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Chad Mann
Life as an EE after Graduation
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Senior ProjectThe "AWFL" Prototype
• Determine the viability of SSTDR in automobiles• Worked with Professor Furse• Automobile wiring is different from aircraft wiring• SSTDR works in automotive wiring• Automotive Wiring Fault Locater (AWFL)• Built a prototype to shrink the technology• Prototype didn't work very well• The technology does work• We graduate and still want to work on the prototype
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Lassonde Center
Helped us take the prototype and make a business plan and market the product
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Short Solutions
We make proprietary diagnostic tools that allow auto dealerships and repair shops to diagnose and locate intermittent electrical
faults in vehicles
www.SSD-Auto.com
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Inability to Diagnose Intermittent Faults
• Reasons for inability• Occur when car is running• Short duration• Difficult to reproduce• Impacts• Multiple attempts to locate• Reduced profitability• Decreased customer satisfaction• Increased safety hazards
www.SSD-Auto.com
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Our Solution
Customer:• Intermittent fault
occurs
Dealership:• Measurements• Install unit
Customer:• Normal usage• Records fault data
Dealership:• Download data• Diagnose fault
www.SSD-Auto.com
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Our Technology
• Baseline signal taken• Test signal continuously sent down wire• Signal reflects off of fault• Reflection compared to baseline signal• Fault location calculated
www.SSD-Auto.com
Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR)
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Our Products
SmartFuse• Uses SSTDR chip• Estimated COGS: $72.22• Estimated retail: $300
FuseWare Software Package• Supports multiple Smart Fuses• Estimated COGS: $10• Estimated retail: $300 with $100
yearly fee
www.SSD-Auto.com
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Short Solutions Wins UEC
• $40,000 Cash Prize• Moot Corp in Austin Texas• $45,000 USTAR Grant pays for further development
www.SSD-Auto.com
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Utah Entrepreneur Series
The Utah Entrepreneur Series is an integrated competition process aimed at
guiding students from the idea to implementation stages of a successful
business
www.ues.utah.edu
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Grow America
Helping Entrepreneurs Grow Strong Businesses
• Springboard Business Plan Competition• Social Springboard Competition• Insight Business Lessons
www.growam.com
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Business
www.MannMadeEngineering.com
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MannMade Engineering
www.MannMadeEngineering.com
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Recent
www.MannMadeEngineering.com
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Recent
www.MannMadeEngineering.com
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www.MannMadeEngineering.com
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MannMade Engineering
www.MannMadeEngineering.com
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Systems Engineer• Make sure all the parts work
together• Customer contact • Add new applications to
hardware• Test
CMDL
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Projects
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Starfield Engineering
We design and develop electronic products in the amusement industry