Contracts and Grants
Overview
The research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems (RIMES) was created in 1995 as reorganization and expansion of the Institute for Manufacturing and Materials Management (IM3). RIMES is committed to the advancement of research and education. Research Associates teach classes, conduct sponsored research within the University, and are encouraged to participate in seminars, conferences and lectures. RIMES also has a long history of collaboration with private industry. We are dedicated to the continued expansion of this synergy.
Company Listing
Over the years, RIMES has had the pleasure of working with the companies listed. Many students have been able to participate in company's internship programs and navigated into permanent positions due to their experience at RIMES.
Boeing Company | |
City of El Paso | |
EPro, Inc. | |
Fort Bliss |
General Dynamics |
Jacobs Technology | |
METI | |
MIRATEK Corporation |
NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) | |
TMAC | |
University Medical Center (UMC) | |
UTEP Green Fund: Energy Dashboard | |
NIST: U.S. Department of Commerce |
White Sands Missile Range |
UTEP Green Fund: Shuttle Analysis |
Technical Capabilities
The following are Technical capabilities found within RIMES. These topics are currently being supported or have been in the past in previous projects. RIMES is always in the pursuit of knowledge and expansion of it's current skills.
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Risk Management
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Tradeoff Studies
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MBSE and SysML
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Functional Requirements
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System Architecture
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Requirements Engineering
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Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
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Integration, Verification & Validation
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Reliability Analysis
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Technology Refreshment Assessment Modeling
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Advanced Quality Assurance/Strategy
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Quality Engineering
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E-Quality Improvement Technology/Internet Based Manufacturing (IBM)
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Computer-Based Decision Support Systems/Supply Chain Management
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Forecasting
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Multi Objective Optimization
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Rapid Prototyping
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Layered Manufacturing
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Electron Beam Manufacturing
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Near-net Titanium forms
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Radar Range research
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RF Comm Link
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Electromagnetic Effects Engineering (EEE)
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System Controls
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Ballistics
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Image Sensors
- Signal processing
Overview
The research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems (RIMES) was created in 1995 as reorganization and expansion of the Institute for Manufacturing and Materials Management (IM3). RIMES is committed to the advancement of research and education. Research Associates teach classes, conduct sponsored research within the University, and are encouraged to participate in seminars, conferences and lectures. RIMES also has a long history of collaboration with private industry. We are dedicated to the continued expansion of this synergy.
Systems Architecture
Architecture in systems engineering involves the application of art and science in the conceptual design of systems, considering the arrangements of components, and the relations among components. Balanced architectures with good performance measure values and holistic attributes are sought. There is a diversity of architecture frameworks for enabling architecture developments. The Department of Defense Architectural Framework (DoDAF) and the Zachman Framework, among others, are descriptive frameworks which capture different views of the system architecture. The systems architecting process becomes complicated as systems are becoming increasingly networked. There is a need for evolvable architectures that will satisfy changing needs and requirements.
RIMES focuses on development of architectural frameworks and methodologies to help design, test and evaluate evolvable system architectures. Top-level strategic design at the beginning of the life-cycle is stressed. Other aspects, such as essential decisions, rationales and behaviors are considered in the creation of good architectural representations and systems. Service oriented architectures where functionalities are grouped around business processes are becoming widely deployed as means of constructing evolvable systems architectures. RIMES focuses on application of services oriented architectures to system-of-systems context.
- Complex System Modeling, Testing and Re-Engineering with Complementary Methods for System Dynamics,Bharath Dantu and Eric D. Smith, Complex System Modeling, Testing and Re-Engineering with Complementary Methods for System Dynamics, Test & Evaluation of Systems of Systems Conference, International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA), El Paso, TX, 2012.
- Assessment of DoDAF as an Architectural Framework Evolving toward Syntactic and Semantic Completeness,Francisco Chagolla and Eric D. Smith, Assessment of DoDAF as an Architectural Framework Evolving toward Syntactic and Semantic Completeness, Test & Evaluation of Systems of Systems Conference, International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA), El Paso, TX, 2012.
- Enterprise Transformation through Aspects and Levels: Zachman Bayesian Approach,Ramakanth Gona and Eric D. Smith, Enterprise Transformation through Aspects and Levels: Zachman Bayesian Approach, Complex Adaptive Systems Conference, Chicago, IL, 2011.
- Zachman Framework Consolidation of Quality Measures Across the Testing & Evaluation Enterprise,Ramakanth Gona and Eric D. Smith, Zachman Framework Consolidation of Quality Measures Across the Testing & Evaluation Enterprise, Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) Conference, International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA), El Paso, TX, 2011.
- Architectural Framework & Modeling Innovations for Attribute Based Testing & Evaluation,Eric D. Smith, Ricardo Pineda and Justin Kieser, Architectural Framework & Modeling Innovations for Attribute Based Testing & Evaluation, Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) Conference, International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA), El Paso, TX, 2010.
- Dagli C. and Kilicay-Ergin N., 2009, “Chapter 4: System of Systems Architecting” in System of Systems: Innovations for the 21st Century, ed. Jamshidi M., Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Complementarity in Systems Architecting, Eric D. Smith, Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
- Valid Models Require Defined Levels, A. Terry Bahill, Ferenc Szidarovszky, Rick Botta, Eric D. Smith, International Journal of General Systems, 37(5), 2008.
- What Are Levels? A. Terry Bahill, Ferenc Szidarovszky, Rick Botta, Eric D. Smith, Proceedings of the International Council on Systems and Industrial, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering (INCOSE) 15th International Symposium, 2005, Rochester, NY.
- Quantum Mechanical Principles of Emergence, Eric D. Smith and Neale R. Smith, Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), 2007, St. Louis, MO.