Kim, A. R., & Ahn, B., & Nelson, M. E. (2020, June), Implementation of an Inductive Learning and Teaching Framework for an Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control Class  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34772

\bibitem{asee_peer_34772}
  Kim, A. R., \& Ahn, B., \& Nelson, M. E. (2020, June), \emph{Implementation of an Inductive Learning and Teaching Framework for an Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control Class}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34772

A. Ram Kim, Benjamin Ahn, and Matthew Erik Nelson.  "Implementation of an Inductive Learning and Teaching Framework for an Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control Class".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/34772 Internet.  17 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_34772}
  A. Ram Kim, Benjamin Ahn, and Matthew Erik Nelson.
  "Implementation of an Inductive Learning and Teaching Framework for an Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control Class".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/34772 Internet.  17 Jan, 2025

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AB  - Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control (AFDC) consists of mathematically heavy contents given its root in the physics of a moving object. Further, the complexity of the content comes from the movements of airplanes in three-dimensional space and the aerodynamic effects around airplanes. Many aerospace students have challenges in learning AFDC concepts. Typically, they learn materials by picturing the airplane components in their heads. 
To enhance students’ understanding of AFDC concepts, an inductive learning and teaching framework has been implemented at Iowa State University. This work will show the advantages of (1) learning by hands-on experiences and deliberate questions posed by an instructor, and (2) utilizing existing courses to implement an inductive learning and teaching framework without modifying an entire curriculum. This work is innovative due to the combination of hands-on work; interactive learning through an inductive teaching and learning framework; and enabling students’ ability to prepare for real-world applications. The main technical merits are (1) improving instructional delivery by posing appropriate questions with hands-on-activities to enhance students’ understanding of AFDC concepts, and (2) allowing students to consider their solutions and providing feedback to students to deepen their knowledge. 
The inductive learning and teaching methods promote connections between physical-hardware systems and the complex mathematical concepts by performing the dynamic modeling activities with fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs). The activities assigned to students in an AFDC class are the dynamic modeling of fixed-wing UASs, where students modify various parts of a given airplane (e.g., increase wingspan, increase the sweep angle, enlarge the control surfaces, and enlarge the horizontal and vertical tails) and examine their impacts on airplane performance.  Students of AFDC class will explore different parts of UASs and connect the geometries of platforms to how the aerodynamic forces will be affected and generated by using Advanced Aircraft Analysis (AAA) software. Beyond the assigned activities, students will take three midterm exams and present results from the assigned activities during the final exam. Also, students will submit their final reports, which includes the dynamic model of modification by comparing them to the original platform to show the effect of airplane geometry on the stability and control derivatives.  
These exams and reports, along with student surveys, will be administered to measure students’ understanding of impacts on dynamic coefficients due to airplane geometry and dynamic modeling procedures over the course of a semester. The expected outcome of this work is the efficiency of the inductive learning and teaching framework by showing the improvement of students’ understanding of complex theoretical concepts to UASs. Additionally, since the activities are team-based activities, the improvement of written and oral communication skills from students is expected. 
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