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 2010
Blended Wing Body Form Factor Code and Model Center Integration, Simone (Simo) Alberti
Autonomous Control of the Cal Poly Motion Flight Simulator, Andrew M. Anderson
Hybrid Rocket Motor, Zach Arena, Alexander Athougies, and Alden Rodulfo
Hot Air Balloon Navigation, Dustin Blackwell
MATLAB Structural Analysis Code for String Wing Box Structure, Sean Brown
Interplanetary Gravity Assisted Trajectory Optimizer (IGATO), Jason Bryan
RV-7 N675CP Lean versus Rich Fuel Mixture Aircraft Performance, Edward Spenser Burgos and William Beaman Howe
MATLAB® GUI Visualization of Classical Orbital Elements, Nancy Teresa Cabrera
Modeling and Preliminary Finite Element Analysis on the Spun Structure for the CPInterSEP Project, Jason Carpenter, Kelly Cheng, Jeffrey Ma, Richard Pelham, and Kevin Povey
Non-Explosive Actuator Simulator, Bryan Costanza
Delamination of Sandwich Composites, Richard Anthony Davis
Analysis of F-104C World's Altitude Record Flight, William J. Day
Subwoofer Frequency Response Optimization by Means of Active Control, Luis Dominguez
Design, Fabrication, Structural Testing, and Numerical Analysis of a Small Scale Composite Wing, Jacob David Gaunt, Juan Carlos Flores, and Vincent Andrew Perry
Analysis of a Passive Flow Control Device via Flow Visualization Techniques, Cheryl R. Graham and Shi (Peter) Huang
Experimental Development of Compressor and Turbine Performance Maps for Turbomachinery, Michael W. Green
Conceptual Aircraft Hinge Moment Measurement System, Erin M. Hambrick and Nicole M. Thomason
Senior Project: Global Position Determination from Observed Relative Position of Celestial Bodies, Michael Holmes
Valveless Pulsejet Engine, Cory William Kerr and James Robert Reynolds
Alterations of the Cal Poly Supersonic Wind Tunnel to Increase Accuracy and Prove the Absence of Shockwaves, Garrett A. Lovell and Hector A. Gonzalez
Ground Support Equipment for Northrop Grumman Massive Heat Transfer Experiment, Michael A. Manuel, Christopher J. Sparber, and Greg A. Trent
MiXI Thruster Tungsten and Thoriated Tungsten Testing, Jesse R. Miller
Initial Design and Simulation of the Attitude Determination and Control System for LightSail-1, Matthew Thomas Nehrenz
Cal Poly Flight Test Platform for Instrument Development, Kyle Schaller, Ian Muceus, and Aaron Ells
SMORE Phase 2: An Upgrade in Valve Systems & Startup Procedure for A Small Methanol Oxygen Liquid Rocket Engine, Christian Soria