The Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) is one of eight labs in the

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and one of three labs under the Electronics, Optics, and Systems directorate. Among its research focuses are

systems engineering Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their Enterprise life cycle, life cycles. At its core, systems engineering uti ...

, electronic warfare, and human systems integration.

Research areas

ELSYS focuses on

solutions in electronic defense; modeling, simulation and analysis;

countermeasures A countermeasure is a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one. As a general concept, it implies precision and is any technological or tactical solution or system designed to prevent an undesirable outcome in the process. The fi ...

technique development; sensors performance analysis; electronic warfare;

systems integration System integration is defined in engineering as the process of bringing together the component sub-systems into one system (an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality) and ensuring ...

; standardized test procedures; flight test support; laboratory support stations and test systems; missile warning system improvements; technology insertion and

human factors Ergonomics, also known as human factors or human factors engineering (HFE), is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems. Primary goals of human factors eng ...

. ELSYS also specializes in

mathematical modeling A mathematical model is an abstract and concrete, abstract description of a concrete system using mathematics, mathematical concepts and language of mathematics, language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed ''mathematical m ...

, analysis of

dynamic systems In mathematics, a dynamical system is a system in which a function describes the time dependence of a point in an ambient space, such as in a parametric curve. Examples include the mathematical models that describe the swinging of a clock p ...

, specialized instrumentation, and real-time

simulation A simulation is an imitative representation of a process or system that could exist in the real world. In this broad sense, simulation can often be used interchangeably with model. Sometimes a clear distinction between the two terms is made, in ...

Organization

ELSYS has five divisions: the Applied Embedded Systems Division (AES), the Test Engineering Division (TEN), the Systems Engineering Research Division (SERD), the Electronic Systems Integration Division (ESID), and the Human Systems Integration Division (HSI). HSI is the sole authorized consumer product test facility for the Arthritis Foundation, the Arthritis Society of Canada, Arthritis Australia, and Arthritis New Zealand. In mid-2006, the

GTRI Health and Environmental Systems Laboratory The Health and Environmental Systems Laboratory (HESL) was one of eight labs in the Georgia Tech Research Institute. In mid-2006, it was disbanded, and the staff were transferred to other parts of GTRI. ELSYS, the largest lab within GTRI, received ...

(HESL) was disbanded, and the staff were transferred to other parts of GTRI. ELSYS received many of these individuals, as it does a lot of HCI work, a field predominant in HESL. The Air National Guard Program Office is also under ELSYS.

Locations

ELSYS' operations are spread across locations in and near

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: th
Centennial Research Building
on Georgia Tech's campus, th
Georgia Public Broadcasting Building
and GTRI'
Cobb County Research Facility
ELSYS also has a field office in Warner Robins,

to provide on-site support for

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, along with field offices in

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and

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References

External links

ELSYS official website
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ELSYS The Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) is one of eight labs in the Georgia Tech Research Institute and one of three labs under the Electronics, Optics, and Systems directorate. Among its research focuses are systems engineering, electronic warfa ...