User:Ernstwall
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EDUCATION:
o Ph.D. Physics course work in physics major completed at University of Florida, 1965
o MS Physics degree awarded, astronomy minor, University of Florida, 1965.
o BS Physics degree awarded, University of Georgia, 1960.
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE:
o Cryophysics includes first measurements of PVT surface of solid He-3 and melting curve minimum as well as large bore, high field, high uniformity superconducting magnet developement
o Subatomic particle models and electrodynamics of particles.
o Algorithm and physical device model design.
o Semiconductor device physics, especially for microwave devices, used as development tool.
o Microwave circuit analysis.
o Noise analysis and statistical communications theory.
o 22 publications include one book and 11 papers in refereed scientific journals.
SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE
o Ballistic missile tracking (Atlas, Titian, Polaris at Cape Canaveral during early manned space flight era), orbital calculations
o ICBM electronic interferometer (AZUSA system, early manned space flight) tracking and data editing.
o Other algorithm work includes Kalman filtering, implementation of data fusion simulations for Radar and EW (Electronic Warfare) systems in multi-target tracking system simulation in C++.
o Target discrimination algorithms for aircraft multi-target tracking environments.
o Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) vs Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) trade studies in C++.
o Phased array antenna simulation with jammer nulling using Matlab GUI for display.
o Matlab simulations also include antenna element impedance simulation as well as radome internal reflection and transmission simulation.
o Radar DSP (Digital Signal Processing), simulation, systems diagnostics, integration, testing in C++.
o FM CW radar system DSP assembly code algorithms for anti-tank weapons.
o Kalman filter for ballistic reentry vehicle tracking , some knowledge of.
o Radar detection (with transmit/receive switch ) hardware experience.
o Radar power generation experience.
o Antenna impedance experiments.
o Noise analysis and statistical communications theory.
o IR (infrared) image processing included edge detection algorithm and focal backplane characterization.
o FLIR target identification system for F18, brief feasibility study.
o X-ray imaging systems.
o DSP signaling algorithms for telecommunications.
o Superconducting magnet system design and project lead.
o Feedback control (motion control), knowledge of.
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:
o Matlab Object Oriented simulation of ballistic missile orbiting objects and defense syste ms o C++ object oriented code using Gnu C++, MS Visual C++.
o Embedded systems and diagnostics firmware using HP, AMC, SDS, VisionClick, and Intel ICEs.
o Rational Rose, Cayenne and Rhapsody UML.
o Assembly language for C80x86, 680x0 and DSP processors, some in firmware.
o VxWorks, pSOS, & Nucleus real time operating systems.
o Environment includes Linux, Unix, Solaris, Windows XP.
o Device Drivers (low level DOS, vxWorks), ISDN, Ethernet, PCM, Radar, X.25, ATM.
o Windows NT internals (Win 32), including multithread applications.
o Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) with OLE and DAO, MS Windows applications.
o Power PCs, Motorola 860 & 8260 PowerQuicII, AT&T DSP32C and DSP1603, Mercury 3200 vector processor, Mercury multiprocessor systems. Sproc 1400 DSP processor. Worked with TMS320C family.
o Mil. Std. 1553 bus and IEEE 488 bus.
o Reed-Solomon and Hamming error correction code, Specman ‘e’ code ASIC test language.
o SONET, Access data base, Excel Visual Basic, Adobe Frame Maker, Clear Case, Cantata test suite.
o Source control includes Rational’s Clear Case as well as PVCS, SCCS, and CVS.
o DirectX computer graphics, knowledge of.
HARDWARE EXPERIENCE:
o Radar microwave and millimeter diode design, testing, and manufacturing lead.
o Antenna impedance measurements and analysis.
o Microprocessor design, interfacing, and testing includes Hamming code and DRAM (RAS/CAS) controller.
o Semiconductor process design, testing, and production facility design.
o Transistor designs include UHF and photo transistors.
o Analog design, and exposure to RF and antenna circuit design.
o Digital discrete logic includes packet and PCM switching systems design and testing.
o Verilog RTL design.
o Superconducting magnet design, superconducting material research, system design and project lead.
o Light machine shop capabilities including lathe, mill, shaper, drill press, sheet metal forming, etc.
