Congratulations to CBM undergraduate students who graduated this past weekend from the University of South Carolina. This year's graduates are: Samuel Bernstel, Travis Edwards, Erin Ballentine, Ronak Patel, Omar Abdulhadi, and Nick Metrakos.
As part of the College of Engineering and Computing's outreach program, Engineering Week, CBM featured a helicopter for visitors to explore and watch take off. Click here to see photos from this year's Engineering Week!
CBM at USC is excited to be featured in a story by the Columbia FreeTimes. Please click here to read the article.
Thanks to CBM undergraduate research assistant Andrew Patterson for creating this word cloud to describe the various facets of CBM. This innovative marketing tool is a great way to get snapshot of our program.
Congratulations to Trevor Roebuck for successfully defending his research! Trevor presented his PhD thesis titled "Vibration Analysis Processes in Noisy Environments for the Purposes of Condition Based Maintenance and the Signficance of Regime Recognition." Trevor completed his bachelor's degree at Augusta State University and his master's at USC. The CBM community is extremely proud of Trevor's accomplishments!
Congratulations to Praveen Nooli (left) and Nicholas Goodman (right) for successfully defending their research this week. Praveen presented his Master’s Thesis, titled "A Versatile and Computationally Efficient Condition Indicator for AH-64 Rotorcraft Gearboxes", and Nicholas defended his PhD Dissertation on "Applications of Data Mining for the Improvement and Synthesis of Diagnostic Metrics for Rotating Machinery". In completing this milestone, the two veteran CBM research assistants have cleared the way for their graduation this May.
The CBM Research Center received a new grant entitled "U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Commands - Condition Based Maintenance Program: Aircraft Components Testing (CLIN0012)". This grant is funded by SC Army National Guard/DOD for a total amount of $500,000.
Congratulations to CBM for receiving a new grant entitled " Achieving CBM Goals: Effects of Controlling Vibration on AH-64D Apache Operating Costs and Readiness Rates (CLIN 0011)". This grant is funded by SC Army National Guard/DOD for a total amount of $745,000.00 for two years.
The CBM Research Center received a new grant from the U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Command- Aviation Engineering Directorate (AMCOM-AED) through the SC Army National Guard. The grant is entitled, “Comprehensive Rotary-Wing Aircraft Research Plan in Support of the U.S. Army CBM Program: Sensor Development, Data Fusion, Diagnosis Algorithms, and Flight Regime Recognition.” This is a one year grant of $ 1 million.
CBM Onsite SCARNG Consultant, Tim Cook, was awarded the United States Meritorious Service Medal, The South Carolina Military Department's Meritorious Service Medal, as well as The Honorable Order of St. Michael for his service culminating as a Platoon Sergeant, Bravo Company, 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. Sgt. Cook was also recognized for his recent efforts in AH-64 Apache Longbow Vibration Analysis and advances in main rotor blade vibration dampening. The award ceremony was held at Tim's home in Leesville with a surprise visit by an Apache AH-64 Helicopter! Congratulations to Tim for all of his accomplishments! Photos
Dr. Abdel Bayoumi lead a training session during the Army Aviation Training Conference presented by Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) in Washington DC, presentation entitled “Effectiveness of Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) in Army Aviation”. The session covered topics on how to transition to a CBM approach to maintenance; available data on logistics, usage, maintenance, supply, missions, and training procedure. View presentation
The CBM team recently represented USC at the 66th Annual AHS Annual Forum. In addition to hosting a program booth, members Nicholas Goodman and Praveen Nooli presented papers on data mining of condition indicators and tribological studies of gearbox grease, respectively. Both presentations can be viewed in the Publication section.
Congrats to our teammate, David Coats, on winning the Discovery Day Award for his project entitled, "Advanced Time-Frequency Mutual Information Measures for Condition Based Maintenance of Helicopter Drive Train". View David's poster
Three-Star U.S. Army general visits CBM Reserach Center LTG Phillips is the Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition Logistics and Technology) and Director, Acquisition Career Management of the United States Army. Photos
Our team received two new grants for a total of $ 500,000 from the U.S Army-Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) to explore a new concept of diagnosis and health & usage monitoring system (HUMS) of the main rotor swashplate assembly of military rotorcraft through testing.
