PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH JERSEY SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

 

Last Updated 11/9/06

November 2006

 

 

Newsletter Information

 

Activities Calendar

 

 

 

 

AES:

Navigation:  Land, Sea, Air and Space

Consultants' Network:

PSoC Mixed Signal Development

Control Systems:

Efficient Simulation-based Stochastic Optimization and Its Application to Network Design and Management

EDS/C&S:

Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation

PACE & GOLD:

Engineers Meet:  IEEE-USA from the Top

SMC:

Nano and Industrial Robotics

 

 

 

Interested in Being a North Jersey Section Officer?

 

First Student Leadership Training Workshop for Fall 2006

 

PES/IAS Leadership Openings

 

Looking for a Few New Fellows

 

New! FIRST LEGO Judges Needed

 

IEEE North Jersey Section MTT /AP 21st Annual Symposium and Mini-Show

NEWS from IEEE-USA:

U.S. IT Infrastructure Not Adequately Prepared for Cyber Attacks, Says IEEE-USA

NEWS from IEEE-USA:

Reports, Studies Shatter Myth that H-1B Visa Holders are Paid Same Wages as U.S. Citizens

 

 

 

LISAT 2007

NJ Section:

Call For Papers - 9th International Conference on Information Technology (CIT 2006)

NJ PES/IAS  Course:

Arc Flash Seminar

PES/IAS Seminar:

Update! 2007 Officer Ballot

 

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November 2006

Volume 53, Number 5

Publication No:  USPS 580-500

“The IEEE Newsletter” (North Jersey Section), is published monthly except June and July by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.   Headquarters:  3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY  10016-5997.  $1.00 per member per year (included in annual dues) for each member of the North Jersey Section.  Periodicals-class postage paid at New York, NY and at additional mailing offices.  Postmaster send address changes to:  “The IEEE Newsletter”, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ  08855-1331.  USPS 580-500 (ISSN 1076-3732).

 

NEWSLETTER STAFF

Editor........................................... Keith Saracinello

Business Manager...................... Keith Saracinello

           k.saracinello “AT” ieee.org  (908) 791-4067

 

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IEEE Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, (732) 981-0060.  It is not necessary to inform the North Jersey Section when you change your mailing address.  “The IEEE Newsletter” and other section mailings use a list provided by IEEE’s national headquarters.

 

SECTION OFFICERS

Chair....................................................... Har Dayal

har.dayal “AT” baesystems.com  (973) 633-4618

Vice-Chair-1................................ Bhanu Chivukula

    b.chivukula “AT” computer.org  (732) 718-3818

Vice-Chair-2............................................. Kirit Dixit

                       kdixit “AT” ieee.org  (201) 669-7599

Treasurer................................. Dr. Sanghoon Shin

         s.shin “AT” ieee.org  (973) 492-1207 Ext. 22

Secretary............................................... Seth Jakel

             sgjakel “AT” comcast.net  (973) 731-1902

 

 

Members-at-Large:

Pete Donegan (doneganp “AT” ieee.org)

Amit Patel (a.j.patel “AT” ieee.org)

 

The North Jersey Section Executive Committee usually meets the first Wednesday (except holidays and December) of each month at 7:00 PM.  Meetings are open to all members.  For information on meeting agenda contact Secretary Seth Jakel (973) 731-1902, Sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

 

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IEEE North Jersey Section Activities

November 2006

 

Nov. 1 – “NJ Section Meeting”, 6:30 PM, “Executive Committee Meeting” - 7:00 PM, ITT, 100 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ.  Seth Jakel at sgjakel “AT” comcast.net.

Nov. 2– “Life Grade Luncheon” - 11:30 AM, Hamilton Park Conference Center, 175 Park Ave, Florham Park, NJ. Ken Oexle (973) 386-1156.

Nov. 7 – “Student Leadership Training Workshop”, 5:00 pm to 9:00 PM (food will be provided), Main Auditorium, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ.  Russell Pepe (northjerseysac “AT” ieee.org).

Nov. 8 – “Theory and Applications of SEM/FIB DualBeam Instrumentation” by Dr. Lucille A. Giannuzzi, EDS/C&S Chapters, 7:00 PM (buffet at 6:15 PM), New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Richard Snyder (973) 492-1207 (RS Microwave), Dr. Edip Niver (973) 596-3542 (NJIT), or Dr. Durga Misra (973) 596-5739 (dmisra “AT” njit.edu).

