Dane Sabo
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\section{Schedule, Milestones, and Deliverables}
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This research will be conducted over six trimesters (24 months) of full-time
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effort following the proposal defense in Spring 2026. The work progresses
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sequentially through three main research thrusts before culminating in
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integrated demonstration and validation.
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The first semester (Spring 2026) focuses on Thrust 1, translating startup
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procedures into formal temporal logic specifications using FRET. This
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establishes the foundation for automated synthesis by converting natural
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language procedures into machine-readable requirements. The second semester
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(Summer 2026) addresses Thrust 2, using Strix to synthesize the discrete
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automaton that defines mode-switching behavior. With the discrete structure
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established, the third semester (Fall 2026) develops the continuous controllers
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for each operational mode through Thrust 3, employing reachability analysis and
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barrier certificates to verify that each mode satisfies its transition
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requirements. Integration and validation occupy the remaining three semesters.
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Figure \ref{fig:gantt} shows the complete project schedule including research thrusts, major milestones, and planned publications.
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\begin{figure}[htbp]
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\centering
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\begin{ganttchart}[
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hgrid,
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vgrid={*{4}{draw=none}, dotted},
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x unit=0.4cm,
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y unit title=0.6cm,
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y unit chart=0.4cm,
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title/.append style={fill=gray!30},
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title height=1,
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bar/.append style={fill=blue!50},
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bar height=0.5,
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bar label font=\small,
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milestone/.append style={fill=red, shape=diamond},
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milestone height=0.5
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]{1}{24}
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% Timeline headers
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\gantttitle{2026}{12}
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\gantttitle{2027}{12} \\
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\gantttitle{Spring}{4}
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\gantttitle{Summer}{4}
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\gantttitle{Fall}{4}
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\gantttitle{Spring}{4}
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\gantttitle{Summer}{4}
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\gantttitle{Fall}{4} \\
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% Major thrusts
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\ganttbar{Thrust 1: Procedure Translation}{1}{5} \\
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\ganttbar{Thrust 2: Discrete Synthesis}{4}{10} \\
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\ganttbar{Thrust 3: Continuous Control}{9}{15} \\
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\ganttbar{Integration \& Simulation (TRL 4)}{13}{17} \\
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\ganttbar{Hardware-in-Loop Testing (TRL 5)}{16}{21} \\
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\ganttbar{Dissertation Writing}{18}{24} \\[grid]
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% Milestones row
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\ganttbar[bar/.append style={fill=orange!50}]{Milestones}{1}{24}
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\ganttmilestone{}{4}
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\ganttmilestone{}{8}
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\ganttmilestone{}{12}
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\ganttmilestone{}{16}
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\ganttmilestone{}{20}
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\ganttmilestone{}{24} \\
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% Publications row
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\ganttbar[bar/.append style={fill=green!50}]{Publications}{1}{24}
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\ganttmilestone{}{8}
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\ganttmilestone{}{16}
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\ganttmilestone{}{20}
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\end{ganttchart}
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\caption{Project schedule showing major research thrusts, milestones (orange row), and publications (green row). Red diamonds indicate completion points. Overlapping bars indicate parallel work where appropriate.}
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\label{fig:gantt}
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\end{figure}
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\subsection{Milestones and Deliverables}
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Six major milestones mark critical validation points throughout the research. M1
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(Month 4) confirms that startup procedures have been successfully translated to
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temporal logic using FRET with realizability analysis demonstrating consistent
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and complete specifications. M2 (Month 8) validates computational tractability
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by demonstrating that Strix can synthesize a complete discrete automaton from
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the formalized specifications. This milestone delivers a conference paper
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submission to NPIC\&HMIT documenting the procedure-to-specification translation
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methodology. M3 (Month 12) achieves TRL 3 by proving that continuous controllers
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can be designed and verified to satisfy discrete transition requirements. This
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milestone delivers an internal technical report demonstrating component-level
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verification. M4 (Month 16) achieves TRL 4 through integrated simulation
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demonstrating that component-level correctness composes to system-level
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correctness. This milestone delivers a journal paper submission to IEEE
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Transactions on Automatic Control presenting the complete hybrid synthesis
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methodology. M5 (Month 20) achieves TRL 5 by demonstrating practical
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implementability on industrial hardware. This milestone delivers a conference
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paper submission to NPIC\&HMIT or CDC documenting hardware implementation and
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experimental validation. M6 (Month 24) completes the dissertation documenting
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the entire methodology, experimental results, and research contributions.
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