20th Test Instrumentation Workshop Proceedings (2016)
In the Trenches, Turning Wrenches
Hosted by the ITEA Antelope Valley and the Southern Nevada Chapters
Featured Speakers412th Test Wing: Legacy and Future of Air Power Brigadier General Carl E. Schaefer
Improving Interoperability Through Mission-Based Testing Derrick Hinton
Chip Ferguson |
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TECHNICAL TRACK SESSIONS
Advanced Instrumentation Systems Technology Projects
CHAIR: Tom Macdonald, MacroVision Inc.
- Reliable Objective Cognitive Assessment (ROCA) – Neil McDonald, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at QUASAR, and George Shoemaker, Ph.D., AIST S&T Executing Agent
- Precise TSPI of Guided Munitions – Robert Alwood, ENSCO, Inc., and George Shoemaker, NUWCDIV
- Techniques for Advanced Weapon Testing – James P. Burke, Jr., Eric Olson, Jason L. Waddell, Timothy J. Blackwell, and Brian Robinson, Torch Technologies, Inc., George T. Shoemaker, NUWCDIV
- Body Position Measurement System for Dynamic, Non-Line-of-Sight Applications – Matthew Davis, Research Engineer, Luna Innovations, George T. Shoemaker, NUWCDIV
Airborne Instrumentation
CHAIR: Brian Keating, NAVAIR
- Airborne Instrumentation Development for the Navy’s JSF Operational Testing Program – Dick Dickson, Jacobs | TEIMS, Tri-Service GPS Sustainment Management Office
- Spectrum Relocation Fund (SRF) Aircraft Considerations – Bruce Johnson, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
- Collecting Missile 5DOF with an Optical Tracker – Michael Tousek, Redstone Test Center
Computing Systems
CHAIR: Bruce Lipe, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
- Cybersecurity in the Acquisition and Systems Engineering Lifecycle – Rob Tamburello, Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)
- Many Masters: Balancing Technical Requirements and Compliance with System Delivery – Vinoj Zachariah, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division
Embedded Instrumentation
CHAIR: Alice White, 412 TW/TMG, Edwards AFB
- The Future of Testing: Embedded Instrumentation – Andre Chezik, Jim Cox, & John LeCompte, U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground
- Open Standards in Instrumentation – Robert Hill, 896th Test Support Squadron
- Distributed Sensor Network with Synchronization via IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol – Stephen Pruitt, Diversified Technical Systems, Inc. (DTS)
- Range Instrumentation Radar Roadmap – Timothy L. Boolos, Michael Kurecki, & Ira Eckhaus, BAE Systems Instrumentation Products & Sustainment
Innovation – Setting Conditions for T&E Exploration
CHAIR: Dave Smith, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- STEM Education – Humberto Blanco, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- Continuous Process Improvement: The Air Force Way Forward – Kim Strong, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- Pitfalls and Successes of the Practical Problem Solving Methodology – Jim Briggs, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- Innovation – Tony Rubino, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
Instrumentation Sensors and Signal Processing
CHAIR: Pam Tanck, JT3 LLC, Edwards AFB
- Mechanical Isolation of Piezoelectric Accelerometers – Bob Metz, PCB Piezotronics, Inc.
- Instrumentation Miniaturization and Ruggedization Using Multi-Chip Module and Silicon Die Scavenging Techniques – Scott Wolfson, U.S. Army Redstone Test Center
- Signal Processing for a Multi-channel Analog Data Acquisition Instrumentation System for an MEG Atomic Magnetometer – Edward Trzcienski, Joshua Goldberd, & Pat Cannon, The AEgis Technologies Group
LVC & Autonomous Systems
CHAIR: Stefano Fasano, JT3 LLC
- Integrating LVC into OT&E – Jonathon Skarphol & Ryan Littler, Rockwell Collins
- Distributed T&E of Autonomous Systems: Challenges and Opportunities for LVC Testing – Don Strausberger & Stephen Balakirsky, Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Bounding Performance of Autonomous Systems with Large Operational Domains in AVIA – Miles Thompson & Mike Heiges, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Modeling and Data Analysis
CHAIR: Steven Meyer, NAVAIR
- Improved Test and Evaluation of Prototypes with Designed Experiments – Paul Fiorenza, Air Force Test Center
- Can We Migrate Our Analysis Routines to Python? – John C. Bretz, Symvionics
Sensors
CHAIR: Bill Rauch, 412th RANS/ENRE, Edwards AFB
- Conformal Ballistic Pressure Sensor – Bob Metz, PCB Piezotronics, Inc.
- Dynamic Calibration of Pressure Transducer for Interior Ballistic Analysis – Choi Sihong & Kim Eungsu, Agency for Defense Development; Kim Changbog, Hisco, Inc.
