Dr Robert W. Bass

PhD(Math), ex-Prof. Physics, Engineer
Inventor: Topolotron, Plasmasphere, issued; QRT ColdFusion, pending.

Seeks Analytical/Programming Job

Resume / Curriculum Vitae

Personal details

Name: Dr. Robert W. Bass
Birth: August 9, 1930
Citizenship: USA
Clearance: TOP SECRET ['85]
SS#: [on request]

Expertise

Mathematical, Physical, Engineering & Computer Sciences; & Intellectual Property Law [licensed to practice before Patent Office]

Post-doctoral experience: 40 years as of June 30, 1995
3 Years RESEARCH (Nonlinear Mechanics, Topological Dynamics; Stability Theory; Control Theory; Plasma Physics)
17 Years ACADEMIC (Professorial or Faculty Status (including 2 years part-time, W.Coast U)
19 Years INDUSTRIAL (Staff, Project, Managerial, Consulting)
3 Years PATENT LAW Practice [as Registered Patent Agent No. 29,130]

Education

Postdoctoral, Princeton University, 1955-56 & 1957-59
Ph.D. (Mathematics), Johns Hopkins University, 1955
M.A. Oxon (Maths), Oxford University [Rhodes Scholar],'52
B.A. (Physics), Johns Hopkins University, 1950

Academic posts

Prof. of Systems Engineering [part-time,eves], West Coast U.,'91-92
Prof. of Aero Engineering, Egyptian Air Force Academy, 1987-88
Research Engineer III [Visiting Faculty Member], EE Dept, UCLA,'86-87
Prof., Physics & Astronomy, BYU, 1971-81 [sabbatical & leave,'79-81]
Assoc. Prof., Aerospace Engineering Sciences, U of Colorado, 1965-67

Industrial positions

Staff, Information Sciences, Science Center, ROCKWELL INT'L,1988-1992
Chief Scientist, Advanced Systems Group (SDI),LITTON INDUSTR'S,'81-86
Manager, Systems Analysis & Software, HUGHES HELICOPTERS, 1979-1981
Ass't to Chief Engr., Guidance/Flight Mech.,MCDONNELL DOUGLAS,1967-71
Head, Advanced Studies Staff, G&C Div.,HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO., 1962-1965
General Manager, Astro-Controls Div., AERONCA MFG. CORP., 1960-1962
Founder, Nonlinear Mech. , RIAS Div.,MARTIN MARIETTA,'56-'57 & '59-60

National & international professional recognition

Rhodes Scholar [Maryland-D.C. & Wadham College], 1950-52
Chairman, Nonlinear Control Systems, first IFAC, Moscow, 1960
Outstanding Young Scientist Award, 1960, Maryland Academy of Sciences
Discoveries & Inventions ref'd in texts, monographs [list on request]
27 High Technology Patents [domestic & foreign] issued or pending
Passed Exam, Corp. Finance Law,licensed,UT to write Regst'n Prospecti
Passed Patent Bar Exam, 1978, licensed before PTO: Reg'd Agt. #29,130
Drafted first known Patent of a [true] Algorithm [C.D.Johnson, 1994]
Named 'Fusion SCIENTIST of Year', Jan. 1995 "Fusion Facts" Newsletter
[pending Bass 'QRT' patent predicts all 7 known CF reactions/failures]

Engineering science

Applications of:

Nonlinear 'Rhobust' Stability & Control Theory
Control/Filtering/Estimation Theory
Empirical Process-Identification (ID) Theory
Zero-Error Equilibrium (ZEE) Parameter ID [C.D.Johnson patent]
MHD Theory
Electromagnetic (EM) Theory
Ball-Lightning Theory
Nonlinear Circuit Theory [Resonances; Forced Subharmonics,etc.]
Continuum Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Plasma Physics
Experimental Hot Fusion Power R&D:
Magnetic Confinement (toroidal theta pinch) [Topolotron patent]
Microwave-Driven Gas Confinement (laser sparked) [Plasmasphere]
Solid-State Physics; Nuclear Physics; Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Resonance Triggering (QRT) COLD Fusion Patent [pending]
'Five Frozen Needles' Cold Fusion (CF) Experiment Protocol
Optimal System Design, Analysis, Simulation
Error-Budgeting, Optimization, Integration
Test, Test-Data Reduction, Evaluation
Fire Control & Ballistics; Pointing Servos
Flight Control; Attitude Control
Flexible Space-Structure Control
Terminal Homing Navigation Design
Midcourse Correction Guidance Design
Orbital Ballistics System Design (Anti-ICBM/SDI)
Kinetic-Kill Vehicle (KKV) System Design
Astrodynamics & 'Nonlinear Science' [chaos]
Celestial Mechanics; KAM Theory; Orbital Dynamics
Ballistics (Interior; Exterior; Railgun Modeling)
Aerodynamics:
- SST Shock Alleviation [& magnetoaerodynamics]
- VTOL Delta-Wing Rotorcraft Configuration Optimization
- Finite Element Modeling (FEM)
Digital Filtering; Time-Series Analysis
Signal Processing; Neural Networks Design
Econometric Forecasting

Computer science

Architecture (Multiprocessor, Parallel Logic & Distributed)
Algorithm Design, Modeling & Simulation
Assembly Languages (6502, MECA, TI-59)
Higher Order Languages:
- FORTRAN, QuickBasic, VisualBasic, MATHCAD ,MATLAB, C, C++
Operating Systems & Environments:
- IBM/MS DOS, Windows, UNIX
- IBM 360 & IBM 7030 ('stretch')
- CDC 6600
Software Engineering:
- Planning
- Testing
- Debugging
- Validation
- Documentation [Chi-Writer]
Real-Time Embedded Software (& ASICs)
- Fire Control; Flight Control
- Command Guidance
- Terminal Homing Navigation
- Rotating-Mass & Linear-Motion Adaptively 'Rhobust' Control
Self-Tuning Industrial Controls [Time-Optimal, Load-Adaptive]
Numerical Analysis; Functional Analysis Algorithm Derivation
- Integration, Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
- Solution, Initial Value Problems (IVPs) of ODEs
- Solution, Two-Point Boundary Value Problems (TPBVPs) of ODEs
- Solution, Nonlinear Eqn.Systems,Levenberg/Marquardt/Nash Alg
- Criterion Optimization ('zero' gradient by L/M/N Algorithm)
Scientific/Engineering Software:
- Maximum-Likelihood Parameter-ID
- Zero-Error Equilibrium Parameter-ID [C.D. Johnson patent]
- Kalman-Bucy (Recursive) Filters (KBFs), analog/discrete time
  - Square-Root Factorized
  - Multi-channel Robustified
  - Nonlinear Extended (EKF), including parameter-ID
  - Nonlinear Iterative Batch
  - Wiberg Estimation as EKF "Fix"
- Rho-Synthesis 'Rhobust' Control Design MATLAB Add-on TOOLKIT
- [public-domain version for EVAL'N by Reg'd MATLAB users]

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Dr Robert Bass
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