MAE 491/492 Integrated Product Team Design Examples Bringing the Real World into the classroom.

Senior Design MAE 491/492MAE 491/492 –Capstone Senior Design for Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering –Referred to as “Integrated Product Team” (IPT) –Work on real engineering design projects from NASA and DoD –Lots of interaction with public and private sector engineers, managers, and technical experts –Partnerships with other universities, in the U.S. and in Europe –Open House, practice interviews, job preparation 2

Past Projects – Real World Challenges 3 27 projects through Spring 2010

Recent IPT Projects Recent IPT Projects 2007 – Lunar rover2007 – Lunar rover 2008 – Lunar lander2008 – Lunar lander 2009 – Spacecraft to service telescope, manned lunar rover, 24m telescope, and a rocket deployed UAV2009 – Spacecraft to service telescope, manned lunar rover, 24m telescope, and a rocket deployed UAV 2010 – Mars Sample Return mission, Spacecraft for deep-space science missions2010 – Mars Sample Return mission, Spacecraft for deep-space science missions 4

2008 LETSLETS –Lunar Exploration Transportation System –Standard EELV capable –Lunar south pole (Shackleton Crater) –Must have mobility on the surface of the Moon 5

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2009 ASTROASTRO –Autonomous Spacecraft for Telescope Rendezvous and Operations –Must be able to service a large telescope in space –Standard EELV capable –L2 orbit and environment 7

2009 ASTRO (cont.)ASTRO (cont.) 8

2009 EDLEREDLER –Extended Duration Lunar Exploration Rover –Support up to three astronauts for missions in excess of 13,000 km –Store enough power for night-time driving 9

2009 GEMSGEMS –Group Engineered Mirror Structure –24 meter filled, single aperture far infra-red telescope –Ares V launch vehicle –L2 orbit –30 year life 10

2009 RDLVRDLV –Rocket Deployed Loiter Vehicle –Loiter vehicle (UAV) that fits inside existing missile –Maintain 20km altitude for 24 hours –Can carry optical sensor packages 11 Packaged Wings Collapse d Propeller Motor Battery Pack Pressure Vessel Sensor Package GPS/IMU

2010 Mars Sample Return missionMars Sample Return mission –Ares V launch vehicle –Bring back 50 kg of samples from Mars –Partner with 3 other universities and 1 HS New FrontiersNew Frontiers –Deep space NASA missions –1 university and 2 HS partners 12 Mars Sample Return Mission Patch New Frontiers Mission Patch

Student Experiment Education Project 13 High School PartnersHigh School Partners –Austin and Decatur HS –Spring 2010, pilot program –Created designs that flew aboard our spacecraft as payload –Participated in design reviews

U.S. Partner Universities Southern University in Baton Rouge, LASouthern University in Baton Rouge, LA –ME students team with our students for designs –Utilize IT based communication tools College of Charleston in Charleston, SCCollege of Charleston in Charleston, SC –Science students, define science objectives for our missions 14 UAHuntsville students visit Southern University in Baton Rouge (top); and UAHuntsville students visit students in Charleston, SC (bottom)

International Partners 15 IPT students work work with students from other countries on their designsIPT students work work with students from other countries on their designs –ESTACA University, in Paris, France –Aachen University, in Aachen, Germany –Glasgow University in Glasgow, Scotland Photos: UAHuntsville students visiting our international partnersPhotos: UAHuntsville students visiting our international partners

UAH IPT Real-World design projectsReal-World design projects –NASA, DoD lead projects –Interaction with NASA, DoD, and private industry engineers and managers Distributed engineering design teamsDistributed engineering design teams –Multiple U.S. partner universities –Multiple international partner universities 16 IPT “Team Room” IPT Open House IPT Presentations