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Showing 1 to 20 of 66 for “"Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University"”.
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Creating Standards Compliant Biodiesel Production Capability Using Waste Peanut Oil at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
<p>During the past year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been in the process of making a viable biodiesel using waste peanut oil from a Chick-Fil-A fast food restaurant on campus. Past research and biodiesel production from the previous two years on campus was taken into consideration and …
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Personality as it Relates to Performance Among Primary Flight Students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
<p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship of primary flight students' performance as it relates to personality. Previous research has provided the basis for the relationship between what an individual accomplishes and personality traits. The individual performance of 30 students …
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Comparative Analysis of Distance Learning and Traditional Instructional Delivery Methodologies in Selected Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Graduate Courses
… qualitative and quantitative data for selected Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate courses in both the distance learning and traditional classroom delivery methods. The population for this study was made up of two segments. The first segment consisted of all students that completed a …
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Development of a Force and Airspeed Data Acquisition System for the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 30x40 in. Subsonic Wind Tunnel
<p>The very first objective of performing most experiments is collecting numerical data. Values can be read from instruments or gauges by eye and recorded by hand. However, in certain experiments the amount of data collected may become so large that a human alone can not observe and record the data …
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A Comparative Analysis of Distance Learning and Traditional Classroom Learning for MAS 602, MAS 603, and MAS 605 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
… The group for the study will be 80 traditional university students and 145 distance learning students who have participated in MAS 602, MAS 603, or MAS 605. The descriptive approach was used to investigate this problem. Test and assignment scores of the two groups were examined and compared to …
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Analysis of the Effects of Hypoxia on Cognitive Processing Ability
… 9/abstract/F026CBBBA0574DDEPQ/1?accountid=27203#">Embry Riddle Aeronautical University</a> Normobaric High Altitude Lab (HAL) to determine the cognitive reduction in spatial orientation and mental math ability experienced by individuals at progressively increasing levels of hypoxia, measured in …
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Investigation and Evaluation of a Computer Program to Minimize VFR Flight Planning Errors
… selected from the introductory flight courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. After the subjects completed a conventional VFR navigation log, they were asked to plan the return trip of the flight using a computer aided flight plan. It was initially expected that the computer aided flight …
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Development of a Hybrid Vehicle Powertrain Test Laboratory
… 9/abstract/A34E75CABF574DC1PQ/2?accountid=27203#">Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University</a> has installed and tested a fully functional eddy-current chassis dynamometer testing facility on campus. An automotive test facility requires a systems engineering approach to install, calibrate and …
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A Summative Evaluation of FlightSafety International's Computer Assisted Instruction known as "Principles of Troubleshooting"
… maintenance trainees. Sixty randomly chosen Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) students served as control and experimental subjects with the POT course as the independent variable. Because random assignment was possible, a posttest-only control group design was used. Thirty ERAU …
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Investigation of Pulse Detonation Engines; Theory, Design and Analysis
… 9/abstract/46D5FC61A7164812PQ/1?accountid=27203#">Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University</a>. In this paper we will discuss the experimental aspects of building, testing, and analysis of a pulsed detonation tube including the development of a pulsed detonation testbed and analysis via computational …
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Rocket Borne Measurements of a Near-Infrared Vehicle Induced Emission with a Newly Designed Spectrograph
… Spectrograph was designed and built at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for rocket borne observations of this glow. This instrument became a piggy-back payload on the Terrier-Orion SAMPLER 41.025 rocket payload launched from White Sands Missile Range in July, 2003. A photodiode …
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The Use of Videotape during Post-Flight Debriefing of Simulator Flights to Improve Student Learning and Reduce Instructional Time
… in an instrument rating flight course at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. A Frasca 141 simulator and a Panasonic video camera were used as the data gathering instruments. The treatment group reviewed the instructional lessons on videotape during their post-flight debriefing. At the …
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The Effect on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Reporting Culture from Implementing an Aviation Safety Action Program
<p>The Flight Training Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, has been contemplating implementing an Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) in order to help protect students and instructors from certificate action. This feasibility study analyzed what motivated instructor …
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Noise and Time Pressure Effects on Situation Awareness and Aviation Maintenance Tasks
… and situation awareness (SA). Sixteen Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students majoring in Aviation Maintenance Science participated in a within-subject experimental design. Each participant's performance, SA level, and perceived workload were measured during maintenance tasks in …
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Slosh Damping with Floating Magnetoactive Micro-Baffles
… results. Exploratory research conducted at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fuel Slosh Test Facility in development of an innovative PMD is presented. Embedding floating micro-baffles with a magnetoactive material such that the baffle can be manipulated when exposed to a magnetic field …
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General Aviation Aircraft: A Comparative Analysis of Analog Instrument Display and Conceptual Primary Flight Display
… of a private pilot license selected from the Aeronautical Science department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Three flight conditions (spoiler problem, engine problem, and flap failure) acting as a control group was given to the flight students while flying a traffic pattern. A Silicon …
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An Intermittent-Combustion General Aviation Aircraft Engine Exhaust Noise Prediction Algorithm
… engine noise theory. Next, a discussion about an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) engine system, engine exhaust system configurations, and microphone setting standards that show the ERAU engine system exhaust noise data. Finally, an Intermittent-Combustion (IC) General Aviation (GA) …
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Scalable, Solar Powered Membrane-Based Water Purification Systems for Community Development in Developing Countries
… a community development model developed at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) to deliver sustainable water purification systems and originate a companion micro-business to sell excess clean water in communities in Haiti. Since 2010, students and faculty from ERAU have partnered with …
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Analyzing Communication Performance: A Comparison of Native-English Speakers and Non-Native English Speakers
… 4/abstract/849C626F70634DC2PQ/1?accountid=27203#">Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University</a> (ERAU) flight students at the Daytona Beach campus. This study used a sample of students from English-speaking countries and a sample of students from non-English speaking countries. A quantified study of the …
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Quality and Quantity of Sleep Study and its Relationship to the Performance of LPGA Tour Players
… 8/abstract/F3C6B2811DB7468CPQ/1?accountid=27203#">Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University</a> (ERAU) to ask for volunteers at two tournaments during October of 2010 to complete subjective sleep fatigue logs. Analysis of the sleep fatigue logs revealed a relationship between sleep quality and …
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