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Minutes of the AIAA Design Engineering Committee Meeting

 Structures, Dynamics & Materials Conference  - St. Louis, Missouri
January 13 - 14, 1999

Attendees: 

Kristina Alexander Dorothea Fitzsimmons J. R. Phillips
Vladimir Balabanov Tom Healy Dan Rihn
James Baloun Tim Hintz Sid Rowe
Kevin Bell Michael E. Johnson Jon Schuck
William M. Berrios Keven Leith Bob Simms
Charles R. (Bob) Dauwalter Bruno Lohmueller Paul Trimarchi
George Firstbrook Francis R. Moon Doug Young

Date:  Tuesday Evening, April 13, 1999

Chairman's Corner
Bob Simms is stepping up to be Chairman;
Doug Young is our new Vice-Chair/ Chair Elect -- unanimous election at the meeting.
A plaque was presented to Tom Healy in appreciation for his chairmanship.
Jerry Hauser presented information on the SDM Long Range Planing Committee.
It's job is to enhance the SDM Conference. Meet annually at the SDM.
Reorganizing it to include:
conference planning subcommittee
strategic direction subcommittee
Want a member from every TC at this meeting
4 year commitment
involved in developing direction of SDM
Asked for volunteers -- Bill Berrios volunteered
Tom Healy provided an overview of the TAC vision and Goals and discusses how this might affect the DETC. A copy of the TAC charts are to be included in the minutes and the task of integrating these vision and goals into our plans was assigned to the Long Range Planning subcommittee.
DETC TC Liaisons:
Design Build Fly contest-- College students design model airplanes to meet specifications (these are changed every year). The students submit a paper.
The Multidisciplinary Optimization (MDO) Subcommittee is open right now. Vladimir Balabanov volunteered and was selected as the DETC representative.

Old Business:

Approved meeting minutes from last meeting.
Treasurers report:
$635.95 is our current balance.
Current Donation asked for is $5 per year for each member.
Bob Simms talked about Space Conference Panel session (previously held each year in Huntsville, AL). DETC volunteered to host a panel session at this years conference and stated that our session will be held on September 29th from 1pm to 4 pm. The Panel Session is entitled: Design Approaches for New and Evolutionary Launch Vehicles and will consist of a 15min Overview by each speaker followed by a 90 minute Panel/Audience Discussion. Bob discussed that we need to firm up the panelists by 4/16 and agreed to provide an update for inclusion in the minutes. Subsequent to the meeting Bob provided the following information.

Invited Papers & Speakers:

  1. Launch Vehicle Technology Development
    Bill Bozich, The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach
  2. Use of Off the Shelf Electronics
    Jan Wine, The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach
  3. Fast Track Development of a Multi-lobe LOX Tank for the X-33
    Richard Harris, Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems
  4. Commercial Development of the K-1 Launch Vehicle Structures
    Dave Cochran, Kistler Aerospace Corporation
  5. Composite Applications for Reuseable Cryogenic Tanks
    Carol Webber, Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems
DISC starts taking inputs now for the Aerospace America Highlight Article. Inputs should be provided to Mike Johnson.
Bob Simms reviewed the status of our Design Engineering Award and remarked that we did not make a award this year due to lack of nominations. He also discussed that AIAA does not distribute nomination requests to Industry, Government, and Academia but rather relies on the TC's to get nominations. The strategy and approach for acquiring additional nominations is an ongoing action for the Awards subcommittee.
Tom Healy proposed a brochure format for the DETC. A suggestion was made for adding the Design, Build, and Fly Contest to the information on the brochure. DETC members should review this draft brochure and provide comments and suggestions to Tom Healy prior to our next meeting.
Design Engineering Survey: Doug Young gave a description of the survey to find out about "Fresh-out" knowledge and industry worker knowledge. Committee asked to read survey questions and give comments back to the Education Subcommittee tomorrow. These questions will then be given to us and we are asked to give to 5-10 engineers at our work.
Tim Hintz gave overview on SDM 2000 -- Atlanta, GA. SDM Theme: "Venture into the new Millennium -- Get out of the Box". Told to get Hotels early. Possible Topics for Panel -- Advanced Technology Demonstrators.
Discussed Future Special Presentations:
Do we want to continue? -- Comment to use common sense and do them as time permits.
Is there some other selection method needed? -- Comment that older members have good things to present. Bob Simms to the action to develop a presentation plan for upcoming meetings.

Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999

DETC Upcoming Meetings

Our next meeting will be held in conjunction with the Space Technology Conference in Albuquerque on September 29th and 30th. The conference hotel is the Hyatt. The following year this will be held in San Diego. Boeing will sponsor. Tom is looking into details.
Subcommittee Reports:
Design Education
Design Guide
Design Integration
Committee decided to drop John Bernhardt due to inactivity.
New Business:
Frank Moon -- Centennial Powered Flight. Mock-up in Ames wind tunnel.
Bruno Lohmueller and Jon Shuck are "retiring" from the DETC.

Attachments:

Chairman's Agenda/Presentation
TAC Vision and Goals
DETC Proposed Brochure Presentation
DETC Roster
DETC Sponsored panel info for the Space Conference
Design Guide Subcommittee Minutes
Design Integration Subcommittee Minutes
Design Education Subcommittee Minutes
Design Integration Subcommittee Charter
Treasurer's Report
Paper Judging Form
Design Engineering Survey and Cover Letter