CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB
 

NEXT WEEK _____________________________________________________
Monday, February 24 - noon
 
Topic:  Control Logic Model for Data Intense Environments - Tony Wheeler, Wheeler & Associates
 
Most of us don't think twice about flipping a light switch as we walk into a room.  Of course if you work for an electric utility you think about providing this level of reliability to your customers on a daily basis.  Part of providing this level of reliability depends greatly on how structurally sound your electric system (primarily wooden poles and crossarms) are.  It comes as no surprise that utilities are constantly looking for ways to quickly inspect and insure their systems are in tip top shape.  That's where our speaker Tony Wheeler, president of Wheeler & Associates comes in.  Tony will present to us his company's solution for inspecting the present internal condition of wood poles and crossarms in an objective, accurate, timely, and cost effective manor.  He will specifically concentrate on the data gathering issues from an infrared sensor platform mounted on a helicopter.  He will also comment about how this technology can be applied to other industries as well.
 
February Invocation Chairperson:  Jim Couch
 
Menu:  Salisbury steak, Tossed salad, Squash casserole, Fried green tomatoes, Peach cobbler
 
 
OUR PREVIOUS MEETING _________________________________________
 
Dr. W. R. Briley talked about their applications driven research illustrated in the calendars given out at the end of the meeting.  They have modeled maneuvering of tiltrotor aircraft and submarines.  They are beginning to model and study the submarine crashback maneuver where the propeller is suddenly reversed in an effort to protect and redirect the submarine.  They will be involving students at UTC in teams of multiple disciplines as they assist in the research with the SimCenter staff.  About 15 of the 18 SimCenter staff came from Mississippi State University to UTC.  UTC has a masters program in computational engineering and is proposing a PhD program.
 
Chattanooga Times Free Press article from December about the SimCenter moving to UTC:  http://www.utc.edu/~conteduc/eds/condra/center_mov.htm
 
The article in the Chattanoogan as written by Christina Siebold can be found at:  http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_32671.asp
 
Check our website at http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org for meeting summaries prior to last Monday.
 
A very special thanks to Judy Driggans for providing this meeting summary.  For the complete meeting details please check http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/MeetingMinutes/CECMinutes021703.pdf .
 
 
FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS ___________________________________
 
March 3: The Sun - A very close look at our nearest star - Mitzi Adam, NASA
 
March 10: Properly Removing Hazardous Waste from Chattanooga - Carrie Hunt and Marty Bourquin, WR Grace & Co.
 
March 24: Update on Diamond Chemical Vapor Deposition Technology - Dale Bradshaw, TVA - Power Delivery Technologies
 
March:  MetroNet - Chattanooga raises the speed limit on data communications.
 

WHERE WE MEET _______________________________________________
Unless we note otherwise, all of our presentation meetings are held at the Cellar Restaurant in the Tallan Building, Union Square Downtown Chattanooga from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Our meeting room and luncheon service are open by 11:30 a.m. Lunch buffet is $10.00 per person (inclusive). No reservation is required. Free parking is available in the Days Inn Motel (on Carter St. and MLK Blvd,) courtesy of the Days Inn management. When you park there, be sure to place a note on your dashboard indicating you are attending the Engineers Club meeting.
 
 
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS ? _____________________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please call Brad Baucom at 423-648-3582 or e-mail him at bradbaucom@comcast.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org .