Hello,
The IEEE Control Systems Society invites you to join us at this
presentation about advanced controls:

*Title: Surface Operation Automation Research (SOAR) — Airport Surface
Trajectory-Based Operations**
Speaker: Dr. Victor Cheng, Optimal Synthesis Inc.
*
Date:  Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Place:  Intersil Corp., 1001 Murphy Ranch Road, Milpitas, CA 95035<http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1001+Murphy+Ranch+Road,+Milpitas,+CA+95...> (Building
3, Stanford Room)
Cost:  Free, open to the public
Registration and directions:  http://sites.ieee.org/scv-css*

Agenda:
*6:30pm: light snacks and networking
7:00 – 7:50pm: presentation
7:50 – 8:00pm: Q&A
8:00pm: Adjourn*

Abstract
*Optimal Synthesis Inc. (OSI) has for over a decade been developing
advanced concepts and technologies to enhance the efficiency of airport
surface operations. Surface Operation Automation Research (SOAR) represents
a collection of research activities undertaken by OSI to develop such
concepts and technologies based on automation to deliver more-precisecontrol of
aircraft operations. This presentation will provide an overview of the SOAR
activities, including the development of tower automation and flight-deck
automation that leverage on each other’s capability to collaboratively
enable safe and efficient surface operations. The automation functions
include trajectory planning, communications, execution, monitoring, and
conflict detection and resolution. Although much of the research has been
performed under NASA sponsorship, the presentation will cover only the OSI
research activities, but not NASA’s much more far-reaching programs and
research.*

Speaker Biography:
*Victor H. L. Cheng received the B.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, and the M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees in EECS from University of California, Berkeley. Since 1997 he has
been with Optimal Synthesis Inc. and is currently Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer of the company. Previously he had been with TRW
Technology Research Center, Integrated Systems Inc., and NASA Ames Research
Center. His research interests include guidance and control, and air
traffic management. Dr. Cheng is currently serving on the AIAA Program
Committee on Aerospace Traffic Management, and had previously served on the
AIAA Technical Committee on Guidance, Navigation, and Control, and the AHS
Technical Committee on Avionics and Systems. He is an AIAA Associate
Fellow, and was the recipient of the 1976 IEEE Charles LeGeyt Fortescue
Fellowship, four NASA Group Achievement Awards, and an Engineer of the Year
award from the AIAA San Francisco Section.