Space Science From Morehead State University,
2010
Morehead State University
Space Science From Morehead State University, Robert J. Twiggs
Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection
A PowerPoint presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Space Science from Morehead State University" from October 10, 2010.
Morehead State University Space Science Center: A Vision For The Future,
2010
Morehead State University
Morehead State University Space Science Center: A Vision For The Future, Robert J. Twiggs
Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection
A PowerPoint presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "Morehead State University Space Science Center: A Vision for the Future" from August 30, 2010.
Analysis Of F-104c World's Altitude Record Flight,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Analysis Of F-104c World's Altitude Record Flight, William J. Day
Aerospace Engineering
No abstract provided.
Alterations Of The Cal Poly Supersonic Wind Tunnel To Increase Accuracy And Prove The Absence Of Shockwaves,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Alterations Of The Cal Poly Supersonic Wind Tunnel To Increase Accuracy And Prove The Absence Of Shockwaves, Garrett A. Lovell, Hector A. Gonzalez
Aerospace Engineering
The calibration and improvement of the Cal Poly supersonic wind tunnel was performed in order to create a fully functional facility for supersonic testing. While investigating possible shocks present in the wind tunnel, it was discovered that the real concern was not the tunnel but the measurement systems. Both measurement systems, pitot tube and Schlieren, were evaluated and were found to be deficient. The pitot system had so much play in it that it bent backward every time the tunnel was run invalidating the results, and giving false shock data. The Schlieren system was missing one vital component to make …
Cal Poly Flight Test Platform For Instrument Development,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly Flight Test Platform For Instrument Development, Kyle Schaller, Ian Muceus, Aaron Ells
Aerospace Engineering
This report summarizes a six month effort to conceptually design, develop, and build an unmanned aerial vehicle to test a boundary layer data system (BLDS) developed by Dr. Russell Westphal and his team of mechanical engineering senior design students. The project is funded by Edwards Air Force Base and the United States Air Force Research Laboratory. During the first Cal Poly quarter of project work, January 4, 2010 to March 18, 2010, the team completed a conceptual and preliminary design. During the second quarter, March 18, 2010 to June 12, 2010, the team completed the construction and initial flight test …
Ground Support Equipment For Northrop Grumman Massive Heat Transfer Experiment,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Ground Support Equipment For Northrop Grumman Massive Heat Transfer Experiment, Michael A. Manuel, Christopher J. Sparber, Greg A. Trent
Aerospace Engineering
California Polytechnic State University students designed, built, and certified ground support equipment for the Northrop Grumman Massive Heat Transfer Experiment. The Cal Poly design team built the 10000, 20000, and 30000 assemblies to meet Northrop Grumman requirements. The requirements included interface limitations, design load factors, delivery, and testing specifications. The design process consists of requirements generation, conceptual design, preliminary design, design reviews, manufacturing, and certification. The hardware was successfully completed and is used at the Johnson Space and Kennedy Space Center.
Aircraft Data Collection System,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Aircraft Data Collection System, Amy Kronsteiner, Danny Marx, Collin Heller, Nathaniel Garcia, Nicholas Riccobono, Scott Parks, Albert Liu
Biomedical Engineering
This report outlines the design and building process for an interchangeable testing device that collects aircraft performance data. Included is the project objectives, system requirements, management plan, design concept development, design details, manufacturing procedures, and project verification test plans. The device is a wing-mounted Pitot-static system integrated with an Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS).
Non-Explosive Actuator Simulator,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Non-Explosive Actuator Simulator, Bryan Costanza
Aerospace Engineering
The CubeSat group at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo discovered the need for a new piece of ground test equipment. Previous testing of the non-explosive actuator has been very expensive and is not repeatable; two undesirable traits. The analysis of the fuse as well as the design and test of the simulator concept and final article is discussed. The simulator has already seen real use and its entire build and operation cost is much less than the cost of one test of the actual hardware. Performance of the simulator based on burn time and reset time is acceptable …
Cubesat Developers' Workshop 2010,
2010
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Cubesat Developers' Workshop 2010, Tracy Owens, Ryan Race
Communication Studies
This project is the narrative component of the 7th Annual CubeSat Developers' Workshop 2010 planning process. It reviews the steps and team dynamics over the seven months spent coordinating the conference for the Aerospace Department. It was the first time that students from the Communcation Studies Department were brought in to help with the event, and the gap between the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Engineering was bridged.
