Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2009

Following several months refurbishing a special NASA test rig, GE Aviation and NASA this summer will begin a wind-tunnel test program to evaluate counter-rotating fan-blade systems for open rotor jet engine designs. The first wind-tunnel tests this summer will essentially reenact those 1980s tests. Earlier post.).

Wind 191

Wind Engine Cleveland Ohio 191

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2016

NASA is testing the propulsor, designed by United Technologies Research Center with research conducted by Virginia Polytechnic and State University, in its 8' x 6' Wind Tunnel at NASA Glenn in Cleveland, Ohio. The highly experimental tests have required years of preparation.

Engine 150

Engine Fuel Cleveland Wind 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

Commercial 247

Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego 247

Cars That Think

MARCH 15, 2024

Visual sensors on the Droid find the delivery site and check for obstacles on the way down, while the thrusters compensate for wind and movement of the parent drone. But as soon as we lowered a box down on the winch, the wind started blowing it all over the place. But it takes two robots to pull off the delivery rather than just one.

Design 121

Design Wind IDEA Concept 121