University of Cincinnati and Miami University Senior Project Presentations

ABOUT THE MEETING: Each year the engineering students at the University of Cincinnati and Miami University complete their senior projects. We are amazed at the talent and creativity of these students as they present their projects to us. These presentations are typically an interesting mix of hardware and software, solving problems, improving efficiencies, and creating new opportunities.

MENU SELECTIONS: BBQ Quartered Chicken, Baked Ham with Pineapples, Quinoa w/ Shiitakes & Snow Peas, Au Gratin Potatoes, Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables, Field Green Salad, Dinner Rolls & Butter, Dinner Rolls and Butter, Chef’s Choice of Dessert.

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road in Evendale, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS: Please use the online reservation system even if you are paying at the door. Doing so helps reduce our costs and assures that enough food is available. Our cost is based number of reservations and plates used; if you choose to have dinner, please pay the fee even if you arrive late or didn’t make a reservation. The price for dinner is $15 for members with a reservation, or $20 cash at the door for non-members (and members without reservations).     Please bring the correct change.   Note: You are welcome to attend this meeting without having dinner.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY: An email to Reserve.Cinti@ieee.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Taking High Reliability Electronics Design to Mars, the Moon, and the US Border

Securing our Nation’s Future Through RF Communications, Avionics and Infrared Detection

ABOUT THE MEETING: Our nation spends a fortune on its military, preparing for traditional warfighting in traditional war zones. However, there is an emerging threat to the United States’ national interests that goes beyond the realm of traditional warfare, and that threat extends into space. Our entire national infrastructure depends upon availability of the resources we have in space – from GPS satellites navigating our air traffic, to Wideband Global Satcom satellites providing protected communications to our warfighters in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Our country’s national interests are intimately tied to the availability and affordability of Space assets to enable our national security. This presentation discusses the role of L3 Space and Sensors Technology Center (SSTC)’s role in defending our nation and providing affordable, rapid access to launch assets and satellite communications.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Dr. Robert Hayes is the Director of Advanced Programs at L3 Space Avionics in Mason, Ohio. He leads a team of principle investigators in developing the new technologies that L3 is inserting into its space portfolio. His team’s current research interests include navigation processing for launch vehicles, low cost processing options for satellites, space sensing technologies for overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) missions for missile defense, and microwave technologies to enable high bandwidth communications between space assets and ground assets.

Mr. Gordon Samuels is a Senior Principle Engineer at L3 Intelligent EO Solutions (IES) in Mason, Ohio. IES features a broad array of products ranging from baseball-sized, standard definition IR imagers to ultra large format systems with up to 36 Mpix of resolution. They are fielded on armored vehicles, tanks, fighter aircraft, UAVs, ships, submarine periscopes, foot soldiers, and satellites. IR sensors have emerged as a critical element in both offensive and defensive military and paramilitary systems and will play an increasingly important role in building and maintaining our space borne infrastructure. Mr. Samuels has a BSEE from the University of Cincinnati and an MSEE from the University of Texas at Arlington and has been an IEEE member since 1985..

MENU SELECTIONS: Buffet Menu: Raffel’s Signature Hot Sliced Roast Beef in Gravy, Chicken Marsala, Eggplant Parmesan, Parsley Butterd Red Skin Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, Tossed Salad, Dinner Rolls & Butter, Tea and soft drinks are included, and alcoholic beverages are available for purchase.

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road in Evendale, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS: Please use the online reservation system even if you are paying at the door. Doing so helps reduce our costs and assures that enough food is available. Our cost is based number of reservations and plates used; if you choose to have dinner, please pay the fee even if you arrive late or didn’t make a reservation.

The price for dinner is $15 for members with a reservation, or $20 cash at the door for non-members (and members without reservations).     Please bring the correct change.   Note: You are welcome to attend this meeting without having dinner.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY: An email to Reserve.Cinti@ieee.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Hardware Situational Awareness – Identifying the Onset of Failure in Power Electronics

DATE: Thursday, February 28, 2019

PLACE : Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)

TIME : 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. –

Social Time 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. –

Dinner 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – Presentation & Questions

COST: $15- $20, See information in Reservations (Updated)

ABOUT THE MEETING: Power electronics play mission critical roles in automotive, aerospace, medical, telecom and power generation/distribution/transmission applications. A hardware failure in these areas can jeopardize safety and come with serious financial consequences. Prognostic Health Management (PHM) Systems provide real-time situational awareness on the status of equipment along with their constituent components. This enables owner/operators to better anticipate the onset of failures and optimize their preventative maintenance strategies. This presentation summarizes the use of this technology in industry and discusses on-going research in the field. ABOUT THE

PRESENTER: Dr. Mark Scott is an assistant professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He teaches courses on Electronics, Power Electronics, and Electric Vehicles. His research team evaluates the design trade-offs associated with using silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power devices in electrified transportation and renewable energy applications. The emphasis of their work is on the conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) and prognostic health management (PHM) techniques for power conversion hardware. Additionally, they explore the benefits of using wide bandgap devices in isolated DC/DC converters.

