Kayton Engineering Company
Myron Kayton, Ph.D., principal
Consulting Engineer
Registered Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, California
Founded April 1981
Staff size 1 to 6 people, presently one
Agreements with other consulting firms in specialty areas
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Creates, analyzes, and evaluates designs of electro-mechanical
systems for vehicles, processes, and devices. Capabilities
Extensive design and design review experience for
50 years.
Excellent oral and written skills, numerous publications
Rate schedule and References upon request.
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Dr. Kayton's latest books:
AVIONICS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, Second Ed. 1997, John Wiley
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NAVIGATION: LAND, SEA, AIR AND SPACE. IEEE Press,
1990. 461 pgs. Order
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CAPABILITIES
CAPABILITIES OF KAYTON ENGINEERING COMPANY
Constructive, Efficient Design Reviews
identify key problems and resolve them
feasibility studies
apply 50 years of engineering experience to new designs
evaluate engineering budgets and schedules
Evaluation of Designs and Equipment
failure modes analysis
accident analysis
microphotography
test plans
Safety Engineering
automated machinery
automotive electronics (e.g., airbags, engine computers, navigators)
fault tolerant controls
Feasibility Studies of Electromechanical Systems
invention
technical performance
availability assessment
software sizing and structure
cost estimates
System Engineering
interfaces among and integration of subsystems
strong technical knowledge of most subsystems
top-level system architecture: hardware and software
identify and resolve key issues
performance, cost, availability analysis
comparison of human interfaces, often with simulators
assist with subsystem specifications for hardware and software
create and analyze test plans
design test beds and integration facilities
assist prime contractor in inter-vendor tradeoffs
Forensic Engineering
accident investigation
accident analysis
effect of electricity on humans
equal numbers of plaintiff and defendant clients
Evaluation of Inventions and Companies
candid evaluation of new ideas and products
technical comparison of patents
Simulator Design and Evaluation
analytic
man-machine
trainers
Proposal Assistance
technical
planning and budgeting engineering work
Top writing and oral skills
widely published
IEEE Distinguished Lecturer world-wide since 1985
CLIENTS
CORPORATE
ADT Security Systems, Barber-Colman, Carrier Corp., Door King,
Fail-Safe Technology, Fedders, Gehrig-Neotherm, General Dynamics,
General Electric, Genie Door Openers, IBM, Intermetrics, Litton
Industries, Magnavox, Northrop, Ohio University Avionics
Engineering Center, Promax Plastics Machinery, SoHar, State of
Arkansas, State of Ohio, Teledyne, Textron, Toyota, TRW, others
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Aetna, Allegiance, Allstate, Canadian, Century, Employers
Insurance, Fireman's Fund, John Hancock, Liberty Mutual, Mutual of
Enumclaw, Reliance, U.S. Aviation Underwriters, others.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OF MYRON KAYTON
POSITIONS HELD
1981- . Consulting Engineer, Kayton Engineering Company
1969-81. Member of Senior Staff, TRW Systems Group.
1965-69. Deputy Manager, Lunar Module Electronics office,
NASA Johnson Space Center.
1960-65. Section Head, Litton Guidance and Control Division.
1958-60. Research Assistant, C.S. Draper Laboratory of MIT.
1956-58. Design Engineer, AVCO Research and Advanced Development Division.
1955. Engineer, Ford Instrument Company.
1951-53 Draftsman, S&S Corrugated Paper Machinery Company.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in instrumentation, Mass. Institute of Tech. 1960.
- M.S. in electrical engineering, Harvard University.
- B.S. in mechanical engineering, The Cooper Union.
- Numerous technical courses in computers, communication
satellites, integrated circuits, optical image processing, digital
test equipment, airbags, etc.
- Expert Witness Testimony and Legal Proceedings, UCLA. 1992
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Licensed electrical and mechanical engineer, California.
- Life Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE). Former elected member of corporate Board of Directors; former President and Vice-President for Technical Operations, Aerospace
and Electronic Systems Society; Vice-Chairman of Los Angeles
Council. Chairman of many conference sessions (e.g., Reliable
Computing Conference, Reliable Process Controls). Organized IEEE
delegation to Indian Space Agency, 1992 and 1997. Member, Board of
Directors of Electronic Conventions, Inc. Former Chairman, WINCON
Board of Directors. Tutorials Chairman, IEEE Position Location and
Navigation Conference, 1992, and Instrumentation and Measurement
Conference, 1982. Keynote speaker at 1994 Institute of Navigation
annual conference.
- Life Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Member Society of
Automotive Engineers and Institute of Navigation.
- Founding Director, Caltech-MIT Enterprise Forum in Los Angeles, 1984-present.
- Organized classes and lectured at U.C.L.A. for nine years in
simulation, multi-sensor navigation, and land navigation.
- Author of AVIONIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS (First Edition, 1969
and Second Edition, 1997), NAVIGATION: LAND, SEA, AIR AND SPACE
(1990), 80 technical papers and articles on economic and technical
subjects, and two encyclopedia entries.
- IEEE Third Millennium Medal 2000, Carlton Award for best
technical paper, 1988. Gano Dunn Medal of The Cooper Union. Listed in Who's
Who in America, Who's Who in The West, Who's Who in Engineering,
American Men and Women of Science.
- Instrument-rated pilot. FAA Project Raincheck certificate in
Air Traffic Control
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