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MathWorks International Aerospace and Defense Conference - Abstracts and Biographies
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General Sessions
Day One – 24 May 2005
Ron Locklin is Director of Industry Marketing for The MathWorks. He holds a B.A. from Colgate University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Keynote Session: Flying the X-35Tom Morgenfeld, X-35 Chief Test Pilot (Ret.), Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Thomas A. Morgenfeld, a 1965 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, was designated a Naval Aviator in 1967. He had two fleet tours flying the F-8 Crusader, one in Fighter Squadron SIXTY-TWO and one in Fighter Squadron ONE-NINETY-ONE. There he flew more than 120 combat missions and amassed more than 500 carrier landings. Between the two tours he attended the United States Naval Postgraduate School where he earned his M.S. degree in aeronautical engineering. In 1975 he attended the Empire Test Pilots' School in England, winning the McKenna Trophy as top student in his class. In 1976 Mr. Morgenfeld was ordered to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron FOUR where he participated in several classified test programs in addition to serving as the F-18 Project Pilot. In 1979 Mr. Morgenfeld went on to USAF exchange duty with the 4477th Test and Evaluation Flight. While there he became the first Naval Aviator to qualify as an Air Force Aggressor pilot.
Mr. Morgenfeld joined Lockheed in December 1979 as an Experimental Test Pilot in the world famous Skunk Works. There he was assigned to the F-117 program where he has flown almost 1,300 hours in testing that radical aircraft. In 1989 Mr. Morgenfeld went on to the Advanced Tactical Fighter program where he was primarily responsible for flying the second YF-22A prototype. After Lockheed won that competition, he was named Chief Test Pilot for the YF-22A follow-on test program. In 1991 he was named Chief Test Pilot for the Skunk Works and in 1999 was promoted to Director of Flight Operations as well. He was the Chief Test Pilot on the Joint Strike Fighter program where he performed the first flight on the X-35 and tested all three versions of the airplane. He also served as an Engineering Technical Fellow of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. until his retirement in 2004.
Mr. Morgenfeld, a retired Navy Captain, is a Fellow and past President of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. He is a member of two Collier Trophy winning teams and has been inducted into the Aerospace Walk of Honor.
Distributed Computing in Aerospace Applications
Loren Dean, Development Manager, The MathWorks
The MathWorks has just introduced two new products for distributed computing, to enable engineers and scientists to run coarse-grained MATLAB algorithms and Simulink models in a cluster of computers. These products offer faster time-to-solution and reduce overall execution time of many computationally intensive applications. This presentation will introduce the Parallel Computing Toolbox and the MATLAB Distributed Computing Server and discuss how they apply to aerospace applications.
Loren Dean is a senior engineering manager in the MATLAB development organization. He has responsibility for MathWorks distributed computing products as well as the Test & Measurement application area and the license management and installation group. Loren has been with The MathWorks since 1995. Prior to joining The MathWorks, Loren worked for AlliedSignal Aerospace performing systems analysis and integration for aircraft engines, and used MATLAB and Simulink extensively. Loren has B.S. and M.S. degrees in aeronautical engineering from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.
Achieving Six Sigma Software Quality Using Automatic Code Generation
Bill Potter, Senior Staff Engineer, Honeywell International
Explore how Honeywell uses Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder on several aerospace development programs, and how this tool helped them achieve a code defect leakage rate of 6.35 sigma. This accomplishment could not have been realized without the automatic code generation process in place.
Bill Potter is senior staff engineer for Honeywell with 27 years experience in aerospace systems development. Working in the Systems and Software Productivity Center, he is responsible for deployment of Model-Based Design processes at Honeywell. He has been using MATLAB and Simulink for 11 years and Real-Time Workshop for embedded target applications for 9 years.
Flight Code Generation
Tom Erkkinen, Embedded Application Manager, The MathWorks
Through demonstrations and examples, we will review a software development framework using Model-Based Design with automatic flight code generation. Demonstrations include new Simulink and Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder technologies involving data management, code optimization, legacy code integration, and embedded system targeting. Using industry examples, this presentation provides important information to both novices and experts in Simulink code generation.
Tom Erkkinen currently leads a corporate initiative to foster industry adoption of production code generation for embedded applications. Before joining The MathWorks, Tom worked at Lockheed developing real-time software for missile systems and embedded software for the Space Shuttle Robotic Manipulator System. Tom also helped develop a variety of HIL test labs at NASA Johnson Space Center. He has also worked at commercial companies developing and implementing safety critical code generation and automatic unit test tools in the aerospace and automotive sectors. Tom holds a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering from Boston University and an M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Santa Clara University.
