Integrating multidisciplinary design in an undergraduate engineering curriculum

Cummings, Russell M.; Freeman, Herbert

doi:10.2514/6.1997-5574

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“…It is fairly easy to say that an aircraft or engine is a multi-disciplinary design project (which is true), but students aren't necessarily forced to deal with issues and perspectives outside of their major. It would be somewhat more difficult, due to university logistics and department inertia, to give students a design experience that required working with other engineering students, perhaps attempting to merge the ideas and analysis of aerospace, mechanical, civil, electrical, and industrial engineering students (see [10][11][12] for example). However, at most universities it would be unthinkable to have a multidisciplinary design course or project that attempted to integrate students from engineering, science, humanities, and social science backgrounds!…”

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confidence: 99%

A Multifaceted Approach to the AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design Competition

Cummings

Byerley

2003

41st Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

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A multifaceted, novel approach was used to help students create entries for the AIAA Foundation Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design Competition. Each entry involved the design, analysis, construction, and testing of the aircraft. Three groups were involved for each airplane: the first group was responsible for the airframe, the second group was responsible for the engine, and the third group was responsible for the construction and flight testing of a radiocontrolled flying model. There was an overall Chief Executive Officer who insured that engineairframe integration issues were addressed. Students from a variety of majors, both technical and non-technical, participated in various aspects of the project. This approach is seen as one method to give students a multidisciplinary approach to design and problem solving.

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Section: Engineering 410mentioning

confidence: 99%