UDM takes first place at International Engineering Competition
June 03, 2008This week, University of Detroit Mercy took home the top prize at the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition. Forty-seven teams representing 40 schools constructed their robots and competed against other universities throughout the world including Princeton, Cornell, University of Wisconsin Madison, Georgia Tech, Delhi College, Lawrence Tech, Hosei (Japan), Panamerica, and Ecole de Technologie Superieure (Quebec Canada).
"Our
students worked extremely hard and were able to overcome last
minute challenges, managing to perform well in all three
competition events (Autonomous Challenge, Navigation Challenge, and
the Design Competition)," said Electrical Engineering Professor
Mark Paulik. "The scores from each of these events are combined to
determine the overall First Place Grand Award winner," he
added.
The IGVC is an annual international competition created to offer cutting-edge design experience to engineering students. The competition consisted of three challenges.
Michigan
Senator Carl Levin was present at the competition. The University
of Detroit Mercy team was presented with their First Place Grand
Award. University of Michigan Dearborn placed second while
Princeton placed third in the competition.
"This win not only reflects the hard work and competitiveness of our team but it confirms the wisdom of our faculty in developing an innovative curriculum that employs autonomous vehicles as a vertically integrative platform," said UDM Engineering and Science Dean, Leo Hanifin. "All of the students, faculty and staff of the College of Engineering & Science congratulate the IGVC team on their extraordinary accomplishment."