Hardware-in-the-Loop for a Radio-Frequency Geolocation Algorithm
Scott Briles, Ph.D., Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Previous space-to-ground, single-platform geolocation experiments exploiting time-difference-of arrival (TDOA) demonstrated that accurate measurements of differential phase could be produced from a confined antenna array. Using FPGAs, the processing of streaming data is feasible, providing an ever-vigilant sensor. This presentation will describe the experiences and performance results for the transition of a flight-proven algorithm from microprocessor-based technology to FPGA technology.
Scott D. Briles received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1984, 1986, and 1992, respectively. He joined Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) as a graduate student in 1988 after working for the Boeing Company for two years. Briles has been a technical staff member at LANL since 1992 after completing his doctorate dissertation on ultra-wideband radar. He has worked on several satellite projects during his time at LANL. His last space-based project, MSTRS (miniature satellite threat reporting system) was aboard the previous NASA space shuttle mission, and successfully demonstrated that single-platform geolocation from space is feasible. The MSTRS team was the Air Force Research Laboratory's nominee for the Air Force Outstanding Scientist Award. Dr. Briles' research interests are in the areas of digital signal processing for RF, adaptive beamforming, space-based geolocation, and modulated-reflector communications, for which he holds two patents.
Modeling the Link-16 Network for the Warfighter
Dr. Sonetra Howard-Wilburn, Principal Communications Engineer and
Uchenna Ahaghotu, Electrical Engineer IV, Avtec Systems Inc.
This presentation describes how Avtec used MATLAB and Simulink to design and validate the Link-16 network model. The model uses propagation delay, fading channels, error coding, adaptive signal processing, and co-channel interference to analyze the network for bandwidth bottlenecks, the probability of packet collisions, and the impact of interference.
Dr. Sonetra Howard-Wilburn is principal communications engineer at Avtec Systems. Dr. Wilburn focuses on designing large-scale communication algorithms and innovative architectural solutions for cohesive systems. Her talent in impacting the design process from customer objectives to defining and establishing effective solutions, identifying risks, and defining mitigations, through analysis and deployment of products, is supported by her strengths in research, design, communication, and technical training. Applications have ranged from atmospheric and ocean forecast models to xDSL broadband communication systems.
In addition, she has served on technical working groups and integrated product teams in the areas of real-time middleware for safety-critical systems, technology for Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, data re-organization, and airborne SIGINT architectures with emphasis on software processing, hardware/software co-design, real-time processing, and distributed computing. She was named one of the top 50 women in science and technology by the National Technical Association. She has also received numerous awards and honors, served as session chair in international conferences, and co-authored more than 15 papers, technical reports, and chapters. Dr. Howard-Wilburn received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1997.
Mr. Uchenna Ahaghotu is an Electrical Engineer IV at Avtec Systems. Mr. Ahaghotu's primary area of focus is the field of wireless communication. As a member of the Operational Performance Simulator (OPS) team, he worked on developing mathematical algorithms for the covariance section of OPS, to convert the TDOA and FDOA functions from non-vectorized to vectorized. This stemmed from his research in estimation theory and different aspects of electronic warfare. He also worked on the development of a test plan and specifications for signal processing, scientific modeling, and simulation of physical systems while a member of the OPS team. Using his strength in wireless communication, Mr. Ahaghotu has designed and built complex communication-related models such as the Link-16 simulator, GMSK receiver, and a fading channel (Rayleigh and Rician) simulator, using MATLAB and Simulink to model, test, and validate the systems. Mr. Ahaghotu received an M.Sc. in electrical engineering from The George Washington University in 2003.
Communications and RF Using MATLAB and Simulink
Alex Rodriguez, Signal Processing and Communications, The MathWorks
Industry and government communities alike have experienced explosive growth in communication systems. Old design methodologies have not been able to keep up with this trend. We will discuss the limitations of traditional design approaches and explore proposed solutions. Through an application example, we will show how Model-Based Design accelerates the development of communication systems, touching on topics such as communications waveform design and RF transmitter and receiver considerations.
Alex Rodriguez is the product manager for communications products at The MathWorks. He joined The MathWorks in 2001 as a senior communications engineer and contributed to the development of the Communications Toolbox and the Communications Blockset. Prior to joining The MathWorks, Alex was a communications system engineer at National Semiconductor where he designed chips for GSM, cdma2000, and WCDMA communications systems.
