Aerospace And Electronic Systems Society Research Articles

The Radar Festival on the Rhine: A Highlight in the History of the IEEE AESS

On 17 May 1904, a public experiment took place in Cologne on the Rhine, Germany, which would go down in history as an international milestone of engineering. On that day, Christian Hülsmeyer succeeded for the first time in detecting ships traveling on the Rhine by means of reflections of high-frequency electromagnetic waves: the birth of radar. After 115 years, on 19 October 2019, a ceremony reminded of this turning point in the history of technology. The Radar Festival on the Rhine became a highlight in the history of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS), which this article commemorates. On this occasion, AESS and Fraunhofer have produced a website that documents the historic events and its celebration.

From the Editors of the IEEE AES Magazine 50th Anniversary Special Issue

This piece serves to provide an introduction to this special issue of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, marking 50 years since the foundation of the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS). The various contributions cover some major technical achievements over this period, both looking back and looking forward. They also attempt to recognize some of the individuals who have played their part in leadership of AESS over this time, and they emphasize the global nature of the subject and of the Society.

Restructuring Avionics Engineering Curricula to Meet Contemporary Requirements and Future Challenges

A comprehensive approach is offered for avionics engineering topics and curricula for educational activities that better meet contemporary aerospace industry requirements. These topics include a growing demand for airspace mobility services, the proliferation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and the required enhancements in avionics and air traffic management (ATM) design standards (hardware and software components); targeting the evolving safety, interoperability, and cybersecurity needs of the aeronautical and space sectors. Proposed topics and approaches stem from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) Avionics Systems Panel (ASP) discussions aimed at aligning educational approaches to relevant industry needs and technical advancements in the field of avionics engineering. Suitable curricular development approaches are proposed to address the career life cycle of avionics engineers, including undergraduate and graduate education. Collaborative exchange and discussion, including both industrial and academic perspectives, focus on informing curricular development approaches that bridge the gaps between higher education, industry practice, and public stakeholder needs toward maximizing educational outcomes and preparedness of the avionics engineering workforce to tackle some of the most important challenges and opportunities faced by the aerospace sector.

Report on international radar conference (IRC-2019)

The International Radar Conference (IRC) takes place every five years in France. It is organized by the SEE (Société de l'Electricité, de l'Electronique) in the framework of the international relations set up between the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology), the AESS (IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society), the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the CIE (Chinese Institute of Electronics), the IE Aust (Institute of Engineers Australia, and the SEE.

Welcome to IEEE AESS tutorial XII

We are pleased to offer Tutorial IX to members of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS). This is the ninth tutorial issue published by IEEE AESS. The first one was published in January 2004. Three kinds of tutorial articles are offered. The first is a primer on an established topic, while the second introduces us to a topic of emerging importance. The third type of article is a survey of an established technical area. In all three cases, authors are for the most part noted experts willing to share their knowledge and experience in a written field guide. Tutorials IX presents four tutorials on emerging topics. The first article in this issue is a tutorial entitled “Detection Over Sensor Networks: A Tutorial,” by S. Hamed Javadi of the University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran (pages 2–18). This is a tutorial on the emerging topic of multisensor detection over a network. The application of sensor networks (SNs) to real-time remote information monitoring and processing is growing rapidly. Detection of an event is one of the main tasks of SNs in many applications. Sensors may transmit either raw or processed data to a fusion center (FC), where a final decision is taken. The problems and challenges associated with detection over SNs are reviewed, and existing methods for addressing these challenges along with recent advances are described in this tutorial.

AESS Historical Interview

In this fifth historical interview, a fascinating conversation with Paul Rosen by Riccardo Lanari, both valued members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS), AESS offers our members insight into the people behind the many great contributions that grace our field. While these interviews document historical events, they are also intended to give readers insights into the events and critical decisions that shaped the research, technical accomplishments, and career of our society's most legendary contributors.

Welcome to IEEE AESS Tutorial X

We are pleased to offer the tenth issue of our tutorials, Tutorial X, to members of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS). The first tutorial was published in January 2004. Three kinds of tutorial articles are offered. The first is a primer on an established topic, while the second introduces us to a topic of emerging importance. The third type of article is a survey of an established technical area. In all three cases, authors are for the most part noted experts willing to share their knowledge and experience in a written field guide. Tutorial X presents three tutorials on emerging topics, while the fourth provides a historical perspective and primer on an established topic. Two of the tutorials support recently published special issues of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine.

AESS historical interview: A conversation with a friend: Alfonso Farina

In this third historical interview, a fascinating conversation with Alfonso Farina by Fulvio Gini, both valued members of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) and Fellows of IEEE, AESS offers our members insight into the people behind the many great contributions that grace our field. While these interviews will document historical events, they are also intended to give readers insights into the events and critical decisions that shaped the research, technical accomplishments, and careers of our society's most legendary contributors.

News & information: Report on the 2015 international conference on inertial sensors and systems

For the 9th time the international conference “Inertial Sensors and Systems” took place in Karlsruhe, Germany, organized by the Institute of Systems Optimization (ITE) together with the German Institute of Navigation (DGON), cosponsored by the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) and by the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS).

Conference Report: International Conference on Information Fusion [News & Information

The International Society of Information Fusion (ISIF) with support of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) organized its 18th annual FUSION conference in July 2015 in Washington DC. The host organization was George Mason University’s Center of Excellence in C4I (http:// fusion2015.org/) of which the key members are in Figure 1.

