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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Rowland, Dept. of Civil & Mechanical Engineerint at United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy

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methodology in Appendix A yields the analytical tool shown inAppendix B allowing students to make design decisions there are many other things that can bedone to optimize one’s glider. Some good advice comes from the article “Design of Balsa WoodGliders: A lesson in the engineering process”3 and helps students understand and make the mostof the project they are required to complete. For example the article discusses qualitativeconstruction techniques as well as testing methods and modifications that can be made once theaircraft is flown. Additionally, because the gliders are launched by hand there is something to besaid for proper throwing technique. The gliders are designed to fly at speeds ranging fromapproximately 15-20 fps. Thus, if students find

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

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this regard. a. Boeing should sponsor an Industry-Academia Summit which will help define the role that Boeing can play in K-12. b. Teaching modules, based on Boeing case studies, can be developed for teachers. c. Boeing is perceived as a leader in Lean and 10x methodologies. It has developed several training modules in this area. Some of these could be easily designed as modules for use in schools. d. A web portal could be devised as a clearinghouse for disseminating the best practices in STEM education. e. Boeing should develop a Signature Design or Science talent competition. This would help define the Boeing brand at an early stage in a budding young engineer

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Post, Bradley University; Shankar Seetharaman, Bradley University; Sree Abimannan, Bradley University

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32 ft. The students were surveyed about the project at the end of the semesterand asked the following question:The amount I learned from doing the Glider Project was worth the time and effort I put into it. Page 15.25.10a) agree b) disagreea – 87%, b – 13%Figure 11: Final Launching. Initial launch speed was measured with a radar gun to confirm theinitial launch velocity used in MATLAB simulations, which was found by measuring the springconstant of the elastic band.Conclusions This paper outlines a design-build-fly project that can be used by educators to teachengineering design, and also includes aspects from many disciplines of

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moshe Barak, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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., Guzdial, M. & Palinscar, A. (1991). Motivating project-based learning: Sustaining the doing, supporting the learning. Educational Psychologist, 26(3 & 4), 369-398.4. Barak, M. (2009). Motivating self-regulated learning in technology education, International Journal of Technology and Design Education (published online first).5. Zimmerman, B.J., & Schunk, D.H. (1989). Self-regulated learning and academic achievement: Theory, research, and practice. New York: Springer.6. Zimmerman, B. J., & Campillo, M. (2003). Motivating self-regulated problem solvers. In J. E. Davidson & R. Sternberg (Eds.), The nature of problem-solving (pp. 233–262). New York: Cambridge University Press.7. Flavell, J.H. (1979

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian German, Georgia Tech

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and briefly describe at least three of these challenges and describe how they were solved by Kelly Johnson and his engineering team. Some of these challenges were discovered during the evolution of the conceptual studies that preceded the SR-71 design, and others were identified after the aircraft was initially fielded. Your descriptions should be concise; target approximately 1-2 paragraphs for each challenge. b. Provide a brief description (1-2 paragraphs) of the resulting SR-71 configuration. Create a table that summarizes configuration parameters of interest to a performance engineer, e.g. wing parameters, weights, sea-level static maximum thrust, etc. Make sure that

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Oranuj Janrathitikarn, Pennnsylvania State University; Lyle Long, Pennsylvania State University

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the way they do. Questionnaireresults reveal usually only what people think, not why9. The focus group protocol (Appendix B)consisted of three discussion segments. The students’ primary comments are discussed below.Focus groups are conducted to gather information from students in a very directed and specificarena to generate student’s opinions, attitudes and experiences. The focus group methodprovides a quick and effective method to obtain experiences from participants. It can providecontent rich qualitative information and reveal insights that are difficult to capture with othermethods.9The first discussion segment asked the students to think about the experience working on theteam project.What did students like best about the project?Each

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Morris, Bradley University; Scott Post, Bradley University

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tunnel velocity in the range of Reynoldsnumbers where the coefficients should be fairly constant.ConclusionsThe drawings and pictures presented in this paper will allow other engineering educators to copyand build this relatively low-cost design that gives good accuracy and repeatable results for usein student projects. The costs could be further reduced by using cheaper load cells with smallerforce ratings.Bibliography1. Barlow, J. B., Rae, Jr., W. H. and Pope, A., Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, John Wiley & Sons, 1999.2. Anderson, J.D., Introduction to Flight, 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 20003. Post, S. 2010, Applied and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.4. Houghton, E., and Carpenter, P., 2001, Aerodynamics for

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Crawley, MIT; Robert Niewoehner, United States Naval Academy; Jean Koster, University of Colorado, Boulder

