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MRI: Acquisition of a High Power, Tunable Diode Laser to Upgrade the Na Lidar System at the Andes Lidar Observatory

  • PI Alan Liu

  • This MRI grant supports the replacement of an aging master oscillator in the Na wind/temperature lidar at the Andes Lidar Observatory (ALO), located in Cerro Pachón, Chile.
MRI: Acquisition of A Meteor Radar for the Andes Lidar Observatory

  • PI Alan Liu

Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion for ASV Situational Awareness

  • PI Eric Coyle

    CO-I Patrick Currier

  • An investigation into strategies and techniques for maritime object detection and classification using visual and spatial data with an emphasis on sensor fusion.
Multirotor Vector Control User Interface

  • PI Brent Terwilliger

    CO-I David Ison

    CO-I Dennis Vincenzi

  • This research represents the conceptual design of a multirotor control methodology to support observing areas outside direct line-of-sight (LOS) to locate objects of interest in tactical environments. It is hypothesized that design of an interface featuring vector/autopilot control would reduce operator attentional allocation, supporting the maintenance of localized situational awareness.
Multiscale Computational and Experimental Framework to Elucidate the Biomechanics of Infant Growth

  • PI Victor Huayamave

  • There is currently a lack of biomechanical quantification of growth and development because: (1) there is no generic musculoskeletal infant model, and (2) the lack of infant data in the literature.

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Nanoscale Design of Interfacial Kinematics in Composite Manufacturing

  • PI Sirish Namilae

    CO-I Marwan Al-Haik

  • This NSF-funded research will elucidate the role of interfacial kinematics and energetics in the evolution of inter-ply interfaces in composite structures during manufacturing. The research team will develop a novel experimental method for in-situ characterization of surface and interface deformations during composite processing, utilizing a customized commercial composite autoclave with a digital image correlation system. The surface strain and displacement measurements will be combined with ex-situ X-ray tomography and thermal characterization to map the interfacial thermomechanical response as a function of design and processing parameters. Additionally, the interfacial behavior will be engineered through the rapid and controlled growth of ZnO nanowires on carbon fibers to create a nanoscale interfacial component that increases the fiber bending resistance and creates an interlocking effect at the interfaces to mitigate defects propagation. The experimental research will be complemented by molecular dynamics simulations of the sliding of amorphous polymer interfaces and mesoscale simulation of flow in porous media. This comprehensive approach of in-situ characterization, interface design, and modeling will lead to a fundamental understanding of the ply movement during composite manufacturing and development of methods to reduce the occurrence of processing-induced defects.

NASA/ZeroG Microgravity Research

  • CO-I Pedro LLanos

    CO-I Sathya Gangadharan

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Carthage College proposed a technology demonstration that has several advantages over passive slosh control. Relative to slosh baffles, the proposed MAPMD technology has a lower total mass, a much higher degree of surface wave suppression, and less volumetric intrusion into the tank. The MAPMD concept also is optimized for cylindrical tanks (unlike elastomeric diaphragms, which work only in spherical pressure vessels), and currently requires no structural design changes to existing cylindrical propellant tanks.
NASA’s Embry-Riddle High-Altitude Science Experiment Rig (ERHASER)

  • PI Pedro LLanos

    CO-I Sathya Gangadharan

  • The purpose of this study aboard the NASA’s Airborne Science Program WB-57 aircraft was to assess the effect of radiation on murine naïve and activated T lymphocytes (T cells) and to test the effectiveness of thermal, radiation and flight tracking technology in biological scientific payloads. Flight cells were kept under proper environmental conditions by using an active thermal system, whereas the levels of radiation were measured by NASA’s Timepix radiation sensor during ascent, cruise at 60,000 feet, and descent.
Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer (NFRP) Composites

  • PI Birce Dikici

  • This research is directed toward understanding the thermophysical and nanomechanical properties of NFRP composites in order to predict and optimize the behavior of the final product.

Navigation and Control for Autonomous Vessels

  • PI Darris White

    PI Eric Coyle

    PI Patrick Currier

  • Development of closed-form solution for control of over-actuated maritime systems.
Neuromuscular-Activated Armband for Safety Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

  • CO-I Eduardo Divo

    CO-I Victor Huayamave

    CO-I Jeremy Brown

  • The goal of this research is to implement wearable technology using neuromuscular activation and electrocardiograms signals to successfully operate small UAS using safety parameters proposed by the FAA.
New Adjunct Outreach Study

  • PI Cristina Cottom

    CO-I Sara Ombres

    CO-I Angela Atwell

    CO-I Lisa Martino

  • The purpose of this causal-comparative study is to test if an increase in communication through emails and phone calls from the Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning (CTLE-W) team to first time Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide (ERAU-W) adjunct faculty during their first term teaching will increase utilization of CTLE-W resources such as EV-Anars (an EV-Anar is a 20 minute monthly session that covers basic teaching topics hosted in EagleVision and presented by CTLE-W, and ends with an open Q&A and general dialogue with faculty), Discussions, visits to the CTLE-W Resource Site, outreach to the CTLE-W team (email and/or phone), and CTLE-W office hours compared to first time ERAU-Worldwide adjunct faculty who do not receive increased communication from CTLE-W.