Nondestructive evaluation of aircraft skin: Product design and development in the Sophomore Engineering Clinic

Shreekanth A. Mandayam, Anthony J. Marchese, John L. Schmalzel

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Abstract

The four engineering departments (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Civil) at Rowan University rely extensively on semester-long project modules called `Clinics' to provide practical applications for coursework taught within the respective departments. The engineering clinics are typically team-taught by faculty from more than one discipline; the student project teams are also multidisciplinary. The focus is on product design and development; students and faculty bring skills acquired from their respective disciplines to bear on the design process. This paper describes a Sophomore level clinic experience wherein students and faculty from the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering departments collaborated to design and develop a portable device that could be used to nondestructively inspect aircraft skin for cracks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1224-1229
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
Volume3
StatePublished - 1998
EventProceedings of the 1998 28th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE. Part 3 (of 3) - Tempe, AZ, USA
Duration: Nov 4 1998Nov 7 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Education
  • Computer Science Applications

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