| Date | Lecture | Readings |
| Location | Homework Assignments | |
| Tuesday 3 Feb |
Introduction - Prof. Newman What is Engineering? |
Chapter 1, History of Flight |
| 1-390 | HW: Beginning-Of-Term Questionnaire |
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| Thursday 5 Feb |
Design - Prof. Newman The Scale of
the Things - Prof. Hoffman |
Chapter 2, Intro. to Engineering Chapter 12, LTA Vehicle Design, pp. 283-287 Decavitator Design Process |
| 1-390 | Beginning-Of-Term HW#1: Chapters 1, 2, and 12 |
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| 10 Feb | Aerodynamics - Prof. Weigel | Chapter 3, Aerodynamics |
| 1-390 | ||
| 12 Feb | Aircraft Performance - Prof. Newman | Chapter 4, Aircraft Performance |
| 1-390 | HW#1: Due |
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| 19 Feb |
Individual Design Portfolio (Personal Design Portfolios, PDP) LTA Vehicle Design Introduction |
Chapter
12, LTA Vehicle Design, pp. 287-300. PDP Examples on CD-ROM, Design Portfolios are due April 29 EOI: Lighter Than Air |
| 1-390 | HW#2: Due HW#3: Performance |
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| 24 Feb | Robotic Rover Design - Col. Young and Prof. Hoffman |
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| 1-390 | Rover Laboratory Report | |
| 26 Feb | Structures - Prof. Weigel |
Chapter 5, Intro. to Structures |
| 1-390 | HW#3: Due HW#4: Structures and Propulsion Reading assignment
handed out for |
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| 2 Mar | Teamwork - Prof. Weigel Delta Design Exercise |
Delta Design roles: Structures, Thermodynamics, |
| 1-390 | Architect, and Program Manager | |
| 4 Mar | Delta Design Exercise - Prof. Weigel | |
| 1-390 | ||
| 9 Mar | Lighter-than-Air Vehicle - Prof. Newman Propulsion/Electronics - Prof. Hoffman and Col. Young |
Chapter 6, Aircraft Propulsion |
| 1-390 |
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| 11 Mar | Rover Trials - All Faculty |
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| 1-390 | Hw#4 Due |
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| 16 Mar | Human-Powered Flight - Prof. Newman | EOI: Human-Powered Flight |
| 1-390 | Rover Laboratory Report Due | |
| 18 Mar | Preliminary Design Review (PDR) |
Chapter 12, LTA Vehicle Design, pp. 301-312 PDR Example on CD-ROM |
| 1-390 | Preliminary Design Review: Due LTA Design Kits handed out |
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| 30 Mar | Stability and Control - Prof. Weigel |
Chapter 7, Intro. to Stability and Control |
| 1-390 | ||
| 1 Apr |
Lighter-than-Air Flight, Special Guest Lecturer: Dr. Ray Leopold |
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| 1-390 | ||
| 6 Apr | Astronautics: - Prof. Hoffman The Space Environment |
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| 1-390 | Challenger 1 page write up Due | |
| 8 Apr | Satellite Systems Design - Prof. Weigel | Chapter 8, The Space Environment |
| 1-390 | ||
| 13 Apr | Challenger
Case Study - Prof. Hoffman Ethics in Engineering |
Chapter 10, Satellite Systems Engineering |
| 1-390 | ||
| 15 Apr | Design Day |
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| 1-390 | ||
| 22 Apr | Critical/Completed Design Review (CDR) |
CDR Examples on the CD_ROM |
| 1-390 | Completed Design Review (CDR): Due | |
| 27 Apr | Space Flight Experiments, Robotics, &
Advanced Spacesuit Design - Prof. Newman |
Chapter 11, Human Space Exploration Space Team Online |
| 1-390 | ||
| 29 Apr | Design Day | TA Shop Schedule |
| 1-390 | Potfolio
Grades.pdf, Learning Objectives.pdf Personal Design Portfolio: Due |
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| 4 May | LTA Vehicle Race Trials | |
| Rockwell Cage |
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| 6 May | Extravehicular Activity (EVA) - Prof. Hoffman |
Personal Design Portfolio ReDo |
| 1-390 | ||
| 11 May | LTA Vehicle Race Day | |
| Rockwell Cage |
Peer Evaluation Due | |
| 13 May | Course Feedback and Wrap-Up | Mandatory Attendance |
| 1-390 | End-Of-Term Questionnaire Due (16.00 course EOT evaluation) Course Evaluation Due (Dept. A/A on-line evaluation) |
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