DOD Grants through the SC Army National GuardWe recently received awards totaling $976,500 to expand our CBM activities to include both the development of the new generation of Health Monitoring Systems ($757,500), as well as Lubrication and Oil Analysis ($125,000) as a means of sensing, and to carry-out more onboard component testing ($94,000). All three tasks are DOD grants through the South Carolina Army National Guard.
Successful UpgradeThe Main Rotor Swashplate Test Stand has received approval for major upgrades which were completed this summer. These modifications expand the loading capabilities of the test stand and greatly improve operational efficiency. View a description of the new design.
Well ReceivedCongratulations to Dr. Vytautas Blechertas and Mr. Nicholas Goodman for their well-received presentations at the 2nd Annual AHS CBM Specialists' Meeting in Huntsville, Alabama. Their presentations can be viewed in the Publication section.
CongratulationsDr. Abdel Bayoumi has been awarded $868,404 by the SC National Guard / DOD for his project entitled, "Comprehensive Rotary-Wing Aircraft Research Plan in Support of the U.S. Army Conditioned Based Maintenance Program" and $500,000 for his project entitled, "U.S. Army Conditioned Based Maintenance Program: Aircraft Components Testing."
An Afternoon with USC USC took the lead of a session at the American Helicopter Society's Technical Specialist's meeting on Condition Based Maintenance. If you missed the event, copies of all 4 papers presented are now available in the Publications section.
BreakthroughThe USC CBM Research Center was the feature story in the University's quarterly magazine, Breakthrough, which spotlights developing research programs at the University. Click here to read and download the full article, or visit our publications section for all of the recent articles regarding cbm@usc.
New BeginningsThe University of South Carolina's College of Engineering and Computing in conjunction with the South Carolina Army National Guard officially opened the Condition-Based Maintenenance Center on Thursday. Missed the ceremony? All articles have been reproduced here for your convenience. More
All about CBM The June Issue of Army Aviation Magazine chronicles the collaborative effort between the Army and Academia in improving Condition Based Maintenance methodologies at the University of South Carolina. Written by Col. Frank Atkins and Ret. Col. James "Kimo" Bacon. Full Article
The College of Engineering and Computing (www.cec.sc.edu) at the University of South Carolina seeks to fill three tenure-track positions at any rank in the areas of computer science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering. These positions are intended to establish a national center of excellence in safety critical systems, especially for aerospace applications. Particular areas of specialization include software engineering, computational modeling, sensing and control, and condition-based maintenance. Primary appointments will be in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering. Requirements include a Ph.D. in a relevant field and a record indicating exceptional accomplishments and potential for research. For those embarking on their professional careers, department support will include low teaching loads, competitive salary, and generous start-up funds. Responsibilities are to establish a research program of national and international prominence, and dedication to graduate and undergraduate education. Persons joining the program will have significant opportunities and access to world-class university and industrial aerospace facilities and staff across the state of South Carolina.
Safety-Critical Systems are those that manage the infrastructure and technological components of our society, including our transportation systems. They are the systems whose failure can lead to catastrophic events. Aerospace systems are an example of these, and ensuring their safety is a critical problem. It is also a difficult problem, in that aerospace systems are very complex with many interacting parts, all of which must operate correctly over lifetimes that might extend for decades. Solutions to the problem require means to assess the vulnerabilities of a system, determine its state, and decide on the appropriate actions to verify its safety and thus trustworthiness. The College of Engineering and Computing is being proactive by making strategic faculty hires to meet the needs of the aerospace industry. The expertise of the current faculty (i.e., in composite materials, thermo-fluids, structural health monitoring, and future fuels) can partially meet the emerging needs of the aerospace industry. The proposed cluster focusing on Safety-Critical Aerospace Systems complements the current strength while bridging a critical gap in our endeavor to establish USC in the area of aerospace engineering and computing.
A cluster of faculty from the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering is most appropriate to address safety-critical systems, because such systems are fundamentally multidisciplinary across these domains. The cluster we propose would enable a novel and promising holistic approach to assessing vulnerabilities and ensuring trust, which would foster a productive synergy among the faculty. The cluster will complement current research and education efforts underway in these departments and would lead to new funding opportunities.