Nov. 8 – Efficient Simulation-based Stochastic Optimization and Its Application to Network Design and Management” by Professor Chun-Hung Chen, NJ Control Systems Chapter, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Room 202, ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Professor Timothy Chang (973) 596-3519 (changtn “AT” njit.edu) or Professor Mengchu Zhou (973) 596-6282.

Nov. 8 – Engineers Meet:  IEEE-USA from the Top” - NJ PACE & GOLD, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, Clifton Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave, Clifton, NJ.  Paul Ward, (973) 790-1625 (PWard1130 “AT” aol.com) or Richard F. Tax, (201) 664-6954 (rtax “AT” verizon.net).

Nov. 15 – Course - Navigation:  Land, Sea, Air and Space” by Dr. Myron Kayton, AES Chapter, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, L-3Com Space and Navigation, 450 Clark Drive, Budd Lake, NJ, 07828, (973)  446-4000, www.L-3Com.com/Spacenav.  Dr. Naresh Chand, (973) 636-7408, naresh.chand “AT” baesystems.com.

Nov. 17 –Arc Flash Seminar” by Won Kim, NJ PES/IAS, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, PSE&G, 80 Park Plaza, Newark, NJ 07101.  Ronald W. Quade (732) 205-2614 or RWQuade “AT” IEEE.org.

Nov. 22 –Nano and Industrial Robotics” by Dr. Heping Chen, NJ SMC Society, 7:00 PM (light refreshments at 6:45 PM), NJIT, 202 ECE Center, Newark, NJ.  Dr. Mike Liechenstein, (973) 471-0721, (m.liechenstein “AT” ieee.org).

 

Upcoming Meetings

 

Dec. 18-21 – “9th International Conference on Information Technology (CIT 2006)”, see http://www.citconference.org and http://www.cs.unt.edu/~smohanty/CIT2006.

Jan. 25 – PSoC Mixed Signal Development” by Chris Mesibov, NJ Consultants' Network, 7:30 PM, Aeroflex/KDI-Integrated Products, 60 S. Jefferson Rd, Whippany, NJ.  Robert Walker (973) 728-0344 or www.TechnologyOnTap.org

 

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NJ AES Chapter:

Navigation:  Land, Sea, Air and Space

On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, the IEEE NJ Section of Aerospace, Electronics and Systems (AES) Technical Society together with the L-3Com will host a short course on Navigation: Land, Sea, Air and Space.  The instructor is Dr. Myron Kayton.

About the Course

The course will include: Overview of navigation, Coordinate Frames, Absolute navigation versus dead reckoning, Guidance versus navigation, Tailoring navigation to the vehicle, Terrestrial radio systems, GPS and DGPS, timing, Dead reckoning, compass, gyroscopes and accelerometers, gimbal sets, strap-down configurations, sensor processing, Cell-phone positioning, Spacecraft navigation, coasting flight, powered flight, land navigation, Testing, Calibration, initialization, and alignment, Cost and accuracy, Animal navigation, Future trends, Bibliography: books, journals, and web sites.

About the Instructor

Dr. Myron Kayton has 50 years of experience designing and testing avionic, navigation, communication and computer-automation systems.  He is a Consulting Engineer for his own company.  From 1968 to 1981, he was a member of the senior staff at TRW where he served as Chief Engineer for Spacelab avionics and head of System Engineering for Space Shuttle avionics among scores of assignments.  From 1965 to 1969, he served as Deputy Manager for Lunar Module Guidance and Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center.  From 1960 to 1965, he was Section Head at Litton's Guidance and Control Division where he designed and analyzed some of the earliest multi-sensor navigation systems, for example the SRAM cruise missile.  Dr. Kayton is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, served on its Board of Directors and as President of the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society, and received numerous awards and honors.  He is an AESS Distinguished Lecturer, has taught at UCLA and published more than 80 papers; two books, Avionics Navigation Systems (two editions); Navigation: Land, Sea, Air and Space; and several handbook chapters.

All Welcome!

All are welcome but seats are limited (first come-first served)! You do not have to be IEEE member to attend the course.  Early registration, latest by October 31, is required to help L-3Com for security review and allowing you access to their building.

 

Cost:  $10 for IEEE-AES members, unemployed and students.  $25 for all others.  You are welcome to join AES Society and pay the reduced rate.