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UI engineers co-win 5-year, $7.5M grant to apply machine learning to energetic materials design
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
College of Engineering
In an effort to increase the capability of scientists to make such predictions, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a five-year, $7.5 million grant to a team led by H.S. Udaykumar, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Iowa, and Tommy Sewell, professor of chemistry at the University of Missouri. Stephen Baek, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at Iowa, also is part of the research team.
Future of Farming, UI professor develops smart sensor for farm irrigation
Thursday, May 16, 2019
KWWL
Farming across the midwest is about to get a lot smarter thanks to smart sensors being developed at the University of Iowa.
University of Iowa receives $1.6 million grant to develop new farming technology
Thursday, April 4, 2019
KCRG
The University of Iowa has been awarded a $1.6 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to design and build devices that could one day connect farmers from all over the world.
Landlocked Iowa: A surprising hub of amphibious vehicle research
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Iowa Now
An IIHR researcher is working out how an amphibious vehicle can operate in the perplexing surf zone. Hiroyuki Sugiyama, UI associate professor of mechanical engineering, is working on simulating the vehicle when it’s operating on land.
Virtual grunts to help prevent injuries on real Marines
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Marine Corps Times
A University of Iowa project is seeking to develop software to predict when Marines will be injured and what strength and conditioning exercises they need to do to avoid getting hurt, said Karim Abdel-Malek, a professor at the university's college of engineering.
GruntSim: the load-bearing video game simulation for Marines
Thursday, June 11, 2015
UPI
A computer simulation program that measures equipment weight, distribution and effects on body mechanics and performance is being given to the Marine Corps.
Building a better grunt: ONR-sponsored technology to lighten Marines’ loads
Monday, June 8, 2015
Office of Naval Research
Modern-day warfighters face heavy—literally—odds on the battlefield, as they often carry more than 100 pounds of gear, including body armor, weapons and night-vision technology. Such loads can slow them down, reduce agility and result in fatigue, joint sprains or long-term ailments like arthritis or chronic back problems.
CCAD completes five-year, $8.6 million GruntSim project
Monday, April 27, 2015
College of Engineeringhttps://engineering.uiowa.edu/news-all/2015/04/ccad-completes-five-year-86-million-gruntsim-project
Marine Corps Times recently recognized the major contributions made by the Virtual Soldier Research Project (VSR) at the UI Center for Computer-Aided Design (CCAD) to create GruntSim™, a body mechanics simulator.
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