March 21, 2007 — Reston, VA — The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is proud to announce that the following award will be presented at the AIAA Infotech@Aerospace Conference and Exhibit, May 7-10, 2007, in Rohnert Park, Calif.
Mark Tischler, Sean Shan-Min Swei, Kenny Cheung and Chad Frost will receive the 2007 Aerospace Software Engineering Award. The award is presented for outstanding technical and/or management contributions to aeronautical or astronautical software engineering.
The citation for the award states, “For developing CONDUIT®, a revolutionary concept for integrated control system software design and for achieving its acceptance by the aerospace industry.” Each honoree will receive an engraved medal, a certificate of citation, and a rosette pin on Tuesday, May 8, during the awards luncheon held in conjunction with the Infotech@Aerospace Conference and Exhibit.
Tischler is senior scientist and flight control technology group leader for the Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate located at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. He headed the development of two widely used tools for dynamics and control analysis (CIFER® and CONDUIT®) and has been involved in numerous flight test projects. He has published widely on topics of aircraft dynamics and control.
Swei is a principal scientist at University Affiliated Research Center, University of California, Santa Cruz. He was one of the developers of CONDUIT®, and had utilized it in many flight control design projects. His research interests include advanced control systems design and analysis, and air traffic system identification and modeling.
Cheung is the task manager/principal software engineer at University Affiliated Research Center, University of California, Santa Cruz, and is the software lead for CONDUIT®. He has participated in various flight control design projects using CONDUIT® and has co-authored several papers on its applications.
Frost is the technical area lead (acting) for the Collaborative and Assistant Systems Intelligent Systems Division at NASA Ames Research Center. He has been active in the field of aeronautics for over 20 years, participating in the development of the first successful human-powered helicopter and a wide variety of piloted and autonomous aircraft.
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