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On the Fly: Multidisciplinary GTRI Team Tackles an Urgent Aircraft Defense Upgrade
When the U.S. Air Force found that one of its key combat aircraft needed more protection from an enemy missile threat, a multidisciplinary team from GTRI went into action.
Micro Brigade: Miniature Robot Ensembles Could Aid Future Armed Forces Missions
Tiny intelligent mobile robots may someday assist U.S. armed forces, thanks to a major research program that includes researchers from GTRI and Georgia Tech's academic units.
Inexpensive Parallel Processing: Programming Tools Facilitate Use of Video Game Processors for Defense Needs
Researchers at GTRI and the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering are developing programming tools to enable engineers in the defense industry to utilize the processing power of GPUs without having to learn the complicated programming language required to use them directly.
Irish Business and Scientific Leaders inaugural RFID Workshop
Experts praised the May 2009 workshop in Athlone, Ireland for its mix of presentations by users and developers of RFID technologies.
McMurray to Lead GTRI’s Food Processing Technology Division
Gary McMurray, a long-time research engineer with GTRI, has been appointed chief of the Food Processing Technology Division, succeeding Craig Wyvill, who retired in April. He brings two decades of experience designing and building advanced robotic systems for the food, transportation and biomedical industries.
Field Trials Demonstrate Potential Value of Repetitive Motion Exposure Assessment Tool
Researchers with Georgia Tech's Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) in conjunction with member companies of the Georgia Poultry Federation have been working together to develop an instrument to assess the risk of musculoskeletal injury.
Developing a Washable Robot for Poultry Processing
Even a hard-working robot needs a good bath at the end of the day. That was the issue facing researchers at GTRI as they delved into one of the big challenges in food-processing automation.
New FalconView Certificate Program
To help developers master FalconView and improve the quality of new tools, GTRI created the FalconView Developer's Certificate Program in partnership with Georgia Tech's Distance Learning and Professional Education.
35 Years of Agricultural Technologies Research
Thirty-five years ago, through the efforts of the Georgia Poultry Federation, what would become the Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) was started at Georgia Tech. Today the industry-focused program is thriving at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
75th Anniversary Technology Symposium
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and its applied-research emphasis are vital to Georgia Tech's mission, and the current support and collaboration between GTRI and the university's academic units will continue to grow.
Using Lasers to Identify Substandard Food
Alerting technicians in a food processing plant about a substandard item on the processing line could be much easier in the future with a laser projection system developed by GTRI researchers.
Longtime Defense Engineer Named New Director of GTRI Washington Operations
Longtime defense engineer and federal government program manager, Robert N. Knetl, named as director of GTRI's Washington Operations
Designing the World’s First “Purpose-Built” Law Enforcement Vehicle
GTRI's expertise in human-factors issues helped Atlanta-based Carbon Motors create the world's first vehicle designed specifically to meet the patrol needs of law enforcement agencies. The Carbon Motors E7 is slated for production in 2012.
New Professional Master’s Degree in Applied Systems Engineering
The Georgia Institute of Technology has received Board of Regents approval to launch a new professional master's degree program designed to help experienced, mid-career engineers expand their knowledge in the complex field of systems engineering. To be offered starting in Fall 2009, the new interdisciplinary degree is expected to be attractive to high-level engineers in corporations and government agencies that must design, develop and manage complex systems.
Rusty Roberts Named Director of GTRI’s ATAS Laboratory
Nationally recognized expert in test and evaluation, Rusty Roberts returns to the GTRI Cobb County Research Facility where his Georgia Tech career began in 1988. As Director of the Aerospace, Transportation and Advanced Systems Laboratory he aims to revitalize the labs core threat business and expand its prototyping abilities.
New Device for Detecting Invisible Aviation Hazards
Leading a team of researchers from five universities and research organizations, GTRI is investigating the feasibility of using a forward looking interferometer to detect invisible hazards during takeoff, cruise and landing.
Modeling Transportation Infrastructure for the Port of Savannah
GTRI researchers have developed models that show how freight moves on roads and railroads from the Port of Savannah to the rest of the nation. The models can reveal bottlenecks in the transportation network and determine where money would best be spent to improve infrastructure.
Aeroacoustics Research on UAVs Could Lead to Stealthier Surveillance
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) growing ever more vital to the U.S. armed forces in roles that include surveillance and reconnaissance. GTRI aeroacoustics researchers are investigating an additional kind of stealth that could also be vital to these UAVs – technology that can evade enemy ears.
Georgia Tech Ireland and AIT to Enhance Research and Education Collaboration
Over the past year, AIT and Georgia Tech Ireland have collaborated on various initiatives in nanomedicine, biomedicine/biosciences and food processing technologies. This MoU looks to the continuation of this development.
McGarrah Named Director of Information Technology and Telecommunications Lab
For James McGarrah, his new position as director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Information Technology and Telecommunications Laboratory (ITTL) is a homecoming of sorts - he earned his master's degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 1979.
GTRI Celebrates Newly Expanded Warner Robins Field Office
The Georgia Tech Research Institute has just completed a major building renovation of its Warner Robins Field Office. The building was re-dedicated on December 9, 2008.
Health and Safety Program Marks 30 Years of Service
Georgia can commemorate a significant milestone in public-private cooperation this fall. It's been 30 years since the Georgia Institute of Technology began providing occupational health and safety consulting services to businesses throughout the state.
Beasley Selected for New Program Development Post
Veteran research engineer Robert D. Beasley has been chosen director of program development for the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). He is the first person to hold the newly created position.
New GTRI Chief Scientist Brings Wealth of Experience
GTRI's new chief scientist has an unusual technical background – engineering psychology.
Portable Imaging System Will Help Maximize Natural Disaster Response
GTRI researchers have developed a low-cost, high-resolution imaging system that can be attached to a helicopter to create a complete and detailed picture of an area devastated by a hurricane or other natural disaster.
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