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Golisano Institute for Sustainability
Systems Modernization and Sustainment Center
Developing technologies for the design, modernization, and support of complex equipment systems.
The Systems Modernization
and Sustainment Center (SMS) develops technologies for optimal life-cycle design, management, and
modernization of large equipment systems. SMS focuses on reducing costs and improving the design of
this equipment through the implementation of life cycle engineering, remanufacturing and alternative
energy technologies.
The center has worked on numerous research projects with the United States military assisting in
lowering costs and improving the performance and safety of a host of equipment including the EA-6B
Prowler jet and the Light Armored Vehicle. They are also currently working with the Rochester Genesee
Regional Transportation Authority to transfer state-of-the-art vehicle monitory technology they have
developed for use in public transit fleets. In recognition of their research efforts SMS received the National Center for Advanced Technologies
2004 Defense Manufacturing Excellence award.
A listing of the national and international publications and presentations by SMS researchers follows:
Haselkorn, M., “Recovery of light armored vehicle drive shafts,” 2007 US Air Force Defense Manufacturing Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5, 2007.
Parnell, V.L., Boedo, S., Kempski, M., Kochersberger, K., Haselkorn, M., “Health monitoring of LAV planet gear bushings using vibration signature analysis techniques,” Proceedings of the 2007 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition, October, 2007.
Thurston, M. and Nenadic, N., “Improved product sustainability via systems health management and signature analysis,” 5th Global Symposium on Sustainable Product Development and Life Cycle Engineering, Rochester, NY, September 21, 2007.
Haselkorn, M. “Sustainable materials implementation in large equipment systems,” 5th Global Symposium on Sustainable Product Development and Life Cycle Engineering, Rochester, NY, September 21, 2007.
Haselkorn, M., “Using 3D Laser Scanning to Reverse Engineer a Transmission Tailpiece,” Reverse Engineering, Analysis and Inspection Conference and Exposition, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, May 1, 2007.
Duddy, B., “Presidential helicopter replacement (VXX),” Case Study for the Defense Aquisition University, Fort Belvoir, VA, 2006.
Duddy, B., “Eurohawk: US-German Cooperative Program,” Case Study for the Defense Aquisition University, Fort Belvoir, VA, 2006.
Esterman, M., Gerst. P. Ishii, K., and Stiebitz, P.H., “A framework for warranty prediction during product development,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Orlando, Florida, Nov., 2005.
Bezdicek, Cernohorsky, Hejda, Lebold, Cervinka, and Thurston, “How an Open Standard Development Process Led to an MDA-like Solution,” An MDA Success Story, Object Management Group, Nov., 2004.
Thurston, M., "Health monitoring for the Light Armored Vehicle," SAE-DoD Maintenance Symposium, King of Prussia, PA, Oct., 2003.
Duddy, B., “Prospects for the European Union rapid reaction force,” Report to the USAF Institute for National Security Studies, Colorado Springs, CO, September, 2003.
Lebold, Reichard, Hejda, Bezdicek, and Thurston, "A framework for next generation machinery monitoring and diagnostics," 56th Meeting of the Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology, April, 2002.