Alex holds an M.S. degree in communications engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) School of Telecommunications in Barcelona, Spain, and an M.S. in wireless communications from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST) in Paris, France.
A Modular Simulation Development and Analysis Tool for the International Space Station
Dr. Jiann-Woei Jang, Sr. Technical Staff Member, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
The Draper Station Analysis Tool (DSAT), a high throughput, plug-and-play simulation development and analysis platform, is the first analysis tool based on MATLAB to be used for International Space Station flight readiness certification. This presentation will detail DSAT's functional capability and how DSAT automates simulation generation, the verification analysis process, and result documentation.
Dr. Jiann-Woei Jang has worked for Draper Laboratory since 1996 and has been involved as a technical contributor in control system flight readiness certification of the International Space Station (ISS) for nine years. He was responsible for leading the development of the simulation infrastructure and analysis tools. He is currently a senior member of AIAA. Dr. Jang earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Florida in 1991, and 1995, respectively.
Cryogenic Liquid Rocket Engine Transient Simulation with Simulink
Bryan T. Campbell, System Engineer, Aerojet
Simulink has been applied to the simulation of cryogenic liquid rocket engine transients, which involve complex, nonlinear interactions encompassing fluid mechanics, combustion, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. This presentation explores the system modeling approach, data interfaces, component models, and comparison of results to test data, as well as the advantages of a commercially-maintained platform.
Bryan T. Campbell, Ph.D., received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University in 1991, 1993, and 1999, respectively. His doctoral dissertation is on the fluid mechanics and heat transfer characteristics of wing-body junction type flows. Since joining Aerojet in 1997, he has worked in the areas of turbomachinery and liquid engine systems for hypersonic air-breathing propulsion applications; the use of Russian engine technologies in new launch systems; and the development of technologies for future U.S. propulsion systems. His current research interests are in the area of liquid rocket engine and propulsion system design, modelling, and simulation. He has authored and co-authored more than 20 journal and conference publications.
Demystifying Stateflow
E. Mehran Mestchian, Development Manager and original author of Stateflow, The MathWorks
Through interactive demos, we present a survey of existing and emerging design patterns for modeling complex reactive systems. This talk is neither an introduction to Stateflow nor an advanced technical teaser. It is intended to help you sort through the maze of options provided in the rich and flexible modeling environment of Simulink and Stateflow.
E. Mehran Mestchian is a general manager in Control Design Automation at The MathWorks. He has overall responsibility for physical modeling, test and verification, Stateflow, Stateflow Coder, and Simulink user interface teams.
Mehran has been at The MathWorks since 1993. He is the original author of Stateflow and Stateflow Coder. He has contributed to the development of design automation products including Real-Time Workshop and Simulink. Prior to joining The MathWorks, Mehran worked as a real-time systems engineer and technology consultant in industrial, automotive, pharmaceutical, and communication systems markets. His expertise includes the development of ultra high volume/low cost embedded systems, non-linear motion control systems, distributed control systems, incremental compilers and real-time languages, trajectory planning in robotics and machine tools, intelligent battery management systems, and safety-critical reactive systems.
Mr. Mestchian received his M.S. degree in control systems engineering from Imperial College, University of London (1984-1985) and a B.S.E.E. from Queen Mary College, University of London (1981-1984).
Day Two – 25 May 2005
The Facets of Model-Based Design
Sanjiv Sharma, Airbus
Model-Based Design (MBD) is more than solving differential equations. MBD encompasses the through-life activities of the people who undertake processes using the methods, and the tools and guidelines to develop a complex system, using models to explore the problem and solution design spaces.
This presentation considers two model genotypes: static and dynamic. The static models are descriptive, whilst the dynamic models are predictive. A through-life view is given showing the role of Model-Based Design as a paradigm for systematically understanding the problem, generating competing concepts, evaluating and successively selecting the most appropriate solutions.
Sanjiv Sharma graduated in 1982 from Imperial College, with a B.Sc. (Eng.) in mechanical engineering. He worked in the Advanced Technology Group of Vickers Systems Limited in Havant. He then completed a Masters in signal process and control from Portsmouth University. He has been with Airbus for almost ten years, and is now in charge of the Modeling and Simulation team within the Landing Gear Systems Domain. His team has responsibilities in both aircraft programs and research projects. He still hasn't lost the academic urge and is actively working toward a Ph.D.
