Slide 1LaunchPoint Team IntroductionsToday’s AgendaLaunchPoint TechnologiesAdult Ventricular Assist DevicePediatric Ventricular Assist DeviceDARPA UAV MotorMagnetic Switch MechanismMagnetic Valve SystemOxygen Concentrator for COPD PatientsEnergy Storage FlywheelMaglev TransportationMaglev Video ConceptMaglev Switch – Proof of TechnologyMagnetically-Guided CatheterSynthetic Aperture RadarMEMS Pressure SensorAdaptation of Commercial FBW TechnologyHi-reliability ElectronicsCentral Problem for Critical SystemsOpportunities for Collaboration1LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. Presentation to General Motors2LaunchPoint Team IntroductionsLaunchPoint Team IntroductionsBrad Paden, PhD Co- Founder, IEEE Fellow, UCSB ProfessorLarry Yount CTO - Electronic SystemsWill Blevins Sr. Staff Engineer - Electronic Design3Today’s AgendaToday’s AgendaLaunchPoint Summary IntroductionsLaunchPoint CapabilitiesOpen Discussion Summary & Next Steps4LaunchPoint TechnologiesLaunchPoint TechnologiesEngineering Consulting ServicesLife-critical/Hi-rel electronic systemsSafety analysis (ref. A380 and Boeing 787 FBW)Electromagnetic analysis and designDynamics, control, modeling and system optimizationResearchIn-house and relationships with UC and other universitiesFunded by federal grants and private investmentsIntellectual property creation, patentsProduct DevelopmentElectronic SystemsMotor/Generator designCustom prototypingMechatronic systems5in collaboration with Larry, Will, and World Heart, Inc.Adult Ventricular Assist DeviceAdult Ventricular Assist Device6NIH-funded research with University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon$5M+$5M in the worksPediatric Ventricular Assist DevicePediatric Ventricular Assist Device7DARPA UAV MotorDARPA UAV MotorDeveloped under an SBIR Phase I grant5 hp/lb !8Magnetic Switch MechanismMagnetic Switch Mechanism9Magnetic Valve SystemMagnetic Valve Systemvalve closedhalf-openvalve open10in collaboration with Inogen, Inc.Oxygen Concentrator for COPD PatientsOxygen Concentrator for COPD Patients11in collaboration with Power Ring, Inc.Energy Storage FlywheelEnergy Storage Flywheel12in collaboration with Applied Levitation, Inc.Maglev TransportationMaglev Transportation13Maglev Video ConceptMaglev Video Concept14Maglev Switch – Proof of Technology Maglev Switch – Proof of Technology15in collaboration with Magnetecs, Inc.Magnetically-Guided CatheterMagnetically-Guided Catheter16Synthetic Aperture RadarSynthetic Aperture Radar17MEMS Pressure SensorMEMS Pressure Sensor$451,000 received in SBIR funding from NEI, NHBLI.18Adaptation of Commercial FBW Technology Adaptation of Commercial FBW Technology “Extremely Improbable” -Faults are so unlikely that they are not anticipated to occur during the entire operational life of all airplanes (vehicles) built (FAA)19Hi-reliability ElectronicsHi-reliability ElectronicsBoeing 787 electronicsTechnology we apply in our medical devices20Central Problem for Critical SystemsCentral Problem for Critical SystemsCommercial FBW had to exceed military safety levels by 100:1The new technology was 20 years in developmentHoneywell is the leading provider of Commercial FBW Electronic Control SystemsThe practical possibility of either an active fault or a passive system shut-down had to be eliminatedThese systems “Cannot Fail”That is, designed to such a proven low probability that such faults need not be further considered as a potential mode of failureConsider the implications for other emerging productsF16 FighterHoneywell Fly-By-Wire21Opportunities for CollaborationOpportunities for CollaborationEngineering services Joint R&DElectronics integration (GM supplier involvement)Algorithm developmentSOC, SOH models and validationSystem modeling Teaming with universities (UC, U of M, others) Collaborative agreement – GM owns