As a key part of the cluster, we plan to hire a faculty member in the area of predictive maintenance, also known as Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM). This area requires wireless and remote sensing, control, mechanical diagnosis and prognosis, health monitoring, data fusion, etc. The goals of CBM for aerospace are to increase aircraft operational availability, reduce unnecessary component replacement, decrease maintenance time, lower operational and support costs through integrated logistics, and, most important, save lives. The proposed cluster would be able to exploit the advantages of health and usage monitoring technology, data collection/processing, and key diagnostic and structural testing to meet the objectives for safety-critical systems. It would enable the transition from reactive, fault-based maintenance programs to an approach centered on reliability and predictability. The result for aircraft would be more safe hours in the air than under repair in hangars.
It is anticipated that the CBM methodology developed under the proposed hire will be generic enough and accurate enough to transfer to other commercial and societal sectors, such as energy and power generation (nuclear power plants, windmills, turbines, etc.). Future CBM activities will have a major positive impact on South Carolina economic development, and will lead to new courses and doctoral dissertations.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is in the College of Engineering and Computing and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. The Department currently has 26 tenure track faculty members with an annual research expenditure of over $5.5 million. The mechanical engineering doctoral program has been recently ranked # 7 in the South and 31st nationally by the National Research Council. New leadership in the College has made growth of the Department a high priority. The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, the capital and technology center of South Carolina, and is the comprehensive graduate institution in the state, with an enrollment of more than 25,000 students. For more information, see www.me.sc.edu.
Applications must include curriculum vitae, research and teaching plans, and contact information for at least three references. Applications should be submitted electronically to ClusterSearch@cec.sc.edu. The screening of applicants will begin on May 1, 2011 and will continue until all three positions are filled.
The University of South Carolina is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Student: Nicholas Goodman
Title: Application of Data Mining Algorithms for the Improvement and Synthesis of Diagnostic Metrics for Rotating Machinery
Location: 300 Main Street, ME Conference Room – A228
Committee: Dr. Abdel Bayoumi - Advisor, Dr. Jeff Morehouse, Dr. Bill Ranson, Dr. Young-June Shin, Dr. Jianjun Hu
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Jed Lyons
Student: Patrick Pollock
Title: Composite Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors
Location: 300 Main Street, ME Conference Room – A228
Committee: Dr. Victor Giurgiutiu – Advisor, Dr. Lucy Yu – Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Djamel Kaoumi
Student: Praveen Nooli
Title: An Investigation of Condition Indicators for AH-64 Rotorcraft Gearboxes
Location: 300 Main Street, ME Conference Room – A228
Committee: Dr. Abdel Bayoumi – Advisor, Dr. Jeff Morehouse – Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Djamel Kaoumi
Student: Drew Snelling
Title: A self-contained wireless structural health monitoring tool
Location: 300 Main Street, ME Conference Room – A228
Committee: Dr. Morehouse – Advisor, Dr. Ranson – Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Wang
Student: Ken Allen
Title: Used Nuclear Fuel Actinide Management in a Sodium-Cooled Heterogeneous Innovative Burner Reactor
Location: 300 Main Street, ME Conference Room – A228
Committee: Dr. Travis Knight - Advisor, Dr. Elwyn Roberts, Dr. Jeffrey Morehouse, Dr. Abdel Bayoumi, Dr. James Tulenko - University of Florida
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Chen Li
Student: Clinton Canaday
Title: Comprehensive Study of Thermomechanical Boundary Conditions and Flow Stress on Friction Stir Weld Residual Mechanical State
Location: 300 Main Street, ME Conference Room – A228
Committee: Dr. Anthony Reynolds – ME, Advisor, Dr. Michael Sutton – ME, Dr. Xiaomin Deng – ME, Dr. Henrik Schmidt – DENMARK
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Sarah Baxter
Student: Daniell Tincher
Title: Feasibility Study of Minor Actinide Transmutation in Light Water Reactors with Varying Am/Cm Separation Efficiencies
