Aviation Accident Investigation or Agatha Christie for Engineers
Brian Nield (Boeing Commercial Airplane), Chuck Oman
Tue Jan 11, Wed Jan 12, 02-03:00pm, Room 33-319
Thu Jan 13, 02-04:00pm, Room 33-319
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2011
Limited to 24 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Spreadsheet Skills (Excel); Some Familiarity with Aviation
Commercial aviation is extremely safe, in part due to knowledge gained from studying accidents. This course is led by Brian Nield, MIT XVI G '78, Boeing's Chief Engineer for Aviation Systems Safety. The aircraft accident investigation process and some of the most significant accidents are discussed. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to work with their peers in a small, self-directed, investigative team to solve a realistic (but fictional) aircraft accident mystery. New information on the crash will be given out each session as you piece together the facts to determine what caused the accident and build recommendations for improving flying safety. Prereq: Spreadsheet Skills (Excel); Some familiarity with Aviation.
Note: The session on January 13 will be from 2-4.
Web: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/16/ia09/16.ai/index.html
Contact: Liz Zotos, 37-219, x3-7805, zotos@mit.edu
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Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Tour
Linda R. Fuhrman, Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA
Thu Jan 13, 02-03:30pm, Meet at 555 Tech Sq.
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2011
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Must be a U.S. citizen.
While still the MIT Aero-Astro department's Instrumentation Lab, we developed the computers and guidance systems that sent men to the moon. Now known as Draper Laboratory, our work spans everything fromguidance, navigation & control of vehicles that fly, swim, crawl, roll, walk and soar to developmentof micro-miniaturized electronics and devices, to biomedical devices,signal processing, and information exploitation. The tour will begin with an introduction to the Draper Laboratory, its history, and major projects. We will then visit several areas of the Laboratory and see some of its project activities. Restricted to U.S. citizens who must bring a government issued ID (such as a driver’s license) to be admitted to the tour and registration must be confirmed by Draper at least 24 hours in advance. Will
depart from the Draper Lab Reception Lobby, 555 Technology Square, Cambridge (next to NE43).
Web: http://www.draper.com/
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-208, x3-2279, mas@mit.edu
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Finding the Lowest Airfares -- Understanding Airline Pricing and Distribution
Dr. Peter Belobaba, Program Manager, MIT Global Airline Indu
Tue Jan 4, 02-03:30pm, Room 33-206
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Why is airline pricing so complicated and why do airline fares change so often? This talk explains the theory and practice of airline pricing and revenue management -- how airlines determine prices and how many seats to sell at each price. The links between these models and internet distribution channels provide insights into the search for the best fares and itineraries.
Contact: Marie Stuppard, 33-208, x3-2279, mas@mit.edu
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Generator Dinner, The Future of Exploration Student Showcase
Peter James, Ryan L. Kobrick
Thu Jan 13, 06-08:00pm, W20-306
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
To the next generation of explorers:
In celebration of MIT’s 150th Anniversary, the exploration community at MIT will be hosting a symposium, The Future of Exploration: Earth, Air, Ocean and Space to be held on April 26 and 27.
The Student Showcase will bring together the best student ideas in the exploration of Earth, Air, Ocean and Space. We want you and your team to tell us: In the next 50 years where will we go? What will we do there? How will we get there?
Competitors will have the chance to win up to $4,000 for their innovative proposals in three rounds of competition. Finalists will pitch their ideas to a panel of astronauts and distinguished explorers as part of the Exploration Symposium.
On January 13 and again on February 3, we will be hosting free Generator Dinners where interested students can come and learn more about the competition, have their questions answered, find potential teammates, and discuss exploration ideas.
Read about the event, key dates and competition guidelines at http://explore.mit.edu
We look forward to hearing from you,
Student Showcase Committee
Web: http://explore.mit.edu/explore/Competition.html
Contact: Peter James, (617) 715-2261, pjames@MIT.EDU
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Introduction To Real-Time Embedded Systems For Control Applications
Chris Wardman, Prof. Sara Seager, Prof. David Miller, Prof. Joel Schindall
Tue Jan 4, Thu Jan 6, 03-05:00pm, Room 33-218
Tue Jan 11, Thu Jan 13, 03-05:00pm, Room 33-419
Tue, Thu, Jan 18, 20, 03-05:00pm, Room 33-218
Tue Jan 25, 03-05:00pm, Room 4-153
Thu Jan 27, 03-05:00pm, Room 33-218
Signup by: 31-Dec-2010
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Some computer programming experience; permission of leader
This class will feature a detailed look at embedded system design for real time applications. Lectures will describe FPGAs, VHDL, real time theory, and integrating those pieces with embedded linux to produce a complete embedded architecture for real world applications. Lab will include working with commercial off the shelf hardware and software tool chains. Two additional hours will be required outside of class/lab.
Sign up for the class and questions about the class should be directed to wardman@mit.edu
This activity is sponsored by AeroAstro, EAPS, and EECS.
Contact: Chris Wardman, wardman@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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Zero Robotics Spacestorms
Prof. David Miller, Dr. Alvar Saenz Otero
Mon-Fri, Jan 4-7, 10-14, 18-21, 24-28, 10am-12:00pm, Room 35-225, Kick Off Meeting, 1/4, 10 am
If you liked 6.270 or would have liked to take 6.270, please join us in creating the first robotics competition that is truly out of this world. Zero Robotics Spacestorms, sponsored by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, is an international STEM competition for middle/high school and university students to be conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). Spacestorms builds upon MIT’s Zero Robotics (ZR) competition (patterned after First Robotics) whose third, nation-wide competition was held on December 16, 2010 and broadcast live from ISS in 10-250. ZR allows students of all ages to program the MIT-developed SPHERES satellites on ISS in head-to-head competition. Using LEGO Mindstorms, ZR Spacestorms will add modular hardware of your design, including mechanisms, sensors, and structures as well as new programming challenges and competition games. If you would like to be at the forefront of a new dimension in STEM education, design spaceflight hardware for ISS, work with NASA engineers and astronauts, invent new robotics concepts, or all of the above, please come to our kickoff meeting on January 4. We accept students from all MIT departments and years and expect a commitment of roughly 16 hours per week. While we will formally meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we can accommodate your schedule. We are seeking volunteers as well as students seeking 6 units of P/F credit.
Contact: Dr. Alvar Saenz Otero, alvarso@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Lincoln Laboratory
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