Open AccessHaftka's Helicopter Project: Combined Theoretical/Experimental Design
Author(s) -
William H. Mason
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.18260/1-2--7154
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , class (philosophy) , virginia tech , computer science , aerospace , product (mathematics) , process (computing) , engineering design process , project management , new product development , operations research , systems engineering , engineering management , engineering , software engineering , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , library science , programming language , aerospace engineering , geometry , mathematics , world wide web , marketing , business
A helicopter design project is described that combines computational modeling, optimization, design of experiments theory, fabrication, test, and analysis of the results, including statistical analysis. This is all done in a classroom environment in a reasonable number of class periods. Originally introduced by Professor Rafi Haftka at the University of Florida, this paper describes the version of the project carried out in the Fall of 1997 at Virginia Tech. The purpose of this paper is to expose a wide spectrum of educators to this project. Our experience with this project was very good and we provide enough details to allow easy implementation elsewhere.
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