Agenda
 Research Initiative Overview
 Examples of Research Capability
• Information Assurance
• Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise / Supply Chain
Management
• Advanced Electronics Packaging
• NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle and Extreme
Environment Electronics (CACE)
• Vehicle Positioning and Vehicle Dynamics Research
 UGV and DARPA Grand Challenge
 Lunar Excavation Project
Ongoing Research Initiatives
 Energy & the Environment Task Force (E&E)
• Meeting regularly to determine the optimal and appropriate
administrative structure for organizing and supporting research in these
areas
 AU Health Sciences Initiative
• Chaired by Calvin Johnson
• Charged with developing a strategic plan
• Will collaborate with Food Systems Initiative on areas that include:
 Obesity/Diabetes
 Nutricuticals
 AU Food Systems Initiative (AUFSI)
• Pat Curtis named director
• AUFSI working groups are responding to requests for proposals from a
number of agencies
• Proposal submissions related to:
 Electronic traceability of seafood
 Long term health effects of the oil spill
 Safe transportation of foods
Ongoing Research Initiatives (continued)
 AU Gulf Research Initiative (AUGRI)
• Headed by Ken Halanych
• AUGRI researchers from a variety of disciplines have received funding from
multiple sources including but not limited to:
 NSF
 BP (through the Marine Environmental Science Consortium)
 Orange Beach, Ala
• Five teams responded to the recent RFP from BP (through the Gulf of Mexico
Alliance)
 $50M in research funding in 2011
 Looking at: deepwater issues, near-shore issues, and long-term health
 Funding announcements will be made August 30, 2011
• Ash Bullard of the Department of Fisheries recently received $132,000 from
BP through the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Gulf Research Initiative to enable
him to conduct time-sensitive sampling and related studies
 Establishing a Cyber Security Initiative
Auburn Huntsville Research Center
(AUHRC) Focus Areas
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Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise / Supply Chain Management
Information Technology and Cyber Security
Advanced Composites and Materials
Aerospace Engineering
Advanced Electronics Packaging
Advanced Communications / Wireless
Sensors and Detection Devices
Data Fusion / Data Exploitation
Robotics and Unmanned Systems
Innovative Energy Applications
Health and Bio Science
Information Assurance
Auburn Information Assurance Capabilities
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Conduct classified research
Recognized leader in software assurance
State of the art expertise in digital forensics
Leader in DODAF-compliant information assurance architectures to
support DIACAP efforts
 Ability to integrate modeling and simulation technologies into
information assurance certifications and accreditations
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Cyber threat vulnerability modeling
 Innovative approaches to design new types of authentication and
intrusion detection systems
 Vulnerabilities in virtual machines and cloud computing
 Offensive information warfare techniques
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Exploiting social networking vulnerabilities
Anonymous open source intelligence collection
 Wireless and network security
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Attacking and defending web 2.0
Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise /
Supply Chain
MANUFACTURING LAB
Plant Layout
Final Line
shipping
Receiving & ASRS Warehouse
Ergonomic Research Lab
Electronics Test Area
Vision
Inspection
and
Robotics
U Shaped Cells
MANUFACTURING LAB
Facility Details
• 5,000 Sq Ft
• 1 Million in Equipment Donations
•ASRS Material Delivery System
•Conference Room
•Two Offices
•Quality Lab
•Satellite Electronic Testing Lab
MANUFACTURING LAB
Our Product
•277 Pieces
•15 Work Stations
•Customer Demand/Takt Rate, 50 Seconds per Unit
MANUFACTURING LAB
Technology
Vision Inspection
Programmable Conveyor
Robotics
MANUFACTURING LAB
Auto Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS)
In Operation at Continental Automotive
Currently In Our Lab
RFID
Supply chain management is the “art” of managing the flow of materials and products,
information, and financial resources from source to user. SCM involves strategic planning,
integration, and execution of key processes.
“The success of companies like Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard Company,
Dell Computer, and Wal-Mart is testimony that a well-orchestrated, tightly
integrated supply chain is crucial to the competitiveness of an enterprise.”
