ECE Research Report

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GREETINGSFROM

THENORTHCOUNTRY

e epartment o ectr ca an omputer ng neer ng at c gan

ec as a r c story o prov ng outstan ng opportun t es or

n ergra uate e ucat on. e our comm tment to un ergra uate

ucat on rema ns strong, t e epartment as gone t roug annprece ente per o o growt n researc an gra uate e ucat on.

nce 2000, enro ments ave near y qua rup e n s ze, an

xternal funding for research has grown by a factor of roughly 8.

uc o our researc growt as occurre w t n t e epartment s

wo primary research centers: the Center for Integrated Systems in

ensing, Imaging and Communications CISSIC ; and the Power and

nergy Research Center (PERC). An overview of several of the active

esearc programs n t ese centers s prov e n t s report.

Involvement of our undergraduates in research and development

as a ways een a pr or ty or t e epartment. wo ey programs,

nterprise and Senior Design, provide our undergraduates with

outstan ng opportun t es. s report conta ns r e g g ts rom

ot .

s you oo t roug t ese pages, ope you en oy earn ng a out

ome o our researc programs an t e a u ous acu ty w o are

a ng t em poss e. you wou e more n ormat on a out any

spect o t e epartment, p ease on t es tate to contact me.Tim Schulz

ave House Professor and Department Chair

ectr ca an omputer ng neer ng

c u [email protected] u

CONTENTS

4 ABOUTTHEDEPARTMENT

5 GRADUATESANDRESEARCH

6 C I S S I C: THECENTER

FORINTEGRATEDSYSTEMSINSENSING, IMAGING,

ANDCOMMUNICATIONS

12 P E R C: THEPOWER

ANDENERGYRESOURCE

CENTER

16 SENIORDESIGN

17 ENTERPRISE


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4 M I C H I G A N T E C H

ECEABOUTTHEDEPARTMENT

sta s e n 1928, t e epartment o ectr ca an omputer ng neer ng at c gan ec s among t e wor s ea ers

in providing quality education and research. We offer programs leading to the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineer-

ng, t e ac e or o c ence n omputer ng neer ng, t e aster o c ence n ectr ca ngneer ng, an t e octor o

Philosophy in Electrical Engineering.

OURFACULTY

A number of our faculty within the Department are recognized as Fellows by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics

ng neers, ssoc at on or omput ng ac nery, nternat ona oc ety or pt ca ng neer ng, an pt ca oc ety o

America. Several are authors of popular textbooksand many have been appointed to editorial positions for national and

nternat ona ourna s suc as ransm ss on on mage rocess ng, ransm ss on on re ess ommun cat ons,

Journal of the Optical Society of America, Applied Optics, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation,and lectric

ower omponents an ystems.

