Modeling, Simulation, Prototyping & Validation
Tuesday, AUGUST 13, 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. |
Opening of GVSETS and the Technical Sessions in Legacy Ballroom, 2nd Floor Jim McManus, GVSETS Chair Valde Garcia, President, NDIA-Michigan Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) |
| 8:20 a.m. |
Autonomy Panel: Human-Machine Integrated Formations Moderator: Dr. Robert Sadowski, Chief Roboticist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC COL Ken Bernier, Project Manager, Future Battle Platforms, Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) Kurt Bruck, Vice President, Neya Systems Robert Monto, Director, Advanced Concepts and Critical Technologies, U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) Leland “Kent” Shea, Product Manager, Robotics & Autonomous Systems, PEO CS&CSS Dr. Amber Walker, Senior Vice President, Ground, C2, and Maritime Systems, Parry Labs |
| 9:20 a.m. |
Best Paper Announcement Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Gregg Wildes, Business Development Manager, DornerWorks |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 10:05 a.m. |
Welcome to the Modeling, Simulation, Prototyping & Validation Tech Session Dr. Mark Brudnak, Senior Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Timothy Lee, Vice President, Intelligent Systems Division, DCS Corporation |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Immersive Visualization Exploration of Crew Station Design for Acquisition Programs Caleb Simmons, Senior Principle Engineer, Torch Technologies Rachel Agusti, Branch Chief, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC David Brown, Computer Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Rachel Hackenbruch, Industrial Designer, Torch Technologies David Hess, Software Engineer, Torch Technologies Kyle Kovacin, Industrial Designer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Aaron Smith, Industrial Designer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Colin Stewart, Software Engineer, Torch Technologies |
| 10:30 a.m. |
AI/ML Digital Twins of Hardware-in-the-Loop Systems Dr. Wesley Colley, Senior Fellow, Torch Technologies Joel Banyai, Principle Engineer, Torch Technologies Joshua Gordy , Senior Engineer, Torch Technologies Matthew Mills , Software Engineer, Torch Technologies Randall Warren , Senior Engineer, Torch Technologies |
| 10:50 a.m. |
The Use and Benefits of Modeling and Simulation With Autonomous Vehicles John Whitt, Modeling, Simulation, and Software Test Division Chief, Aberdeen Test Center Paul Bounker, Computer Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Vehicle-Level Control Systems Framework For Use In Create-GV Vehicle Dynamics Simulations Dr. Bohumir Jelinek, Research Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University (MSU) Greg Henley , Senior Research Engineer, MSU Angela Card, Senior Research Engineer, MSU Tyler Hannis, Research Engineer III, MSU Michael Gibson, Research Engineer III, MSU Jody Priddy, Senior Research Engineer, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Sara Boyle, Computer Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Miriam Figueroa-Santos, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Jeremy Mange , Research Computer Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 11:30 a.m. |
A Tailored Analytical Approach to Design Synthesis from Concept to Reality Carl Jolma, Systems Engineering Team Lead, GS Engineering, Inc. Robert Minger, Product Manager, Systems Engineering, GS Engineering, Inc. |
| 11:50 a.m. Lunch | |
| 1:05 p.m. |
Introduction to the MSPV Afternoon Session Dr. Vamshi Korivi, Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Wayne Mindle, Director of Sales & Marketing, CertaSIM LLC |
| 1:10 p.m. |
Assessment of Artificial Magnetic Conductor Checkerboard-Arranged Applique for Ground System Radar Cross Section Reduction Dr. Nathan Tison, General Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Jeffrey D'Archangel , Optical Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Characterizing and Modeling Lightweight Structural Composites at High Strain Rates for use from Arctic to Desert Environments Dr. Robert Hart, Technical Specialist - Composite Materials, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Evan Patton, Senior Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Joseph Hamilton, Principal Engineer, Karagozian & Case Isabela Cardenas, Senior Engineer, Karagozian & Case Dr. Huiyang Luo, Principal Scientist, Director of Mechanical Testing Lab, Karagozian & Case Joseph Magallanes, Principal, President & CEO, Karagozian & Case |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Integration of Vehicle Dynamics with Finite Element Composite Structure Simulation Andrew Montalbano, Mechanical Engineer, Clemson University Dr. Gregory Mocko, Associate Professor, Clemson University Dr. Gang Li, Mechanical Engineer, Clemson University |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Development of Machine Learning Models for Predicting Wind Fields Around Military Ground Vehicles Dr. Roy Koomullil, Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Emmanuel Ramogi, Graduate Student, UAB Feroz Iqbal, Graduate Student, UAB Peter Rynes, Vice President of Government Services, ThermoAnalytics Dr. Vladimir Vantsevich, Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Vamshi Korivi, Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Nathan Tison, General Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Exhibitor Break |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Introduction to the MSPV Final Session Dr. Matt Castanier, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Arkady Grunin, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Off-Road Autonomy Validation Using Scalable Digital Twin Simulations Within High-Performance Computing Clusters Tanmay Samak, Ph.D. Student, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) Chinmay Samak, Ph.D. Student, CU-ICAR Joey Binz, M.S. Student, Clemson University Dr. Jonathon Smereka, Senior Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Mark Brudnak, Senior Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. David Gorsich, Chief Scientist, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. Feng Luo, Professor, Clemson University Dr. Venkat Krovi, Professor, CU-ICAR |
| 3:40 p.m. |
Fidelity Requirements For Digital Scenes In Off-Road Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) Simulation Dr. Christopher Goodin, Associate Research Professor, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS), Mississippi State University (MSU) Dr. Daniel Carruth, Associate Director, CAVS, MSU Dr. Lalitha Dabbiru, Assistant Research Professor, CAVS, MSU Michael Hedrick, Undergraduate Research Assistant, CAVS, MSU Brandon Black, Graduate Research Assistant, CAVS, MSU Zachary Aspin, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC Justin Carrillo, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC John Kaniarz, Senior Computer Engineer, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 4:00 p.m. |
How the Cloud is a Mission Enabler for Embedded System Development John Brabbs, Tech Expert-Software Development Infrastructure, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Dr. B. Colby Jones, Innovation and Outreach Director, SAIC Technical Fellow, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) |
| 4:20 p.m. |
Accelerating Autonomous Vehicle Development and Evaluation with the VANE Simulation Tool Suite Garrett Holden, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC Zachary Aspin, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC Dr. John Monroe, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC David McInnis, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC Collin Davenport, Research Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC Dr. Phillip Price, Research Physicist, U.S. Army ERDC Dr. Brad Hansen, Research Civil Engineer, U.S. Army ERDC |
| 4:40 p.m. |
Validating Sensor Models for Off-Road Autonomous Mobility Andres Morales, Mechanical Engineer, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Ryan Lamm, Executive Director R&D, Southwest Research Institute Samuel Misko, Project Manager - Commercial & DoD Programs, UAB Nicholas Bowen, Advanced Analytics Engineer, UAB Scott Bradley, Director, Keenesaw Research Center Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar , Senior Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC |
| 5:00 p.m. |
MSPV Tech Session Conclusion Dr. Mark Brudnak, Senior Technical Expert, U.S. Army DEVCOM GVSC Timothy Lee, Vice President, Intelligent Systems Division, DCS Corporation |
| 5:15 p.m. |
Networking Reception: GVSETS Visits The Wild Wild West — Outdoor Patio |