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AERO 2355 Quiz 1 55 points 15% of assessment

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Student Number: _______________________
!osed "oo#$ %&is assessment is to be 'omp!eted in '!ass$ No outside notes( te)ts( e!e'troni' media(
or ot&er resour'es a!!o*ed$
Question 1 +2 points,
-&at is a s.stem/ +2 ans*ers,
1$ A 'o!!e'tion of e!ements in a bo) in a store room$
2$ A 'o!!e'tion of e!ements *&i'& are assemb!ed to fu!fi! some defined purpose$
3$ A 'o!!e'tion of boo#s in t&e !ibrar.
0$ A sin1!e boo# on .our des#
Question 2 +2 points,
-&at t.pes of s.stems is a 'ar/ +'ir'!e a!! appropriate ans*ers,
Simp!e or 'omp!e)
Open or '!osed
Stati' or d.nami'
Natura! or manufa'tured
Question 3 +3 points,
2n S.stem En1ineerin1 3an1ua1e *&at does it stand for/
45R 1$ 4re!iminar. 5esi1n Re6ie*
2$ 4ossib!e 5esi1n Re7uirements
3$ 4res'ribed 5esi1n Re1u!ations
3A 1$ 3ast riti'a! Assuran'e
2$ 3ife .'!e Ana!.sis
3$ 3ife ost Ana!.sis
QA 1$ Quantit. Assessment
2$ Qua!it. Assuran'e
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Question 0 +5 points,
3ist sta1es of s.stem 389E83E
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Question 5 +5 points,
8ou desi1n :A; and .our tas# is to perform %rade Stud.$ 3ist fi6e +5, e6a!uation 'riteria to
'ompare fe* possib!e 'on'epts$
Effe'ti6eness of mission 'omp!etion
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:ateria!s
4rodu'tion time
Ease of manufa'turin1
Ease of operation
Ease of maintenan'e
Re!iabi!it.
Safet.
<< and so on
Question = +3 points,
5efine differen'e bet*een re7uirements definition and re7uirements spe'ifi'ation
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Question > +5 points,
-rite possib!e fi6e +5, sour'es of re7uirements
E)terna! re7uirements
ustomer re7uirements
Re1u!ator. re7uirements
2ndustr. standards
2nterna! re7uirements
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Question ? +3 points,
Se!e't t&e best %e'&no!o1. Readiness 3e6e! for ea'& of t&e be!o* NASA ne*s arti'!es
1. One of concepts chosen by NASA for study as part of The future is now 2014 progra. A
concept for a 10!eter" sub!orbita# #arge ba##oon ref#ector that ight be used as a te#escope inside
a high!a#titude ba##oon. The concept uses part of the ba##oon itse#f as a ref#ector for the te#escope.
The principa# in$estigator is %.&. 'a#(er of the Steward Obser$atory at the )ni$ersity of
Ari*ona" Tucson. This concept is at+
a. T,- 1
b. T,- 2
c. T,- .
d. T,- 4
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2. Out!of!this!wor#d/ 0ad bui#ds his two sons a Nasa space siu#ator and ission contro# des( in
their bedroos. A father #eft his two sons fee#ing o$er!the!oon after bui#ding the a Nasa space
siu#ator and #ife!#i(e ission contro# center in their bedroos. 1eff 2ighsith" .3" spent ore
than four onths piecing the spacecraft together for his four!year!o#d boy" 1asper" and around
4500 on the gra$ity!defying des( for his si6!year!o#d son" 7a$in. The spaceship features a nuber
of switches" sound effects" -80 readouts" 9oystic(s and e$en a fu##y!functioning robotic ar.
This concept is at+
a. T,- :
b. T,- ;
c. T,- 5
d. T,- <
.. =y the end of Septeber" NASA aerospace engineer 1ason =udinoff is e6pected to cop#ete the
first iaging te#escopes e$er asseb#ed a#ost e6c#usi$e#y fro .!0!anufactured coponents.
>As far as ? (now" we are the first to attept to bui#d an entire instruent with .!0 printing"> said
=udinoff" who wor(s at NASA@s 7oddard Space A#ight %enter in 7reenbe#t" Bary#and.
)nder his u#ti!pronged pro9ect" funded by 7oddard@s ?nterna# ,esearch and 0e$e#opent C?,A0D
progra" =udinoff is bui#ding a fu##y functiona#" 30!i##ieter C2!inchD caera whose outer tube" baff#es
and optica# ounts are a## printed as a sing#e structure. The instruent is appropriate#y si*ed for a
%ubeSat" a tiny sate##ite coprised of indi$idua# units each about four inches on a side. The instruent
wi## be eEuipped with con$entiona##y fabricated irrors and g#ass #enses and wi## undergo $ibration and
thera#!$acuu testing ne6t year.
This concept is at+
e. T,- 4
f. T,- 3
g. T,- :
h. T,- ;
Question @ +5 points,
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Question 1A +5 points,
Organi*e the fo##owing b#oc(s into a proper functiona# decoposition or syste #e$e# hierarchy.
There shou#d be a top down structure when you are done and it shou#d be c#ear which ites are on which
#e$e# in the hierarchy.
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Question 11 +2 points,
-&at are ONO4s/
A description of how the syste wi## be operated during the ission phases in order to eet sta(eho#der
e6pectations.
Question 12 +2 points,
5es'ribe *&at is t&e 9un'tiona! 5e'omposition$
9un'tiona! 5e'omposition CArchitectureD
Top!down definition of syste functions.
0ictionary describing each function.
Question 13 +2 points,
86p#ain what is reEuireents $a#idation and reEuireents $erification.
A syste is ;ER292E5 when it is shown to eet a## reEuireents
A syste is ;A325A%E5 when its reEuireents are shown to satisfy a## ob9ecti$es and
its design is shown to satisfy a## reEuireents
Question 10 +0 points,
E)p!ain *&at is *ron1 *it& t&e fo!!o*in1 re7uirements$
1. The ad$anced tactica# Aighter sha## use a &u!band radar a#tieter to pro$ide
aircraft a#titude.
Specifies so#ution
2. The A.5< sha## be capab#e of high speed cruise.
Hague" not specific
.. The aircraft can carry a #ot of fue# and weapon.
Hague" not specific
4. The fight ust ha$e supercruise capabi#ities" and carry eight air to air issi#es.
Bore then one reEuireent
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Question 15 +0 points,
3ist primar. air'raft 'omponents
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And<$ ontro!s

Question 1= +3 points,
5es'ribe primar. fun'tions of *in1s
The ain function of the wing is to generate the aerodynaic force of #ift to (eep the aircraft
airborne.
The wing tends to generate two other unwanted aerodynaic productions+ an aerodynaic drag
force p#us an aerodynaic pitching oent.
Aurtherore" the wing is an essentia# coponent in pro$iding the aircraft #atera# stabi#ity" which is
fundaenta##y significant for f#ight safety.
?n a#ost a## aircraft" the ai#eron is arranged so as to be at the trai#ing edge of the outboard
section. 2ence" the wing is #arge#y inf#uentia# in pro$iding the aircraft #atera# contro#.
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