"Where Can A Fascination With Dynamic Systems Take You?"

Bill M. Diong, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Engineering, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 9:30 AM Room 314, Rogers Bldg

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Abstract:

What do a fuel cell and a human lung have in common (other than needing air to work) ? Well, each is a dynamic system whose response (output) changes in unique ways when its stimuli (inputs) change. Then a better understanding of how the system inputs affect the system response can enable one, for example, to determine when and by how much a person’s lung function is getting worse. Or else hasten the day when fuel cells, instead of batteries, will power portable electronics for days or weeks before needing to be ‘recharged’. These and other examples of dynamic systems research in the Power/Energy systems area and the Physiological systems area, will be described in this talk. Some thoughts about possible new research in these areas will also be presented.