A Brief History of Engineering Education in the United States

A history of engineering education in the United States is described, beginning with General Washington's general order in 1778 calling for the establishment of a school of engineering and concluding with a discussion of the general trends in engineering education today. Emphasis is placed on the needs of a continually growing nation and on the ways in which engineering education has responded to these needs.     

在专业人才培养上的一个新尝试

本文就改革原教学模式,走继续工程教育和企校挂钩联合办学的道路,突出教学为生产服务的原则,尝试了一种新的办学方式,即:继续工程教育“4 1”和联合办学的“3 1”模式,进行了简明扼要的论述。     

CDIO工程教育模式下的教学效果分析

CDIO模式是近年来国际高等工程教育改革的最新成果。国内高校在引入CDIO模式改革过程中,难免会产生一些问题。中国民航大学电子信息工程专业是教育部2010年批准的CDIO工程教育模式第二批试点专业,通过对该校试点班学生学习效果及教师教学效果进行调查与分析,有助于明确改革实践中存在的问题,为CDIO模式在国内高校实践应用及推广提供有益借鉴。     

航空维修工程训练全程评估模式的研究

在现行航空工程机务维修考核评分标准的基础上,应用CDIO的工程教育理念,结合航空维修的特点,提出了对训练的全过程进行指导、记录、考核、评估的航空维修工程训练全程考核评估标准模式,应用于维修基础实习、系统实习、维修工程实习中,取得了良好的成效。     

Spacecraft engineering and research at Saint Louis University

Parks College of Engineering and Aviation of Saint Louis University [1i] has a tradition of offering an outstanding aerospace engineering education to prepare students at the undergraduate and graduate level for careers in commercial aviation, defense systems, and space systems fields. Courses are offered across the engineering spectrum (aerospace, electrical and computer engineering, and physics departments) ranging from an introduction to aerospace engineering to spacecraft design, spacecraft communications, and space physics. Students participate in courses that include orbital mechanics, space dynamics, spacecraft engineering, and space systems. Senior capstone project work is also included. A separate Astronautics Engineering track as well as a Minor in Space Systems Engineering for non-aerospace engineering students is currently being developed. A, number of student-driven space systems projects are in process that involve design, development, and test of small satellites similar to those recently highlighted in the March 2009 Systems article entitled The First one Hundred University-Class Spacecraft 1981 - 2008. Reference [4] identifies student spacecraft launched over the past 27 years.     

Education in the acquisition of complex defence equipment

In 1991 the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) appreciated that the increasing complexity of defence equipment should be matched by enhanced ‘systems engineering’ capabilities among the military officers, government officials and company executives who are responsible for the successful deployment of defence projects. Accordingly the MoD established the Defence Engineering Group (DEG) at University College London (UCL) to provide post-graduate education in defence systems engineering, and to form a national centre of excellence in defence acquisition.     

CDIO在空管人才培养中的可行性分析

作为当今国际工程教育领域最新教研成果,CDIO工程教育模式陆续被国内外许多高校工科课程采纳并结出丰硕的教学成果。民航强国战略背景下,我国民航飞速发展给空管人才培养带来了巨大挑战。从空管专业特点出发,论述了在空管专业人才培养中引入CDIO模式的可行性。     

"单片机原理及应用"课程设计探讨

“单片机原理及应用”是一门理论性实践性强的专业技术基础课程 ,根据该课程的性质、目的、和要求 ,结合专业特色、教学时数和高职高专教育的特点 ,就该门课课程设计的选题和实施过程进行了新的探讨 ,搞好‘单片机课程设计’这一环节对掌握单片机技术在生产实践中的应用 ,对后续专业课程的学习及对培养造就应用型、创造型的一线工程技术人才将起到较大的促进作用。     

The Dollars and Sense of Continuing Education

Lifetime earnings of a high school graduate of $150 000 can be increased to $725 000 with a doctorate. Continued study is required to ?stand still? with an engineering half life of ten years. These points, among others, point to the value of investment in continued education.     

优秀人才是飞机结构设计创新的源动力

根据未来先进战斗机发展的需要和飞机设计队伍的现状，指出了培养优秀飞机人才的紧迫性。论述了优秀飞机结构设计师应具备的基本素质、知识结构和专业技能。提高了改革人才培养机制，激励人才成长的建议。     

A sky high education

Getting an engineering education doesn't have to be restricted to a desk or terra firma. University students, and even some high school students, can participate in the NASA Reduced Gravity Student Program conducting experiments in zero gravity aboard the infamous “Vomit Comet.” This airplane was an unseen player in the Apollo 13 movie that provided weightlessness for star Tom Hanks in this outstanding film     

Engineering and Electrical Engineering?Supply and Demand

Change in employment of engineers is shown to be related to the Deutsch and Shea Index of Engineering Demand. A relationship is given that shows the changes in engineering employment on a quarterly and annual basis. Engineering employment has turned upward for the first time since the last quarter of 1969. We have displaced and stored over 90 000 qualified engineers since 1969, in addition to displacing over 40 000 not qualified by an engineering education. Estimates by some of the need for 48 000 engineers per year is shown to be highly questionable. Current demand is still insufficient to absorb the current output without displacing some currently employed. It is suggested that demand in specialties can be determined by advertising lineage devoted to specialties in the same manner that the engineering demand is determined by the Deutsch and Shea Index. The years 1970, 1971, and 1972 were characterized by a decrease in employment of 62 000 engineers, 150 000 new graduates, 25 000 immigrants, and only 55 000 normal retirements and deaths.     

