| PROTOTYPE
AND PROOF-OF-CONCEPT HARDWARE |
| Electrical |
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- Design classical textbook and
simulation methods.
- Motor controls (brushless three phase
DC, induction Brush) and power electronics.
- Signal processing (analog and
digital.)
- Data acquisition.
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| Mechanical |
- Design - classical textbook.
- Machining and sheet metal work.
- Packaging and enclosures.
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| Control
Systems |
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- Design - classical and modern methods.
- Simulation.
- Fabrication and testing of electrical,
hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
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| Mechanisms |
- Design and simulation.
- Actuators,
servo valves and brushless DC motor controllers.
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| 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.
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| Mechanical
Component Design & Fabrication |
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- Structural, hydraulic, pneumatic, and
thermal design and analysis.
- Prototype and low rate manufacturing
(machining, material specification, sheet metal fabrication, and
assembly.)
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| Electronic
Circuit Design & Fabrication |
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- Power electronics.
- Motor controllers.
- Analog and digital circuit design.
- Printed circuit layout and assembly
(including surface mount technology.)
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| CREATION
OF HIGH FIDELITY SIMULATION MODELS |
| Data
Acquisition & Analysis |
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- Data acquisition systems design and
implementation (LabView and Visual Basic.)
- Data Analysis.
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| SYSTEM
INTEGRATION |
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| System
Integration |
Software Development |
- System requirements development
and analysis.
- Hardware/software integration.
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- C/C++, Visual Basic, and LabView.
- Real-time software design.
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| HIGHLIGHTS |
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- Scaled
Composites - Designed and fabricated flight controllers for White
Knight II and Space Ship II
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Diamond
Aircraft D-Jet – Designed and fabricated flap controllers for prototype
aircraft.
- Hybrid
energy management – Teamed with another company to modify and
integrate a wheel loader with an electro-hydraulic control
system to demonstrate energy savings.
- 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-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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