ASNE Intelligent Ships Symposium X. Navy Dr. Gary A. Gabriele Drosdick Endowed Dean of Engineering

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1 ASNE Intelligent Ships Symposium X Navy Dr. Gary A. Gabriele Drosdick Endowed Dean of Engineering

Some numbers and highlights 930 Undergraduate Students 400 Graduate Students 61 Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty 7 Continuing Non-Tenure Track Faculty 5 UG

2 Some numbers and highlights 930 Undergraduate Students 400 Graduate Students 61 Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty 7 Continuing Non-Tenure Track Faculty 5 UG Degree Programs, 8 Graduate Programs, PhD Program Graduate programs taught online for over 10 years $4M in externally supported Annual Research Expenditures

Degree Programs, 8 Graduate Programs, PhD Program Graduate programs taught

3 Graduate Education in CoE Graduate Degrees Masters 5 Year B.S./M.S. Chemical Engineering * Civil Engineering * Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Sustainable Engineering * Water Resources and Environmental Engineering * Biochemical Engineering * Cyber security * Doctoral *Also available through E-Learning

Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Sustainable Engineering * Water Resources and

4 Center for Advanced Communications Radar Imaging Antennas RFID Wireless Communications Acoustics and Ultrasound

Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Controls Brain Disorders Periventricular Leukemia CPR, ICU Vision Networking Sensors & Actuation Biomedical Cooperative Control Diagnostics CENDAC Nonlinear Dynamics

5 Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Controls Brain Disorders Periventricular Leukemia CPR, ICU Vision Networking Sensors & Actuation Biomedical Cooperative Control Diagnostics CENDAC Nonlinear Dynamics & Control Autonomous Systems Automotive & Machinery Mobile Systems Fault Detection Machinery Diagnostics Catalyst On Board Diagnostics Diesel Aftertreatment Diagnostics Unmanned Vessels Unmanned ground vehicles Unmanned air vehicles Mobile Robots

Systems Automotive & Machinery Mobile Systems Fault Detection Machinery Diagnostics Catalyst On Board

6 Villanova Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Engineering Infrastructure Alternative and Research Renewable Energy Environment Watershed-Stormwater Research Future Sustainable Facilities

Cluster Areas Structures Bio-engineering/processing (Pharma related) 10,000 ft 2 Structures Lab Thermal-Fluid Systems Electronics Cooling Strategies NSF I/UCRC

7 Cluster Areas Structures Bio-engineering/processing (Pharma related) 10,000 ft 2 Structures Lab Thermal-Fluid Systems Electronics Cooling Strategies NSF I/UCRC Energy Efficient Data Centers Nano-materials/Systems Mechanics & Materials Transportation (incl. multidisciplinary topics) Cybersecurity, Electronics & Photonics, Power

Energy Efficient Data Centers Nano-materials/Systems Mechanics & Materials

8 Navy Supported Research

9 Modeling & Optimization of Smart Valves & Actuators Used in chilled water systems: electronic cooling, radar, sonar, and weapon systems Accident or a military incident: disabling for the critical subsystems Need high fidelity models and optimally designed systems - higher efficiency and reliability Multidisciplinary system: electromagnetics, fluid mechanics and mechanical dynamics First time this class of systems has been analyzed and optimized!

fidelity models and optimally designed systems - higher efficiency and reliability Multidisciplinary system:

10 Results Instabilities possible which could damage the system Hydrodynamics can be exploited to our advantage Optimal design could save 40% Optimal operation (shaping the valve profile) could save 95%

advantage Optimal design could save 40% Optimal

11 USV Dynamics, Control & Autonomy Reduces personnel & cost; increases operating envelope But Challenging dynamics Many uncertainties and disturbances Unsolved issues in control & autonomy Research Projects Low-level control Adaptive autopilots Autonomy and mission control Student research competitions

disturbances Unsolved issues in control & autonomy Research Projects

12 USV Control LTV: novel control algorithm applicable to fast dynamics Numerical and experimental investigations Unmanned sailboat Silver medal winner in AUVSI+ONR international competition (2012) UOV, Inc.

13 Machinery Diagnostics Machinery are complicated! Diagnostics Enhances reliability and efficiency Improves productivity, safety and saves lives Reduces downtime and cost Current techniques using signal processing are not rigorous and are often hit and miss! Our technique Uses real machinery data and math models Employs Nonlinear Dynamics + Artificial Intelligence in a novel sophisticated learning technique

downtime and cost Current techniques using signal processing are not rigorous and are often hit and

14 Real Machinery Signals Data Driven Techniques Data Individuality Data captures individuality Our Technique Machine A Similarities Model Model Based Techniques Machine B Artificial Intelligence Nonlinear Math Model Models capture similarities

Machine A Similarities Model Model Based Techniques Machine

15 Sample Result Best

16 Autonomous Deck Operations (Dr. Zhang) Villanova CAC and NAVAIR Prognostics, Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Mechatronics (PRISM) Lab have proposed a novel RFID-based technology to achieve the automation by precise self-localization of UAVs on carrier flight deck.

Systems, and Mechatronics (PRISM) Lab have proposed a novel

17 MultiPath Mitigation for UAV Landing on a Ship Office of Naval Research (Drs. Amin, Zhang) GPS satellites CAC supported Navmar s Navy SBIR Phase II efforts to develop reliable wireless communication links between the battleship and the UAV to provide landing information, including differential GPS signals.

efforts to develop reliable wireless communication links between the

18 fgdfgd Mitigation of Smart Jammers Office of Naval Research (Dr. Amin) CAC has developed efficient algorithms that provide global positioning system (GPS) anti-jam protection for U.S. and allied militaries. Jammer

19 Multiuser Sonar Watermarking Office of Naval Research (Dr. Mobasseri)

20 Wideband Metamaterial Antennas Embedded in Composites Office of Naval Research (Dr. Hoorfar) Objective : Develop antenna designs and manufacturing process needed to integrate wideband metamaterial antennas within the composite materials of ballistic panels, maintaining antenna performance without degrading ballistic performance of the structures. Wideband frequency coverage extending from few hundred MHz to several GHz. Maintaining larger than 1dBi bore-sight gain over the band Low-profile, low-observable integration into vehicle ballistic panel. High power output in the range of few 100 s Watts A Villanova designed UWB antenna integrated within ballistic panels Test of Ballistic Panel in Villanova s Antenna Research Lab

maintaining antenna performance without degrading ballistic performance of the structures. Wideband frequency coverage extending from few hundred MHz to several GHz.

21 New Masters Programs Sustainable Engineering Cyber security Biochemical Engineering Simulation Based Engineering

Complete course list. Taught

Complete course list. Taught Complete course list Taught Course name Available awards Mode Advanced Materials MSc/PgDip/PgCert Full-time/Part-time Advanced Mechanical Engineering MSc Full-time/Part-time Advanced Motorsport Engineering