3, 2, 1, launch!

R. De Kat; G. N. Saunders-Smits

3, 2, 1, launch!

Robot Dynamics

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Abstract

It is important that young people who chose to pursue a degree in engineering stick with their choice. Unfortunately students often loose their motivation during their first year. This paper gives an example of how the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of Delft University in The Netherlands manages to keep a large number of freshmen motivated and at the same time acquaint them with the wonderful world of aerospace engineering through the design, build, launch and analysis of PET bottle based water-rockets.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	SEFI 37th Annual Conference 2009 - Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2009 → 4 Jul 2009

Conference

Conference	SEFI 37th Annual Conference 2009
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	1/07/09 → 4/07/09

Keywords

Aerospace engineering
Freshmen retention
Project education
Water-rocket

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