TENURE-TRACKFACULTY

ASHOKK. AMBARDAR

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFWYOMING

PAUL

L. BERGSTROM

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFM ICHIGAN

LEONARDJ. BOHMANN

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFW ISCONSIN

JEFFREYB. BURL

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFCAL IFORNIA, IRVINE

CHUNXIAO(TRICIA) CHIGAN

PHD, SUNYSTONYBROOK

ASHOKK. GOEL

PHD, JOHNSHOPKINSUNIVERSITY

ROGERM. KIECKHAFER

PHD, CORNELLUNIVERSITY

ANANDK. KULKARNI

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFNEBRASKA

MELISSAG. MEYER

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFWASHINGTON

PIYUSHM ISHRA

PHD, POLYTECHNICUNIVERSITY

BRUCAA. MORK

PHD, NORTHDAKOTASTATEUNIVERSITY

WARRENF. PERGERPHD, COLORADOSTATEUNIVERSITY

MICHAELC. ROGGEMANN

PHD, AIRFORCEINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY

TIMOTHYJ. SCHULZ

PHD, WASHINGTONUNIVERSITY

MARTHAE. SLOAN

PHD, STANFORDUNIVERSITY

JINDONGTAN

PHD, MICHIGANSTATEUNIVERSITY

ZHI(GERRY) TIAN

PHD, GEORGEMASONUNIVERSITY

DENNISO. WIITANEN

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFM ISSOURIROLLA

SEYED(REZA) ZEKAVAT

PHD, COLORADOSTATEUNIVERSITY

ZHIJUN(ZACK) ZHAO

PHD, UNIVERSITYOFILLINOIS


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RECENTPHD GRADUATES

JASONARBUCKLE, PHDINDICATEDMEANEFFECTIVEPRESSUREESTIMATIONWITHAPPL ICAT IONS TOADAPTIVECALIBRATION

MATHIEUAUBAILLY, PHDRECONSTRUCTIONOFANISPLANAT ICADAPTIVEOPTICSIMAGES

RONALDKIZITO, PHDIMAGESHARPNESSMETRIC-BASEDDEFORMABLEMIRRORCONTROLFORBEAMPROJECTIONSYSTEMS

BAOYONGL IU, PHDOPTIMALBEAMFORMINGFORLASERBEAMPROPAGATIONTHROUGHRANDOMMEDIA

SHOUMINL IU, PHDSOFT-DECISIONEQUALIZATIONTECHNIQUESFORFREQUENCYSELECTIVEMIMO CHANNELS

PIOTRP IATROU, PHDCONTROLALGORITHMSFORLARGESCALEADAPTIVEOPTICS

PAULWEBER, PHDDYNAMICREDUCTIONALGORITHMS FORFAULTTOLERANTCONVERGENTVOTINGWITHHYBRIDFAULTS

JINZHENG-WALNER, PHDPOROUSSILICONTECHNOLOGYFORINTEGRATEDMICROSYSTEMS

LINWU. PHDTIMINGSYNCHRONIZATIONANDRECEIVER

DESIGNFORUWB COMMUNICATIONS

RESEARCH

FUNDING

RESEARCH

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roa areas o sens ng an mag ng, w re ess commun ca-

t ons, commun cat on networ s, e ectr c power an energy,

an so -state e ectron cs. ur programs ave een

supporte y severa government an pr vate agenc es

an corporat ons, nc u ng t e at ona c ence oun a-

t on, r orce ce o c ent c esearc , ce o ava

Research, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,

rmy esearc a oratory, an o nt ec no ogy ce,

Eaton Corporation, Xcel Energy, Consumer Energy, and ITC-

ransm ss on. xterna un ng or our programs as grown

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CISSICC I S S I C:THECENTERFORINTEGRATEDSYSTEMSINSENSING,IMAGING, ANDCOMMUNICATIONSThe Center for Integrated Systems in Sensing, Imaging, and Communications CISSIC was established in 2004. The goal:

to create research and educational programs advancing the importance of a design methodology that integrates physi-

ca mo e s, ev ce tec no og es, an s gna process ng t eory. or a var ety o app cat ons, t s ntegrate -system es gn

approac as resu te n t e eveopment o more compact, unct ona , an mar eta e sens ng, mag ng, an

commun cat on systems. e enter a so promotes co a orat on w t n t e epartment o ectr ca an omputer

ng neer ngan w t externa n v ua s an groups.

esearc pro ects w t n t e enter ave een supporte y t e at ona c ence oun at on, r orce ce o

c ent c esearc , e ense vance esearc ro ects gency, rmy esearc a oratory, an o nt ec no ogy ce,

among ot ers. ew o t ese pro ects are summar ze over t e o ow ng pages.

DEVELOPINGTHEWORLDSSMALLESTTRANSISTOR

Just when you thought cell phones couldnt or shouldnt get any smaller, Paul Bergstrom predicts that pretty soon youll

e s pp ng one nto your wa et a ongs e your r vers cense. can see t e ay w en ce p ones are as t n as a cre t

car , says ergstrom, an assoc ate pro essor o e ectr ca an computer eng neer ng.

ergstrom s wor ng on eve op ng nanosca e e ectron c ev ces. t s not ust a matter o ma ng t ngs tt er. eyw a so e a e to o ar more, or, as ergstrom says, ey can e ntegrate n sma er pac ages w t a great ea more

unct ona ty.

