Airplanes have dominated the skies for the past few decades, with all hazards such as hail and birds studied extensively to ensure that airplanes can safely fly. However, in the last 5 years, a new hazard has entered the sky: the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), or as you might know it, the drone. With UAV’s being a possible threat to planes, many researchers are studying how the damage affects planes when the most vulnerable part of the plane, the turbine, is hit by one.
The student handout will be given to all students working on the design challenge. It gives a brief recap of the story, it helps the students identify what they are attempting to achieve, and it recaps the design process.
Airborne Collision Repair TEK8 Facilitator Guide
This Instructor’s Guide provides the instructor additional information on how to run the design challenge with alternatives for materials and test setups as well as information to help make the design challenge a good educational experience.
The Telling the Story Video conveys the societal impact of the student’s research that is the basis for the design challenge and will set the problem-solving context for students.
The Design Challenge Video leads students through the design process. It indicates materials available, states what the criteria are for success and any constraints. It also gives a second ‘level’ of the design challenge that allows ‘early completers’ to move on to a slightly more difficult challenge.