ROBERT R.

FREIHAUT
214 Stonehaven Circle * Franklin, TN 37064
(615) 794-3467 (h) * (313) 570-5794 (c)
rfad108a@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
* A focused, multifaceted, and highly resourceful Mechanical, Electrical, and Ae
rospace Engineering Professional with United States Citizenship and Secret Secur
ity Clearance whose career successes within government and private agency enviro
nments provide a solid foundation for success in any arena
* University of Michigan Mechanical and Electrical Engineering degrees to includ
e: BSEME, MSEME, PhD (ABD), ME, and MSEEE, with a minor concentration in Aerospa
ce Engineering. Graduate Subject Concentrations in Dynamics - Mechanical and Aer
ospace (single (6DOF) and multibody), Vibration, Control Systems, and Signal Pro
cessing
* Areas of expertise include: systems engineering, testing, guidance, navigation
, control, radar, modeling and simulation, and hardware in the loop of missiles,
rockets, satellites, simulators, manned ground vehicles (tracked and wheeled),
and automobiles and trucks
* Design work completed on vehicles to include: Missiles (AMRAAM, Phoenix); Rock
ets (Titan); Satellites (DSCS II, DSCS III, GPS, FLTSATCOM, MILSTAR, SBR); Simul
ators: Servohydraulic(test), Driving, and 6DOF Stewart Platform; Manned ground v
ehicles (M1 Abrams, STRYKER, Future Combat Systems); Automobiles and Trucks (Exp
lorer, Continental, Taurus)
* Additionally skilled in Vehicle Dynamics, Control Systems, Signal Processing,
Statistical Mathematics (random processes, estimation theory, Kalman Filtering,e
tc.), Advanced Mathematics (advanced linear algebra, Fourier techniques, Advance
d Calculus,etc.), Vibration (Modal Analysis), and Real Time Simulation
* Programming skills encompass FORTRAN, MATLAB, Simulink, SimCreator (Real Time
Simulation Language)
CAREER EXPERIENCE
GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, Sterling Heights, MI, 2004 - 2009
Engineering Specialist, Tracked Vehicle Systems Engineering
* As co-developer of the ADAMS to SimCreator software conversion program, solely
acquired all relevant funding and wrote requirements and specifications
* Conducted engineering analysis of M1 Abrams from an Improvised Explosive Devic
e (IED) and crash analysis of the M1 Abrams for seat design; analysis of monsoon
level rainfall for M1 Abrams leak testing
* Abrams Evolutionary Design (AED) systems engineering and trade studies in the
areas of power and track and suspension
Engineering Specialist, Sytems Engineering, System Modeling, Simulation, and Tes
t
* Integrated Systems Models Development for Future Combat Systems (FCS)
* Automated driver development in Simulink and SimCreator for 6DOF Stewart Platf
orm and hardware in the loop
* Investigated unusual resonance phenomena in s-turn maneuvers for tracked vehic
les
* Conducted analysis for Prognostics Health Management (PHM) for FCS
* Developed a FORTRAN-based controller for FCS suspension source selection
* Tracked and wheeled vehicle models developed in SimCreator; Recommended improv
ements to SimCreator
* Frequency and wavelet analysis for Vehicle Road Course Characterization at Arm
y Proving Grounds
NONENGINEERING ACTIVITIES, 2002-2004
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UMTRI), Ann Arbor, MI,
2001 - 2002
Engineer, Engineering Research Division
* Worked on installation of UMTRI Driving Simulator
NONENGINEERING ACTIVITIES, 1993 - 2001
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, MI, 1990 - 1993
Engineer, Advanced Vehicle Dynamics and Controls, Electronics Division
* ADAMS development in dynamics and automatic control of cars and trucks
* Implementation and development of full vehicle and simulator modeling in ADAMS
* Served as Project Manager of $1M Vehicle Laboratory installation
* Designed servohydraulic Quarter Car Simulator for suspension development
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Engineer, ETS (Testing), Car Product Development

* Simulator development for driving, ride & handling, and structural durability
and fatigue
* Conducted Powertrain warranty investigations
* Developed vehicle weight reduction methodologies using testing equipment
* Testing of automobiles and trucks for driving, ride, handling, structural dura
bility, and fatigue
THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION, El Segundo,CA, 1989 - 1990
Member, Technical Staff, Controls Subdivision
* Dynamics and control of the IABS (Integrated Apogee Boost Subsystem) orbital t
ransfer vehicle
* Conducted real time simulation development for satellite simulators, simulatio
n of orbiting satellite constellations, and satellite field support activities (
launch and on orbit)
* Design and simulation of Titan IV SRMU TVC (Solid Rocket Motor Unit Thrust Vec
tor Control) servohydraulic control system
HUGHES AIRCRAFT, MISSILE SYSTEMS GROUP, Canoga Park, CA, 1988 - 1989
Member, Technical Staff, Guidance, Navigation, and Control Laboratory
* Radar modeling for AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile) 6DOF miss
ile simulation
* Analyzing missile dynamics for launch preparation and missile launch zones
* ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) evaluation for AMRAAM
* AMRAAM missile guidance law and trajectory shaping development and analysis
FERRO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Madison Heights, MI, 1987
Consulting Engineer
* Consulting on car door and body hardware
GENERAL MOTORS RESEARCH LABORATORIES, Warren, MI, 1985
Research Engineering Intern, Engineering Mechanics Department
* Conducted research in experimental and theoretical origins of chatter vibratio
n in crankshaft machining using modal analysis
* Software developed for data acquisition from metal removal operations
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
MSE, Electrical Engineering (Control Systems and Analog and Digital Signal Proce
ssing)
PhD, (ABD), Precandidate, Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics (Mechanical and Aeros
pace) and Vibration)
MSE, Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics (Mechanical and Aerospace) and Vibration)
BSE, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude, (Dynamics (Mechanical) and Vibration)
CONTINUING EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS
University of Cincinnati Modal Analysis Course
GDLS Course on Vulnerability, Lethality, and Survivability
Intoduction to MATLAB and Simulink
Introduction to SimCreator Real Time Simulation Language
Automotive Testing Courses in NVH, Ride and Handling, Durability and Structures
Testing
Automotive Vehicle Dynamics and Controls
Course in Random Data: Analysis and Measurement
UCLA Extension Course on Kalman Filtering
UCLA Extension Course on Spacecraft Dynamics and Controls
UCLA Extension Course on Fractal Geometry and Chaotic Dynamics
Aerospace Corporation Courses in Introduction to Predicting Orbits and Celestial
Mechanics and Space Based Radar
Hughes Aircraft Courses on Guidance of Missiles with EOIR, RADAR and LASER Seeke
rs
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Institute of Electr
ical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Council on Sys
tems Engineering (INCOSE)
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)