James Eaton, Coordinator of the Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician-Robotics program at Algonquin College was quoted in a recent Toronto Star article regarding how technological advances are occurring in many different industries especially when it comes to the implementation of robotics and advanced control systems. The article outlines how Colleges and College students are training for the ever-expanding career opportunities in the myriad of fields in which robotics and robots are appearing.
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Dmitry Klishch, a second-year Mechanical Engineering Technology student had a great idea – watch this video to find out what it was…..https://youtu.be/0gP5cqg4-dw
Mechanical Engineering Technology student Dmitry Klishch came in second place in the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference held October 10-13th in Silicon Valley. Among the 27 research papers submitted in the annual conference. Dmitry, a second-year Mechanical Engineering Technology student was bested only by a Master’s level student from Yale University. “It was good exposure for all of us internationally and I received very good and positive feedback on my project after my second presentation to the general conference audience. It was tremendously beneficial to be able to meet the world leading engineers in humanitarian projects and hear their positive feedback on my project. I want to thank you all again and hope that these events will be carried on in the future. I am proud and honored to have had been part of this.” stated Dmitry. Well done Dmitry congratulations on your world-leading performance.
On Friday, March 28th the IEEE Eastern Ontario Oral Paper Competition was held at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario. Among the competitors at the competition Mechanical Engineering Technology student Dmitry Klishch placed fourth overall with a score of 92%. Dmitry presented on his Exo-Supportive Device for Individuals with Restricted Mobility. The winner of the competition finished with 95% the second and third place winners finished with 94% and 93% respectively. The
spokesperson for the judges commented that the competition was very tight and if percentages were being given then it might be 4% between to first place and
the fifth place.
Rank,
%, Team, Presenters, Presentation Title
1, 95%, Queens, Al Amin, Syed Rubab, Tasnia Islam, Controlling a Speech Synthesizer through Gesture Recognition
2, 94%, RMC, Raymond Bailey, James Bayes, Tracking Moving Targets from a Moving Platform Using Model Predictive Coding
3, 93%, Carleton, Greg Kiar, Wade Skinner, Central Nervous System Augmentation
4, 92%, Algonquin, Dmitry Klishch, Exo-Supportive Device for Individuals with Restricted Mobility
5, 91%, Ottawa, Graham Brown, Spatial Characterization of Attosecond Light Pulses
Congratulations to all that competed.
Second-year Mechanical Engineering Technology student Dmitry Klishch has won the very prestigious 2013 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) Student Poster Competition held October 20th-23rd in San Jose, California. Dmitry’s project included several design concepts he is developing to be included in his Exo Support Leg design. “Currently, because of the huge interest and
impact caused by the project at an early stage of its development, it leads to the creation of a new fully independent supportive device for people with movement restrictions. The very first prototype was powered by a specially designed pneumatic system. However, in the future work, the pneumatic circuit will be replaced by a hydraulic circuit, electric motors or combined system.” stated Dmitry. “The GHTC 2013 was a great experience. It was a lesson that I will remember for a long time, because it made me think – Wow, this new invention is something that people really need! And that there is a world wide application for the final product. This victory is something that just added a valuable sense into the work I have done.”
The GHTC is a voice amplifier and a forum for hot technological, social, and philosophical debates on the world’s urgent human necessities. The annual conference brings together communities and individuals – engineering, science, technology, industry, academe, government agencies, NGOs, charities, funders – interested in applying technology to develop effective solutions for the challenges facing the world’s underserved. The mission of the GHTC is to foster an exchange of information, networking, and cooperation in the humanitarian, focus attention of businesses on emerging
market opportunities and related technology enablers, impact in positive and meaningful ways lives of disadvantaged billions of people around the world and promote science, engineering and technology as key to development of solutions for disadvantaged communities and attract young people to these professional fields
Congratulation to Dmitry for winning this award and proving yet again that Algonquin College’s students can compete amongst the world’s best.
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