Security Systems Research and Testing Laboratory at Edith Cowan University

The testing and evaluation of sophisticated security systems has remained in the domain of governments in national facilities and the commercial security industry through manufacturers and engineering consultants. As well, the production of testing protocols and industry standards has been developed by national organisations, professional security, and engineering bodies in the appropriate security fields. The Security Systems Research and Testing Laboratory in the School of Engineering and Mathematics at Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Western Australia has commenced operations in research, testing, and evaluation of security systems. This paper wir describe the first year of operation of the Security Systems Research and Testing Laboratory, and will describe the role that testing and evaluation of security systems plays in the education and training of Security Science graduates, as well as the benefits that the Laboratory brings to the security industry through its testing programme.     

Issues in microwave power systems engineering

The key issues in microwave power system engineering are beam safety, frequency allocation, and affordability. These major issues are presented, discussed, and suggestions for resolving them are offered. The issue of beam safety can be captured in the phrase “Fear of Frying.” Can a properly engineered beamed power safety system allay the public perception of microwave radiation dangers? Openness, visibility, and education may be keys to resolving this issue satisfactorily. “Not in my Spectrum” is a phrase that is frequently encountered in connection with the issue of where can the microwave power beam frequency be located. International cooperation may provide a part of the solution to this issue. “Wow, that much!” is a phrase encountered when dealing with the issue of economic affordability of large beamed power systems. A phased engineering approach for multiple uses even during construction is presented to aid in garnering revenue during the system build phase. Also, dual mode DC-RF converters are encouraged for bi-directional power flow utility and economies of scale in production     

软件工程系统论研究初探

基于一般系统论和工程系统论以及软件工程的特点提出了建立软件工程系统论的设想,并就软件工程系统论的研究意义、学科性质与体系、研究内容、研究方法等问题进行了初步探讨.工程系统论以各种各样的工程系统为其研究目标,其方法论体系适用于软件工程.创立软件工程系统论的科学体系及理论框架有助于切实贯彻系统科学和工程系统的基本思想,提升软件工程的研究起点,促进软件工程应用基础研究的系统化、严谨化和科学化.按照工程系统论提出的分类研究方法,可将软件工程系统初步分解为软件工程对象系统、软件工程过程系统、软件工程技术系统、软件工程支持系统、软件工程组织系统、软件工程管理系统等6大子系统.     

中国国防科技工业可靠性工程的现状与发展

分析了当前中国国防科技行业可靠性工程技术的现状,着重剖析了在工程上和技术上存在的不足与差距;通过与国外可靠性工程技术发展历程与趋势的对比,提出了中国近期国防科技工业可靠性工程技术的发展方向、思路和重点。     

一种商用飞机工程更改分类模型及管理策略

工程更改分类是构型控制的重要内容,为了满足日益突出的精细化工程更改管理需求,减少工程更改分类判断对人的依赖,需要引入新的分类和管理技术研究商用飞机工程更改分类模型及管理策略.首先,通过分析商用飞机研制过程工程更改的特点,分析工程更改影响力的组成因素,从“重要性”、“紧急性”和“复杂性”三个维度对工程更改影响力进行刻画,构建商用飞机更改影响评价指标体系.然后,采用综合模糊评价方法和坐标映射方法构建商用飞机更改分类模型,并基于八种分类给出与其密切相关的飞机更改管理策略和流程,实现对工程更改精细化管理.最后,以某商用飞机公司典型工程更改为例,讨论并验证更改分类模型和管理策略,结果表明模型有效.     

工程数据库在某型发动机试车中的应用

分析了某型发动机试车特点,并研究利用商用数据库管理系统和图形文件相结合的方式实现工程数据库对某型发动机试车数据的管理。同时还分析了某型发动机试车工程数据库的E-R模型、客户/服务器体系结构、数据处理程序和工程数据库的接口、客户端功能模块的开发。某型发动机试车数据库的开发提高了发动机的试车效率,保证了试车数据的安全性和一致性。      

并行工程在商用飞机研制中的应用

介绍了并行工程的定义及国内外并行工程的应用现状,分析了商用飞机全寿命周期的费用。结合商用飞机研制特点,研究了基于成熟度定义的并行工程方法。通过并行工程的应用,缩短研制周期,降低研制费用。     

Information systems requirements analysis and design: a balancedapproach

Over the last decade information engineering has become the methodology of choice for developing information systems. There are as many definitions of information engineering as there are practitioners of the techniques. This paper addresses information engineering from a practical perspective; it discusses how information engineering techniques can be applied to the real-life problem of identifying system requirements and satisfying those requirements with a computer-based information system. The paper also shows that information engineering, rather than being a new methodology, is made up of components of existing methodologies