Faculty Profile

Dr. David Cartes, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in January 2001, after receiving his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College. Dr. Cartes heads the Power Controls Lab at the Center for Advanced Power Systems. He teaches courses in control systems, dynamics, and acoustics. His research interests include Real-Time System Identification and Adaptive Control, Distributed Control and Reconfigurable Systems, Advanced Power Systems (Electrical and Mechanical) Control, and Active Control of Sound and Vibration. In 1994, Dr. Cartes completed a 20-year career in the U.S. Navy. As a Repair Officer, specialized in the repair of nuclear powered ships, he managed the conversion, overhaul, and repair of complex marine propulsion systems. His at-sea experience includes two submarines, the USS Nathaniel Greene and the USS San Juan, and the guided missile cruiser USS Mississippi, which served in the First Persian Gulf War.

• David A. Cartes, Laura R. Ray, and Robert D. Collier, "Experimental Evaluation of Leaky Least-mean-square Algorithms for Active Noise Reduction in Communication Headsets", J. Acoust. Soc. Vol. 111, No. 4, pp. 1758-1771, April 2002.
• David A. Cartes, Laura R. Ray, and Robert D. Collier, "Experimental Evaluation of a Lyapunov Tuned Leaky LMS Algorithms for Single Source, Single-Point Noise Cancellation ", J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Vol. 108, No. 5, pp. 2483-2484, November 2000.
• David A. Cartes, Laura R. Ray, and Robert D. Collier, "Low Frequency Acoustic Test Cell for the Evaluation of Circumaural Headsets and Hearing Protection", Canadian Acoustics. Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 13-19, March 2002.
• David A. Cartes, Laura R. Ray, and Robert D. Collier, "Lyapunov Tuning of the Leaky LMS Algorithm for Single-Source, Single-Pont Noise Cancellation," Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (MSSP), Elsevier Science. In print.
• David A. Cartes, "Lyapunov Tuning and Optimization of Feedforward Noise Reduction for Single-Source Single-Point Cancellation," Ph.D. Dissertation, Dartmouth College, October 2000.
• Yanan Zhao, Emmanuel Collins, David Cartes, "Indirect Self Tuning Regulator Design of an Industrial Weigh Belt Feeder," ISA Transactions. In print.
• David A. Cartes, Laura R. Ray, and Robert D. Collier, "Lyapunov Tuning of Leaky LMS Algorithms for Single-Source, Single-Point Noise Cancellation," Proceedings of the 2001 American Controls Conference, 2001 American Control Conference, Arlington, VA , June 25 - 27, 2001.
• Yanan Zhao, Emmanuel Collins, David Cartes, "Indirect Self Tuning Regulator Design of an Industrial Weigh Belt Feeder," Proceedings of the 2002 American Controls Conference, Anchorage, AK, May 8-10, 2002.
• David Cartes, et al., "Adaptive Control of a Three Tank System," 45th Annual ISA POWID Conference, San Diego, CA, June 3- 7, 2002.
• J. Tang, and D. A. Cartes, T. Baldwin, "Economic Dispatch with Piecewise Linear Incremental Function and Line Loss," Proc. PES 2003, 13-17 July, 2003
• Helen Li, Mischa Steurer, D. Cartes, "Investigations on a 5-Level VSI-Chopper for a Superconductive Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) Power Conditioning System," 29th Annual Conf. IEEE Ind. Elect. Soc. (IECON) Roanoke, VA, Nov. 2-6, 2003