Navy

Diving into nuclear policy

May 29, 2013

Whether he’s in a Navy submarine or in Washington, you’ll find MIT senior Cameron McCord at the intersection of nuclear engineering, policy and service.

Also labeled: Global, Nuclear power and reactors, Nuclear science and engineering, Public service, Research, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER), Energy, Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs), Physics, Profile, ROTC, Russia, Security studies and military, Sports, Fukushima, Skolkovo, Skoltech

Jarillo-Herrero, Lu named ONR Young Investigators

March 28, 2013

Two assistant professors at MIT are among 16 recipients nationwide.

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty, Research

Guiding robot planes with hand gestures

March 14, 2012

MIT researchers are developing a system that would allow aircraft-carrier crews to direct autonomous planes using ordinary hand gestures.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft carrier, Autonomous vehicles, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Gestural interfaces, Research, Robots

Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line

March 8, 2012

New methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles.

Also labeled: Autonomous vehicles, Computation, Department of Defense, Efficiency, Mechanical engineering, MIT Sea Grant, Ocean exploration, Oceanography and ocean engineering, Robots, Water, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV)

Clearing the decks

August 2, 2011

A new planning tool helps direct traffic on aircraft carriers.

Also labeled: Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Algorithms, Computing, Humans and Automation Lab, Interfaces, Aircraft carrier, Flight planning