Background
Smetana, Frederick O. was born on November 29, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Otto Frederick and Emilie Edna (Gera) Smetana.
(Smetana has written an integrated course book about dynam...)
Smetana has written an integrated course book about dynamics and automatic controls for introductory students in vibrations, dynamics, digital and automatic controls, dynamics of machinery, linear systems, and modeling. Upper-level undergraduate students are sure to benefit from Smetana's 40 years of experience in the field. The book emphasizes a common methodology and seeks to aid student understanding with SOLVE software to permit easy and comprehensive numerical experiments to answer "what if" questions, more than 350 illustrations, and details about how solutions are achieved and how to analyze the results. Discussion of various software packages reinforces the author's view that "engineering education will eventually emulate the engineering workplace in its use of 'canned' software." A 95-page user's manual for the SOLVE software provides FORTRAN codes for evaluating analytical solutions to systems of linear differential equations; it comes with two 3.5-inch PC diskettes. The goal is to prepare the newly graduated engineer to analyze the response of a flexible system to command and to determine rationally how the system's performance can be brought to the desired level of performance.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563470837/?tag=2022091-20
(This textbook and its six supporting computer programs pr...)
This textbook and its six supporting computer programs provide theoretical modelling of the aerodynamic characteristics of wings and bodies at low Mach numbers. The approach presented helps engineering students improve problem-solving skills by discerning the necessary steps associated with solving analytical problems. The book also presents a justification and rationale for validating end results that leave the student with an understanding of the answer and allow them to determine the effects of modifying parameters and geometry.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563472422/?tag=2022091-20
(An explanation of typical methods used to estimate aspect...)
An explanation of typical methods used to estimate aspects of the performance of aircraft and the theoretical basis of these methods. The accompanying CD-ROM features self-contained programs that can perform analyses in a manner which reduces student error and improves result accuracy.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563474638/?tag=2022091-20
educator consultant Aerospace engineer
Smetana, Frederick O. was born on November 29, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Otto Frederick and Emilie Edna (Gera) Smetana.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1950; Mechanical and Materials Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1961.
Vice president, Philcord Company, Inc., Monroe, North Carolina, 1950-1951; flight test analyst B, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1951; teaching assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1952-1953; professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1962-1994; professor emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1994; research scientist, University of Southern California, 1955-1962.
(Smetana has written an integrated course book about dynam...)
(This textbook and its six supporting computer programs pr...)
(An explanation of typical methods used to estimate aspect...)
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1953-1955. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (section chair North Carolina 1970-1972, 89-92, general aviation systems technical committee since 1984).
Married Adelaide Virginia Sigmon, December 27, 1952 (deceased 2005). Children: Daniel Frederick, Martha Elaine, Andrew Otto, Paul Howard. Married Zenaida Rivera, December 16, 2006.