Design of Real-Time Video Processing Systems in Simulink
Dave Jackson, Signal Processing, The MathWorks
Video processing systems pose unique design challenges including extreme computational demands, trade-offs in price, power, and size, and testing and verification on target hardware. In this presentation, we'll demonstrate Model-Based Design for video processing systems. The design flow will include prototyping video and image processing applications using Simulink, the Signal Processing Blockset, and the Video and Image Processing Blockset, and automatically generating efficient code for a DSP chip using Real-Time Workshop.
Dave Jackson is the product manager for the Signal Processing Blockset and the Video and Image Processing Blockset at The MathWorks. He has an M.B.A. cum laude from Boston College and a B.S. from Boston University. Prior to joining The MathWorks in 2001, Dave held product manager positions at Lucent Technologies in their Core Switching Division and at Analog Devices for the SHARC DSPs.
NDE X-Ray and Terahertz Imaging GUI Tool
Gerald Gasser, Supervisor, Lockheed Martin Space Operations
This presentation provides a brief overview of the Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) equipment used on the Thermal Protection System (TPS) of the Space Shuttle External Tank. It also focuses on the software developed to assist engineers and technicians in identifying and locating voids of different shapes and sizes in the TPS.
Gerald E. Gasser is supervisor of the Scientific Applications group in Lockheed Martin Space Operations' Information Systems Directorate. The Scientific Applications group supports development of data acquisition, database management, satellite data processing, and remote sensing image processing, simulation, and analysis systems. Mr.Gasser's background includes 20 years of software development experience and ten years of project management experience. He led the software development of the NDE X-ray and Terahertz Imaging GUI Tool.
Mr. Gasser received a B.S. in computer science from the University of New Orleans in 1983. His awards include the Lockheed Martin Top Flight Award for Leadership, NASA's Space Flight Awareness Award, and several NASA group achievement awards.
Adjoint Simulation Development in the Simulink Environment
Martin Moorman, Ph.D., Senior Principal Engineer
The development of adjoint simulations for use in analyzing the sensitivity of dynamic systems to stochastic inputs is limited due to several factors. This presentation will demonstrate how the Simulink environment can be used to generate effective adjoint simulations that overcome these limitations.
Dr. Moorman has more than 18 years of experience in the design, development, and analysis of aerospace systems. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Florida in 1993 and worked on various programs involving the development of guidance laws and Kalman filter estimators for tactical missile applications.
De-Risking Integrated Electric Propulsion Using MathWorks Tools
Paul Norton, Chief Marine Engineer, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom
The UK Ministry of Defence will show how MathWorks tools and services are used in the field of marine electrical systems modeling. The presentation will also explain how this has helped inform and improve the adoption of integrated electric propulsion systems from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology.
Paul T. Norton is the Chief Marine Engineer (Electrical) at the Warship Support Agency, UK Ministry of Defence. He served 21 years in the Royal Navy operating electrical and mechanical systems from frigates to aircraft carriers and working on propulsion concepts, designs, and support. Since leaving the Royal Navy in 1996, he has worked for Northrop Grumman Marine Systems and Alstom Power Conversion before taking up his current post. He is currently Chairman of a NATO Committee on Electrical Systems and a member of Lloyds Naval Ship Technical Committee. He is a member of ASNE and the IEE, and a Fellow of the IMarEST. Paul has a first degree in electrical engineering and a Master's degree in electrical marine engineering both from Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, Plymouth, UK.
Applying Multidomain Modeling Tools for Control System Development
Terry Denery, Ph.D., Technical Manager, The MathWorks
This presentation will show how the physics-based modeling tools of Simulink are employed to build rich plant models for the purpose of control system development. These tools enable efficient modeling and simulation of mechanical linkage and driveline systems, and electric circuits, drives, and power systems. Through the integration of these tools within Simulink, they enable efficient development of detailed models of electromechanical systems. This presentation will feature a demonstration of a hovercraft model, including a full powertrain system, a rack-and-pinion steering system, ground effects, and electric power generation.
Terry Denery completed degrees in chemical and mechanical engineering at the University of Virginia. While at Hercules, Inc., he developed solid rocket propulsion systems. He then attended Stanford University where he earned a Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics. His Ph.D. thesis focused on the simulation of the hypersonic, rarefied flow fields encountered by spacecraft during atmospheric reentry. He then joined Knowledge Revolution, which produced the motion simulation tools Working Model and Interactive Physics. While there, Terry founded the Technical Services group, which served customers through technical support and training. He also developed the Working Model tools for simulating flexibility and calculating shear and moment diagrams for moving beams. After MSC.Software acquired Knowledge Revolution, Terry served customers as an applications engineer, supporting the products visualNastran 4D, PATRAN, NASTRAN, ADAMS and CATIA v5i. Terry joined the The MathWorks in 2004 as marketing manager for the physics-based modeling and simulation tools.