- Instrumentation-Grade Shear Stress Sensors for Direct Measurement of Mean and Fluctuating Skin Friction – Tai-An Chen, David Mills, Mark Sheplak & Stephen Horowitz, Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation; Casey Barnard, University of Florida
- Sapphire Micromachined Wall Shear Stress Sensors for High-Temperature Skin-Friction Measurements – David Mills, Stephen Horowitz, & Tai-An Chen, Interdisciplinary Consulting Corp.
Statistics & Analysis
CHAIR: Delane Allen, JT3 LLC, Edwards AFB
- Data Sampling and Filter Selection During Data Acquisition – David Kidman, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center
- Tail Sampling Bias in Percentile Estimation – Todd Remund, 812 TSS
- Sample Size Using the Length Tool – Todd Remund, 812 TSS & Ben Castillo, USAF AFMC 812 TSS/ENT
Telemetry
CHAIR: Randy Doring, JT3 LLC
- Smart Data Selection (SDS) System – Shannon Wigent & Andrea Mazzario, Ph.D., Laulima Systems
- A Blind Adaptive Equalizer for SOQPSK – Jean-Guy Pierozak, Gregory Blanc, & Alexandre Skrzypczak, Zodiac Data Systems (Zodiac Aerospace Group)
- Conformal C-Band/Multiband Antenna Project – Scott Kujiraoka, Russel Fielder, & Maxim Apalboym, NAVAIR
T&E Tools
CHAIR: Nancy Bergren, Air Force Civil Service (retired)
- A New Heart for an Old Radar – Vivek Chanana, Ph.D.,Woomera Test Range
- Lightweight Real-Time Display Tool – Paul Ferrill, Avionics Test and Analysis Corporation (ATAC)
- TENA Use at NTTR – Karl King, & Gene Hudgins, TENA
T&E Topics
CHAIR: Steve Sitar, JT3 LLC
- Conformal C-Band/Multiband Antenna Project – Dick Dickson, Jacobs/TEIMS, Tri-Service GPS Sustainment Management Office
- TENA and JMETC: Overcoming Challenges in Distributed T&E – Gene Hudgins, TENA/JMETC
The Backbone of a T&E Enterprise
CHAIR: Dave Smith, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Plan – Michelle Lovato, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- USAF Industrial Complexes: Plant 42, Palmdale CA – John Esch, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- Test Project Management – Carl Dane, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
- Encroachment – Scott Kiernan, 412th TW/ID, Edwards AFB
TSPI
CHAIR: Sean Conway, 412th Range Squadron, Edwards AFB
- Ensuring T&E Ranges Can Meet the GPS Instrumentation Sustainment Challenges of the Future – Dick Dickson, Jacobs | TEIMS, Tri-Service GPS Sustainment Management Office
- Facing the Challenge of Precision Position, Navigation, and Timing without GPS – Scott Dellicker, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
- An Approach to Implementation of Rangeless GPS Tracking – John Dodd, American Systems
PRE-WORKSHOP TUTORIALS
HD Transport, Timing and Compression – Paul Hightower, President and CEO, Instrumentation Technology Systems
Dynamic Pressure Measurement Instrumentation – Joseph (Steve) Carter, & Adam Hurst, PhD, PE, Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
Practical Considerations using Pressure, Force, Acceleration, and Firenze Torque Instrumentation – Bill Zwolinski, Senior Applications Engineer Kistler Instrument Corp.
A Primer on Scientific Test & Analysis Techniques (STAT) – Mark J. Kiemele, Ph.D, Air Academy Associates
Introduction to Python with Engineering Applications – Phillip Rogers & Jeff Corn, 812 TSS/ENT Edwards AFB
Troubleshooting Ethernet Data with Wireshark – Paul Ferrill, ATAC
Performance-based Sensor Selection, GI-GO (Garbage In – Garbage Out, OR Good Input – Good Output?) – Jon Wilson, Principal Consultant, Jon S. Wilson Consulting, LLC.
TENA and JMETC:Overcoming Challenges in Distributed T&E – Gene Hudgins, TENA/JMETC
TEST INSTRUMENTATION WORKSHOP PROGRAM COMMITTEE (e-mail: TIW@itea.org)
WORKSHOP CHAIR
Scott Pickett – Southern Nevada Chapter
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CHAIR
Dean Harpster – Southern Nevada Chapter
EXHIBITS and SPONSORSHIPS CHAIR
Lena Moran – 951-219-4817, Lmoran@traxintl.com
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Antelope Valley Chapter
Jon Denning
Ben Castillo
Southern Nevada Chapter
REGISTRATION
James Gaidry, ITEA Executive Director – 703-631-6220, FAX: 703-631-6221