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Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, 2019-2020, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering News

• Letter from the Chair
• The MAE Staff
• Dr. Zachary Asher
• Alumni Excellence Academy Inductees
• From Sunway University to Success in America
• Student Experience at the Oshkosh Airventure
• Parker-Hannifin Donates New Hydraulic Trainers
• Electric Ducted Fan Lab for the Aircraft Propulsion Course
• MAE Faculty

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, 2018-2019, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering News

• Letter from the Chair
• Introducing Dr. Zachary D. Asher
• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering develops an engineering flight simulator
• Gear Sliding Loss Prediction
• Ph.D. student receives the prestigious NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
• NSF grant allows important materials research
• Student receives scholarship from gear industry
• Development of low cost/high volume micro/nano sensors and actuators
• Liou receives $204,000 NSF grant for neurological research
• Alexander Porter inducted into the Alumni Excellence Academy

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, 2017-2018, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering News

• Letter from the Chair
• Introducing Dr. Jinseok Kim
• Use of 3D Printing at WMU Helps Borgess Cardiologist Plug Holes in the Heart
• Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Develops Semi-Virtual Reality Powered Wheelchair Simulator
• The Western Aerospace Launch Initiative (WALI)
• 2017 NSF I-Corps Experience of MAE team
• Matthew Baird's Internship Experiences at JPL and GRC
• More Department News
• Faculty Sabbaticals

Satellite Sequencing Optimization Using A Genetic Algorithm, Andrew Verstraete

Research and Creative Activities Poster Day

The problem of mission design for a robotic servicing satellite in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) was investigated. A representative set of potential client satellites was selected, and operational needs were randomly assigned based on the average number of GEO retirements, anomalies, and repositioning maneuvers that currently occur each year. An objective function was developed to represent the value of servicing mission sequences, including client fees, time penalties, and operational risk. A genetic algorithm was then used to find sequences of operations on the potential client set that maximized the objective function’s value. Scenarios were analyzed with the database of satellites …

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, 2016-2017, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering News

• Letter from the Department Chair
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Wins Grant from DENSO North America Foundation
• NSF $452,399 award to bring state-of-the-art instrument to WMU
• Faculty Research
• Faculty Summer Research
• Research in Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics
• Auto lab upgrades make it a premier teaching and research facility
• MAE faculty

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, 2015-2016, College Of Engineering And Applied Sciences

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering News

• Letter from the Department Chair
• New Faculty
• Student Success
• University NanoSatellite Program P-Spec Mission
• WALI Student Opportunities
• Study of Blind Cane Vibration

Electroplating Of Nickel And Copper Layers On Nanoengineered Plastics, Brandon Voelker, Muralidhar K. Ghantasala, Jeff Wheeler

Research and Creative Activities Poster Day

Introduction

• The motivation for this project is the development and proposed use of novel nanoengineered polymeric materials in many industrial and commercial applications. This necessitated the development of a robust metallic coating that can withstand aggressive environmental conditions.
• This research explores the methods of electroplating nickel and copper to the substrate, including the effects of various duty cycles and cathode current density