSTEMS FABRICATION LABORATORY: AN APPROACH TO SPACE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAbstractThe Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL) is a student-led organizationdedicated to providing students with practical space systems design and fabrication experiencenot readily available through the usual academic curriculum. S3FL’s approach is to enhanceeducation by coupling classroom knowledge with practicum experience involving realengineering design, analysis, test

Conference Session

Approaches to Emerging Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

to the multi-dimensional tasks of complex design. The capstonedesign course also is often the student’s introduction to the ways that engineers bothreason and communicate about design choices in their professional community. Theundergraduate engineering curricula can offer the technical and theoretical knowledgeand computational methods that are necessary to engineering students but still not besufficiently explicit about which pieces of evidence or methods are more reliable in amaking a complex design choice. Without the clarity of reasoned thought that optimaldesign requires, high quality communication is not likely. The paper describes apedagogical strategy designed and implemented to strengthen student reasoning aboutdesign

Conference Session

Integrative Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, St. Louis University

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Aerospace

Engineering, Aviation and Technology involving Aerospace, Electrical and ComputerEngineering undergraduate students. This project was initiated as a part of Senior CapstoneDesign course in August 2005. The fundamental purpose for the BillikenSat project is twofold.First, it will provide the participating undergraduate students with practical experience in thedesign and construction / integration of a real space mission. Second, it will reinforce interestand support for space mission designs within the Aerospace Engineering program, ParksCollege, and the broader Saint Louis University community. It also has the potential for outreachprogram at the K-12 level. This paper gives an overall view of the current status of design andimplementation process of

Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiasheng Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University

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2006-1914: AN INTEGRATED CIVIL AVIATION ENGINEERING EDUCATIONPARADIGMJiasheng Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University ZHANG JIASHENG, born in March, 1966, graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1989 with a master degree in aircraft engineering and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA, in 2002 with a master degree of management in science and technology. Now teaching in Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China Page 11.195.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An integrated civil aviation engineering education paradigmIntroductionInstead of operating