Bulletin of the American Physical Society
APS March Meeting 2019
Volume 64, Number 2
Monday–Friday, March 4–8, 2019; Boston, Massachusetts
Session L34: Future of TransportationInvited Undergraduate
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Sponsoring Units: FIAP Chair: Michael Gordon, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Room: BCEC 205A |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:15AM - 11:51AM |
L34.00001: Findings of the Commission on the Future of Transportation in Massachusetts Invited Speaker: Steven Kadish In January 2018, Governor Baker established the Commission on the Future of Transportation |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 11:51AM - 12:27PM |
L34.00002: Crowdsourcing inclusive, accessible last-mile transportation with self-driving #AccessibleOlli Invited Speaker: Joe Speed #AccessibleOlli is a crowdsourced, open source effort to create the world’s most accessible transportation for all including the elderly and those with disabilities. #AccessibleOlli’s precursor, Olli developed by Local Motors is an autonomous vehicle enabled by IBM Watson cognitive assistant. Olli can ‘hear’ spoken questions and instructions and respond in familiar conversational language to take people where they need to go. Using a network of embedded sensors, devices, robotics and AI technology, #AccessibleOlli seeks to transform the lives of the world’s growing aging population and persons with disabilities. Contributors to #AccessibleOlli include ADLINK Technology, IBM, CTA Foundation, Local Motors, AARP, MIT, PTECH schools, ASU, Local Motors, Ultrahaptics, what3words, Mapbox, Front Porch, LG, Panasonic, BestMile, Mayo Clinic, City of Rochester MN and a world-wide community of volunteer SMEs, designers, developers and engineers. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 12:27PM - 1:03PM |
L34.00003: State of the art for drone technology Invited Speaker: Tim Meyer A survey of technologies used to build drone systems including sensors, manipulators, safety and identification mechanisms. A review of trends in navigation regulations and airspace management will also be reviewed. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 1:03PM - 1:39PM |
L34.00004: Self-Driving Cars and Lidar Invited Speaker: Simon Verghese TBD |
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 1:39PM - 2:15PM |
L34.00005: The Future of Flight Invited Speaker: Brian Tillotson Air and space transportation are advancing in many ways. We describe current and foreseeable advances; their benefits to comfort, capability, and the environment; and the physics challenges that arise in each. Highlights include urban mobility, hypersonic travel, and settling the solar system. Major challenges include acoustics, lightning, thermal control, cosmic radiation, and the short lifetimes of G-type stars. |
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