UROP Project

Developing Digital Twin Modeling Framework for Spacecraft Propulsion Systems

Space Propulsion
Research Mentor: Ryan Gosse,
Department, College, Affiliation: MAE, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: rgosse@eng.famu.fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
Not participating in the roundtable

Project Description

Our research group is working on the modeling of space propulsion systems with focus on nuclear electric and thermal propulsion technologies. This project will focus on developing digital twin modeling framework using the NVIDIA Omniverse (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/) development library. UROP students will work with graduate student conducting research on how to integrate high fidelity modeling results into digital twin systems models that flow into a rendered representation of the spacecraft and its subsystems.

Research Tasks: 1) Literature review on how NVIDIA Omniverse is used for modeling.
2) Conduct research on how to build a digital twin framework for space propulsion.
3) Work with graduate students to develop digital threads for integrating high fidelity modeling capabilities into the digital twin environment.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: The UROP student should be knowledgeable in Linux operating systems and Python programing language. Preferred knowledge in the Blender software rendering suite or other equivalent programs. Motivated to self learn the NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, APIs, and services for OpenUSD data interoperability.

Mentoring Philosophy

UROP mentoring philosophy will be conducted under a bi-weekly meeting with professor (Gosse) to discus over all vision and progress of UROP tasks. We will also discus UROP students interest in engineering and how they would like to prepare for an aerospace engineering career. UROP students are expected to be engaged weekly with graduate students working on space propulsion research. As the UROP student progresses, they will be expected to document best practices learned for making digital twins in the Omniverse environment.

Additional Information


Link to Publications

https://faculty.eng.ufl.edu/aprg/wp-content/uploads/sites/130/2024/03/Nuclear_Wave_Rotor_Bi_Modal_Cycle_for_In_Space_Propulsion___2023_AIAA_SciTech-c.pdf