Robert Gray

Robert Gray earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Ohio University and an MSEE from the United States Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). His technical practice involves wireless communication, guidance and controls systems, including integration of GPS, inertial navigation, MEMs and radar systems. His previous experience before joining Penn State included: senior engineer of wireless remote control locomotive systems, G.E. Transportation Systems; avionics systems and research engineer for sensor fusion and GPS/inertial navigation systems integration, U.S. Air Force; and field maintenance and reconnaissance aircraft flight crew support, while an active duty USAF member. Dr. Gray’s current intelligent vehicle research involves the design and test of wireless remote monitoring and diagnostics systems for rail transportation equipment; RFID systems integration for supply chain management; and the design, integration and testing of vehicle synthetic vision systems to enhance situational awareness using digital terrain elevation data. Dr. Gray is an assistant professor of engineering at Penn State Erie and director of the Center for Navigation, Communication and Information Systems at the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State, University Park, PA. Dr. Gray has two patents related to his work. Representative publications include:

Gray, R. Introduction to Systems Engineering for Engineering and Engineering Technology Students. World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education. 3(1):159-162 (2004)

R. Gray and T. Hemminger, A Neural-Based Method of Determining Aircraft Landing Paths using DTED. Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE), IEEE Neural Networks Council, St. Louis, MO. 22 pp. (2002)

Gray, R. Track Database Integrity Monitor for Rail Locomotives, U.S. patent #6,434,452 (August 13, 2002)

Gray, R. and F. Van Graas. In-flight Detection of Errors for Enhanced Aircraft Flight Safety Using DTED With GPS and Radar Altimeter. Journal of the Institute of Navigation. 47(4):245-256 (2001)

Gray, R. Test Procedures, “A Method of Testing GPS Receivers in the Presence of Nearby RF Systems in a Locomotive Environment, GPS/SATCOM,” General Electric Transportation Systems. 33pp. (1999).