Education Subcommittee Report SciTech January 7, 2015 American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Structural Dynamics Technical Committee Education Subcommittee Report SciTech January 7, 2015
Summary of Outreach Event Successful outreach event on Tuesday at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, FL with Mr. Roger Johnston Overview - 12:40-1:00 Period 1 – 1:05 - 1:25 Period 2 – 1:30 - 1:50 Period 3 – 1:55 - 2:15 Period 4 – 2:20 - 2:40 Refreshments – 2:40-3:00 70 10th-12th grade science and robotics club students; students asked questions, were engaged and enthused 10 SDTC members participated
Structural Dynamics during a Space Shuttle Mission On-Orbit Ascent Re-entry Liftoff Landing
Hands –On Demo Sessions “Basics of Vibrations with Joe-Bob the Bungee Jumper” – Mike Ross & Bruce Willis “Exploring Structural Dynamics Educational DVD“ – Chad Hebert “Seeing Is Believing – Understanding Resonance & Seeing Sound” – Bill Schneider “Launch Vehicle Dynamics” – Teresa Kinney & James Ristow “Aeroelasticity: The Interaction Between Aerodynamics and Structural Dynamics” – Nathan Falkiewicz & Seetha Raghavan “International Space Station On-Orbit Structural Dynamics” – Stephanie Wilson
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Outreach Lessons Learned Allow more time between end of Overview presentation and beginning of first period to organize the students With SciTech starting so early in the year, need to complete Outreach planning by early December As part of discussion of outreach focus (whether general STEM, engineering track, less connected to the aerospace industry) gender diversity is also a desire This year 5 out of 70 students were girls We should ensure teacher invites girls from other classes if they are not regularly part of robotics club
Forward Work Start selecting school in San Diego for SciTech 2016 Outreach event Perhaps focus on middle school Revamp the Outreach Overview for SLS, Commercial Crew, or futuristic Mars Mission Nathan Falkiewicz is the POC Revive Short Course Reinforce presence of structural dynamics at SciTech Ted Rose has been POC but is rotating off; he is willing to assist in this effort Looking for copy of Andy Brown’s short course
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Agenda 1. Welcome & Introductions (5 min) 2. Structural Dynamics (DVD) 3. Flight Mission Profile (15 min) 4. Hands-On Demos (75 min) 5. Reception (15 min)
Introductions Nathan Falkiewicz, Lincoln Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, MA Chad Hebert, SN Corporation, Denver, CO Dexter Johnson, NASA/Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH Teresa Kinney, NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL Dr. Seetha Raghavan, University of Central Florida, FL James Ristow, NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL Mike Ross, Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, NM Bill Schneider, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Palmdale, CA Bruce Willis, The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL Stephanie Wilson, NASA/Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX In Absentia: Dr. Vit Babuska, Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, NM Ted Bartkowicz, The Boeing Company, Houston, TX Brendan Coyne, United Launch Alliance, Denver ,CO Don Freund, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA Michael Wolff, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, GA
Aerospace Structural Dynamics Exploring Structural Dynamics DVD Show 1st 2min of DVD – need another computer
Liftoff - Rocket Engine Structural Dynamics Structural Dynamics play a critical role in design of Turbomachinery, Nozzles, and System Hardware.
Shuttle On-Orbit Vibrations Astronauts impart loads into the Space Station while living and working there… Show Dexter’s Video – need another computer
Shuttle Landing Loads STS-131 Main gear Touchdown Nose gear Touchdown Post Landing
What the Payload sees: As a function of time: Main gear touchdown Nose gear Touchdown As a function of time: Nose Gear Touchdown Nose gear Touchdown Main gear touchdown As a function of frequency:
Refreshments Available Demo Schedule Period 1 – 1:05 - 1:25 Period 2 – 1:30 - 1:50 Period 3 – 1:55 - 2:15 Period 4 – 2:20 - 2:40 Refreshments Available after Period 4!
Reach For The Stars!
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