|
Dear Reader
Welcome to Quanser's November issue of eNEWS. We aim to keep
Deans, Department Heads, Professors, Partners and Distributors updated
on the latest academic initiatives in engineering.
Despite
the financial crisis, the demand for industry-ready engineering graduates continues to grow around the world. How to better prepare students for their future engineering careers is becoming more challenging than ever. We have a few ideas to share from the Panel Discussion at the 2008 American Control Conference. In this issue we'll also share how Reading University, UK's internationally renowned school for excellence in
research, helps its students succeed. Also we'll cover why institutions like University of Waterloo, Canada's No. 1 research university leverage QuaRC� software to enhance their engineering teaching and research programs. We want to help you to prepare great engineers ... because we need them to do great things, like saving lives or rehabilitating people.
Sincerely,
Zuzana Fabusova, eNEWS Editor
|
 Teaching and Research Tools
Are Your Students Prepared?
|  "The
practices of engineering has changed enormously in the last 20 years and
engineering education has changed hardly at all, " says William A. Wulf, the President of the National Academy of Engineering. Do you agree? Are we helping future engineers to learn what they will need in real life? To answer this question, we brought together educators and representatives of the industry. Read what they had to say! What are your thoughts? Email us! You can also join us at the 2009 American Society for Engineering Education Conference in Austin, TX. Be a part of the discussion on how to help teach real-world skills to future engineers. Click here to get updates on the upcoming panel discussion. |
New Developments in Unmanned Systems Research
A Mission Can Save Lives
|
 Looking for a platform to introduce your students to unmanned vehicle systems or to do a reserach in this field? The environment Quanser's R&D engineers are enabling commercially available systems to go on multi-vehicle missions, such as search and rescue, completly unmanned. Check out this short video of a recent mission and tests for the DRDC. The ability to "team" unmanned aerial (UAV) and ground (UGV) vehicles in the real search and rescue operations could save lives. The
team of unmanned vehicles programmed to collaborate can cover more territory quickly, especially in rough terrains. |
Industry Spotlight
Rehabilitation with Video Games
|  The same Quanser haptic technology that is available for researchers in bioengineering disciplines is challenging traditional limb rehabilitation methods. The Rehabilitation Robot, Quanser's newest haptic device for industry use, is already listed as one of the Canadian innovative healthcare technologies. It offers faster results, lower costs and more motivation for stroke patients while they play interactive games. Currently undergoing clinical trials at Toronto Rehab, the robot will be presented in Dusseldorf, Germany at MEDICA, the world forum for medicine. Read how one patient rehabilitated her arm and watch a the Rehabilitation Robot in action. |
| In Your Own Words |
|
"The modularity of Quanser equipment was very nice for us, we could build a sophisticated lab from scratch
incrementally."
Dr. YangQuan Chen, Utah State University | |
|
|
|
|
