Engineering Technology Department

1
Engineering TechnologyDepartment

• Research Activities and Short Courses
• DIAC Presentation June 7, 2007

2
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Windows Programming
• Windows programming in C (.NET and MFC) and
  Java.
• Custom programs that interface to hardware APIs.
• Windows CE/Embedded Linux Programming and
  Wireless networking of Handhelds.
• Device Driver Development

3
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Industrial / Facility PC-Based Automation
• Automation of Audio/Visual Equipment
• Bit-stream encryption/packet encryption for
  communications networks
• XML coding/binary XML encoding/decoding for
  limited bandwidth networks

4
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Embedded Systems Programming
• Customer specified microcontrollers
• Real-time interrupt driven solutions
• Custom interfaces (Graphical and Command-line)

5
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Instrumentation
• PC-based Data acquisition, processing and display
  software using LabVIEW
• Custom Data Acquisition programs written in Java,
  C or Visual C
• Data acquisition interface board selection,
  signal conditioning and sensor selection

6
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Digital Design
• Digital Design using Complex PLDs
• VHDL design in Altera or Xilinx development
  environments
• Replace outdated / legacy digital designs with
  programmable / single-chip solutions

7
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• RFID-RF controlling energy leaks out of portals
  to prevent premature excitation.

8
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Transforming systems engineering concepts into
  specially adapted tools that can be utilized
  within hospital healthcare settings.
• Training, mentoring, and facilitating the
  implementation of these transformed concepts and
  tools on (hospital) clinical and operational
  projects.

9
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Low Speed Balancing System for Manufacture of
  Super-Critical Shafting for Use in High Speed
  Rotating Machinery

10
Engineering Technology Applied Research

• Trenchless Technology
• Pipeline Engineering
• Watershed Management
• Infrastructure Assessment

11
Short Courses

• CAD Packages-AutoCAD, ProEngineer, Ansys
  Workbench, SolidWorks, Rhino (render 3-D models
  for visualization), and Inventer
• CNC Machining basic and advanced. CAM software
  including MasterCam and SurfCam.
• Strength of Materials/Stress Analysis.
• Facilities Engineering plant layout, work flow
  and material handling.

12
Short Courses

• Quality Assurance Statistical Process Control,
  dimensional metrology and Nondestructive
  Evaluation.
• 6-Sigma and Lean Manufacturing (Yellowbelt,
  Greenbelt, and Blackbelt training).
• Low Speed Balancing System for Manufacture of
  Super-Critical Shafting for Use in High Speed
  Rotating Machinery

13
Short Courses

• VoIP-benefits, voice and data convergence, voice
  quality, QOS and how it affects your network,
  codecs, VoIP protocols, in-house solutions and
  deployment.
• RFID-issues and implementation.

14
Short Courses

• Embedded Systems Programming-bit manipulation,
  MACROS, task scheduler, using interrupts
  effectively and safely, peripheral programming
  including USB.
• PC Programming-JAVA-Linux Windows, C (.NET,
  MFC and CE)