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Sponsor: United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)
Mentor(s):
Joe Dobeck joseph.m.dobeck.mil@mail.mil
Kevin Livesay kevin.t.livesay@gmail.com
Eddie Cazares eddie.cazares2.mil@mail.mil
Collin Eaker collin.eaker@mayvin.com
Jeremy Edmondson jedmond2@ncsu.edu
Dr. Rachana Gupta ragupta@ncsu.edu
Industrial Design Graduate Students:
Abby Scheer amscheer@ncsu.edu
Drew Garner algarne2@ncsu.edu
Electrical and Computer Engineering Students (ECE):
JP Villamor jpvillam@ncsu.edu (Meeting Minutes and Agenda)
Maulik Thakar mthakar@ncsu.edu (Team Lead)
John Poteat jlpoteat@ncsu.edu (Purchasing Contact)
Fredy Fuentes fufuente@ncsu.edu (Website and Google Folder Manager)
Gabe Henderson ghhender@ncsu.edu (Sponsor Contact and Meeting Scheduler)
Meeting Times and Locations
Regular meeting time with sponsors/mentors: Tuesday 9 a.m. Google Meet
ECE Internal Meeting: Tuesday, Wednesday 4:30 p.m. In person at Hunt Library
Important Links
Project Folder (restricted access)
Regular Sponsor Meeting Tuesday 9 a.m.
Assignments
System architecture diagrams -
Project Background and Need:
USASOC EOD operators contend with unique problem sets in equally unique mission spaces. EOD
operators can find themselves performing slow, precise action on a state-sponsored weapon system in
one moment, and rushed deliberate actions on IEDs or Hostage Explosive Devices in the next. In many of
these instances, commercial power tools and hand tools are utilized to facilitate the action being
performed. EOD operators train to use power tools and hand tools but the materials, switches, triggers,
and sensors that they train to defeat have wildly varying parameters.
Problem Description/requirements (List of high-level functionality you expect to see in the end product):
EOD operators need a platform that can provide real-time, highly sensitive feedback that describes the
degree of change imparted to the barrier material that they are training against. This will allow
the development of tools, techniques, and procedures that are quantitatively “the best” for any given
material. This project will be multi-disciplinary with ECE and Industrial Design teams working on it together.
Required Skills / Desired Competencies (in order of importance):
Embedded hardware and programming
Sensor interface and programming
Analog circuit design
PCB design and layout
Power electronics and systems
Application development Programming
Mechanical CAD
How often and how would you be available to meet/chat with the team (Zoom, Hangout, Skype, Phone)?
1x per week or every other week
Will the students be required to sign any of the following before they start with the project? NDA / CDA / IP assignment / IP protection form
No.
Students working on this project must be US citizens.
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