To accomplish this, Bergstrom is working on developing the smallest transistor ever: a single electron transistor. It

cou open up w o e new aspects o e ectron cs, e says. s ng e e ectron trans stor s a quantum ev ce t as very

eculiar behavior.

e trans stor s a out 40 nanometers across. ne up 6,000 o t em

nd theyd be about as long as a human hair is wide. And on each tran-

stor s a ser es o quantum ots. ac ot s a 3 em sp ere ess t an

10 nanometers across, ergstrom exp a ns. ectrons can e contro -

a y trappe on t at ot.

rans stors wor y contro ng t e ow o e ectr c current us ng a

contro e ectro e ca e a gate, unct on ng muc e a water aucet,

R E S E A R C H P R O G R A M S

Paul Bergstrom


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creating the zeros and ones upon which all digital life depends.

uantum ots cou c ange a t at. y man pu at ng t e

potential energy of the electrons on each dot, you could have

mu t p e eve s o og c, ergstrom sa , not ust on or o .

Instead of having zero and one only, you could have zero,

one, an two, or zero t roug t ree, an so ort , e sa .

The capability of digital electronic devices would increases gn cant y.

at sa , t ese nano-trans stors ave one m nor raw ac . ey on y wor at nano-temperatures. e ave to coo

t em to ess t an 4 egrees e v n, ergstrom says. at s accomp s e y mmersng t em n qu e um. e co er

t ey are, t e more tracta e e ectrons ecome. ov ng t em aroun prec se y at warmer temps s a g ass e.

t un ng rom t e crosystems

ec no ogy ce o t e e ense vance

esearc ro ects gency an t e rmy

esearc a , ergstrom an s team are

wor ng to ma e s ng e e ectron trans stors t at

wor at room temperature. esu ts to ate ave

been encouraging.

e ormat on o t ese u tra-sma quan-

um dots is very difficult, Bergstrom said.

e re try ng to eng neer t em w t a ocuse

ion-beam etching tool, to put each particle

xact y w ere t s ou e. s s an area w t

great potent a , e a e . t cou open up

w o e new aspects o t e e ectron cs n ustry.

MagnifiedSEM viewshowing the

active devicearea of theSET at thecenter con-necting leads

SEM viewof the activeSET deviceshowing quan-

tum islanddefinition andlocalization

Bergstrom and his team in theMicrofabrication Facilitys Clean Room


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R E S E A R C H P R O G R A M SR E S E A R C H P R O G R A M S

CISSICRFID RESEARCHMOVESUPTHERANKSMuch like that tiny metal wafer that James Bond inserted into the heel of his shoe in the movie Goldfinger, RFID tags are

ma ng t muc eas er to trac anyt ng, anyt me, anyw ere.

Supported by a grant from the US Army, CISSIC is performing advanced RFID research and development. Led by electri-

ca eng neer ng ro essor c ae oggemann, t e team w exp ore potent a com nat ons

of RFID tag data, geolocation data, sensor data, and communications networks to improve

t e commun cat ons capa t es o mer ca s so ers.

e rmy, an n ee a t e serv ces, are mov ng towar a net centr c , mu t me a

n ormat on env ronment. ore n ormat on t an ever e ore s ava a e to comman ers

an og st cs contro ers rom a w e var ety o sensors an report ng systems. ut t ere s

st room or ma ng mprovements n t e og st cs system, an n t e w re ess commun ca-t ons areas, oggemann exp a ns.

ere are o ten m tat ons on t e an w t ava a e to t e m tary n t eater, e

a s. re-ex st ng spectrum a ocat ons can severe y m t commun cat ons. e ope to

eve op tec n ques to overcome t ese s ort a s.

w a so nvest gate n-trans t v s ty or t e rmy, w c s try ng to etter

trac s pp ng conta ners: w ere t ey are, w ats n t em an w et er t e r env ronment

s contro e .

Other researchers involved in the project include Assistant Professors Gerry Tian, Tricia

gan, eza e avat an n ong an; an ro essor an a r m c u z. are acu ty

of the electrical and computer engineering department.

