1. 2-1 Lesson 2: Major Themes of Innovative Engineering

2. 2-2 Major Themes of Innovative Engineering Dr. Charles Camarda

3. 2-3 Preview Personal background Major themes to pay notice throughout course Influential mentor & his important approach to structural mechanics research Review of thematic icons used throughout course

4. 2-4 Personal Background Formal education –B.S. in aerospace engineering Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (1974) –M.S. in mechanical engineering George Washington University (1980) –Ph.D. in aerospace engineering Virginia Polytechnic & State Institute (1990)

5. 2-5 Personal Background (cont.) Experience –Began at NASA’s Langley Research Center (1974) Analyzed/tested heat-pipe-cooled leading edges for Space Shuttle & advanced space transportation systems Developed high-temperature composite material test techniques Developed analysis & test techniques for composite sandwich panels at elevated temperatures Worked on multidisciplinary analysis & mathematical optimization techniques Developed advanced modal methods for transient thermal & structural analysis

6. 2-6 Personal Background (cont.) Leadership –Head Thermal Structures Branch at LaRC (1989–96) Structures & Materials lead National Aero-space Plane (NASP) Agency lead on Access to Space Committee for structures & materials for Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Authored/co-authored 50 publications, 7 patents, 7 patents pending –Astronaut (1996–2005) Crewmember on STS-114 –Director of Engineering JSC (2006) –Deputy Director of Advanced Projects NESC (Current)

7. 2-7 Themes

8. 2-8 Starnes’ Approach to Structural Mechanics Research Structural applications problem/concept Analyses (mathematics) Experiments (physics) Structural optimization (design) Systematically vary parameters Understand true limits of performance Identify response/failure mechanisms

9. 2-9 Concept Development Cycle

10. 2-10 Example 1 Phase 1

11. 2-11 Example 1 Phase 2

12. 2-12 Theme 1

13. 2-13 Theme 2

14. 2-14 Theme 3

15. 2-15 Theme 4

16. 2-16 Theme 5 Part A

17. 2-17 Theme 5 Part B

18. 2-18 Theme 6

19. 2-19 Theme 7

20. Summary Introduced personal background Presented concept development cycle model Provided 2 concept refinement examples Previewed 7 themes of Innovative Engineering Illustrated use of thematic icons in lessons 2-20