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, we expect our students to acquire these skills, and must develop a scalable modular approach to delivery. ≠ Utilization of Web 2.0 methods that are intensively used by today’s young adults, to develop projects by remote teams. These methods include among others wikis, blogs, and server-based file sharing such as Google Docs, Office Live, or SharePoint.Four summary product descriptions are included: MIT’s Lighter-than-Air project (Appendix B),USNA’s Dragonfly (Appendix B), Colorado’s composite lay-up and test (Appendix D), andMIT’s Skyscraper (Appendix E). The summary descriptions are the front end of multi-filepackages that faculty can download for review, adoption or adaptation to their project context.Three

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

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Build Fly Competition”, Accessed December 10, 2009. http://www.aiaadbf.org/.2. Brodeur, D.R., Young, P.W., Blair, K.B. Problem-Based Learning in Aerospace Engineering Education. Proceedings from 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.3. Campa, G., Gu, Y., Seanor, B., Napolitano, M.R., Pollini, L., and Fravolini, M.L., Design and Flight Testing of Non-Linear Formation Control Laws, Control Practice Engineering: A Journal of the International Federation of Automatic Control, 15 (2007), 1077-10924. Campa, G. “PIL, Parameter Identification Library”, 2008. http://wwww.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/5. Domino, G. Interactive Effects of Achievement Orientation and Teaching Style on

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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. 5(4), Dec1995, pg 319-336.18 Springer, L., Stanne, M. E., and Donovan, S. S., "Effects Of Small-Group Learning On Undergraduates InScience, Mathematics, Engineering, And Technology: A Meta-Analysis." Review of Educational Research, Spr1999, Vol. 69(1), pg 21-51.19 Komerath, N.M., Smith, M.J., Bodo, B., "Aerospace Digital Library". Proceedings, ASEE 2000, St. Louis, MO,June 2000 Page 15.572.1220 Boehrer, J., “Teaching with Cases: Learning to Question,” New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 42, pp. 41-57, 1990.21 German, B.,“A Case Study Approach to Teaching Aircraft Performance: Reverse Engineering the SR

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Wing-Body, the Oblique Wing and the B-2 bomber (regardless of their maximum speeds) suggest that ideas for larger-volume, innovative configurations are not lacking.• Even with large increases in fuel prices, airline ticket prices have not increased much. This suggests that low-supersonic flight with a high-demand market and hydrogen fuel will not require first class ticket prices as has been commonly believed.• In the longer term, hydrogen being unlimited in supply, fuel costs should come down, so that the cost should settle to make coach-class ticket prices viable.2.4 Summary of IssuesThe problem is distilled to the following questions for consideration by undergraduates:• What is the drag implication of using hydrogen

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zbigniew Prusak, Central Connecticut State University

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of Engineering Programs, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD: Accreditaion Board of Engineering and Technology; 2009.2. Krystofolski A, Batterson B, Budarz S, Clark R, McNamara K, Miller M, Fagan J, Thomas Bianchi, Peters C, Brusseau K and others. NASA Moonbuggy Lunar Vehicle Design - 2008. Project report. New Britain: Central Connecticut State University; 2008.3. Six F. Moonbuggy Rules and Penalties. NASA; 2008.4. Hrenko J, Danenberg A, Summers K, Shaw H, Varghese P, Geagea E, Cook C, Elhwali A, Cegelka N. 2009 Great Moonbugg Race. Project report. New Britain: Central Connecticut State University; 09.5. Naoumov V, Al-Masoud N. NASA Project in ME Senior Capstone Design Class: Experience and

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, occurrence and detectionratings are listed next. When beginning this process, it is recommended that the team start withthe scales shown in the standard, then modify the language in the scale descriptions to better fitthe needs of the team. SAE J1739 has defined scales from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest) and adescription for each level of severity, occurrence and detection. RPN is the risk priority numberand is calculated by multiplying the ratings for severity, occurrence, and detection so that RPN =S x O x D.After completing the current process portion of the form, the team begins to prioritizeimprovement efforts as shown in Figure 2 by answering two questions: a) Which steps have thehighest RPN?, and b) Which steps are the most severe? The team must

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Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Viatcheslav Naoumov, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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the NASA Great Moon Buggy Race Project, and initiated the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Buggy Race Project, and initiated the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities program. Since joining the CCSU faculty, Dr. Naoumov has spearheaded the development of a NASA Moon Buggy program at the University.Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University Zdzislaw B. Kremens, Ph.D., D.Sc., has been Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology since 1998. Previously, he was interim dean of the School and a visiting professor from the Technical University of Wroclaw in Poland, where he was a professor and

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Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters; Lauren Miller, NASA Headquarters

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NASA lessons learned. Mr. Forsgren began his career at Cleveland’s NASA Lewis Research Center (now NASA Glenn) in 1983 as an apprentice mechanic. After attending evening classes and gaining years of experience, he was promoted to a project manager role. Success in this position led to a move to NASA Headquarters in 2005 to become the deputy director of NASA APPEL under Dr. Ed Hoffman. Mr. Forsgren holds a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from Georgetown University, and a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's Degree in Manufacturing Engineering, both from Cleveland State University. His contributions have been recognized by the Agency, having