Agenda

2. Agenda • Research Initiative Overview • Examples of Research Capability • Information Assurance • Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise / Supply Chain Management • Advanced Electronics Packaging • NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics (CACE) • Vehicle Positioning and Vehicle Dynamics Research • UGV and DARPA Grand Challenge • Lunar Excavation Project

3. Ongoing Research Initiatives • Energy & the Environment Task Force (E&E) • Meeting regularly to determine the optimal and appropriate administrative structure for organizing and supporting research in these areas • AU Health Sciences Initiative • Chaired by Calvin Johnson • Charged with developing a strategic plan • Will collaborate with Food Systems Initiative on areas that include: • Obesity/Diabetes • Nutricuticals • AU Food Systems Initiative (AUFSI) • Pat Curtis named director • AUFSI working groups are responding to requests for proposals from a number of agencies • Proposal submissions related to: • Electronic traceability of seafood • Long term health effects of the oil spill • Safe transportation of foods

4. Ongoing Research Initiatives (continued) • AU Gulf Research Initiative (AUGRI) • Headed by Ken Halanych • AUGRI researchers from a variety of disciplines have received funding from multiple sources including but not limited to: • NSF • BP (through the Marine Environmental Science Consortium) • Orange Beach, Ala • Five teams responded to the recent RFP from BP (through the Gulf of Mexico Alliance) • $50M in research funding in 2011 • Looking at: deepwater issues, near-shore issues, and long-term health • Funding announcements will be made August 30, 2011 • Ash Bullard of the Department of Fisheries recently received $132,000 from BP through the Gulf of Mexico Alliance’s Gulf Research Initiative to enable him to conduct time-sensitive sampling and related studies • Establishing a Cyber Security Initiative

5. Auburn Huntsville Research Center (AUHRC) Focus Areas • Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise / Supply Chain Management • Information Technology and Cyber Security • Advanced Composites and Materials • Aerospace Engineering • Advanced Electronics Packaging • Advanced Communications / Wireless • Sensors and Detection Devices • Data Fusion / Data Exploitation • Robotics and Unmanned Systems • Innovative Energy Applications • Health and Bio Science

6. Information Assurance

7. Auburn Information Assurance Capabilities • Conduct classified research • Recognized leader in software assurance • State of the art expertise in digital forensics • Leader in DODAF-compliant information assurance architectures to support DIACAP efforts • Ability to integrate modeling and simulation technologies into information assurance certifications and accreditations • Cyber threat vulnerability modeling • Innovative approaches to design new types of authentication and intrusion detection systems • Vulnerabilities in virtual machines and cloud computing • Offensive information warfare techniques • Exploiting social networking vulnerabilities • Anonymous open source intelligence collection • Wireless and network security • Attacking and defending web 2.0

8. Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise / Supply Chain

9. MANUFACTURING LAB Plant Layout Receiving & ASRS Warehouse Final Line shipping Ergonomic Research Lab Electronics Test Area Vision Inspection and Robotics U Shaped Cells

10. MANUFACTURING LAB Facility Details • 5,000 Sq Ft • 1 Million in Equipment Donations • ASRS Material Delivery System • Conference Room • Two Offices • Quality Lab • Satellite Electronic Testing Lab

11. MANUFACTURING LAB Our Product • 277 Pieces • 15 Work Stations • Customer Demand/Takt Rate, 50 Seconds per Unit

12. MANUFACTURING LAB Technology Vision Inspection Programmable Conveyor Robotics

13. MANUFACTURING LAB Auto Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) In Operation at Continental Automotive Currently In Our Lab RFID

14. Supply chain managementis the “art” of managing the flow of materials and products, information, and financial resources from source to user. SCM involves strategic planning, integration, and execution of key processes. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT “The success of companies like Procter & Gamble, Hewlett-Packard Company, Dell Computer, and Wal-Mart is testimony that a well-orchestrated, tightly integrated supply chain is crucial to the competitiveness of an enterprise.” Dr. Hau Lee, Stanford University

15. Advanced Electronic Packaging

16. Facilities • Advanced Surface Mount Assembly Line • Flip chip assembly • 01005 chip components • BGAs • CSPs • Lead Free and Sn/Pb Assembly

17. Facilities • Characterization • X-ray • C-SAM • Mechanical testing • Shadow Moire • Reliability Testing • Thermal cycle • Thermal shock • Vibration • Humidity • Failure Analysis

18. Facilities • Advanced Packaging • Die attach and wire bonding • Flip Chip • Underfill • Encapsulation • Package sealing

19. Research Flexible electronics Die stacking Cryogenic module • Thin flexible packaging • Through Silicon Vias • Harsh environment packaging • High density and miniaturized packaging • Electronics manufacturing • Materials • Processes • Reliability