New Space Access Opportunities,
2010
Morehead State University
New Space Access Opportunities, Robert J. Twiggs
Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection
A PowerPoint presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "New Space Access Opportunities" May 18, 2010.
Programs With Rockets,
2010
Morehead State University
Programs With Rockets, Robert J. Twiggs
Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection
A PowerPoint presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs on "Programs with Rockets" from April 5, 2010.
Smore Phase 2: An Upgrade In Valve Systems & Startup Procedure For A Small Methanol Oxygen Liquid Rocket Engine,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Smore Phase 2: An Upgrade In Valve Systems & Startup Procedure For A Small Methanol Oxygen Liquid Rocket Engine, Christian Soria
Aerospace Engineering
A Methanol-Oxygen liquid rocket engine was designed and manufactured under the California Polytechnic State University Aerospace Department by students in a graduate level rocket propulsion class. The SMORE, previously known as the KORE, is now in an ongoing testing and developing stage with plans to incorporate it into the aerospace undergraduate propulsion lab. Phase 2 of the liquid rocket engine development is to produce a start-up procedure that will improve the safety due to manual operation and poor ignition conditions. A propane ignition system along with the implementation of electrically operated solenoid valves to control the fuels and oxidizer were …
Autonomous Satellite Operations For Cubesat Satellites,
2010
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Autonomous Satellite Operations For Cubesat Satellites, Jason Lionel Anderson
Master's Theses
In the world of educational satellites, student teams manually conduct operations daily, sending commands and collecting downlinked data. Educational satellites typically travel in a Low Earth Orbit allowing line of sight communication for approximately thirty minutes each day. This is manageable for student teams as the required manpower is minimal. The international Global Educational Network for Satellite Operations (GENSO), however, promises satellite contact upwards of sixteen hours per day by connecting earth stations all over the world through the Internet. This dramatic increase in satellite communication time is unreasonable for student teams to conduct manual operations and alternatives must be …
On The Benefits Of In-Flight System Identification For Autonomous Airdrop Systems,
2010
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
On The Benefits Of In-Flight System Identification For Autonomous Airdrop Systems, Michael Ward, Mark Costello, Nathan Slegers
Faculty Publications - Biomedical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering
A unique feature of airdrop systems is the inherent and large variability in flight dynamic characteristics. The same physical article dropped on two different occasions will exhibit significantly different dynamic response. The problem only becomes worse for different test articles. Control systems for autonomous airdrop systems explicitly or implicitly assume knowledge of the flight dynamic characteristics in some way, shape, or form. A question facing autonomous airdrop designers is whether to use precomputed dynamic characteristics inside the control law, or to compute the needed flight dynamic characteristics in-flight and subsequently employ them in the control law. This paper establishes conditions …
Exomedicine Synthesis Paper,
2010
Morehead State University
Exomedicine Synthesis Paper, Rita Briggs
Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection
A report by Rita Briggs titled "Exomedicine Synthesis Paper" from 2010.
Fusion Of Imprecise Qualitative Information,
2010
University of New Mexico
Fusion Of Imprecise Qualitative Information, Florentin Smarandache, Xinde Li, Xianzhong Dai, Jean Dezert
Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications
In this paper, we present a new 2-tuple linguistic representation model, i.e. Distribution Function Model (DFM), for combining imprecise qualitative information using fusion rules drawn from Dezert-Smarandache Theory (DSmT) framework. Such new approach allows to preserve the precision and efficiency of the combination of linguistic information in the case of either equidistant or unbalanced label model. Some basic operators on imprecise 2-tuple labels are presented together with their extensions for imprecise 2-tuple labels. We also give simple examples to show how precise and imprecise qualitative information can be combined for reasoning under uncertainty. It is concluded that DSmT can deal …
