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Travel the World: VR Experience
Get PDFAn immersive virtual‑reality journey to iconic sites and everyday street scenes around the globe that lets participants “visit” new places and cultures in minutes
Boeing 787 Freighter Conversion: Structural Redesign and Enhanced Cargo Operation
Get PDFWith the continued expansion of global supply chains, demand for airfreight is rapidly increasing. As older cargo aircraft approach the end of their service life, the Boeing 787 freighter variant emerges as an ideal candidate to address this growing market demand. To facilitate its conversion from passenger to freighter configuration, modifications included the addition of a cargo door and adjustments to the cabin floor, allowing for efficient cargo loading operations. The structural components, including stringers and longerons, were specifically sized and strategically positioned in both the cargo door section and throughout the rest of the fuselage to accommodate the anticipated loads. These structural decisions were guided by comprehensive hand calculations and validated through finite element analysis. Additionally, fatigue life expectancy assessments were performed using crack growth prediction techniques to ensure structural integrity and longevity. The resulting 787-F variant provides a medium-capacity, long-range freighter aircraft featuring superior fuel efficiency and a redesigned composite fuselage optimized for standard cargo operations. These enhancements have been implemented while rigorously maintaining necessary safety margins. This presentation highlights a practical engineering approach to developing a cargo variant by strategically modifying an existing aircraft design to meet new operational requirements
Hybrid STOL Aircraft Designed for Short Urban Operations
No full textThis capstone project investigates the mathematical foundations of shock wave formation. Shock waves are abrupt, propagating disturbances in a compressible fluid like air or water, characterized by a near-instantaneous change in pressure, density, and velocity. The analysis centers on the mathematical framework governing these nonlinear waves, particularly hyperbolic conservation laws. The method of characteristics reveals how intersecting characteristics produce discontinuities, representing shock waves. The Rankine-Hugoniot jump conditions are examined, providing precise relationships between physical quantities across the shock front. Entropy conditions, essential for selecting physically admissible solutions, are also discussed. A deeper understanding of aerodynamic phenomena, specifically supersonic flows where shock waves are prominent, is achieved through these mathematical principles. This project demonstrates how a rigorous mathematical foundation improves the ability to model and predict shock wave behavior, contributing to advancements in aerodynamic design and analysis
DB vs. PC Trivia Championship - IEW Edition
Get PDFAn inter‑campus trivia face‑off packed with international themes, team strategy, and the chase for medals, prizes, and ultimate bragging rights. Put your team together and compete to claim the GOAT Trophy for your home campus
Airport Sustainability: Balancing Operational and Environmental Objectives
No full textSolar power is a frequently used strategy to support green power generation at airports and near airports. Further, all U.S. airports that published ESG reports included solar power as a strategy. Many of these airports utilize solar power to help meet UN SDGs. While solar power provides numerous advantages, in the vicinity of airports it can also present potential risks. This was most recently observed at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, where nearly half of the panels at a nearby solar farm will be removed due to problems with glare affecting pilots on approach. This research investigates the use of solar power at airports to support UN SDGs and explores when solar may not be appropriate near airports, as well as possible mitigation strategies
Sustainable Fan Blade Recycling for a Greener Aviation Supply Chain – A KP Aviation Case Study
No full textThis case study explores the ways to enhance sustainability within the aviation supply chain by recycling non-repairable fan blades. The project aims to reduce waste and recover valuable materials such as titanium, nickel alloys, and carbon fiber composites from scrapped components. Through site visits to KP Aviation’s teardown facility and the ECUBE recycling center, the research team conducted data collection and material analysis to assess the feasibility and impact of recycling initiatives. The study recommends segregating fan blades from other scrap materials, partnering with certified aviation recyclers, and establishing direct recycling agreements to maximize revenue and sustainability outcomes. The proposed circular supply chain model not only diverts thousands of blades from landfills but also transforms waste into revenue-generating inputs. Future implementation includes piloting the recycling process, measuring its financial and environmental impact, and expanding the scope to include additional blade types and MRO partnerships
Portal to Prescott
No full textA live, two‑way “window” that connects DB to the Prescott campus for spontaneous conversations, shared activities, and a feel for each other’s campus cultur
Mock Interviews
No full textMock interviews with Boeing representatives. Open to all students. First come, first served. Check-in at the Center for Career and Professional Development office in the Student Union, Suite 313
A Search for Subdwarf B Binaries Using Pulsation Timing from TESS
No full textHot subdwarf B (sdB) stars are post-main-sequence stars of high temperature and gravity. Approximately 30% of sdBs exhibit stable pressure and/or gravity-mode pulsations, which can be used via the timing method to test for companion stars and determine their orbital solutions. We used short cadence data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to search for previously undiscovered companions to sdBs. In this paper, we focus on searching for companions with orbital periods shorter than 13.5 days which are detectable within one sector of TESS data (about 27 days). The timing method requires that we derive pulsation frequencies in subsets of data significantly shorter than the periods we are searching for, which we set at 0.5–1.5 day. We investigated ten sdB stars with previously detected p-mode pulsations for which at least one p-mode pulsation remains detectable with a signal-to-noise ratio \u3e 4 within data subsets of duration 0.5–1.5 day. We find that two (TIC 202354658 and TIC 69298924) of these ten sdB stars likely have white-dwarf companions and set limits on companion masses for the other eight sdB stars