Gerry Tian

urrent y, commun cat on s gna s etween tags an rea ers are

weak and do not propagate far, explains Associate Professor Gerry Tian.

en a arge num er o tags are ense y pac e toget er, w re ess

gna s may nter ere w t one anot er.

o ensure re a e commun cat ons, an w nvest gate co ng,cram ng, mo u at on an s gna ng sc emes to protect n orma-

on rom e ng sto en an m suse . e w a so con uct researc on

u t p e access, spectrum s ar ng an ant -co s on tec n ques, so t at

arge num er o tags can e rea s mu taneous y w t out nter er ng

w t one anot er. o exten t e commun cat on range un er t e str ngent ow power constra nts, s e a ms at es gn ng

nove transce vers w t smart w re ess commun cat on capa t es, suc as mu t - op ynam c spectrum access.


Mike Roggemann


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g -vo ume ata streams arr ve at rea ers at g ve oc ty. t ecomes a c a eng ng ssue to per orm ast ata

process ng an ma e rea -t me ec s ons on t e rece ve ata, says an. e w a so stu y str ute ata us on an

n-networ oca process ng to e c ent y extract use u n ormat on.

Jindong Tan

Tamper detection sensors on RFID tags are important to safety-critical products such

as rugs, notes ss stant ro essor n ong an. etectors o c em ca , o og ca , or

radioactive agents could minimize the danger of long-term exposureto such harmful

agents, many o w c are nv s e an o or ess, e a s.

Tan will identify and develop RFID sensor technologies to enhance container safety

an trans t on sa ety. e s a so nvest gat ng system arc tecture to mprove ot

ntra-conta ner an nter-conta ner commun cat on.

not er one o s researc o ect ves s to nvest gate t e y r arc tecture or

automate trac ng. e t e tags or conta ner exter ors must e act ve tags,

t e pac ages an pa ets w t n cou emp oy e t er act ve or pass ve tags. vantages

nc u e onger commun cat on range, arge ata storage space, an a t ona sa ety prov e y movement an ocat on

sensors.

an s a so wor ng to mprove commun cat ons etween tags an t e rmy s og st cs trac ng system, ma ng t

poss e to query an o ta n n ormat on rom conta ners wor w e.

Tricia Chigan

y goa s to a ance e c ency, conven ence, an secur ty, exp a ns ss stant ro essor r c a

Chigan. Her research targets low power and information assured RFID-based wireless mesh

etworking technology for In Transit Visibility ITV supply chain systems.

Chigan will model wireless ad hoc mesh network architectures and protocols of low-power

consumpt on, w en resource-constra ne act ve an pass ve tags are use as t e en

devices. She will also investigate the security flaws of the US Armys existing RFID-based wireless

commun cat ons, an eve op a versar a mo e s ta ore or t e system.

Further, she will develop the information assurance (i.e. privacy concern and data protection,

ccess control, and mutual authentication schemes across multiple communication protocol

ayersa to prevent unaut or ze access y a versar es w o wou nsert a se n ormat on nto

e system.


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CISSICRECYCLEDRADIOWAVES:PASSIVERADAROBSERVATIONSOFEARTHSIONOSPHEREor many eca es umans ave een um nat ng t e r env ronment w t power u ra o waves, ena ng var ous com-

munication and entertainment services. Several of these sources are serendipitously quite useful for remote sensing

app cat ons.

emote sens ng systems w c ta e a vantage o suc am ent um nat on

are ca e pass ve. ss stant pro essor e ssa eyer as eveope pass ve ra ar

tec no ogy t at uses recyc e ra o an roa casts to mon tor natura

events n t e art s upper atmosp ere, suc as t e urora orea s.

e urora, or nort ern g ts, are cause y a comp ex nteract on etween

solar weather the state of the sun , the Earths magnetic field, and charged

part c es g n t e art s atmosp ere, eyer exp a ns.

e can use pass ve ra ar to earn a out so ar act v ty an t e p ys ca cou-

p ng etween t e art an t e sun y nterpret ng t e ra ar s gnatures ur ng

certa n events suc as so ar ares, corona mass e ect ons, an ntense auroras,

a s eyer. ass ve ra ar s a so use u or many ot er app cat ons, nc u ng

upper atmospheric wind speed measurements, meteor detection, and observa-

t ons o a rcra t.

