“ … Simulation Introduction Clara Iodice, Advisor: Professor Shawn Wehe Department of Mechanical Engineering Between 2016 … ”
Abstract
When a road has a high density of traffic, a small decrease in speed of a single vehicle can set off a chain of events which leads to a traffic jam. This phenomenon has the moniker"phantom jam,"because no apparent obstruction to traffic flow is observable. The wave of congestion it creates is called a "jamiton." Over the last few decades, mathematical models have been developed to analyze traffic flow on both a microscopic (attention to individual vehicles) and macroscopic level (traffic flow as a whole). In this project, traffic flow was simulated on both levels; the behavior of individual vehicles was modeled using the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) method and a theoretical jamiton was modeled macroscopically using the Payne-Whitham (PW) method.
“ … Bradford Bruno, Professor John Spinelli, and Professor Shawn Wehe Special Acknowledgements: Stan Gorski, Rhonda … ”
Abstract
SAE Aero Lift is an intercollegiate competition where mechanical, electrical engineering, and computer science students from Union College design and build a remote controlled and autonomous aircraft system to meet specified mission objectives and then compete with their design against engineering students from around the world. The objective of the Micro Class is to design a RC airplane that carries maximal payload with minimal vehicle weight. The plane must also packable into a 12" by 3.5" by 13.5" box, and be able to be assembled to loaded, flight ready, status in fewer than 2 minutes from unboxing. This year's Micro Event team was led by junior students, and involved several sophomores and first year students as well. The Micro event team had intended to travel to Fort Worth, Texas for competition during the first week of April, 2020. Our presentation will consist of an overview of our design and build of the aircraft.