Enhancing Finite Element Analysis Skills for Engineering Students

This grant will enable faculty members and student assistants to educate students in both undergraduate and graduate courses on the use of ANSYS engineering simulation software. These courses are offered by the departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering & Construction Management. The faculty members will incorporate the software packages into their curricula, while student assistants will support them by...

Reconfigurable Small Satellite Antennas

In a contested space environment, communication links can be made more resilient through flexible and reconfigurable antenna designs, including antennas with nulling capability. This capability can also be extended to the telemetry, tracking, and control (TT&C) link which is critical to the entire satellite system. The Antenna Systems Department (ASD) at the Aerospace Corporation has done recent work in developing concepts for an agile multi-band TT&C anten...