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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #7250Lessons Learned by the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&MUniversity Following Its First Summer Camp for High School StudentsMr. David B Kanipe, Texas A&M University A native Texan, David Kanipe was born in Corpus Christi and attended Texas A&M University beginning in September 1966. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in May 1970, followed by a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering in August 1971. He suspended work on a Ph.D. to accept a position with NASA at the what was then called the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston in November 1972. After

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dennis K. McLaughlin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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. Sven Schmitz joined the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University in 2010. He received a diploma degree in Aerospace Engineering from RWTH Aachen in Germany in 2002 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from the University of California Davis in 2006. Sven spent four years as a post-doctoral researcher and project scientist at Davis before coming to Penn State. He is an expert in rotary wing aerodynamics with an emphasis on vortical flows. His research program embraces the areas of wind turbine aerodynamics and rotorcraft aeromechanics. Current activities include wind farm wake modeling, icing on wind turbines, rotor hub flows, and rotor active control.Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University

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teaching modules and pilot tested one module in the aircraft Page 23.1304.5performance course. The objectives of these teaching modules are:(a) Learn data import into MATLAB from a text file. The flight data telemetered by the UAV issaved as a text file and therefore needs to be preprocessed for analysis.(b) Learn data manipulation in MATLAB to determine various flight performance parameters(c) Learn data visualization in MATLAB by plotting the flight data in 2D as well as 3D.(d) Determine flight performance parameters from flight data.The following UAV-based teaching modules have been developed for use in the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy Santa Cruz, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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per the actuation fatigue behavior of SMAs shown in Fig. 1.The following sections present the various activities and the research work undertaken by theundergraduate student. The research work includes the specimen preparation, experimentalsetup, in-situ method development, results and discussion, and work in progress. Finally, thesummer research program is assessed and its implications on future academic and career plans. Page 23.725.4 Actuation Strain (A) (B)Fig. 1. SMA Actuation (A) Representative strain vs. temperature plot for an SMA correspondingto a complete

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques N Beneat, Norwich University

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summarized into four main areas: (1) autonomous navigation, (2) celestialnavigation, (3) optical sensors, and (4) image processing. There are more detailed researchquestions, goals and objectives associated with each of these technical areas that are not given inthis paper for the sake of brevity. A selection of images related to the CubeSat project is givenin Figure 1. (a)         (b)              (c)      Figure 1. Autonomous Navigation Using Optical Sensors for a CubeSat Lunar Mission. (a) Single CubeSat Test Model (b) Dynamic Test Platform (c) Triple CubeSat Model for Lunar MissionThe CubeSat project started in 2010 and is an active, multiyear project that builds off of theprevious

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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this system, and students with the smartphone app can quicklyread the codes off a given item and see what it is, by going to its description on the web-basedinventory. This addresses the issue of new students having difficulty identifying items whentrying to do inventory, or just searching for an item. (Postscript, April 2013: the buddy of therising senior suddenly took his website off the web, leaving the rising senior with no backup, thentried to extract money to bring the site back up. As a result we are re-doing the inventory with amore reliable website- ours. Lessons (a) Back up computer files on reliable systems and (b)reduce reliance on external suppliers of unproven reliability. )Determining the inertia of the fan/shaft and gear

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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system had four stages: a) Low speed/subsonic performance of the carrier aircraft b) Transonic cruise/ climb of the carrier aircraft c) Mach 4 climb of the supersonic UCAVs from the carrier, up to 100,000 feet. d) Mach 8 climb of the hypersonic missiles from the UCAV.In the first weeks, students had to do conceptual design to size the 3 types of aircraft involved.They then went about calculating the aerodynamics of each stage, using the class of methodsappropriate to each. Thus this assignment took students through the entire fluids/gas dynamics/aerodynamics curriculum, and reviewed a considerable part of their knowledge in VehiclePerformance, and in some cases jet propulsion.ResultsTable 2 below, from Ref (11), summarizes the

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

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. Edward D. McCormack, ‘The Use of Small Unmanned Aircraft by Washington State Department of Transportation,’ Research Report Agreement T4118, Task 04, prepared for Washington State Transportation Commission, Department of Transportation, June 2008 3. Suman Srinivasan, et. al., ‘Airborne Traffic Surveillance Systems – Video Surveillance of Highway Traffic,’ VSSN’04, ACM 1-58113-934-9/04/0010, New York, October 2004 4. Southern Polytechnic State University Honors Program [http://www.spsu.edu/honors/] 5. Raymond B. Landis, Studying Engineering: A Roadmap to a Rewarding Career, Discovery Press, 3rd Page

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Flaten, MN Space Grant / Univ. of Minnesota

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-spacecraft project, (b)mini-lectures on real (outer-) spacecraft, and (c) sharing ideas and practicing skills (writing,time-management, etc.) useful for succeeding in college. Grading is evenly weighted betweenindividual-work (homework, quizzes, etc.) and team-work (building, testing, flying, andanalyzing data from a near-spacecraft). Teams deliver a series oral presentations (AKA DesignReviews), as well as multiple-submission, team-written report on the construction, testing, flight,and data analysis from their payload. Some sample course documents and student presentations/reports are posted.5Here are class topics in the approximate order they occurred in the fall 2011 seminar. Briefsucceeding-in-college discussions and activities were

