R. Frank Smith

R. Frank Smith

Emeritus Lecturer, ECE Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

Email

Phone number

909.869.2528

Office location

Building 9, 324B

Office hours

T W | 9:45 AM - 12PM

About Me

I teach courses in electrical engineering in the subject areas of instrumentation, electronics, technical writing, and networks. AsTechnical Director of the Lighting Education Program for the college of engineering, I am responsible for the Photometrics Lab 9-101 and Course development for the Illuminationn Engineering Minor.

Background

I was born in Texas but raised in Southern California. I have worked in industry since 1957. My experience has been with the State of California (Cal Trans), aerospace (General Dynamic and McDonald Douglas), Kaiser Steel Corp in Fontana, and finally Cal Poly Pomona.

I am owner of Electronic Specialists in Upland, CA. I custom engineer and manufacture electronic systems.

I have written articles, and coauthored a couple of books. I also hold several patents.

Interests

My interests include gardening, golf, tennis, and electronic tinkering.

Research

  1. Southern California Edison Grant to evaluate energy conserving devices (green plugs). Confidential research.
  2. Mobil Oil Grant to determine motor efficiency of industrial motors.
  3. Kubota Grant to evaluate the electrical harmonic distortion in the output of a diesel-powered, mobile electrical generator.
  4. California Energy Commission Grant to evaluate fluorescent lamp efficiency and operating characteristics.
  5. San Onofre Nuclear grant to perform failure analysis on motor.
  6. Analysis of lighting systems.
  7. Confidential and proprietary analysis and design of a system to measure the level of liquid jet fuel in an accumulator. This resulted in a patent for the customer.

Publications

  1. Wolf and R. Smith, Student Reference Manual For Electronic Instrumentation Laboratories, Prentice Hall, N., 2004.

 

  1. F. Smith and P. Nelson, Undergraduate Senior Research Project to Develop a Computer Controlled Power Supply for LEDs, ASEE Conference, Hawaii, June 2007

 

  1. F. Smith, et.al., An Introduction to Electronic Instrumentation and Control, Theory and Experiments, GINN Press, Rev. 1, 1998.

 

  1. T. Ibrahim, G. K. Herder and R. F. Smith, Innovative Instrumentation, Simulation and Control Laboratory At Cal Poly Pomona, Presented at The Engineering Foundation Conference: "New Approaches To Undergraduate Engineering Education, " Santa Barbara, CA, July 28, 1992.

 

  1. T. Ibrahim, G. K. Herder and R. F. Smith, New Paradigms In Instrumentation and Control Education, ASEE Conference, DELOS, Urbana, Illinois, June 21-24, 1993.

 

  1. T. Ibrahim, R. H. Cockrum, G. K. Herder and R. Frank Smith, Integrating Computers and Industrial Hardware In Instrumentation and Control Education, ASEE Conference, Instrumentation Division, Urbana, Illinois, June 21-24, 1993,.

 

  1. T. Ibrahim, G. K. Herder and R. F. Smith, NSF-Supported Instrumentation, Simulation and Control Laboratory at Cal Poly Pomona, Asee Conference, Delos/Nsf-Ili Session, Urbana, Illinois, June 21-24, 1993.

 

  1. Elhami T. Ibrahim and R. Frank Smith, A New Approach To Undergraduate Instrumentation Education, Instrument Society of America, International Conference & Exhibition, Chicago, Sept. 20-24, 1993.

 

  1. Cockrum, R. F. Smith, et. al., Simulation & Emulation of Biomedical Instrumentation System Using Object-Oriented Programming, Wescon/94 Technical Conference, Anaheim, CA., September 27-29, 1994.

 

  1. F. Smith and Marvin C. Abrams, The Development of a Lighting Minor Program in Partnership with Industry,  ASEE Conference, Session 3632, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 26- 29, 1994.

 

  1. S. Ronen and R. F. Smith, Shedding Light on the Subject: Introduction to Illumination Engineering and Design for Multi-Discipline Engineering Students, 1995 International Conference on Education in Optics, SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, San Diego, CA, July 9-14, 1995.

 

  1. F. Smith, et.al., NSF-Supported Photo-Optical, Lighting, and Electrical Systems Laboratory at Cal Poly, Pomona, ASEE Conference, Session 1526, Seattle, WA, June 28-July 1, 1998.

 

  1. F. Smith, M. Abrams, and R. Ronen, New Frontiers in Photo-Optical, Lighting and Electrical Systems Education, ASEE Conference, Session 1526, Charlotte, North Carolina, June 20-23, 1999.

 

  1. C. Abrams and R. F. Smith, Multimedia Dissemination of Laboratory Based Curricula to Other Academic Institutions, 3rd Working Conference on Engineering Education for the 21st Century, Sheffield, England, April 17-20, 2000

 

  1. Abrams and R.F. Smith, Multimedia Dissemination of Laboratory Based Curriculum, ASEE Conference, Session 2532, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.

 

  1. F. Smith and M.Abrams, Computer Simulation and Modeling Combined with Experimentation, ASEE Conference, Session 3226, St. Louis, MO, June 18-21, 2000.
  2. F. Smith and Marv Abrams, Experimental Validation of Computer Simulation Increases the Synergy between Simulation and Physical Reality, ASEE Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 24-27, 2001.

 

  1. F. Smith, M. Abrams, Software-Hardware Laboratory Integration and Dissemination, ASEE Conference, Nashville, TN, June 22-25, 2003.

 

  1. F. Smith M. Abrams, Lighting Energy Efficiency – Validity Efficiency Correlation, ASEE Conference, Portland, OR, June 12-15, 2005.

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