Committee Purpose:
Organize meetings, events, et cetera, to serve technical aspects
of the AIAA San Francisco Section. Liaison with local technical
committee members, offer assistance to national conferences held
in San Francisco Bay area.
Members:
Larry Chien
Gano Chatterji
Nonlinear Control - January 25, 2002
Dr. P. K. Menon, Optimal Synthesis, will give a presentation on
Computational Tools for Nonlinear Control.
[Details]
B-36 Bomber - February 20, 2001
Larry M. Rinek, Director of Consulting, Industrial Technologies,
at Frost & Sullivan, gave a presentation on
B-36: America's Largest Bomber.
[Details]
Human Factors of Advanced Air Traffic Management - May 3, 2000
Dr. Kevin Corker, San Jose State University,
gave a presentation on Human Factors of Advanced Air Traffic
Management.
[Details]
Airships - March 23, 2000
Dr. Mark Ardema, Professor Mechanical Engineering,
Santa Clara University, gave a presentation on
Airships - Past and Future.
[Details]
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights - February 16, 2000
Robert Padilla, Chief Patent Counsel at NASA Ames Research Center,
gave a presentation entitled Intellectual Property --
What are Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights Anyway?
[Details]
Flight Planning - January 26, 2000
A team from Jeppeson Dataplan gave a presentation on
Flight Planning from a dispatcher's point of view, using the
Jeppesen OnSight tools. [Details]
Genetic Programming - November 8, 1999
Dr. P. K. Menon, Optimal Synthesis, gave a presentation on
Genetic Search Methods for Nonlinear Control and Signal
Processing. [Details]
CSTA 2000 Grant Solicitation
The California Space and Technology Alliance (CSTA) has announced
that its 2000 Space
Flight Competitive Grants program. A total of $1,000,000
is available for developmental activities to enhance or promote
space flight activities in California. Proposals are due by the
close of business December 28, 1999. More information and applications
are available at
http://www.csta.net/grants.html.
Lists of interesting sites on selected topics.