| ABB Water Meters |
| Reclaimed Material Effects of Virgin Polymer Properties |
| Description: Develop a way to recycle some or all
of the wasted sprue and runner pieces that result from the
injection molding of polyacetal gears for water meters.
Recommend a polymeric material that can be molded in a hot-runner
injection molding system to replace the polyacetal copolymer
that is currently used in a cold-runner system. |
| Boeing |
| Quick Disconnect Autonomous Docking for 2nd Generation
RLV |
| Description: Develop a mobile service unit which
semi-autonomously mates ground support equipment to a launch
vehicle. |
| CAE USA |
| Instructor Operator Station Controls |
| Description: Develop a database and set of related
tools to support the construction of Instructor Operator
Station user interfaces for Aircraft Simulators. The database
will support the development of multiplatform controls so
that both desktop workstation and handheld control station
software can be generated from specifications for control
screens. |
| Class 1 |
| Gauge Case Internal Moisture Control |
| Description: Design a new dry pressure gauge at
a lower cost than liquid filled gauges with the added features
including backlighting and minimal pointer needle vibration. |
| Cordis |
| Mechanical Clot Retrieval Device |
| Description: Development of a micro-endovacular
device for the treatment of ischemic stroke that involves
disruption, collection and retrieval of these blockages. |
| Dell Computer |
| Platform Software Automated Error Detection |
| Description: Design and implement a system for regression
testing of Embedded Server Management (ESM) firmware that
resides on board Dell servers. Software will communicate
with the ESM through an attached micro-controller board,
and simulate/test various sensors such as fan speed, processor
temperature, and intruder detection. |
| The Dow Chemical Co. |
| Slurry Vessel Process |
| Description: Design, build and test a system with
electrical control of mass flows in a distribution system
for suspension slurry of polymers that are useful in paint
formulations. |
| Dynacs |
| LETF Lift-off Simulator Upgrade |
| Description: Design a digital control system to
monitor and control a lift-off simulator used for testing
umbilicals designed by NASA for use in the space shuttle
and in future-generation space vehicles. Replace the original
relay-logic instrumentation, and introduce new capabilities
to improve the performance of the equipment, to increase
its level of safety, and to serve as a platform for training
new operators. |
| Gainesville Regional Utilities |
| Disinfection Optimization at the Kanapaha Water Reclamation
Facility |
| Description: Design a system to minimize the destruction
of chlorine by sunlight in a chlorine contact basin and
explore alternate methods of chlorination so that disinfection
is assured, disinfection by-products are adequately controlled
and chlorine use is minimized. |
| Harris |
| Carrier Latch Assembly Redesign |
| Description: Redesign a film tray carrier latch
assembly for digital mamography laser imaging system. Improve
latch reliability and retraction force while reducing cost. |
| Harris |
| PCI Test Adapter Card |
| Description: Develop a PC-based interface card to
test the latest generation aircraft multifunction display
devices--implementing both IEEE RS-422 and a proprietary
fibre channel interface on a single short PCI card. |
| Honeywell |
| Reconfigurable PMC Card |
| Description: Develop a PC card for reconfigurable
computing applications utilizing a field-programmable gate
array that is radiation-hardened for space use. |
| IBM |
| Mobile Service Tool |
| Description: Modification of software interface
so that IBM servers can be accessed with a hand held wireless
device for server maintenance using a Handspring Visor and
the Bluetooth protocol. |
| Kimberly Clark Corp. |
| Separation of Multicomponent Product Using Grinding |
| Description: Design of a process for the comminution
and separation of polymer materials for recycling purposes. |
| Kimberly Clark Corp. |
| Nonwoven Surface Treatment Applicator Design Improvement |
| Description: Nonwoven fabrics are used in the production
of diapers. The objective of the project is to design and
optimize an applicator fortreating nonwoven material with
surfactants. |
| Lockheed Martion |
| Modeling Behavior of Artificial Eyelid MEMS Devices |
| Description: Develop a non-linear finite-element
analysis FEA procedure to analyze the behavior of artificial
eyelid MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical-systems) device. Use
the nonlinear FEA procedure developed to search for an "optimal"
design of these devices. |
| Mark IV Automotive |
| Dodge Viper Coolant Hose, Molded End, No Lubricant Process |
| Description: Develop process and tooling to produce
dimensionally correct formed end coolant hose with out use
of lubricants and post-cure trimming. |
| Maxwell House |
| Design of Production Scheduling and Control Decision Support
System |
| Description: Study the current coffee making process
and develop the architecture of a production scheduling
decision support system at Maxwell House Jacksonville plant
in order to improve the asset utilization and productivity. |
| Raytheon |
| Multilevel Security Web-based Database-Access Control |
| Description: Design and implementation of a proof-of-concept
prototype for multilevel-security database access via the
world wide web. |
| Regeneration Technologies, Inc. |
| Allograft Transplantation Instruments |
| Description: Develop and prototype a device which
will enable precise removal of defective tissue from the
femoral condyle (knee) and allow accurate geometric duplication
of excised tissue from a donor allograft. |
| Siemens |
| Multi-line Digital Telephony Over DSL |
| Description: Prototype an Integrated Access Device
product for homes and small offices, which would provide
multiple simultaneous high-quality voice & data connections
using Channelized Voice over Digital Subscriber Line (CVoDSL)
technology. |
| Solutia |
| Staple Tow Bonding Problem |
| Description: Solutia is a major producer of nylon-66
tow used in carpets and other textiles. The objective of
the project is to design and build a device that bonds two
staple tows. The bonding must be strong enough to withstand
the force required to stretch the tow. |
| Texas Instruments |
| High Speed Serial to Parallel and Parallel to Serial Data
Conversion Interface |
| Description: Development of a card which will be
reprogrammable through a serial port which will allow data
format modification at a high speed. The device is bi-directional
and has serial and parallel data in and out with programmable
voltage levels. |
| Texas Instruments |
| Low Power, Multi Port, Variable Load for Wireless Applications |
| Description: A programmable multi-input current
load with precision Kelvin current measurement and voltage
measurement is being developed to test Texas Instrument
multi-output voltage regulator ICs. The load instrument
will be GPIB networked to a PC computer and controlled by
a Labview program. |
| USAF |
| Rocket Deployable Tactical GPS Dropsonde |
| Description: Repackaging of hurricane hunter dropsonde
for launch by a 2.75" rocket to gather wind speed data over
a battlefield. |
| USSOCOM |
| Remote Camera Control and Display System |
| Description: Develop a wireless and mobile system
that will enable control of a remote camera from virtually
anywhere in the world via a cell phone. The operator will
also have the ability to download a picture taken by the
camera to a cell phone. |
