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Vanderbilt student team competes in amphibious vehicle race

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 1:25pm

It’s black. It’s a bit bigger than a breadbox. It has four knobby wheels, a water nozzle sticking out the back and it can really scoot.

It’s the one-fifth-scale model amphibious vehicle that a team of Vanderbilt engineering students designed and built for a national competition, called the Model-Based Amphibious Racing Competition (MBARC), which took place in mid-January at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in southern California.

Biswas appointed to Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada committee

Thu, 11/01/2012 - 7:22am

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), a federal agency which administers funding for university-based research, has appointed Gautam Biswas, professor of computer science and computer engineering, to a three-year term as a member of the Computer Science Evaluation Group.

In this role, Biswas will participate in the peer review process devoting considerable time and effort to reviewing applications and making award recommendations.

Vanderbilt plays role in contests to build Marine combat vehicle

Thu, 11/01/2012 - 7:20am

FANG stands for Fast, Adaptive, Next-Generation Ground Vehicle and it’s a challenge.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched FANG Challenges, a set of three next-generation military vehicle design competitions with up to $4 million in prizes to build a new amphibious combat vehicle specifically for the Marine Corps. Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) is playing a significant role in the contests.

State’s high-tech challenge: Turn Tennessee Valley into a Silicon Valley

Thu, 11/01/2012 - 7:18am

Securing the future of Tennessee-based technology endeavors requires stronger appreciation and support for scientific research and development within the state, says Janos Sztipanovits, director of Vanderbilt’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems.

Undergraduates manipulate model car prototype for fast design changes

Thu, 10/04/2012 - 12:26pm

A half dozen undergraduates gathered in the Featheringill Hall cyber-physical lab on a Wednesday afternoon to figure out ways to make a radio-controlled car do some pretty cool stuff. Students manipulated computer-aided design models on multiple screens near a table strewn with car parts and molded plastic models. What seemed like child’s play was so much more.

Build a Swimming Tank for Darpa and Make a Million Dollars

Wed, 10/03/2012 - 12:16pm

The Pentagon’s blue-sky researchers are gambling that you can build a swimming tank for the Marines in a fraction of the time it takes the military’s lumbering acquisitions process. All you need are the relevant data and a set of web-based collaborative tools. And its gamble will pay you a million dollars if you’re part of the winning design team.