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DWC FLIGHT TEST EDUCATION AT UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL IN
REALIZATION OF CDIO INITIATIVES
2009 International CDIO ConferenceJune 7-10, 2009Singapore Polytechnic
M. Sadraey, D. Joyce, J. O’Donnell, N. Bertozzi
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….The Motivation
• The “Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate” (CDIO) initiative
• DWC joined the CDIO initiative in May 2006
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CDIO at DWC
• Features of the DWC Application of CDIO
– Students will be well-grounded in theoretical bases of engineering;
– Small class size will allow for regular presentations and one-on-one communication;
– Students will get extensive machine shop experience beginning with the first semester;
– Students will have multiple open-ended design experiences beginning with the first semester;
– Students will receive multiple concurrent engineering experiences, taking a product from design and analysis to simulation to manufacturing to assembly and testing; and
– Students will have systems integration experience: sensors, controls, software.
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CDIO at DWC
• Features of the DWC Application of CDIO
– Students will be well-grounded in theoretical bases of engineering;
– Small class size will allow for regular presentations and one-on-one communication;
– Students will get extensive machine shop experience beginning with the first semester;
– Students will have multiple open-ended design experiences beginning with the first semester;
– Students will receive multiple concurrent engineering experiences, taking a product from design and analysis to simulation to manufacturing to assembly and testing; and
– Students will have systems integration experience: sensors, controls, software.
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Evaluate selected aspects of aircraft performance/flying qualities/systems for a customer to support decisions concerning system development, acquisition, specification or regulatory compliance, and operational use.
Implement - Operate
Conduct research and advance applied technology
Conceive - Design
CDIO and Flight Test
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In line with CDIO Standard 8--active learning--that is, “Teaching and learning based on active experiential learning methods,” a flight test engineering experience was integrated into the Aeronautical Engineering program.
An educational tool was developed to allow students to
Master a deeper working knowledge of technical fundamentals
in Flight Dynamics
An “inflight laboratory exercise” supporting:
• EG 418 Flight Dynamics I – Aircraft Performance• EG 419 Flight Dynamics II – Aircraft Stability and Control
CDIO and Flight Dynamics
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Test Aircraft
• Cessna 172R Registration N688DW– Production Normal/Utility Category C-172
• Modified with Engineering Instrumentation– Designed, manufactured, and installed by
Calspan Corporation– Modification approved by FAA under a Form 337– Aircraft retains Normal/Utility Category
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Aircraft Instrumentation• Calspan Miniaturized Flight Data
Recording System
• Engineering Quality Data– High sample rate– High data quantity– Easily employed inflight– Easily downloaded to a laptop– 32 parameters simultaneously recorded
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Control Surface Transducers and
Magnetometer (Heading Transducer)
Aileron Position Transducer Elevator & Rudder Transducers and Magnetometer
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Independent Pitot-Static System and
Independent GPS ReceiverPitot Probe on Right Wing GPS Receiver on Instrument Glare Shield