Title :
The Jeremy Project: a case study in undergraduate science and engineering education [in underwater ROV mission systems design]
Author :
Ota, J.M. ; Kitts, Christopher A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Santa Clara Univ., CA
Abstract :
In August 1998, Santa Clara University conducted a marine archeological expedition off the coast of Alaska with the use of a modified Deep Ocean Engineering phantom XTL underwater remotely operated vehicle. The mission goals were to locate a lost whaling fleet that sank near Barrow, Alaska in 1871 and to test NASA´s Mars Pathfinder 3D mapping technology for use in marine science. This paper reviews Santa Clara´s undergraduate engineering program in mission systems design and its use of remote extreme environment projects to entice the students to push their engineering talent and experience the process of delivering a product that satisfies requirements and performs real scientific research. The paper then describes the mission and accomplishments of the Jeremy Project as a case study of this educational philosophy
Keywords :
control engineering education; educational courses; remotely operated vehicles; robot vision; underwater vehicles; Arctic expedition; Jeremy Project; Mars Pathfinder 3D mapping technology; educational philosophy; lost whaling fleet location; marine archeological expedition; mission systems design; modified Deep Ocean Engineering phantom XTL; remote extreme environment projects; undergraduate science and engineering education; underwater remotely operated vehicle; Computer aided software engineering; Design engineering; Engineering education; Engineering management; Project management; Prototypes; Remotely operated vehicles; Space technology; Space vehicles; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5425-7
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1999.790213
