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Augmented Approaches To Engineering, Matthew Gary Booth
Augmented Approaches To Engineering, Matthew Gary Booth
Missouri S&T’s Peer to Peer
This paper presents the results of research into the integration and application of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) systems into the fields of engineering and engineering education. The research discusses the current iterations of these systems, and the programs that are being developed to run on them. Also being discussed is the potential benefits that implementing these systems can give to engineering education by improving spatial skills for use in engineering education and engineering design. This paper also touches on the current state of the AR and VR markets, and their current focus on entertainment based consumer electronics. …
An Analysis Of The Environmental Impact Of Electric Vehicles, Ashley Schmid
An Analysis Of The Environmental Impact Of Electric Vehicles, Ashley Schmid
Missouri S&T’s Peer to Peer
Electric cars have the reputation as a possible solution to many modern environmental and economic issues. Electric motors have been an interest of many inventors since the 1830s, but fully electric vehicles were not prevalent until 2008 when Tesla Motors released the Roadster. The looming energy crisis is one of the main motivations for the advancement in renewable and alternative fuel technologies, but since the early 60s, it has been the environmental lobby that has been pushing for this change. The environment suffers from industrialized nations as the amount of greenhouse gas emissions reach new heights every year. Filtration systems …