Aircraft Fault Data Hex Conversion Display App

1. 1 • Aircraft Fault Data Hex Conversion Display App SME Mark Bellinger / mark.bellinger@utas.utc.com / (802)877-4109 Create a demonstration using simulated fault data from a data source (laptop) that provides a four digit Hex word that is manually entered into an app on a tablet that would then convert the Hex word to an English written phrase that would be provided via an Interface Control Document (ICD). That data that is created in the tablet would then be displayed in a graphical interface as well as transmitted by the tablet wirelessly to another receiver (simulated by a laptop). Software Systems

2. logo 2 On-Wafer Laser Mirror Fabrication Kevin C., Paul Dr. Luke Lester Develop a fabrication process in the Whittemore cleanroom for on-wafer, etched-facet laser mirrors that would be compatible with silicon photonics technology. Transfer process to SPTS through a 1 to 2-week visit by the student team to the company’s location in the UK. Demonstrate an etched-facet laser diode, which can be test and measured on-wafer. This project is for EE degree students in Photonics, Space Systems, or Micro/Nanoelectronics

3. 3 Anti-Laser Strike Obstruction Reflection Filter Dr. AdournMahamat Adam Barnes Study, Simulate, and Design methods of blocking several laser wavelengths, using eyewear, without degrading the visual scene. Analyze alternative methods and identify the most promising ones. Determine the feasibility of a single set of eyewear that blocks all common laser pointer wavelengths, together with the potential to use this technology with corrective lenses. A laboratory prototype is a plus. Design and fabricate eyewear to cover at least three major laser pointer wavelengths simultaneously. Fabricate at least two prototypes for testing. PHOTONICS

4. 4 Air Anti-Submarine Search Allocation Game (SAG) Dr. Ivan Lopez Alvarado WalidSaad Search theory originates from an analysis of military operation, in which two opposing sides participate with totally opposite rewards. This situation can be modeled as a two-person zero-sum game. For the specific case of Air Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), a search plane (the searcher) distributes its search effort in order to detect a submarine (the target) who in turn takes evasive action. Anticipated Effort: 1. Develop initial SAG model for current ASW search operations. 2. Optimize model by incorporating increasingly more strategic features and parameters. 3. Test model with actual mission data inputs. SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

5. US Citizens Required 5 • Software Defined Radio architectures leveraging a state-of-the-art custom 0-20 GHz reconfigurable RFIC Allen MacKenzie & Sanjay Raman Chris Maxey, Christopher.maxey@baesystems.com 703-284-8436 BAE Systems has developed an all-custom 4 channel reconfigurable 0 – 20 GHz transceiver-on-a-chip technology ideal for use in a front end for fully software-defined radio applications. The goal of the project is to explore custom radio implementations leveraging this IC technology along with the USRP Hardware Driver (UHD) offered by National Instruments and the GnuRadio infrastructure originally pioneered by Virginia Tech. Outcomes of the project could entail custom waveform design, custom extensions of the UHD Module Peripheral Manager that interface to the IC technology, custom GnuRadio and/or RFNoC blocks and network topology research exploiting the configurability of the RF resources. RFIC Design Course, SW Defined Radio Course, Electronics Lab, Micro-Nano Systems

6. ece 6 Mobile aerosol LIDAR Elena Lind, eslind@vt.edu • The student team will develop an in situ spectroscopicinstrument to measure nitrogen dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere. Instrument design will include development of coordinated software control of the air pump, LEDs, GPS and detector system. The main challenges are low power consumption, low weight and operation under different environmental conditions (e.g. low temperature and pressure) CONTROLS, ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMY (CRA), Software Systems

7. (ECE Senior Project) 7 SME Keith Van Houton, keith.j.vanhouten@gm.com • TBD TBD

8. ece 8 Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Dr. William Diehl, wdiehl@vt.edu Dr. William Diehl Develop FPGA, ASIC, and microcontroller implementations of lightweight authenticated algorithms using RTL and HW/SW codesign techniques. Evaluate implemented ciphers in terms of required resources, performance, power, and energy; incorporate countermeasures against side channel attack and fault injections, and verify effectiveness. Supports NIST Lightweight Cryptography Standardization Process; Potential for Publications. Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

9. 9 Multi-modal, simultaneous RF systems Dan Hibbard, Trident Systems, daniel.hibbard@tridsys.com Michael Buehrer Trident Systems, INC (Trident) has developed a SDR architecture and associated hardware, firmware and software to implement several of these RF modalities, including radar, communications, and signal reception. There is great interest to combine these modalities for simultaneous operation to address the emerging requirements from our customers for these type of systems. To that end, Trident seeks projects which demonstrate the ability to simultaneously perform two RF modalities; specifically communications and radar, utilizing the same pulsed waveform of SDR hardware. Networking, Cybersecurity, Communications, Software Systems

10. AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) INTEGRATION OF ALERT DATA WITH OCULUS RIFT 10 Brad Tilley, brad@vt.edu Randy Marchany, marchany@vt.edu • Network analysts have long used two-dimensional security visualizations to make sense of network data. As networks grow larger and more complex, two-dimensional visualizations become more convoluted, potentially compromising user situational awareness of cyber threats. To combat this problem, augmented reality (AR) can be employed to visualize data within a cyber-physical context to restore user perception and improve comprehension; thereby, enhancing cyber situational awareness. Employing AR to visualize cyber threats in a cyber-physical context collectively improves user threat perception and comprehension, indicating that, in some cases, AR security visualizations improve user cyber situational awareness over non-AR security visualizations. Communications & Networking, Software Systems, Cyber Security

11. S.A.M.S. Tech 11 A System of Transceivers tbd Salma Mahmoud, smahmou4@gmu.edu Design and prototype a system of transceivers to determine tracking locations, send and receive messages, and store location data into a cloud network. This system will utilize the skills learned for software systems, networking and communication as well as localization techniques. System hardware should be low cost when mass produced, have low power Networking & Software Systems