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trevor J. Bennett, Texas A&M University; Kristin D. Nichols, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #7377Creating the Framework for Better Aerospace EngineersMr. Trevor J. Bennett, Texas A&M University Trevor Bennett is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research interests include dynamics and controls of aerospace vehicles, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle design, and astrodynamics. Bennett currently serves as the mentoring chair for the Texas A&M University chapter of Sigma Gamma Tau, the Aerospace Engineering Honor Society.Ms. Kristin D. Nichols Kristin D. Nichols is completing her last semester of undergraduate study in the Department of

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #8130Learning to Innovate Across Disciplines: A Case Study on Three Team ProjectExperiencesMr. Juan Pablo Afman Afman, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin; Adam Wayne Nokes, The University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Paper ID #7481Using a Graduate Student Developed Trajectory Generation Program to Fa-cilitate Undergraduate Spacecraft / Mission Capstone Design ProjectsMr. Martin James Brennan, University of Texas, Austin Martin James Brennan developed a passion for Science and Mathematics at Mississippi State University (MSU), where he met his wife Holly. In December 2008, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering with an emphasis in Astrodynamics, a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, and a minor in Mathematics. He began his graduate career in Aerospace Engineering with a focus in Orbital Mechanics in

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Michael G. Schrlau, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Timothy Aaron Nichols, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #7362Investigation of the Benefits of Using a Case Study Method to Teach Mechan-ical Engineering Fundamentals Courses to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Stu-dentsDr. Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Wayne Walter is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He received his B.S. in Marine Engineering from SUNY Maritime College, his M.S. in Mechanical Engi- neering from Clarkson University, and his Ph.D. in Mechanics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Walter has worked for the U.S. Army, Rochester Products and Delco Products Divisions of

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Paper ID #6816An Introductory Course in Practical Systems EngineeringDr. Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University Dr. Michael Swartwout is an assistant professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University. His research is on the design and operation of low-cost, capable space systems. He has sponsored many student-built space projects, with two due to launch in 2013 and 2014.Dr. Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Dr. Sanjay Jayaram is an associate professor in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department of Saint Louis University. He obtained his Ph.D. in

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI; Steven Anthony Zusack

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vo oice recordeer was dried in uncookedd rice, and thhen poweredd up. All foldderswere emp pty of files, but b new filess could be reecorded. A llocal compaany promisinng to recoverr cellphones dropped d in water w used a vacuum v dryiing apparatuus, but the losst data was nnever recoveered.Thus, thee primary, seecondary, an nd tertiary meeans for anaalyzing the vvolume of a sspace scream mwere all rendered r useeless by the vagaries v of the t experimeental and envvironmental conditions.V. Studeent OutcomeesA surveyy was sent to the

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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the lesson appropriately.Following the implementation of the intervention, it will be critical to evaluate its impact on thestudents’ abilities to take into account stakeholder considerations during the design process. Theevaluation is comprised to two parts: (a) small reflections and a post-intervention version of theoriginal assessment and (b) a critical review of students’ capstone projects. The critical review ofthe capstone design final reports will be completed using a rubric developed based on thefindings from this paper and the industry case study.Expected OutcomesDespite proposals for substantive changes in the field of aerospace systems design, there is aneed to better prepare aerospace engineering students to overcome future

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael John Hargather, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology; Shannon Hussan; Timothy W Jacomb-Hood, The Pennsylvania State University; Zachary Francis, Penn State University; Carly Seneca; Martha Quinlin; Raveen Fernando

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, 2000. 3. Cimbala, J. M.; Pauley, L. L.; Zappe, S. E.; Hsieh, M. Experiential learning in a fluid flow class via take-home experiments. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2006. 4. Hertzberg, J.; Leppek, B. R.; Gray, K. E. Art for the Sake of Improving Attitudes Toward Engineering. ASEE Annual Conference, 2012. 5. Jouaneh, M.; Palm, W. System Dynamics and Control Take Home Experiments. ASEE Annual Conference, 2010. 6. Cengel, Y. A.; Cimbala, J. M. Fluid Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications; McGraw Hill: Boston, 2010. 7. Stephan, E. A.; Bowman, D. R.; Park, W. J.; Sill, B. L.; Ohland, M. W. Thinking like an engineer: An active learning approach; Pearson: New Jersey, 2011. 8. Tennekes, H. The Simple Science of Flight; MIT Press

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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usefullearning experiences that can be found in well-designed games where: (a) there is a specific goalat hand, (b) thinking and interpreting of the experience during and after the experience, (c)feedback, in this case, between participants including the facilitator, (d) application of previousexperience which is required to even be in a senior design class, and (e) experience interpretationwith others where the group experience to solve problems is key and an essential part ofprofessional engineering practice.31 The LSBL experiment attempted to address the issue of professional skills which areinterconnected to the technical skills under the Accidental Competency lens. A small durationintervention of five class periods during one semester of a

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI

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Paper ID #6558Nationwide Student Movement on Space Solar PowerProf. Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI Peter J. Schubert, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI, and serves as the director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy. He has published 75 technical papers and ha 35 US patents. He has been the principal investigator on grants from NASA, DOE, DOD, USDA, and GSA. Page 23.923.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013