Propagation-Based Fault Detection and Sensor Optimization for Complex Industrial Systems
TS-072175 — The Need
Modern industrial and energy systems are increasingly complex, making timely fault detection and discrimination critical for safety, reliability, and cost control. Existing fault diagnosis methods often struggle with transient states, require extensive historical data, or lack interpretabil…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Smidts, Carol; Diao, Xiaoxu; Li, Boyuan
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Low-Complexity Parallel Chien Search for Fast Error Correction
TS-071389 — The Need
As data rates and storage densities continue to increase across communication and storage systems, the demand for fast, power-efficient error correction becomes more critical. Traditional Chien search architectures, used in Reed-Solomon decoders, are often computationally intensive and inef…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhang, Xinmiao; Tang, Yok Jye
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Efficient Cyclic Redundancy Check Encoding with Low-Complexity LFSR Design
TS-071388 — The Need
Cyclic redundancy checks (CRC) are utilized in digital communication and storage systems for error detection. Current CRC encoding and decoding methods in digital communication and storage systems are complex and require a high gate count, leading to inefficiencies in hardware design. There…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Zhang, Xinmiao; Cai, Jiaxuan; Tang, Yok Jye
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
A Generalized Mistuning Model for Bladed Disk Systems
TS-070971 — The Need
Modern gas turbines and compressors rely on bladed disks, which are highly sensitive to mistuning caused by manufacturing tolerances, wear, or damage. Existing modeling tools are fragmented, complex, and often limited to specific mistuning types. Industry will greatly benefit from a unified…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: D'Souza, Kiran; Krizak, Troy
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Broadband Piezoelectric Energy Harvester with Adaptive Frequency Tuning
TS-070970 — The Need
Many vibration-based energy harvesting systems are limited by narrow operational frequency bands, making them inefficient for environments where excitation frequencies drift—such as in bridges, machinery, or vehicles. Current solutions often sacrifice energy density to broaden bandwid…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Guan, Yuqin; D'Souza, Kiran
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
RotorDAQ: Compact, High-Speed Data Acquisition System for Rotating Equipment
TS-069658 — The Need
In both laboratory and industrial settings, obtaining accurate measurements from rotating equipment is challenging due to the limitations and high costs associated with electrical slip rings and wireless telemetry. Industries such as power transmission, gearing, turbines, and shafts requir…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Hong, Isaac
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Organizational Innovation Accelerator Program
TS-068445 —
In today’s fast-paced global economy, organizations must continually adapt to remain competitive. Yet, systemic barriers—both social and technical—frequently hinder innovation. High production pressure, limited opportunities for professional development, and reliance on third-par…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Maguire, Laura; Rayo, Michael
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Joint Activity Testing (JAT): A Testing & Evaluation Methodology for Human-Machine Teams
TS-068443 —
In high-stakes industries, the integration of humans and advanced automation systems demands evaluation methods that reliably predict performance under varying challenges. Current testing methods often focus on individual components, failing to assess how human-machine teams operate as a unit, par…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Morey, Dane; Rayo, Michael
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Vision System Using MDP-Based Tracking for Automated Dimensional Analysis
TS-068440 —
Accurate measurement of physical attributes, such as dimensions, alignments, and surface features, is essential for ensuring quality and consistency across industries. Traditional measurement methods, often reliant on manual tools and human oversight, are time-intensive, prone to errors, and lac…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Allen, Theodore "Ted"; Rodriguezbuno, Ramiro; Zhang, Yifei
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
Optimal and Pure Leaf Classification Trees for Machine Learning (ML) Decision-Making
TS-067550 — A method to improve the performance and accuracy of ML-based decision trees.
Decision trees are popular machine learning (ML) methods used in classification and regression problems, and they have numerous applications in the real world. Various industries use decision trees to help decide strategies, investments, and operations. In addition, they are used in healthcare to he…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Allen, Theodore "Ted"; Arrey, Evelyn; Booth, Matthew; Liu, Enhao; Mashayekhi, Medhi
- Licensing Officer: Giles, David
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