Meyer, who recently earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle, is a National

c ence oun at on ra uate esearc e ow. er ot er researc nterests nc u e e ectromagnet c wave propagat on an

scattering, remote sensing with passive and distributed/networked instruments, and space and ionospheric plasma physics.

c gan ec s ar nort ern ocat on n c gan s pper en nsu a s a pr me v ew ng spot or t e ort ern g ts.

Clear winter skies make for spectacular

sp ays. e sure sn t everyones ea

of a great place to live (my mother very

emphatically included , but for me the Lake

uper or, snowy, out oorsy env ronment

was a strong magnet, a s eyer. m very

exc te a out t e poss ty o see ng t e

Northern Lights with my own eyes instead

of on just a radar screen up here.


Melissa Meyer

Northern Lights above QuincyMine hoisthouses in nearby Hancock,Michigan


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WLPS TECHNOLOGYCOULDPREVENTFRIENDLYF IRE

Assistant Professor Seyed Reza Zekavat has received a National Science Foundation grant to conduct fundamental

researc on w re ess oca pos t on ng systems.

Wireless systems capable of positioning mobiles remotely in complex mobile environments have emerging applications

n ome an secur ty, aw en orcement, e ense comman an contro , mu t -ro ot coor nat on, an tra c a ert suc as

vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian collision avoidance.

ese systems prom se to ramat ca y re uce soc ety s vu nera -

t es to catastrop c events an mprove t e qua ty o e.

o a pos t on ng systems prov e you w t your ocat on on

the planet, while wireless local positioning systems (WLPS) tell you

w ere ot ers are pos t one w t respect to you, e avat exp a ns.n e , owever, can operate n oors an n ur an areas.

ay you ave 10 ro ot re g ters n a urnng u ng, says

e avat. ey s ou now w ere t e ot ers are.

cou a so e use to mprove roa sa ety. transce vers

were n a ve c es, t cou e p r vers avo acc ents y now ng

t e pos t ons o t e ot er cars, e says. e epartment o rans-

portat on as een encourag ng automa ers to eve op suc sa ety

devices to install in all vehicles.

re ess pos t on ng systems ave two ma n components: t e ynam c ase stat on an t e transce ver. e ase

tation sends a signal out asking, in effect, Is anybody there? The transceiver

respon s w t a ere am s gna . rom t e rect on o t e s gna an t e t me

it takes to get an answer, the base station can tell where the transceiver is.

uc n ormat on wou e a go sen or t e m tary. very so er cou

have a simple transceiver that costs less than 1 strapped to his or her wrist,

e avat says. t cou e p eep us rom om ng our own troops.

e proect as supporte a new a an t ree gra uate stu ents, an

nvo ves many un ergra uates, as we . e avat s co a orat ng w t researc erst eorge ason n vers ty on t e pro ect.

Reza Zekavat

Zekavat and his team at work in the WLPSLaboratory


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PERCP E R C:THEPOWER& ENERGYRESEARCHCENTERncrease ocus on a ternate an renewa e energy, eve opment o new energy tec no og es, restructur ng an eregu-at on o t e ut ty n ustrya are re e n ng t e ro e o t e ower ng neer an creat ng a wea t o tec n ca a n

e ucat ona c a enges.

nv ronmenta ssues an ot er recent events ave expan e t e scope o nterest to nc u e pu c po cy, system

secur ty an re a ty, an econom c an soc a concerns. n 1996, c gan ec s ower & nergy esearc enter

(PERC) was created to address all those challengesand more.

or a sma annua reta ner, n us-

tries partner with PERC. Partners may

a so o n t e enter s steer ng com-

mittee, where they can help to chart

researc an e ucat ona pr or t es

an rect on y prov ng nput on

urgent ssues. n turn, pro essors

are a e to ncorporate n ustry part-

ners nee s nto researc an grant

proposa s. resu ts are s are .

ost recent y, oste an

researc pro ect c o meet-

ng an wor s op n oug ton. e

pro ect, w c runs t roug 2008, s

t t e e uce ac out e oo

v a vance perat ng an ontro

Strategies.


Consumers Energy and Michigan Tech have a long-standing, mutually-beneficial relationship. The synergy is considerable.