20. NSF Center for Advanced Vehicle and Extreme Environment Electronics(CAVE)

21. University Company C Company B Company A Company D Company E Company F I/UCRC University University The I/UCRC Model The model allows industries to interact with pre-competitive research Reference: NSF

22. Fundamental-Research Areas Chip-Level Interconnects, Flip-Chip and Underfills Component Reliability and Prognostic Health Management Systems Connectors, and System-Level Interconnects: Degradation and Wear Mechanisms cave3 Harsh Electronics Systems and Manufacturing Leadfree Solders Alloys Constitutive and Wetting Behavior

23. -80 -80 -60 -60 -40 -40 -20 -20 0 0 20 20 40 40 60 60 80 80 100 100 120 120 140 140 160 160 180 180 200 200 220 220 240 240 260 260 280 280 300 300 320 320 340 340 Shared Risk - Common Themes Consumer, 0 to 100C Military, -55 to 125C Ground Vehicles, -40 to 125C Passenger Automotive, -40 to 85C Underhood Automotive, -40 to 125C Automotive On-Engine, -40 to 150C Outdoor Communication Systems, -40 to 175C Aerospace, Jet-Engines, -55 to 260C Avionics, -55 to 125C Space (Mars), -120 to 20C Space (Jupiter Surface Probes), -180 to 380C Oil & Gas Well Logging, 75 to 225C Geothermal Wells, 75 to 225C

24. Shared Risk - Common Themes Ref: MIL-STD-810F

25. Impact velocity in ms-1 7.7 6.25 15.2 9.9 7.7 Shared Risk - Common Themes Ref: MIL-STD-810F Ref: DEF-STAN 00-35

26. High-Speed Measurement of Transient Dynamic Response Phantom v7.2 High Speed Cameras, 275,000 fps High-speed video cameras operating at frame rates of 275,000 fps. Strain, displacement, velocity, acceleration data acquisition at ultra-high sampling rates. Shock-Tower

27. High Speed Camera Signal Controller Fixture Vibration Direction Sine Sweep Profile (2G) Amplifier Test specimen Shaker Field Power Supply Vibration Testing at Temperature Random Profiles Sweep Profiles

28. Selected Facilities Accelerated Testing Sizes 1.0 cf (8) 4.0 cf (5) 8.0 cf (8) 10.0 cf (1) 12.0 cf (2) 16.0 cf (1) Thermal Cycling and Temperature Humidity Chambers

29. Selected Facilities Surface Science

30. Auburn’s Vehicle Positioning and Vehicle Dynamics Research

31. GAVLAB Resources Instrumented and Automated Vehicles Various Grade GPS Receivers Lidars, Cameras. etc Various Grade IMUs

32. NCAT Test Track Two Lane 1.7 mile track Asphalt Instrumentation Well Surveyed Level 2° Crowns 8° Banked Turns 802.11 and wireless serial communication around entire facility RTK system setup with corrections available in all paved areas DSRC Radios Test facility is available for validating vehicle modeling and estimation algorithms using instrumented vehicle test-beds

33. Auburn’s Mini Baja Track Approximately 2.08 miles long, 20 ft wide, and 90 ft of elevation change with various types of terrain Average Speed in a Mini Baja car is 15 mph (top speed of 35+ mph) UGV proving ground Located adjacent to the 1.7 mile NCAT paved test track Red—Baja Course Blue – Navcom Starfire GPS Coverage Black—NCAT Track • Terrain includes: Sand, Gravel, Water, Mud, Steep hills, Large Rocks, Grass, water hazards

34. Auburn UGV and Darpa Grand Challenge Work

35. DARPA Grand Challenge • Autonomous Vehicle Race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas • No humans allowed • No pre-knowledge of route • Applied control knowledge to an actual system • Developed technologies are relevant for future automotive systems

36. DARPA Grand Challenge • Fusion of navigation, vehicle modeling, and control • Participated on two teams: RASCAL SciAutonics/Rockwell Scientific TERRAMAX Rockwell Collins

37. Auburn’s Lunar Excavator Project

38. 2010 Lunabotics Mining Competition The Competition Auburn’s Performance Excavated 8kg of material in 3 minutes Suffered a mechanical failure in bucket assembly 1st Place - Systems Engineering Paper 2nd Place - Overall • May 24-28 • Kennedy Space Center • 22 University Teams • Competition Goals • Design tele-operated lunar regolith excavator • Remotely pilot excavator from control room • Excavate at least 20kg of lunar regolith in 15 minutes

39. Mechanical Design • Skid-steer drive system • 4 24V DC Motors • Capable of maneuvering in rough, variable terrain • Actuated arm and bucket system • 2 12V Linear Actuators • Frame constructed from 80/20

40. We Put Ideas To Work