Summary of avionics technologies

Avionics (aviation electronics) has been evolving for over a century which had a surge during the late 1940s from both World War II and the founding of the Professional Group on Airborne Electronics (PGAE) in February 1955 [14]. Since that time, IEEE has been a source of literature contributions in avionics from the inaugural Aeronautical and Navigational Electronics (ANE) group followed by the name changes to the Aerospace and Navigational Electronics (ANE) to the current Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS). The society's name variations demonstrate the importance of electronics in support of aviation developments.

Editorial for special issue on avionics September 2015

For the better part of the past century, avionics has evolved as a critical field of technology advancement in terms of direct impact on our lives, including air transportation, delivery of resources in emergencies, and platforms for environmental analysis. The Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) has a long-standing history of providing members with contemporary information in aviation and electronics (simply referred as avionics). Innovative avionics capabilities developed, tested, and implemented by many dedicated engineers and scientists around the world have directly helped shape transportation as we know it today, which has led to many far-reaching economic advances in business and individual livelihood. Within an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), AESS carries the banner of avionics technology advancement and its continuing development and evolution through its dedicated members, who in many ways lead the profession in the important research and development necessary for its continued pursuit.

AESS best technical panel award

The 2014 Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) Best Technical Panel Award was presented to the Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee (ACGSC) at the banquet of the 12th International Federation of Automatic Control Workshop on Time Delay Systems held at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan on the evening of June 29, 2015. Dr. James Forbes of the University of Michigan accepted the award on behalf of the ACGSC from Walt Downing, AESS VP of Technical Operations.

AESS Historical Interview

As members of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS), we read books and articles and attend presentations by legendary contributors to our field. However, only a few of us get to know those contributors personally. In order to give our members insight into the person behind those great contributions, the IEEE AESS is introducing AESS Historical Interviews. While these interviews will document historical events, the interviews are also intended to give readers (or viewers of the video) insights into the events and critical decisions that shaped their research and technical accomplishments. In order to better meet these objectives, the interviews will be conducted by AESS members rather than historians. Thus, you as a member of AESS may in the future conduct a historical interview or see a specific question that you would have like to ask the contributor.

Welcome to AESS tutorial VIII

We are pleased to offer Tutorial VIII to members of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS). This is the eighth tutorial published by IEEE AESS. The frst one was published in January 2004. Two kinds of tutorial articles are offered. The frst is a primer on an established topic, while the second introduces us to a topic of emerging importance. In both cases, authors are for the most part noted experts willing to share their knowledge and experience in a written feld guide. Tutorial VIII includes two tutorials on established topics.

2012 PLANS report

The 2012 IEEE/ION Position Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) [http://www.plansconference.org/] was held at the Myrtle Beach Marriot Resort & Spa at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, April 23-26, 2012. This symposium is currently being cosponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Institute of Navigation (ION), and the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) and is held once every two years in the United States. A brief review is provided of the events of PLANS 2012.

Developing a Business Case for Systems Engineering

This discusses two efforts to provide quantitative evidence of the impact of Systems Engineering (SE) on project performance. The Previous Study - The NDIA SE Effectiveness Study section presents the results of the 2007 SE Effectiveness Study performed by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). The Current Effort - Business Case for Systems Engineering (BCSE) Study section discusses the Business Case for Systems Engineering (BCSE) Study that is currently being performed by NDIA, the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS), and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University.

Review of IEEE medals, recognitions, technical field awards, and AES society awards

The Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) members may be particularly interested in the following IEEE Medals and Recognitions, Technical Field Awards and AES Society Awards. IEEE Medals and Recognition nomination deadlines are 1 July, the IEEE Technical Field award deadlines are 31 January and the AESS Award deadlines vary and may be found on the AESS Awards website: http://ieee-aess.org/ membership/awards. A complete list of the IEEE Awards can be found at: http://www.ieee.org/about/awards. In future issues of this magazine, the authors will provide additional details on the current AESS awards, one at a time, starting with the Pioneer Award. Here, the AESS Awards Chair gives a complete list of the IEEE awards to give an overall perspective and then we will focus strictly on our own AESS awards. For other society and conference awards, go to each of their individual websites. Note that there are conference awards for best papers, etc. and other conference awards sponsored by the conference co-sponsors not listed herein, but will be covered when details of the various AESS conference awards are provided in the future.

Evolution of Aircraft Avionics

On 2-3 December 2010, I represented the IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) at the International Congress of Technological Innovation (CINIT) in Puebla, Mexico. The conference “was created to become an important forum for the presentation and discussion of technological innovations.” It was intended as a conference where Pueblans can meet “distinguished visitors from other states of Mexico and abroad” There were 15 technical papers in Spanish and English, and one in Portuguese (that was cancelled).

28th Digital Avionics Systems Conference — (DASC) 2009

The 28th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) whose theme: Modernization of Avionics and Air Traffic Management (ATM) — Perspectives from the Air and Ground, focused on the need to upgrade all avionics-related systems. DASC is recognized as one of the leading international conferences in the field of digital avionics technologies, applications, capabilities, and systems. As commercial and military avionics age they must be updated, and the related ground equipment modernized as well. The latest DASC was held at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida, October 25–29, 2009. This long-running conference (more than 25 years) is co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Aerospace and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Digital Avionics Technical Committee (DATC). It draws technical experts from across the globe and includes five days of professional education courses and presentations, plus exhibits and special events. Guests accompanying attendees have an opportunity to participate in special related activities during the conference.