Design/Analysis

Full design capability is offered using both Inventor and Solidworks. Areas of expertise include frequency based airborne optical structures and gimbals, laser systems, electronic chassis and opto-mechanical mechanisms designs.

Full analysis capabilities are offered using both FeMap/NeiNastran and EMRC FEA programs.

Past projects include the following:

Description	Auxiliary
Multiple facets of advanced drone platforms including: Structural and dynamic analysis of thin composite structures. Fabrication of thin polycarbonate, vacuum formed parts. Fabrication of thin shell composite parts. Design, analysis and fabrication of delivery system mechanisms. Design, analysis and fabrication of kinetic energy dissipation padding. Perform shock drop testing to validate kinetic energy dissipation analysis models. Development of FAA Part 21 Quality Manual System.	Skydrop
Fabrication of low-outgassing composite telescopes, structures and optical mounts for military programs.	NSWC
Sub-contracted for complete design, analysis and fabrication of an SBIR PhII gimbal including: 26 inch diameter turret style yoke and ball (no azimuth). Fabricated using advanced composites. Removable metering tube with integrated optics bench. Modal transient analysis with optical surface deformations extracted for far-field performance calculations.	Contract
Design, analysis and fabrication of a military gimbal including: Dual sidecar style supporting independent telescope and acquisition system. Elevation and azimuth fabricated using advanced composites. In-house testing included pointing accuracy, frequency response and bearing torque trace.	Contract
Design, analysis and fabrication of a sports broadcast gimbal including: 3-axis inverted sidecar style. Elevation and azimuth fabricated using advanced composites. Static and modal dynamic FEA.
Design, analysis and fabrication of an in-house sidecar gimbal including: Advanced composite housing. On-axis 3-ph motors and optical incremental encoder. Static and modal dynamic FEA.
Consultant for design and analysis of airborne military gimbal including: Conventional metal fabrication. Static and modal dynamic FEA.	ABLE-ACE
Consultant for design and analysis of airborne military gimbal including: Conventional metal fabrication. Static and modal dynamic FEA.	ABLE-X
Consultant for design and analysis of an SBIR PHI gimbal including: Composite elevation and azimuth housing. Static and modal dynamic FEA. Modal testing yielded close agreement between the analysis model and physical structure for both composites, bearing and structural interfaces.
Consultant for design and analysis of military beam director including: Conventional metal fabrication. Static and modal dynamic FEA.
Sub-contractor for design of structures and opto-mechanical components including: Laser and Optic Enclosure design and sturctural analysis. Thermal Management System design and thermal analysis. Optical bench design and frequency/stability analysis.	HELLADS
Consultant for design and structural/modal dynamic FEA support for the Aerospace Relay Mirror System upgrades including: Preliminary design and frequency analysis of primary support structure maximizing use of advanced composites. Gimbal trade studies for various configurations and sizes of advanced composite gimbals.	ARMS
Consultant for design and analysis for laser diode mounting including: Develop new approach for laser diode mounting. Perform structural and thermal FEA to determine fesability. Design fixtures for proof-of-concept and verify approach.	Patent
Consultant for design and analysis of SLS laser including: Design and structural analysis of SLS laser system for airborne use. Transient heat transfer analysis to ensure the system met cool down requirements from tarmac to LN2 temperatures.
Consultant for design of lightweight STC Stirling cooler including: Design and analysis of a lightweighted airborne version of a COTS based stirling cooler. Weight was reduced from 75 pount to less than 15 pound with identical performance. Design of isolation system to attenuate cooler vibration.
Consultant for design of components for the LARC laser cavity including: Design and analysis of the LARC cavity. Design of electronic support chassis. Design of opto-mechanical support components.
Consultant for design of components for Paxutent River V22 6DOF flight simulator including: Design and analysis of the V22 cockpit base structure. Design of electronic chassis and rack support structure. Develop LISP/Basic programs working in conjunction with AutoCAD to store and extract electrical connector/pin information. Data was then continually processed to determime missing and erroneous connections over the complete series of electrical interconnect drawing.	V22
Consultant for mechanical design for Kirtland AFB ARGUS program - An airborne optical platform used to collect flight test, signatures, phenomenology, and intercept data. Designs included: Design of HRCS support structure. Aviation Week Reprint - October 3, 1988 Design of opto-mechanical components. Design of Phase II upgrade optical benches, shock-restraint and pallet structures.
Design and operation support for the dynamically positioned drillship Sedco 445 including: Design of drilling fluid treatment and storage structure. Design of drilling console. Design of helideck safety netting.
Sub-contractor for design support for the Airborne Laser Lab including: Design of electronic chassis. Design of miscellaneous support sturctures.