Instructor
Engineering Technology Dept
Summer I 2008 teaching schedule:
EE 2372 Modern Digital System
Design, MTWRF 1000AM to 1150AM
Summer Office hours: 9:00 to 10 am, 1:00 to 2:00 pm, MTWRF, ARR
Research Rockets Robotics
BIO CV
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Professional Background: Embedded systems SW/HW design and development, electronic products development, industrial automation and product test systems development. 19 years with Texas Instruments in a variety of assignments, including Consumer Products, Defense Systems (HARM missile), and Semiconductor. |
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Courses Taught: At TTU: CS-1300 Computers in Modern Society, CS-2371 Intro Digital Design, CS-2413 Data Structures, CS-2350 Assembly Language , CS-3372 Advanced Digital Projects, CS-5355 Real-time Systems, CS-3371 Embedded Systems Design, CS-4311 Senior Project Design, CS-4312 Senior Project Implementation Lab, EET 4317 Advanced Microelectronic Technology , GTEC 1211 Intro Programming and Lab , GTEC 4231 Project Management , EET 4352 Digital Signal Processing , EET 3114 Digital Technology II Lab, At FSU: EEL 3705 Intro Digital Design, EEL 3705L Digital Lab, EEL 4712 FPLD's, EEL4713 Computer Architecture, EEL 4746 Microprocessors, EEL 4390 Intro to Computer Networks, EEL 4748 Embedded Systems Design, EEL 4915C Sr Proj Implementation |
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Outside Interests: amateur radio, electronics, astronomy, aerospace technology, near space high altitude balloon payload experiments. Related link with lots of good information on building and flying balloon payloads |
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Commentary: Some thoughts on the High Tech Economy, 2003: |
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Some recent publications and presentations: |
"A Low Power Wireless Remote Sensor
System using the TI MSP-430: An Empirical Evaluation of Range and Performance
with a Prototype System", presented at the TI Developer's Conference,
"An Ad Hoc Wireless Remote Sensor
Networking System using the TI MSP-430: Experimental Characterization of Signal
Levels in a Prototype Wireless Sensor System" presented at the IEEE International Symposium
on Consumer Electronics, Dallas, TX, June 2007
A Methodology To
Improve the Performance of Hedonistic Multi-agents Ph.D. dissertation,
Reinforcement
Learning Agents Applied to a Class of Control Systems Problems presented at
IEEE Region 5 Technical, Professional, and Student Conference April, 2006
Simulation of Cooperative
Control System Tasks using Hedonistic Multi-agents presented at IEEE Region
5 Technical, Professional, and Student Conference April, 2006
Cost
versus Complexity in the Design of an Embedded System: A Case Study MS
Thesis TTU, May 2001
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Telemetry Beacon and Digital Camera Controller System for Experimental High
Altitude Balloon Flights Proceedings of Central States VHF
Society Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, July 2005, also published in CQ-VHF
magazine, Fall 2005 edition
Converting Low Cost RC Cars into Simple
Autonomous Robots, featured cover article in SERVO magazine, June
2005 Toys for
Bots - cover image and teaser paragraph
Add Something Noteworthy to Your Next
Project: A PIC Tune Generator, SERVO magazine, June,
2006