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7060 Cliffwood Pl.
Dayton, OH  45424-2929
(937) 254-2529
www.dci-ohio.com

gavin.jenney@dci-ohio.com

Engineering Consulting Engineering Consulting Prototype design and fabrication Prototype design and fabrication
System and component design System and component design Unique limited production hardware Unique limited production hardware
Research and development of control Research and development of control
systems and supporting technologies		 Design, implement, integrate, and Design, implement, integrate, and
test customer’s concepts
Design to customer’s requirements Design to customer’s requirements Gavin Jenney, PhD, MBA, P.E. – President Gavin Jenney, PhD, MBA, P.E. –  President
Incorporated in 1972 Incorporated in 1972

Hardware Testing and Measurement Flow

PROTOTYPE AND PROOF-OF-CONCEPT HARDWARE
Electrical Prototype and Proof-Of-Concept
  • Design classical textbook and simulation methods.
  • Motor controls (brushless three phase DC, induction Brush) and power electronics.
  • Signal processing (analog and digital.)
  • Data acquisition.
Mechanical
  • Design - classical textbook and finite element methods.
  • Machining and sheet metal work.
  • Packaging and enclosures.
Control Systems
  • Design - classical and modern methods.
  • Simulation.
  • Fabrication and testing of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
Mechanisms
  • Design and simulation.
  • Side stick flight controllers, servo valves, and actuators.
ACTUATION SYSTEM DESIGN ANALYSIS, TESTING
Control System Design, Analysis & Testing
  • Electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic control systems.
  • Analysis of linear and non-linear systems using MATLAB, Simulink, and CC.
  • Control system performance testing and parameter measurement.
  • Design and implementation of loading systems.
  • Fault tolerant design for critical applications.
Mechanical Component Design & Fabrication
  • Structural, hydraulic, pneumatic, and thermal design and analysis.
  • Prototype and low rate manufacturing (machining, material specification, sheet metal fabrication, and assembly.)
Electronic Circuit Design & Fabrication
  • Power electronics.
  • Motor controllers.
  • Analog and digital circuit design.
  • Printed circuit layout and assembly (including surface mount technology.)
CREATION OF HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATION MODELS
Data Acquisition & Analysis
  • Data acquisition systems design and implementation (LabView and Visual Basic.)
  • Data Analysis.
SYSTEM INTEGRATION
System Integration Software Development
  • System requirements development and analysis.
  • Hardware/software integration.
  • C/C++, Visual Basic, and LabView.
  • Real-time software design.
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Electrically Powered Actuator Development (EPAD) Program – Flight test of three prototype actuators in F/A-18 aileron location.  Smart Actuator - control and drive electronics moved from flight control computer to actuator.  Communication over fiber optic link.  Electrohydrostatic actuator (EHA) and Electromechanical actuator (EMA) - power-by-wire, control electronics mounted in aircraft wing.
  • X-37 – Actuation consultants, specification compliance.
  •  X-38 – Crew re-entry vehicle prototype.  Design and implement flight control computer surrogate system to verify performance of failure detection algorithm software (FDIR).  General EMA, system, and integration consulting.
  • X-43 – Actuation consultants.  Measure and verify on-vehicle performance of EMA’s.  Design and supply EMA stiffness measurement and dynamic load testing system.
  • Pilot Side-Stick Controller – Assist with setup, test design, and data analysis of Dynamic Controls designed and built flight control side-sticks in NASA Dryden simulators.

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