For many years we have supported the Universitys educational and research programs, including Masters fellowships and

senior design, and most recently, PERC. As a result, weve been able to hire many of the top-quality MTU graduates who

have gone through those programs and can hit the ground running as power engineers.

Rich Cottrell, Director of System Planning and Protection, Consumers Energy

Hydropower is the largest source of renewable electricity


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s s a very t me y e ort cons er ng t e

current energy situation and recent large-

area ac outs n t e , notes ruce or ,

Director of PERC. Grid operation tends to be

t oug t o n s mp e stea y-state terms. nes,

trans ormers, reactors, capac tor an s, an

generat on are e t er sw tc e n or sw tc e

out. ur approac ta es a o st c v ew o t e

rea -t me operat on o protect ve re ays. e

e to etter un erstan t e trans ent e av or

o c rcu t rea er tr pp ng an rec os ng, an

t e e ect t as on t e ynam c e av or o

t e system.

n ustry co a orators rom nnesota

Power, Consumers Energy, Xcel Energy,

mer can ransm ss on ompany, c we tzer

Engineering Laboratories, and Cooper Power

ystems came to t e c gan ec campus

last winter to share their expert knowledge and

eterm ne t e most prom s ng ssues. e pro ect s expecte to e comp ete n ecem er 2008.

Our mission is to be a best-in-class transmission provider. We believe in the need to invest in student learning and

research projects. Michigan Techs EE Power Program and PERC have a history of providing an immense foundation for

aspiring engineers. We believe that this collaboration will reap rich benefits for ITCTransmission, MTU, and the power

industry in general.

Neil Doshi, Project Engineering, ITCTransmission

Michigan Tech is a valuable partner in American Electric Powers Utility Technology Forums, bringing theory, practice, case

studies, and laboratory demonstration directly to our workforce. Through our association with PERC, AEP hopes to leverage

MTUs greatest capabilitythe ability to transfer technical knowledge.Ray Hayes, Corporate Technology Development, American Electric Power

The photovoltaic industry enjoys yearly increases of more than20 percent worldwide


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PERCINTERNATIONALTEAMWORK: TRANSFORMINGTRANSFORMERSectr ca ng neer ng ro essor ruce or an s researc team at c gan ec represent ve countr es uss a,

Mexico, Norway, Italy, and the United States. Together they are developing advanced computer simulation models as part

o a rans ormer er ormance ro ect un e y a arge uropean researc consort um, cons st ng o t e esearc ounc

of Norway, ABB (Sweden), EDF (Elecricity de France, the French national power company) as well as several European cor-

porat ons, nc u ng tatnett, tat ra t, an yns ap ten cs. e researc s e ng carr e out y t e orweg an ectr c

Power Research Institute and Michigan Tech.

ur researc rea y ene ts rom suc a sparate set o perspect ves an ac groun s, says or . s can rea y

s a e up a person s t oug t process an ea to some rea t roug eas. n t s un to wor toget er. e never run out

o t ngs to ta a out, an o es an exper ences to s are.

eas or eve ope ur ng s sa at ca to ron -e m, orway n 2001 e to a t ree-year pro ect un e y

t e epartment o nergy. n t a stages o t e researc

were great y a e y researc er ranc sco onza ez o na,

a . . stu ent rom t e o ytec n c n vers ty o ata unya

n arce ona, pa n. o na n t a y o ne or n ron -

e m an t en rece ve a two year post octora e ows p

rom t e pan s government to cont nue t e researc at

c gan ec . mtry s c en o, a post- octora researc er

from Russia joined in, and the project was completed in late

.

This set the stage for the present collaboration with

orway. ranc sco as s nce move on w t s career, ut

Dmitry continues on, with new PhD students Nicola Chiesa

Italy , and Alejandro Avendao Cecea Mexico now play-

ng ey ro es as t e researc a vances. s nternat ona team s eve op ng mprove computer mo e ng too s or g

vo tage power trans ormers, an ag ng an vu nera e part o t e power n rastructure.

rans ormers are t e ott enec s n t e g -vo tage gr . one a s, t e ent re gr can go own, notes or . argetransformers cost between 500K and 2M to replace, and can take 6-12 months to manufacture and install. They are

ncre y arge an eavy, transportat on s cu t. ost actor es are overseas, as actor es no onger pro uce t e

g ones.

v ous y, t ere s a uge nee or s mu at on too s w c correct y pre ct trans ormer e av ors. ur goa s to

exten t e r operat ona e, as we as e ay or avo unexpecte a ure.


