Feedback control systems span every technology and provide the coordinating
element for successful operation of countless applications. Topics in
optimal control, digital control, statistical control, Kalman filtering,
and nonlinear control, as well as techniques for modeling and computer
simulation of systems during the design process are addressed. The Department
conducts both basic and applied research in military/aerospace, batch
manufacturing, and process controls.
Faculty members participate in research with NASA, Navy, Air Force, and
other agencies, through involvement as summer faculty appointees at specific
agency sites, and through research contracts pursued during the academic
year. Additional research is linked to the Diagnostic
Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory (DIAL), an interdisciplinary
group involved with environmental research for DOE. Recent efforts in
this area include:
Pyroelectric Sensing for Potential Multimode Use
Processing Techniques for Plume Analysis
Dealing with Nonlinearity in Plume Spectra
Technical Support for Dynamic Fluid Flow Simulation Capabilities
for Ground Test Facility Modeling
