Masters Thesis Defense for Abby Bassie
02/12/18 at 1:00 PM
January 24, 2018
Dear Faculty and Students,
You are cordially invited to my Masters thesis defense.
Title: Image-based flight data acquisition
When: Monday, February 12th at 1:00 p.m.
Where: Simrall Hall, Room 228 (Conference Room)
Candidate: Abby L. Bassie
Degree: Masters, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Committee:
Dr. Robert J. Moorhead
(Major Professor )
Dr. Filip Suminto D. To
(Committee Member)
Dr. James E. Fowler
(Committee Member/Graduate Program Coordinator)
Abstract:
Flight data recorders (FDRs) play a critical role in determining root causes of aviation mishaps. Some aircraft record limited amounts of information during flight (e.g. T-1A Jayhawk), while others have no FDR on board (B-52 Stratofortress). This study explores the use of image-based flight data acquisition to overcome a lack of available digitally-recorded FDR data. In this work, images of cockpit gauges were unwrapped vertically, and 2-D cross-correlation was performed on each image of the unwrapped gauge versus a template of the unwrapped gauge needle. Points of high correlation between the unwrapped gauge and needle template were used to locate the gauge needle, and interpolation and extrapolation were performed (based on locations of gauge tick marks) to quantify the value to which the gauge needle pointed. Results suggest that image-based flight data acquisition could provide key support to mishap investigations when aircraft lack sufficient FDR data.
Thanks,
Abby Bassie
DoD SMART scholar, Air Force Safety Center
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mississippi State University