Bruce Mork, Nicola Chiesa, Dmtry

Ishchenko,Alejandro Avendao Cecea


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MAPPINGTHEWIND: A GREATLAKESATLAS

FORWINDPOWERDEVELOPMENT

Wind turbines are the fastest growing segment of the

generator m x e ng a e to power systems to ay. ut suc-

cessful development depends in large part upon site choice.

n ot er wor s: ocat on, ocat on, ocat on.

enewa e energy n genera s very geograp ca y

epen ent, exp a ns eonar o mann, assoc ate pro essor

and Power Systems specialist. For instance, it doesnt pay to

transport omass. n w n strengt s vary y ocat on, as

o natura m gratory yways or r s.

o mann, a ong w t severa un ergra uate stu ents, s

current y wor ng on a n ower t as or eve opers w o

must ma e ec s ons on w ere to u . t er w n power

at ases ex st, ut unt now, none ave mappe t e cost

assoc ate w t transm ss on systems.

t w n power, you nee to wor w t w at you

havenamely, existing transmission lines and existing gener-

ators w t m te capac ty. ome

locations are more affordable

t an ot ers. ransm ss on system

locations, and other system

constra nts a so vary great y rom

p ace to p ace, e a s.

s ng o manns new at as,

eve o pers w e a e to ma e c o ces w t a t e cr t ca g eograp ca n ormat on at t e r

ngert ps. e at as, targete or comp et on n 2008, w e ava a e as a - se we s te,

or on a .

Leonard Bohmann

Windpower grows on this farm in Buffalo Ridge,

Minnesota


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DESIGN

DISCOVER s our p osop y an ormu a or success, says ro essor an ssoc ate a r, enn s

Wiitanen. We integrate it throughout all our undergraduate curriculum and programs.

a orator es, es gne to prov e a scovery- ase earn ng exper ence, ena e stu ents to ma e a smoot trans t on

to the design and development of electrical and computer-based systems. Ultimately, capstone Senior Design and Enter-

pr se programs prov e stu ents w t opportun t es to e ver rea eng neer ng so ut ons to rea eng neer ng pro ems.

U N D E R G R A D U A T E P R O G R A M S

Dennis Wiitanen

SENIORDESIGNOur goal with Senior Design is to provide real-world design team experience to

aunc our gra uates nto t e r eng neer ng careers, a s tanen. tu ents

dedicate an entire academic year to Senior Designand thats on top of a full

an r gorous aca em c sc e u e.

Student teams typically have 4-6 members. A given team may have mechani-

ca eng neer ng ma ors, e ectr ca eng neer ng ma ors an computer eng neer ng

ma ors, epen ng on t e s set nee e or t e pro ect. ac team evotes

a out 1000 person- ours to a company-spec e pro em, an rece ves nstruct on n pro ect management, es gn pr n-

c p es, teamwor , ocumentat on, nte ectua property, u get ng, et cs, an ot er re evant top cs.

y t e en o t e year, teams ave

e vere es gn rev ews, a na report,

orma en -o -pro ect presentat on,

n e vera es to t e r n ustry

partners. e t e stu ent gra es to

uccess u e vera es, sc e u e, an

budget, notes Wiitanen.

n ustry partners are ncreas ng y

upportive. The senior design program

cont nues to e 100 percent n ustry

ponsored, as it has been for at least

e ast our years.

Electrical engineering labs

are open 24/7


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DELIVERENTERPRISEe a mar o a c gan ec e ucat on s preparat on or t e wor p ace. t t e un vers tys ast-grow ng nterpr se

program, stu ents rece ve a career oun at on t at s secon to none. o o y oes t e we o, says ary a er, rec-

tor of Enterprise. Teams of students from different disciplines manage real-world

pro ects or n ustry partners. ey run t e enterpr ses e compan es, a ress-

ing such everyday challenges as budgets, deadlines, and delivery of a product or

so ut on.

