MAE 491/492MAE 491/492Integrated Product TeamIntegrated Product Team

Design ExamplesDesign Examples

Bringing the Real World into the Bringing the Real World into the classroom.classroom.

Senior DesignSenior Design

• MAE 491/492MAE 491/492– Capstone Senior Design for Capstone Senior Design for

Mechanical/Aerospace EngineeringMechanical/Aerospace Engineering– Referred to as “Integrated Product Team” (IPT)Referred to as “Integrated Product Team” (IPT)– Work on real engineering design projects from Work on real engineering design projects from

NASA and DoDNASA and DoD– Lots of interaction with public and private sector Lots of interaction with public and private sector

engineers, managers, and technical expertsengineers, managers, and technical experts– Partnerships with other universities, in the U.S. Partnerships with other universities, in the U.S.

and in Europeand in Europe– Open House, practice interviews, job Open House, practice interviews, job

preparationpreparation

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Past Projects – Real World Past Projects – Real World ChallengesChallenges

327 projects through Spring 201027 projects through Spring 2010

Recent IPT ProjectsRecent IPT Projects

• 2007 – Lunar rover2007 – Lunar rover• 2008 – Lunar lander2008 – Lunar lander• 2009 – Spacecraft to service 2009 – Spacecraft to service

telescope, manned lunar rover, 24m telescope, manned lunar rover, 24m telescope, and a rocket deployed telescope, and a rocket deployed UAVUAV

• 2010 – Mars Sample Return mission, 2010 – Mars Sample Return mission, Spacecraft for deep-space science Spacecraft for deep-space science missionsmissions

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20082008

• LETSLETS– Lunar Exploration Lunar Exploration

Transportation Transportation SystemSystem

– Standard EELV Standard EELV capablecapable

– Lunar south pole Lunar south pole (Shackleton Crater)(Shackleton Crater)

– Must have mobility Must have mobility on the surface of on the surface of the Moonthe Moon

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20082008

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LETS (continued)

20092009

• ASTROASTRO– Autonomous Autonomous

Spacecraft for Spacecraft for Telescope Telescope Rendezvous and Rendezvous and OperationsOperations

– Must be able to Must be able to service a large service a large telescope in spacetelescope in space

– Standard EELV Standard EELV capablecapable

– L2 orbit and L2 orbit and environmentenvironment

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20092009

• ASTRO ASTRO (cont.)(cont.)

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20092009

• EDLEREDLER– Extended Duration Extended Duration

Lunar Exploration Lunar Exploration RoverRover

– Support up to Support up to three astronauts three astronauts for missions in for missions in excess of 13,000 excess of 13,000 kmkm

– Store enough Store enough power for night-power for night-time drivingtime driving

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20092009

• GEMSGEMS– Group Engineered Group Engineered

Mirror StructureMirror Structure– 24 meter filled, 24 meter filled,

single aperture far single aperture far infra-red telescope infra-red telescope

– Ares V launch Ares V launch vehiclevehicle

– L2 orbitL2 orbit– 30 year life30 year life

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20092009

• RDLVRDLV– Rocket Deployed Rocket Deployed

Loiter VehicleLoiter Vehicle– Loiter vehicle Loiter vehicle

(UAV) that fits (UAV) that fits inside existing inside existing missilemissile

– Maintain 20km Maintain 20km altitude for 24 altitude for 24 hourshours

– Can carry optical Can carry optical sensor packagessensor packages

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Packaged Wings

Collapsed

Propeller

Motor

Battery Pack

Pressure Vessel

Sensor Package

GPS/IMU

20102010

• Mars Sample Return Mars Sample Return missionmission– Ares V launch vehicleAres V launch vehicle– Bring back 50 kg of Bring back 50 kg of

samples from Marssamples from Mars– Partner with 3 other Partner with 3 other

universities and 1 HSuniversities and 1 HS

• New FrontiersNew Frontiers– Deep space NASA Deep space NASA

missionsmissions– 1 university and 2 HS 1 university and 2 HS

partners partners

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Mars Sample Return Mission Patch

New Frontiers Mission Patch

Student Experiment Education ProjectStudent Experiment Education Project

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• High School High School PartnersPartners– Austin and Decatur Austin and Decatur

HSHS– Spring 2010, pilot Spring 2010, pilot

programprogram– Created designs Created designs

that flew aboard that flew aboard our spacecraft as our spacecraft as payloadpayload

– Participated in Participated in design reviewsdesign reviews

U.S. Partner UniversitiesU.S. Partner Universities

• Southern University Southern University in Baton Rouge, LAin Baton Rouge, LA– ME students team with ME students team with

our students for our students for designsdesigns

– Utilize IT based Utilize IT based communication toolscommunication tools

• College of Charleston College of Charleston in Charleston, SCin Charleston, SC– Science students, Science students,

define science define science objectives for our objectives for our missionsmissions

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UAHuntsville students visit Southern University in Baton Rouge (top); and UAHuntsville students

visit students in Charleston, SC (bottom)

International PartnersInternational Partners

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• IPT students work IPT students work work with students work with students from other countries from other countries on their designson their designs– ESTACA University, in ESTACA University, in

Paris, FranceParis, France– Aachen University, in Aachen University, in

Aachen, GermanyAachen, Germany– Glasgow University in Glasgow University in

Glasgow, ScotlandGlasgow, Scotland

• Photos: UAHuntsville Photos: UAHuntsville students visiting our students visiting our international partnersinternational partners

UAH IPTUAH IPT• Real-World design Real-World design

projectsprojects– NASA, DoD lead projectsNASA, DoD lead projects– Interaction with NASA, Interaction with NASA,

DoD, and private industry DoD, and private industry engineers and managersengineers and managers

• Distributed engineering Distributed engineering design teamsdesign teams– Multiple U.S. partner Multiple U.S. partner

universitiesuniversities– Multiple international Multiple international

partner universitiespartner universities

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IPT “Team Room”

IPT Open House

IPT Presentations