MENU SELECTIONS: Buffet Menu:   Chicken Parmesan Turkey Meatloaf Grilled Portabella Mushroom with Bleu Cheese Crumbles Buttered Egg Noodles Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables Tossed Salad with Dressings Dinner Rolls & Butter

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/  Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. (Note: Meeting list on webpage is slow to load on some browsers) Cost is $15 for members advanced registration. Non-members and unregistered member cost is $20 cash at the door. Reservations close at 11:59 PM on Tuesday February 26, 2019.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation. All Reservations must be made by February 26, 2019 WALK-INS (those without reservations): You are welcome to attend this meeting and/or enjoy the dinner even if you did not register in advance. Walk-ins pay a higher $20 dinner fee. Raffel’s determines our cost based on the number of plates used; if you choose to have dinner, please pay the fee if you eat- even if you arrive late or didn’t pre-register.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Due to unforeseen circumstances there will be no meeting this month.  Rest assured we are working hard to bring you the BEST in presentations!

DECEMBER MEETING
National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting

DATE: Thursday, December 6th (Please note the special date)
PLACE : VOM Museum of Broadcasting (see below for directions)
TIME : 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. – Dinner
6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Tour
COST: $5 Member, $10 Non-members: Reservations Required!

ABOUT THE MEETING:
Volunteers are lovingly and expertly are crafting new exhibits and experiences to interpret the history of the Voice of America at Bethany Relay Station. Some volunteers were part of the Bethany Station when it was operational and can relate personal stories and experiences. The Main exhibits at the Museum deal with the history of the Bethany Station and the Voice of America.
There are also two new exhibits:
Powel Crosley and the Voice of America (Made possible in part by a grant from the W. E. Smith Family Charitable Trust)
The question of why the Voice of America Bethany Relay Station was constructed on a hill top outside of Cincinnati can be answered in two words – Powel Crosley.
Radio Lab – From Greeks to Geeks (Made possible in part by a grant from the Charles H. Dater Foundation)

MENU SELECTIONS:
Buffet Menu: Pizza

LOCATION: National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting
8070 Tylersville Road, West Chester, Ohio 45069
(Lat Long) 39.355696, -84.356461

RESERVATIONS: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/. Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. (Note: Meeting list on webpage is slow to load on some browsers)
Reservations close at 11:59 PM on Tuesday December 4th, 2018.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.
All Reservations must be made by December 4th, 2018

WALK-INS (those without reservations): Reservations are required for this meeting.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

The Future of Wearable Biosensors for Industry, Medicine and Sport

DATE: Thursday, NOVEMBER 01, 2018 (PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE)
PLACE : University of Cincinnati (see below for directions)
TIME : 6:30 p.m. – Dinner (Please allow 15 min to walk from garage)
6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – Presentation
COST: No Cost

ABOUT THE MEETING:
Join us for our annual meeting at the University of Cincinnati. The presentation and discussion will be on wearable biosensors. This is a great topic of interest as these devices affect all of us.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Dr. Jason C. Heikenfeld, Ph.D. Co-founded Eccrine Systems, Inc. and serves as its Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Heikenfeld co-founded Extreme Photonix Corp in 2001 and served as its Principal Scientist from 2001 to 2005. Dr. Heikenfeld is an internationally-known expert in electrofluidics and flex-electronics, with work spanning displays, lab-on-chip and wearable sensors. He has launched his company, Gamma Dynamics. He has been a Member of Medical Advisory Board at Tauriga Sciences, Inc since October 2013. He served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at Tauriga Sciences, Inc. since October 31, 2013. He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and also working with his second start-up company in color-video electronic paper. He is an award winning educator at UC and has lead the creation of programs and coursework at the University of Cincinnati. In 2005 he returned to the University of Cincinnati as a Professor in the Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He was an Assistant Professor of University of Cincinnati and quickly propelled UC into a position of international leadership in electrofluidic technology. He has greater than 150 publications and his inventions have resulted in over 10 granted patents. Since 2006, he has secured more than $12,000,000 in funded research, including a prestigious NSF CAREER award and a AFOSR Young Investigator Award (one of only 21 nationally in 2006, across all sciences). Dr. Heikenfeld is a recipient of NSF CAREER and AFOSR and Sigma Xi Young-Investigator awards. he is a Senior member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Senior member of the Society for Information Display and a member of SPIE. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. Degrees from the University of Cincinnati in 1998 and 2001, respectively. 2013.
MENU SELECTIONS:
Adriaticos Pizza

