First formed as an Aeronautical Engineering Department in 1927, the Aerospace Department has continually been at the forefront of Hands On and Learn-by-Doing education. The purpose of the program was to teach students about the maintenance and repair of aircraft and their engines. Today, the Aerospace Engineering Department prepares students for work in the exciting field of aerospace engineering. Students are prepared for engineering work dealing with aerodynamics, propulsion, stability and controls, and structures of aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft.
Modified from aero.calpoly.edu
Senior Projects from 2015
Sense and Avoid UAS Project Final Design Report, Katie Peticolas, Cesia Cazares, Trevor Elsbree, Courtney Smith, and Herberth Elie Navas
Senior Projects from 2014
Investigation of Conjugate Heat Transfer in Fluid-Structure Interaction Modeling Using OpenFOAM, Andrew Brown
Senior Projects from 2013
The Effects of Fabrication Methods and Cure Cycle on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Laminate in Tensile and 3-Point Bend Testing, Adriano Agostino
Light Curve Generation for Satellites in Geostationary Orbits, Kimberly Andersen
Design and Analysis of Reusable Nozzles for Cal Poly’s Hybrid Rocket Lab, Cheyne Austin and Jose Vargas
Design of a Specimen Fixture for Impact Resistance Testing in an Instron Dynatup 8250 Drop Weight Impact Tester, Daniel Alejandro Barath
Fin Flutter Analysis, Richard Bauer and Austin Hardman
Modification of a Low Cost Vacuum Chamber for Use with an Electromagnetic Railgun, Jason M. Bertels
Creation and Analysis of an Electric and Magnetic Model of a Micro Ion Thruster, Maxwell Bodnar
Nozzle Design for the Supersonic Wind Tunnel Ramjet Attachment, Andrew Michael Carter
Synergistic Effects of Atomic Oxygen and Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure on Various Spacecraft Materials, Adrian L. Doan
Design and Fabrication of a Ramjet Engine, Clinton C. Humphrey
PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR PROPELLER PERFORMANCE TESTING IN THE CAL POLY WIND TUNNEL, Alex N. May, Clayton R. Green, Clinton J. Kirsop, and Jason A. Schupp
Low-Cost IMU Implementation via Sensor Fusion Algorithms in the Arduino Environment, Brandon McCarron
SMORE Revision: Ignition and User Interface, Arash Mehrparvar
Redesigned Aerospace Control System Platform for Laboratory Re-purposing, Ryan W. Moskaluk
Construction and Testing of a Quadcopter, David Roberts
Feasibility of CubeSat Formation Flight Using Rotation to Achieve Differential Drag, Skyler M. Shuford
Incorporating Aluminum Honeycomb to Increase Efficiency of U-tube Removable Heat Exchanger, Daniel Soto and Daniel Corona
Ramjet Combustion Chamber, Paul Cameron Stone
Paschen Breakdown in a CO2 Atmosphere, Matthew T. Stumbo
Thermal Vacuum Chamber Operation and Testing, Leila Tebyani
Control System Infrastructure for the Cal Poly Human Powered Helicopter: Upturn II, Douglas A. Thornber and Samuel J. Wahyou
Study of Natural Composite Materials Square Beam under Three Point Bending Test, Casey Wu