| ABB Water Meters |
| Water Meter Redesign |
| Description: Reproduction and characterization
of noise in household water meters and design of ways to
eliminate it. |
| Boeing North American |
| Multi-Function Quick Disconnect for Launch Applications |
| Description: Design a smart Quick Disconnect
(QD) assembly which will serve as a single interface between
designated Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and a launch vehicle.
The QD must have the capability of autonomously validating
all interface connections (i.e., fluid, data, and electrical
interconnections) and use the resulting information to perform
health management tasks for the interface. |
| Class 1 |
| Tank Level Gauge Display Unit Redesign |
| Description: Redesign the display unit of
Class 1's tank level gauges for better visibility, lower
cost, higher quality and ease of manufacturing. |
| Cordis Corporation |
| Embolization Device for Aneurysm |
| Description: Development of an embolization
device that will have improved space filling characteristics
over traditional coils and promote long term occlusion. |
| Dow Chemical |
| Tubular Electrothermal Micro Reactor |
| Description: Use of electric power to heat
fast flowing fluids in micro tubing. The application is
toward a feed system for gas chromatographs. |
| Florida Power & Light |
| Weather Predictor |
| Description: Develop a Web-based automated
information system to gather and distribute weather data
required to various points within the territories of FP&L
high power transmission lines for aiding in flashover prevention
process. |
| Gainesville Regional Utilities |
| Bioreactor for Sulfide Control in Drinking Water |
| Description: Design and prototype a bioreactor
that will remove sulfide from the groundwater that is the
source of Gainesville's drinking water. |
| Harris Corporation |
| HW/SW Simulation |
| Description: Evaluation of the use of the
Cadence-based HW/SW Co-Design tool for simultaneous hardware/embedded
software design during digital board development. Development
of a VME bus "snooper" board to exercise the Cadence
software tool and evaluation of the hardware software integration
process. |
| Harris Corporation |
| 3D Navigation on Palm Devices |
| Description: Benchmarking, design, and implementation
of a mobile 3D navigation system on small portable devices.
System will provide GPS-based navigation, roaming, zooming,
panning, selection, and insertion operations. |
| IBM-RTP, NC |
| Mobile Service Tool |
| Description: Development of a hand held
wireless device which allows remote access to a server maintenance
module using a Handspring Visor and the Bluetooth protocol. |
| IBM-Austin, TX |
| AIX CIFS Client |
| Description: Developing software to extend
IBM's AIX Operating System kernel to support mounting Common
Internet File System (CIFS) directories from remote servers
on a network. This will enable AIX users to access files
provided by CIFS Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices
and by hosts running a variety of different operating systems. |
| Intellon Corporation |
| UNITED-USB Ethernet Device |
| Description: Design and development of a
complete reference design kit that illustrates how to connect
an Intellon power line ethernet chip set to a USB bridge.
This includes a reference board (PCB) and driver software. |
| Intersil Corporation |
| PWM Evaluation Board |
| Description: Design and development of an
evaluation board to help Intersil customers evaluate the
functionalities of Intersil Star*Power radiation-hardened
integrated circuits for power supplies. |
| Intersil Corporation |
| Multichip Hybrid Circuit Dev. |
| Description: Combine several radiation hardened
power integrated circuit dies in a hybrid package. Design
includes, circuit selection, package selection, high current,
high heat, small volume and area. The hybrid package part
will be marketed for DC/DC converter designs for space and
military applications. |
| Kimberly-Clark |
| Optimization of Nonwoven Treatment |
| Description: Nonwoven fabrics are used in
the production of diapers. The objective of the project
is to optimize the treatment of the nonwoven material. |
| Kraft Corporation |
| Automatic Control of Industrial Roaster |
| Description: Design implementation of and
test an automatic control system to operate an industrial
coffee roaster with the objective of producing coffee of
optimal color and moisture content. |
| Lockheed Martin |
| Cruise Missile Power Pack |
| Description: Design and fabricate a powerpack
that contains lithium batteries and ultracapacitors made
of nanomaterials. This powerpack will deliver high-power
electrical pulses for the flight termination system of an
advanced cruise missile. |
| Mark IV Automotive |
| Formed End Hose |
| Description: Develop the process and tooling
required to create dimensionally correct formed end hoses
for automotive applications. Eliminate end trim waste from
the process. |
| Motorola |
| Wireless Remote Monitoring and Control |
| Description: Design and development of a
wireless Remote Monitoring System (RMS). The system will
enable the wireless monitoring and control of a remote system
via a subscriber service by various point-of-contact devices. |
| North American Archery Group |
| Broadhead Slotting Machine |
| Description: Design and development of a
reconfigurable automated slotting machine for broadheads.
The machine must be programmable and be capable of machining
a wide variety of slot configurations with minimal setup
times. |
| Paradyne |
| Enhanced DSLAM Management |
| Description: Design and development of additional
management diagnostic functions for a Digital Subscriber
Line Access Multiplexer to configure DSL port cards and
to diagnose equipment problems. |
| Pratt & Whitney |
| Electric Fuel Pump |
| Description: Design, build and test a state-of-the-art
fuel pump system for aerospace applications. |
| Raytheon Systems |
| Multilevel Database Access Control |
| Description: Design and implementation of
prototype for multilevel secure databases in a multiple
single level environment using PKI and security attribute
certificates. |
| RedSea Works Co. |
| System Engineering Tool |
| Description: Development of a java-based
computer application to automate key aspects of a top-down,
object-oriented mechanical systems engineering design process. |
| Regeneration Technology, Inc. |
| Demineralization Process Chamber |
| Description: To produce a product which
is of nearly uniform calcium content, a calcium leaching
process must be developed which allows particulate matter
to be removed from the demineralization chamber once calcium
concentration, and particle density, have reached target
values. The project involves both the design of the process
as well as the construction and testing of the apparatus. |
| Siemens |
| Cost Effective Integrated Access Device |
| Description: Design and prototyping of an
ADSL modem that supports high-speed data and several simultaneous
voice channels over a single physical circuit, as a product
for the residential and small-office market. |
| SOCOM |
| Advanced Water Strainer |
| Description: Boat motors are water cooled.
The objective of the project is to design a novel low-cost
filter that prevents clogging by mud, seaweed etc. |
| SOCOM |
| Radiation Containment Shield |
| Description: Development of an EMI containment
shield for use aboard watercraft belonging to the United
States Special Operations Command. |
| Southern Nuclear |
| Oil Contamination Separation from Cooling Water |
| Description: Development of an efficient,
cost effective method of removing oil from the water collected
in building sumps. |
| Texas Instruments |
| Hand Held IC Package Temperature Acquisition Systems |
| Description: Development of a battery operated
device for determining and displaying IC core temperature
by placing a probe on the device case. |
| U. S. Air Force |
| FZU Envelope Expansion |
| Description: Design of fuze initiators for
application to higher Mach numbers and altitudes than the
current design. |