Dr. Hau Lee, Stanford University
Advanced Electronic Packaging
Facilities
 Advanced Surface Mount Assembly Line
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Flip chip assembly
01005 chip components
BGAs
CSPs
Lead Free and Sn/Pb Assembly
Facilities
 Characterization
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X-ray
C-SAM
Mechanical testing
Shadow Moire
 Reliability Testing
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Thermal cycle
Thermal shock
Vibration
Humidity
 Failure Analysis
Facilities
 Advanced Packaging
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Die attach and wire bonding
Flip Chip
Underfill
Encapsulation
Package sealing
Research
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Flexible electronics
Thin flexible packaging
Through Silicon Vias
Harsh environment packaging
High density and miniaturized packaging
Electronics manufacturing
• Materials
• Processes
• Reliability
Die stacking
Cryogenic module
NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle and
Extreme Environment Electronics
(CAVE)
The I/UCRC Model
Company A
Company B
University
Company F
I/UCRC
Company C
University
University
The model allows
industries to interact
with
pre-competitive research
Company E
Company D
Reference: NSF
Fundamental-Research Areas
Chip-Level Interconnects,
Flip-Chip and Underfills
Component Reliability and
Prognostic Health Management
Systems
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cave
Connectors, and System-Level
Interconnects: Degradation and
Wear Mechanisms
Harsh Electronics Systems and
Manufacturing
Leadfree Solders Alloys
Constitutive and Wetting
Behavior
Shared Risk - Common Themes
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Consumer, 0 to 100C
Military, -55 to 125C
Ground Vehicles, -40 to 125C
Passenger Automotive, -40 to 85C
Underhood Automotive, -40 to 125C
Automotive On-Engine, -40 to 150C
Outdoor Communication Systems, -40 to 175C
Aerospace, Jet-Engines, -55 to 260C
Avionics, -55 to 125C
Space (Mars), -120 to 20C
Space (Jupiter Surface Probes), -180 to 380C
Oil & Gas Well Logging, 75 to 225C
Geothermal Wells, 75 to 225C
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Shared Risk - Common Themes
Vibration Testing Profiles for Various Vehicle Types
Road Transport
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Rail Transport
Sea transport
Power Spectral Density (g2/Hz)
0.1
Fixed Wing Jet
Aircraft
Fixed Wing Propeller
Aircraft
Helicopter
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Tracked Vehicle
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Frequency (Hz)
Ref: MIL-STD-810F
Shared Risk - Common Themes
Drop Height (m)
Ref: MIL-STD-810F
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Impact velocity in ms-1
9.9
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Storage and
Transport
Military Land
vehicles
External
Carriage on
Fixed Wing
Aircraft
External
Carriage on
Helicopter
Ship
Ref: DEF-STAN 00-35
High-Speed Measurement of Transient
Dynamic Response
Phantom v7.2 High Speed
Cameras, 275,000 fps
High-speed video cameras operating
at frame rates of 275,000 fps.
Strain,
displacement,
velocity,
acceleration data acquisition at ultrahigh sampling rates.
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Micro Strain (Exx)
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Continuity (Volts)
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Time (seconds)
Shock-Tower
Vibration Testing at Temperature
High Speed Camera
Signal Controller
Random Profiles
Vibration Direction
Fixture
Sine Sweep Profile (2G)
Test specimen
Amplifier
Shaker
Field Power Supply
Sweep Profiles
Selected Facilities
Accelerated Testing
Thermal Cycling and Temperature Humidity Chambers
Sizes
1.0 cf (8)
4.0 cf (5)
8.0 cf (8)
10.0 cf (1)
12.0 cf (2)
16.0 cf (1)
Selected Facilities
Surface Science
Auburn’s Vehicle Positioning and Vehicle
Dynamics Research
GAVLAB Resources
Instrumented and Automated Vehicles
Various Grade
GPS Receivers
Lidars, Cameras. etc
Various Grade
IMUs
NCAT Test Track
 Two Lane 1.7 mile track
 Asphalt Instrumentation
 Well Surveyed
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2° Crowns
8° Banked Turns
 802.11 and wireless serial
communication around
entire facility
 RTK system setup with
corrections available in all
paved areas
 DSRC Radios
Test facility is available for
validating vehicle modeling
and estimation algorithms
using instrumented vehicle
test-beds
Auburn’s Mini Baja Track
 Approximately 2.08 miles
long, 20 ft wide, and 90 ft of
elevation change with various
types of terrain
 Average Speed in a Mini Baja
car is 15 mph (top speed of
35+ mph)
 UGV proving ground
Located adjacent to the 1.7 mile
NCAT paved test track
Red—Baja Course
Blue – Navcom Starfire GPS Coverage
Black—NCAT Track
Terrain includes: Sand, Gravel, Water,
Mud, Steep hills, Large Rocks,
Grass, water hazards
Auburn UGV and Darpa Grand Challenge Work
DARPA Grand Challenge
 Autonomous Vehicle Race from Los
Angeles to Las Vegas
 No humans allowed
 No pre-knowledge of route
 Applied control knowledge to an
actual system
 Developed technologies are relevant
for future automotive systems
DARPA Grand Challenge
 Fusion of navigation, vehicle modeling, and
control
 Participated on two teams:
RASCAL
TERRAMAX
SciAutonics/Rockwell Scientific
Rockwell Collins
Auburn’s Lunar Excavator Project
2010 Lunabotics Mining Competition
The Competition
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May 24-28
Kennedy Space Center
22 University Teams
Competition Goals
• Design tele-operated
lunar regolith excavator
• Remotely pilot excavator
from control room
• Excavate at least 20kg of
lunar regolith in 15
minutes
Auburn’s Performance
 Excavated 8kg of
material in 3 minutes
• Suffered a mechanical
failure in bucket
assembly
 1st Place - Systems
Engineering Paper
 2nd Place - Overall
Mechanical Design
 Skid-steer drive
system
• 4 24V DC Motors
• Capable of
maneuvering in
rough, variable
terrain
 Actuated arm and
bucket system
• 2 12V Linear
Actuators
 Frame constructed
from 80/20
We Put Ideas To Work