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  • Cost Optimization Modeling for Airport Capacity Expansion Problems in Metropolitan Areas

    PI Woo Jin Choi

    CO-I Dothang Truong

    The purpose of this research was to develop a cost optimization model to identify an optimal solution to expand airport capacity in metropolitan areas in consideration of demand uncertainties. The study first analyzed four airport capacity expansion cases from different regions of the world to identify possible solutions to expand airport capacity and key cost functions which are highly related to airport capacity problems. Using mixedinteger nonlinear programming (MINLP), a deterministic optimization model was developed with the inclusion of six cost functions: capital cost, operation cost, delay cost, noise cost, operation readiness, and airport transfer (ORAT) cost, and passenger access cost. These six cost functions can be used to consider a possible trade-off between airport capacity and congestion and address multiple stakeholders’ cost concerns.


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    Tags: Ph.D. in Aviation Program dissertation cost optimization modeling Monte Carlo simulation airport

    Categories: Graduate

  • Project Global Officer

    PI Aaron Clevenger

    Project GO provide's overseas language instruction consisting of a minimum of 8 weeks and/or 150 contact hours (per grant program) to ROTC students nationwide with the goal of helping student to reach an ILR 1 proficiency level in a critical language: Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan, and Arabic in Jordan. All students should reach the objective of successfully applying the target language and cultural knowledge in actual communication with native speakers.
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    Tags: ROTC Language Acquisition Study Abroad

    Categories: Faculty-Staff

  • Project Haiti

    PI Marc Compere

    The goals of Project Haiti are to provide Haitians with clean drinking water, to expose our college students to another culture, and to give them a hands-on experience using their engineering skills to directly help people.


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    Tags: mechanical engineering multidisciplinary ignite

    Categories: Undergraduate

  • Virtual Communities of Practice: Scaling, Belonging, and Effective Feedback

    PI Cristina Cottom

    CO-I Angela Atwell

    CO-I Lisa Martino

    CO-I Sara Ombres

    The purpose of this research study is to extend CTLE-W's previous research on virtual faculty learning communities (VCoP) by testing a new VCoP for scalability with an expanded participation pool. This study also seeks to increase the sense of belonging among non-collocated faculty participants and to use the VCoP to provide continuing education on effective feedback practices.This VCoP and the research study will last for 8 weeks during the fall and spring. As part of the participation in the VCoP faculty will complete several online asynchronous activities using VoiceThread to discuss effective feedback practices, as well as a survey at the beginning and end of their VCoP experience. 


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    Tags: CTLE Faculty_Development worldwide campus

    Categories: Faculty-Staff

  • Maritime RobotX Challenge

    PI Eric Coyle

    CO-I Patrick Currier

    CO-I Charles Reinholtz

    CO-I Brian Butka

    The Maritime RobotX Challenge entails the development and demonstration of an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV). Embry-Riddle is one of three U.S. schools selected to compete in the challenge, which is co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation.


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    Tags: engineering sciences mechanical engineering unmanned and autonomous systems electrical and computer engineering

    Categories: Faculty-Staff

  • Exploring vulnerabilities, threats, and exploits in small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS)

    PI John Craiger

    Small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), also known as drones, have been called flying computers given the overlap in their technologies. The purpose of this research is to conduct cybersecurity vulnerability assessments of several sUAS to identify vulnerabilities, threats, and associated exploits to the sUAS. Cyber vulnerabilities could theoretically allow a bad actor to take control of the sUAS, cause it to malfunction while in flight, and more. 


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    Tags: cybersecurity small unmanned aerial systems drones cybersecurity threats cybersecurity vulnerabiliites

    Categories: Faculty-Staff

  • Active Emissions Reduction for a Hybrid Car

    PI Patrick Currier

    CO-I Maxwell Pellerin

    The objective of this project is to reduce the emissions on the EcoCAR 3 hybrid Camaro 
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    Tags: ignite hybrid mechanical engineering

    Categories: Undergraduate

  • Using Virtual Reality to Identify Cybersecurity Threats for Navy Midshipmen

    PI Andrew Dattel

    CO-I Omar Ochoa

    CO-I Daniel Friedenzohn

    CO-I Trevor Goodwin

    CO-I Harry Brodeen

    This research is investigating the training of U.S. Navy Midshipman enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) to identify cyber and security threats in a simulated bridge of a Navy vessel. Midshipmen will receive classroom instruction, as well as training in a virtual reality bridge simulator. The knowledge and skills training the midshipmen received is intended to transfer to the applications of midshipmen’s future positions and careers.


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    Tags: XR Lab VR ROTC Cyber Security Simulation

    Categories: Faculty-Staff

  • Development of Parking Space App

    PI Ilteris Demirkiran

    CO-I Diego Rincon

    The main purpose of this project is to reduce the wait and search time for an individual who is looking to park his or her vehicle at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach campus. This project is to help in reducing fuel consumption as well as making campus roads safer. An additional benefit is the ability to continuously monitor all parking lots on campus increasing overall campus safety.


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    Tags: ignite daytona beach campus electrical and computer engineering

    Categories: Undergraduate

  • A Comparison Of Safety Management Systems Training Methods At A Collegiate Flight Training Institution

    PI Mackenzie Dickson

    The purpose of this thesis was to compare how two different types of Safety Management Systems (SMS) training affect SMS knowledge in instructors and students in a university flight program. Additionally, the research sought to determine whether a correlation exists between safety knowledge and safety culture perception. An experimental research design was used to study two independent variables, training method and person type, and their effect of SMS knowledge. A non-experimental design was used to study the correlation between safety knowledge and safety culture perception. Research has shown that a safety-training program’s engagement level has an effect on the safety knowledge retained by trainees. This study sought to determine if higher-engagement, live- presentation training is a better approach to SMS training than a computer-based training module currently in use by the university studied. The results of this study can provide the university with useful guidance in constructing its SMS training program, an essential element to an effective SMS. Additionally, this study can demonstrate the importance of safety training in establishing positive perceptions of the university’s safety culture among students and instructors. 


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    Tags: SMS fllight safety training

    Categories: Graduate

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