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Knight – Advisor, Dr. Adrian Mendez-Torres (SRNL) – Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Rocheleau
Student: Gary Shultis
Title: Mitigation of Acceleration Resulting from Buried Explosives on Vehicle Floorboards
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Mike Sutton – Advisor, Dr. Xiaomin Deng – 2nd Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Chao
Student: Jason Burnside
Title: A Novel Optical Fatigue Monitoring and Crack Sensing System
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Morehouse – Advisor, Dr. Ranson – 2nd Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Shazly
Student: Jennifer Snipes
Title: Modeling of Material Behavior in Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Sarah Baxter – Advisor, Dr. Jed Lyons – Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Xiaodong Li – Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Edward Gatzke – Chemical Engineering, Dr. Thomas Crawford – Physics
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Xinyu Huang – Mechanical Engineering
Student: Jason Ouzts
Title: Crack Path Predictions under Mixed Mode Loading in Aero-Structures: Measurements and Analysis
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Mike Sutton – Advisor, Dr. Xiaomin Deng – 2nd Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Frank Chen
Student: Venkateswaran Perumal
Title: Dissimilar Metal Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum to Magnesium Alloys
Location: Faculty Lounge 1A03, Swearingen Building
Committee: Dr. Anthony Reynolds – Advisor, Dr. Travis Knight, Dr. Xiaodong Li, Dr. Blair Carlson (General Motors)
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Sarah Baxter
Student: Ahmad Falahatpisheh
Title: A Computational Model for Design Optimization of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Kheradvar – Advisor, Dr. Reynolds – Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Kevin Huang
Student: Anupam Kundu
Title: Abnormal Grain Growth of AA2195 Friction Stir Weld Nugget during Solution Heat Treatment
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Anthony Reynolds – Advisor,
Dr. Yuh Chao - Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Wally Peters
Student:Michael Dulude
Thesis Title: Coating Parameters Of Zirconium Carbide On Advanced TRISO Fuels
Location: ME Conference Room
Committee: Dr. Knight, Advisor, Dr. Kaoumi – Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Lyons
Student: Tyler Ray
Title: Electric Field Manipulation of Gold Nanorods: Characterization of Far-Field Alignment and Spatial Positioning through Optical Response Imaging Techniques
Location: ME Conference Room A228
Committee:Dr. Sarah Baxter - Advisor, Dr. Thomas Crawford (Dept of Physics and Astronomy) - Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Jamil Khan – Mechanical Engineering
Student:Benjamin Hawkins
Title:Characterization of radiation fields and dose assessment from fuels manufacturing for advanced fuel cycles
Location:ME Conference Room A228
Committee:Dr. Travis Knight – Advisor, Dr. Jeff Morehouse – Second Reader
Graduate Studies Representative: Dr. Jed Lyons
Date |
Speaker |
Department |
Topic |
| 1/13, Thursday | Dr. Thomas Crawford, USC Department of Physics and USC Nanocenter | Physics and Nanocenter | Magnetic materials for Technological Applications |
| 1/20, Thursday | Dr. John S. Brader Director of Vehicle Engineering, The Aerospace Corporation | From USC to Geosynchronous Orbit – A Career in Space Vehicle Engineering | |
| 1/27, Thursday | Dr. David Rocheleau, Associate Professor, USC Mechanical Engineering | ME | What Every Engineer Should Know About: Financial Statements | ABSTRACT |
| 2/4, Friday | David Mooney, Harvard University | BMEN | Moving the Biology into the BodyMoving the Biology into the Body | ABSTRACT |
| 2/9, Wednesday | Representatives and scientist from Netzsch | NucE | Nuclear-Focus Thermal Analysis | AGENDA RSVP to Dr. Travis Night at KNIGHTTW@cec.sc.edu |
| 2/24, Thursday | Mr. Emmanuel Perez, Department of Materials Science and Eng. University of Central Florida | Development of U-Mo/Al Fuel Systems for Research and Test Reactors | |
| 3/3, Thursday | Bill Mondy | BMEN | |
| 3/17, Thursday | Dr. Michael Matthews | BMEN | |
| 3/24, Thursday | TBA | ||
| 4/7, Thursday | Shailesh D. Vora , Fuel Cells Technology Manager for the National Energy Technology Laboratory and DOE | ||
| 4/14, Thursday | Céline Mahieux, Ph.D.Programs Director Alstom Power Thermal Products-Global Integration, Baden, Switzerland | ||
| 4/21, Thursday | TBA |