PUBLICATIONS:
Ernst L. Wall. Book, The Physics of Tachyons, 234 pp., ( Hadronic Press, 1995)
Ernst L. Wall, “A Longitudinal Electrical Impulse Field Neutrino and its Origin in Virtual Quanta of the Tachyonic Electron, Muon, and Pion”, Hadronic Journal 24, p. 207 (2001).
Ernst L. Wall, “The Tachyonic Electron’s Revolving Light Speed Particle as a Non-Radiating, Bound Photon”, Hadronic Journal Supplement 15, p. 419 (2000).
Ernst L. Wall, “A Digital State Machine Simulation of the Universe and the Difficulties of Time Travel”, Hadronic Journal Supplement 15, p. 231 (2000).
Ernst L. Wall, “The Fundamental Electrodynamic Origin of Electron de Broglie Waves”, adronic Journal Supplement 15, p. 123 (2000).
Ernst L. Wall, “Electrodynamics of Revolving Light Speed Particles and A Fundamental Basis for de Broglie Waves”, Hadronic Journal Supplement 14, p. 79 (1999).
Ernst L. Wall. “Radial Stability in a Longitudinal Electrical Field Neutrino”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society 44, p. 34 (1999).
Ernst L. Wall. “Origin of de Broglie Waves in a Tachyonic Electron Model”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society 44, p. 35 (1999).
Ernst L. Wall. “A First Tangible Step in the Quest for Hyperluminal Space Travel”, Proceedings of NASA’s Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Workshop, NASA/CP - 1999-208694, p. 349 (Jan 1999).
Ernst L. Wall. “A Longitudinal Electromagnetic Impulse Neutrino Model”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society 43, p. 2163 (1998).
Ernst L. Wall. “A Possible Fundamental Origin of the de Broglie Equation”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society 43, p. 2163 (1998).
Ernst L. Wall. “Electrodynamics of Revolving Light Speed Particles”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 43, p. 1399 (1998) .
Ernst L. Wall. "On Pion Resonances and Mesons, Time Cancellation, and Neutral Particles", Hadronic Journal 12, p. 309 (1989).
Ernst L. Wall. "Time Cancellation Hypothesis", Bulletin of the American Physical Society 33, p. 1076 (1988).
Ernst L. Wall. "Charm, Other Resonances, and the Tachyonic Particle Model", Bulletin of the American Physical Society 33, p. 1076 (1988).
Ernst L. Wall. "Unresolved Problems of the Tachyonic Models of the Electron and the Muon", Hadronic Journal 9, p. 263, (1987).
Ernst L. Wall. "On Tachyons and Hadrons", Hadronic Journal 9, p. 239, 1986.
Ernst L. Wall. "Indirect Evidence for the Existence of Tachyons; A Unified Approach to the Pion ->Muon->Electron Conversion Problem", Hadronic Journal 8, p. 311 (1985).
Ernst L. Wall. "The Role of Tachyons in Electron Spin and Muon Spin", Bulletin of the American Physical Society 30, p. 729 (1985)
Ernst L. Wall. "The Role of Tachyons in Proton Spin", Bulletin of the American Physical Society 30, p. 729 (1985)
Ernst L. Wall. "Hamming Code Error Correction for Microprocessors", Chapter 3, Microprocessor Applications Handbook, edited by D. Stout. McGraw Hill, 1981.
Ernst L. Wall. "Applying the Hamming Code to Microprocessor - Based Systems", Electronics (McGraw-Hill) 52, p. 103 (1980). (Note that this was the feature (cover) article of this issue.)
Ernst L. Wall. "Edge Injection Currents and Their Effects on 1/f Noise in Planar Schottky Diodes", Solid State Electronics 19, p. 389 (1976).
E. D. Adams, G. C. Straty, and E. Wall. "Thermal Expansion Coefficient and Compressibility of Solid Helium three", Physical Review Letters 15, p. 549 (1965)
E. D. Adams and E. L. Wall. "Thermal Expansion Coefficient and Compressibility of Solid Helium-three”, Bulletin of the American Physical Society 10, p. 519 (1965).
PATENT:
U. S. Patent 3,800,412 awarded to Walter K. Niblack and Ernst L. Wall, "Process for Producing Surface Oriented Devices", April 2, 1974.