LOCATION: University of Cincinnati in 427 ERC (Engineering Research Center), 2901 Woodside Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45221 Parking garages can be found next to ERC.
The nearest parking garage is Library Woodside Garage or the Campus Green Garage. There is also on street parking on Martin Luther King Blvd and Clifton Ave.
1.From the parking garages head inside campus
2.You will then get to ERC (big orange-ish building with smoke stack like roof)

RESERVATIONS: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/. Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. (Note: Meeting list on webpage is slow to load on some browsers)
Reservations close at 11:59 PM on Sunday October 30, 2018.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.
All Reservations must be made by October 30th, 2018

WALK-INS (those without reservations): Walk-ins welcome

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Local IEEE activities such as monthly Section presentations, scholarships, and STEM events are organized and delivered by IEEE Cincinnati volunteers. These activities provide the members an opportunity to meet other local engineers face to face and increase their knowledge of diverse engineering activities such as power, communications, and IOT.

We need your help to continue to provide these service to our Cincinnati IEEE members. Please consider volunteering as a member of the Cincinnati Section Executive Committee. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and support our community. We typically meet four evenings per year to plan our activities, plus some time implementing those activities.

The following positions are open with elections held this Fall for a two year term starting January 1, 2019.

Chair
Vice Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Member at Large

In addition to the elected positions above we are in need of a Webmaster to maintain the IEEEcincinnati.org website. Assistance with the Professional Activities, Membership, and Arrangements is also welcome.

Please send an email to ted.longshore@ieee.org if you are interesting in volunteering for any of the above positions.

HOW DOES A BROWER DISPLAY A WEBPAGE?

DATE: Thursday, September 27, 2018
PLACE : Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)
TIME : 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Social Time
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Dinner
7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – Presentation
COST: $10- $15, See information in Reservations

ABOUT THE MEETING:
When you type in an address or click on a link, what happens to deliver the requested webpage to your browser? Learn how HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are used to create interesting and informative web pages with consistent appearance across devices and browsers. Learn about privacy, cookies and security. We will also look at techniques that make the Web a faster more accessible place for all users.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Craig Rahtz is a website developer working in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has a diverse background covering all aspects of content creation and delivery: video, writing, animation, apps, games, websites, and more.

MENU SELECTIONS:
Buffet Menu: Baked Tilapia with with Lemon Pepper Sauce, Grilled Lemon Chicken, Layered Vegetable Strata, Rice Pilaf, Vegetable Medley, Tossed Salad, Dinner Rolls & Butter
Tea and soft drinks are included, and alcoholic beverages are available for purchase.

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/. Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. (Note: Meeting list on webpage is slow to load on some browsers)
Reservations close at 11:59 PM on Sunday September 23, 2018.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.
All Reservations must be made by September 23, 2018

WALK-INS (those without reservations): You are welcome to attend this meeting and/or enjoy the dinner even if you did not register in advance. Walk-ins pay a higher $15 dinner fee. Raffel’s determines our cost based on the number of plates used; if you choose to have dinner, please pay the fee if you eat even if you arrive late or didn’t pre-register.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the May section meeting has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
We look forward to seeing everyone in September for an exciting new season of events!!

DATE: Thursday, April 26, 2018
PLACE : Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)
TIME : 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Social Time
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Dinner
7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – Presentation
COST: $10- $15, See information in Reservations

ABOUT THE MEETING:
University of Cincinnati and Miami University Senior Project Presentations
Each year the engineering students at the University of Cincinnati and Miami University complete their senior projects. We are amazed at the talent and creativity of these students as they present their projects to us. These presentations are typically an interesting mix of hardware and software, solving problems, improving efficiencies, and creating new opportunities.

UC Senior Design Projects
Project: RF Spectrum Analyzer
Group members: Marshall Beck, Sadie DiMuzio, Kevin Mosko and Huy Tran
Advisor: Rick Hunter
The scope of the project was to design a spectrum analyzer that could be used in a classroom environment for a reasonable cost. The final technical specifications of this analyzer would allow for analysis on a wide bandwidth and signals with large dynamic range.
The group opted in taking a primarily analog approach to the project, following a typical swept-tuned spectrum analyzer design. One unique feature to this system in comparison to other swept analyzers is the addition of a mixed-signal backend, allowing for an easy to learn UI and providing opportunities for future developments. The system design also allows for easy repair incase the user (student) over-drives the front-end!

