Human-powered Ornithopter Becomes First Ever to Achieve Sustained Flight
Aviation history was made when the University of Toronto’s human-powered aircraft with flapping wings became the first of its kind to fly continuously. The “Snowbird” performed its record-breaking flight on August 2 at the Great Lakes Gliding Club in Tottenham, Ont., witnessed by the vice-president (Canada) of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the world-governing body […]
Space: A Canadian Frontier?
Freshly selected to command the International Space Station, astronaut Chris Hadfield characterized the opportunity as a coup for Canada among nations exploring space. Hadfield will lead the station and its six crew during the latter half of a six-month stay that begins in December 2012. “To be trusted with their lives and with that entire […]
Indian Rocket Hauls Five Satellites into Orbit
Automatic Identification System Satellite 1 (AISSat-1) was successfully launched on Monday, July 12 from Sriharikota, India. AISSat-1 is a ship detection satellite built by the UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) for the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. The satellite houses an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver developed by Kongsberg Seatex of Norway. The satellite is intended […]
UTIAS Students Use MathWorks Model-Based Design Tools for High-Performance
Graduate students and engineers from the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) use MathWorks tools for Model-Based Design to develop high-performance attitude control systems. “Using MathWorks tools on SFL projects equips our students with invaluable, practical space systems engineering experience,” said Dr. Robert Zee, director of the SFL. […]
PhD candidates receive recognition for their contributions to engineering
PhD candidates Lana Olague of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) and Michelle Ye-Chen Xu (ECE) from The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering received international recognition from two organizations for their contributions to the field of engineering. Zonta International awarded Lana Olague with the prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship. Lana conducts research in the […]
U of T engineers honoured for Apollo 13 aid
A team of engineers from the University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) will receive the Canadian Air and Space Museum’s Pioneer award in recognition of the critical role they played in rescuing three Apollo 13 astronauts in April 1970. This story appeared in at least 50 online publications today. Follow the links below […]