GN&C Design for the Rocketplane XP Commercial Space-Plane
Chad Rutherford, Engineer, bd Systems, Inc.
The Rocketplane XP is a suborbital space-plane being designed to provide space tourism opportunities in early 2007. Learn how bd Systems is helping Rocketplane Limited, Inc. meet an aggressive development schedule by using MathWorks tools to design, simulate, test, and implement the guidance, navigation, and control software for the Rocketplane XP vehicle.
Chad Rutherford is a member of the Scientific and Engineering Staff at bd Systems, Inc. He has ten years of experience in dynamic and control systems, including GN&C system analysis and development, contact dynamics models, hardware-in-the-loop systems, pilot-in-the-loop systems, and robotic effectors. Previously he was a controls engineer for the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He received a B.S.M.E. from the University of Alabama in 1995 and an MSME from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1997.
Verification and Validation Within Model-Based Design
Jason Ghidella, Ph.D., Control Design, The MathWorks
Verification and validation (V&V) is a critical component of the development process, including those using Model-Based Design. The MathWorks has recently released important V&V technologies based on Simulink, Stateflow, and Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder. This presentation will discuss how V&V technologies from The MathWorks aid in developing designs and test cases mapped to requirements, determining test completeness, and performing "in-the-loop" testing.
Jason Ghidella has more than ten years of experience applying MathWorks products in control design. He currently works in the technical marketing group, responsible for Simulink and Stateflow product marketing. Prior to joining The MathWorks in 2000, Jason worked as an applications engineer for three years at The MathWorks distributors in Australia and the Netherlands. Jason received a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney, Australia, in aeronautical engineering in 1996 and spent the first two years of his career as a research scientist at DSTO in Australia, working on aircraft fatigue in the Airframes and Engines division.
Integrating MATLAB with C Applications
Stuart McGarrity, MATLAB Product Manager, The MathWorks
This presentation will describe how you can integrate MATLAB with C or C++ applications. This includes plotting and analyzing the data in your C or C++ project in MATLAB, giving you insight into the operation of your code. It will also show how to create a shared library from MATLAB functions to be distributed freely with your C or C++ project without a MATLAB license, thus avoiding the need to write your own engineering functions.
Stuart McGarrity is MATLAB product manager and has been with The MathWorks since 1997. He has previously served as communications marketing manager and applications engineer. He received a BEng in 1988 and a Ph.D. in signal processing in 1993 from Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Stuart was born in Scotland.
Enterprise-Wide Approach to Test Data Analysis
Jeff Corn, Chief Information Technology Projects, Edwards Air Force Base
David S. Kidman, Technical Expert, Edwards Air Force Base
With Air Force and Navy emphasis on streamlining aircraft acquisition, test centers are evolving new test data analysis paradigms in the development of new aero-propulsion systems. The envisioned enterprise-wide approach based on MATLAB will provide a robust foundation for ground and flight test programs to get the greatest return on investment.
Jeffrey Corn is the Chief of the Engineering Projects section of the Information Technology Directorate at the Air Force Flight Test Center in Edwards Air Force Base, California. The Engineering Projects branch is responsible for providing post-test engineering data analysis, analysis tool development, and mathematical consultation to the engineering community. Mr. Corn has a master's degree in m athematics from California State University Fullerton, and he has worked on numerous projects in a variety of engineering disciplines including: F-16 Radar, F-16 Armament, C-17 Navigation, C-17 Loads, and F/A-22 Propulsion. He and has also provided mathematical consultation to the Air Force Test Pilot School for Bombing and Navigation analysis. He has a variety of outside interests both academic and athletic, and speaks to public schools at the K-12 level to excite students about mathematics.
David S. Kidman received a B.S. in aeronautical engineering and an M.S. in materials engineering from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, California . For the past 16 years, Mr. Kidman has been a propulsion systems integration engineer at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, working on flight-testing the Air Force's latest advances in aviation. Currently, Mr. Kidman is the technical expert for propulsion systems integration testing at Edwards AFB. He is responsible for the propulsion group's “roadmap,” which defines all current and future efforts related to fully integrated propulsion system T&E, including test techniques, analysis tools, engineer training, and reporting requirements. Mr. Kidman has written numerous technical reports and has published work with ITEA, SFTE, ASME, AGARD, NASA, and the Air Force.
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