Project: Mission Box
Group members: Nguyen Hoang, Matt Stephan, Chirag Shah, Joe Casey
Advisor: Mehdi Nourozi
ABSTRACT
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) received significant attentions in recent years due to the advances in development of cost effective drones as well as improvements in the related software platforms. Drones can be used for various applications including infrastructure inspection, surveying and mapping, agriculture tracking, and traffic monitoring. The University of Cincinnati Infrastructure Institute (UCII) works as a technical liaison for the Ohio/Indiana UAS center to effectively employ UAVs improving Ohio Department of Transportation’s business functions. Carrying out drone missions, video, images and other sensory data is recorded and saved locally to be analyzed and post-processed later. Therefore, there is a need for a device that can effectively record and post process data on-site and share data in real-time among on-site and off-site experts. This senior project addresses these needs by developing a portable computing system called the Mission Box. The second version of the Mission Box that is developed in this project can connect to the drone and collect data in real-time (during the flight), stream video over wireless network for the on-site officials, stream video over virtual reality goggles and also stream data to ODOT video servers (Milestone) where video can be watched and processed remotely.

Project: Intelligent Locker
Group members: Bailey Bunch, Dylan Rolf, Matthew Cahall and Oliver Wagner
Advisor: Carla Purdy
The Intelligent Locker System provides an all in one upgrade to an existing locker system. A custom made lock module is attached to the front of an existing locker and a main control module is used as a server for each locker. A simple and user friendly website is used to guide users through checking in or out of a locker. In addition, administrators are given additional controls to aid in monitoring and control of the system. The Intelligent Locker System aids to upgrade locker systems with modern technology to help with administration, ease of use, and security.

Miami University Presentations:
1. “High Frequency DC/DC Power Supply” (Students: Ben Shaffer and Nick Wolford; Advisor: Mark Scott): Students involved in this project will make an isolated bi-directional DC/DC converter using gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs). The target application is SpaceX’s Dragon capsule. The DC/DC converter with transfer energy between two DC buses: 28 V and 120 V. The target power level is 2kW (which is lower than the peak 5kW specified). Students will use simulation tools (PSIM, LTSPICE) to evaluate the steady state and transient behavior of the converter. A printed circuit board will be created using Altium Designer. The PCB layout will be evaluated using Ansys Q3D. An integrated, 2kW, high frequency transformer will also be designed. Simulations of the transformer will be performed using Ansys’s Maxwell. The converter will be controlled using a TMS320F28335 microcontroller from Texas Instruments. Final experimental results will include efficiency and EMI measurements.
2. “Interactive Tetris Game” (Students: Connor Blandford, Oakley Katterheinrich, and Parth Patel; Advisor: Chi-Hao Cheng): The goal of this project is to create an interactive, unique two-player Tetris experience. This project consists of two main parts: block creation via image processing, and player-game interaction via controller. The block creation will be controlled by one of the players, who will create the shapes by making gestures in front of a camera. Another player will move the block by moving his/her arm in front a camera.

One additional UC project will be forthcoming.

MENU SELECTIONS:
Buffet Menu: Herbed Grilled Chicken Breast, Baked Ham with Pineapples, Quinoa w/ Shiitakes & Snow Peas, Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables, Spinach Salad, Fresh Cut Fruit Salad, Dinner Rolls & Butter

LOCATION: Raffel’s is located at 10160 Reading Road, south of Glendale-Milford Road on the east side of Reading. Take I-75 to the Glendale-Milford Rd. Exit, go east on Glendale-Milford Road approximately ¾ of a mile to Reading Rd. and turn right on Reading.

RESERVATIONS: https://ieeecincinnati.org/meetings/. Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. (Note: Meeting list on webpage is slow to load on some browsers)
Reservations close end of day April 24, 2018.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to Reservations@ieeecincinnati.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.
All Reservations must be made by end of day, Tuesday April 24, 2018

WALK-INS (those without reservations): You are welcome to attend this meeting and/or enjoy the dinner even if you did not register in advance. Walk-ins pay a higher $15 dinner fee. Raffel’s determines our cost based on the number of plates used; if you choose to have dinner, please pay the fee if you eat even if you arrive late or didn’t pre-register.

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.