Tag Archives: sensors

Hurricane Sandy: Turning the...

Posted on October 31, 2012 by jjhensel

7.5 million people were left without power in the wake of Super Storm Sandy, and turning the lights back on

Posted in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Environmental, MichEpedia, Power & Utilities | Tagged algorithms, College of Engineering, EECS, electrical engineering, electrical grid, electrical power, electricity, emergency procedures, energy, engineering alumni, flooding, gas powered generator, generation stations, generators, how electricity works, hurricane sandy, hurricanes, hyrogenerator, ian hiskens, infrastructure, mconnex, michepedia, michigan alumni, Michigan Engineering, power, power line, power out, power outages, professor hiskens, repair after storm, safety, sandy, sensors, smart grid, storm sandy, storm surge damage, the grid, u-m, u-m alumni, UM, University of Michigan, utilizes, watts | Leave a comment

Better fuel injectors for...

Posted on September 21, 2012 by jjhensel

A new fuel injection system designed especially for small engines aims to help cut emissions by up to 70 percent.

Posted in Environmental, Mechanical Engineering, MichEpedia, Oil & Gas, Transportation | Tagged carburetor, clean engines, College of Engineering, electronic fuel injection, emissions, engineering alumni, engines, fuel amount, fuel efficiency, fuel injection, gas, lihang nong, manufacturers, mconnex, mechanical engineering, mechanical parts, michepedia, michigan alumni, Michigan Engineering, mission standards, motorcycle, new, pico spray, picospray, pollution, portable generator, reduced cost, replacement, sensors, simple, single engine vehicle, small engines, sustainability, technology, transportation, u-m, u-m alumni, UM, University of Michigan, vehicles | Leave a comment

Powering mini-computer systems

Posted on August 24, 2012 by jjhensel

Tackling the challenge of power consumption on miniaturized computer systems, researchers at the University of Michigan

Posted in Computers, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electronics, MichEpedia, Power & Utilities | Tagged applications, circuit design, collaborative, College of Engineering, components, Computer Science, computers, computing systems, david blaauw, dennis sylvester, device, ECE, EECS, electrical engineering, engineering alumni, eye, future, glaucoma, innovation, interdisciplinary, intraocular pressure monitoring, low power, M3, mconnex, memory, michepedia, michigan alumni, Michigan Engineering, miniaturizing mini, power consumption, powering small circuits, processor, research, sensors, shrink battery, technology, u-m, u-m alumni, UM, University of Michigan, vision, vlsi, vlsi low power design | Leave a comment

Improving bridge safety

Posted on June 5, 2012 by jjhensel

Associate professors Jerome Lynch and Vineet Kamat aim to improve the safety and effectiveness of bridges through wireless

Posted in Civil & Environmental Engineering, Communications, Computers, Construction, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electronics, MichEpedia, Transportation | Tagged AM radio signals, analysis, automobiles, bridge deterioration, bridge engineering, bridge health monitoring system, bridge information, bridge inspection, bridge inspections, bridge monitoring, bridge safety, bridge sensors, bridge studies, bridge surface, bridges, cellular communication, civil engineering, College of Engineering, communication, compression strain, corrosion, damage, data, data processing, data storage, decision makers, dynamics, electrical currents, fiel examination, inspections, inspectors, instrumentation, interaction, internet, jerome lynch, load, mconnex, measurements, measures vibrations, michepedia, Michigan Engineering, NIST Bridge Project, observation, qualitative, quantitative, roads, safety, self-sensing materials, sensor network, sensor technologies, sensors, SenStore, structural failures, structurally deficient, structures, tension strain, tim gordon, tires, transportation, trucks, u of m, u-m, University of Michigan, US bridges, vehicles, vibrations, vineet kamat, visual inspections, voltage, wireless sensors | Leave a comment

U-M expert discusses potential...

Posted on June 5, 2012 by jjhensel

Professor Ella Atkins discusses the airplane crash in Lagos, Nigeria, and how a system of automation could have prevented the tragedy,

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Segway Robot – 4D...

Posted on April 13, 2012 by karbogas

University of Michigan graduate student Nick Carlevaris-Bianco constructs a 4D map with millions of data points collected weekly

Posted in Computer Science & Engineering, Computers, Defense, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electronics, MichEpedia, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering | Tagged 3D, 4D, autonomous, CSE, differential GPS, EECS, electrical engineering and computer science, imaging, laser scanner, mapping, Marcin Szczepanski, Ming Chen, modeling, NAME, Nick Carlevaris-Bianco, professor, research, robot, segway, sensors, Student | Leave a comment

Dust Storms

Posted on March 28, 2012 by kldicken

A team at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, recently made a breakthrough that could help climate scientists fill in one piece

Posted in Atmospheric, Oceanic & Space Science, Environmental, MichEpedia | Tagged accuracy, aerosols, air, AOSS, atmosph, atmosphere, business engagement center, cleaning, climate, climate change, commercial applications, damage, Dave Hartman, dust, dust devils, dust storms, electric fields, electro static, electro static discharges, electronics, electrostatic discharge, field test, Mars, measuring electrostatic discharge, NASA, Nilton Renno, office if technology transfer, radiation, semiconductor, sensor, sensors, SPURL, Steven Rogacki, technology, technology transfer, tornados, University of Michigan, weather, wind, wind speed | Leave a comment