Enterprise students are leaders and entrepreneurs, and they are highly

soug t a ter y recru ters. ow n ts s xt year, t e program compr ses near y

s x un re stu ents on 24 erent nterpr se teams, represent ng every ma or

on campus. e ectr ca an omputer ng neer ng epartment osts t ree o

t e argest nterpr se teams.

BLUEMARBLEENTERPRISE

ue ar e s ocuse on secur ng t e uture t roug t oug t u use o tec no ogy. ast year t e team sucess u y e v-

ered on several contracts for industry partners. At mid-year they designed and built a sensor and control system that will

ramat ca y ncrease t e y e o severa woo pro ucts or o um a orest ro ucts.

During the spring, the team created an alarm system to monitor and report on the integrity of critical system opera-

t ons n remote ocat ons or ec te . uccess u e very was a so met on a contract w t verett n ustr es to prov e

specific enhancements to a line of manufactured machines.

ey a so create a per meter secur ty ev ce or uper or

Controls that will ultimately save lives.

e team cont nues to wor c osey w t c gan

epartment o ransportat on to create a sem -autonomous

ata co ect on system to acce erate geo et c tas s. enera

ynam cs s a so a c ent, an severa researc pro ects are n t e wor snc u ng one nvo v ng v eo camera pro ucts,

an anot er perta n ng to m tary ve c es.

n anot er note, ue ar e was recogn ze t s past spr ng ur ng t e 2006 c gan ec n ergra uate xpo as

av ng t e est pro ucts an servces an t e est enterpr se we s te.


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WIRELESSCOMMUNICATIONENTERPRISE

WCE creates wireless, optical, and biomedical technology solutions for real people. The team recently delivered on two

& pro ects or n ustry sponsors. ost nota y, t ey es gne an u t a an - e nstrument or ce p one tower

technicians at Bechtel Global Telecommunications. This device verifies whether shielded cables are hot or not without

sconnect ng t e ca es.

A new partnership was recently launched with Samsung and

orea n vers ty. as ust create an nterpr se program on t e

Michigan Tech model and is now teamed with WCE to do joint prod-

uct eve opment n t e expan ng e o ec atron cs. amsung s

t e teams o nt sponsor an gateway to t e mar etp ace.

as a so starte new n ustry & pro ects sponsore y u ant, o n eere, oc we o ns, an w nManufacturing. Additionally, the team has a number of internal proprietary product development activities underway in

t e o ow ng areas: c aot c encrypt on o w re ess commun cat on c annes, env ronmenta no se mon tor ng, prox m ty

sensor systems, osensors, an vo ce-act vate contro systems.

INTEGRATEDM ICROSYSTEMSENTERPRISE

e team creates m crocontro er ase systems t at nteract w t t e surroun ng wor . s s accomp s e

t roug t e ut zat on o spec a ze sensory nput an w re ess commun cat on output to ata ogg ng an v sua zat on

so tware eve ope or porta e an pa mtop computers. mag nat on com ne w t t e ex ty o t e teams p at ormas expan e t e r eas nto many ot er app cat ons or ot n ustr a an commerc a use.

Projects include the Data Acquisition Cube DAC , a wireless sensory system for science and mathematics visualiza-

tion for K-12 educational enrichment, the Roadbed Assessment Transmitter RAT , a wireless datalogging system used

n researc an et me mon tor ng o c v n rastructure, an ot er w re ess em e e sensory systems or ome ca ,

commerc a , aerospace, an m tary app cat ons.

e ata cqu s t on u e eatures nterc angea e sensor mo u es to

erform a wide range of experiments, enriching discovery based learning in sci-

nce an mat emat cs curr cu a or preco ege stu ents. urrent sensor mo u es

include an robot-controlled car used in conjunction with an acceleration module

to emonstrate atera an angu ar acce erat on, an an opt ca transm ss on exper ment to emonstrate pr nc p es o

optics, filtering, and signal transmission. The compact platform for the DAC features a 20MHz PIC microcontroller, exter-

na memory, an uetoot w re ess commun cat ons to n ows an a m v sua zat on so tware p at orms.

U N D E R G R A D U A T E P R O G R A M S


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