Richard Patton

• 2018-Present, Emeritus Professor
• 2015-2017,  Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
• 1991-2015,  Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
• 1993,  AFOSR Summer Faculty Researcher at the Phillips Lab, Albuquerque, NM
• 1987-1991,  Affiliate Instructor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
• 1976-1983,  Engineer, Structural Analysis Department, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan

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Selected Recent Papers:

• R. D. Patton, C. U. Pittman, Jr., L. Wang, J. R. Hill, A. Day, "Ablation, Mechanical and Thermal Conductivity Properties of Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber/Phenolic Matrix Composites," Composites, Part A, Vol. 33, Issue 2, 2002, pp. 243-251.
• Patton, R. D., Pittman, C. U. Jr., L. Wang, J. R. Hill, "Vapor-Grown Carbon Fiber Composites With Epoxy and Poly (Phenylene Sulphide) Matrices," Composites, Part A, Vol. 30, 1999, pp. 1081-1091.
• Chung-Chu Teng and Richard D. Patton, "Field Experiments for Buoy/Mooring Dynamics - Experimental Setup and Preliminary Results," Ocean Community Conference '98, Baltimore, MD, Nov. 16-19, 1998.
• Patton, R. D., C. U. Pittman, and L. Wang, "Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber Composites With Epoxy and Poly (Phenylene Sulfide) Matrices,"Proceedings of the 29th International SAMPE Technical Conference , Vol. 29, Oct 28-Nov. 1, 1997, Orlando Florida, pp 77-84.
• C. U. Pittman, Jr., L. Wang, and R. D. Patton, "Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber Composites With Epoxy and Poly (Phenylene Sulfide) Matrices," Extended Abstracts of the 23rd Biennial Conference on Carbon, Vol. II, pp. 298-299, 1997, Penn State University, July 18-23, 1997.
• Patton, R. D. and Marks, P. C., "One-Dimensional Finite Elements Based on the Daubechies Family of Wavelets," AIAA Journal , Vol. 34, No. 8, August 1996, pp. 1696-1699.
• Patton, R. D., "Ply Thickness Measurement Using Ultrasonic Signal Deconvolution in Composites," 5th Annual ASNT Research Symposium on Engineering Tools for Life-Cycle NDE, March 18-22, 1996.
• Patton, R. D. and Marks, P. C., "The Rod Wavelet Finite Element, a New Type of Finite Element," 36th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conferences and Adaptive Structures Forum, April 10-13, 1995. The above paper was chosen for the interactive plenary session, which is recognition of excellence.
• Patton, R. D. and Marks, P. C., "Application of the Rod Wavelet Finite Element to Dynamic Systems," 36th AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conferences and Adaptive Structures Forum, April 10-13, 1995.
• Patton, R. D., and Killen, A., "Discrete Adaptive Filters for Short-Lived Dynamic Systems," Proceedings of the 25th IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, 323-327, (1993).
• Patton, R. D. et. al., "Automated Cloth Using Adaptive Force Feedback Control," Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurement and Control, Vol. 114, December 1992, pp. 731-733.
• Patton, R. D., "Lyapunov Stability and Convergence of On-line Parameter Estimators for Linear Deterministic Systems," Control and Computers, Vol. 18, No. 1, 1990, pp. 1-3.
• Geck, P. E. and Patton, R. D., ""A Primer on Front Wheel Drive Engine Mounts," Automotive Engineering, Vol. 92, No. 5, May 1984, pp. 64-67.
• Geck, P. E. and Patton, R. D., "Front Wheel Drive Engine Mount Optimization," SAE Paper 840736.