Upgrading

Monday, June 29th, 2009

We’re in the midst of upgrading our wordpress installation to the latest version. We’re experiencing some of the usual upgrade problems, including incompatibilities with plugins and such. We’ll be back to 100% by the end of the day. In the meantime, feel free to check out our other pages, and visit our other outposts in the social web, linked to the right.

PAVE successfully concludes 2009 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition

Monday, June 8th, 2009

After four long days in Rochester, Michigan, the PAVE team finished its second year competing in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) with a win. The team’s robot, Argos was the leading robot at the competitions Navigation Challenge, being the only robot to successfully navigate all of the waypoints on the course. while Braving a persistent downpour and the threat of thunderstorms on Monday, the final day of competition, Argos avoided obstacles such as cones, barrels and fences on its trek.

PAVE would like to thank its sponsors for the IGVC: The Princeton University School of Engineering, The Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, Gladiator Technolgies Inc. and HemisphereGPS.

Pictures and Video to come!

PAVE at the 2009 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

The Princeton IGVC team will be arriving in Rochester, Michigan on Thursday for the 17th annual IGVC. The competition begins tomorrow with the first round of design competitions. We will be making our design presentation on Saturday. Today, our team is enjoying a day at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, before completing the remaining two hours to the competition location. We’ll be updating the blog with plenty of photos and videos as the competition progresses. Check back soon!

Ocean Server Technology, Inc. Donates Compass Units to PAVE

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Today we received two digital compass units donated to us by Ocean Server Technology, Inc., suppliers of compasses, power solutions, and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). The compass units that we have received will be put to use on current and future IGVC competition entires, as well as Prospect Twelve.

PAVE graciously thanks Ocean Server Techology, Inc. for the donation of the two compass units. Sponsorship of PAVE is a great opportunity for a company to increase its visibility both within the Princeton community and in the greater Princeton area. PAVE regularly exhibits its vehicles at various events. In the past, companies have donated cash, software licenses, and even sponsored our T-shirts. For more information on sponsorship opportunities available to your company, please view our sponsor packet, available as a PDF download here. All of our current sponsors can be viewed on our sponsors page.

Montgomery Middle School Upper Campus Visit

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

After a few minor setbacks (in which we arrived a few minutes late and Barbara was mistaken for a middle school student), PAVE presented both Prospect Twelve and Argos to Mrs. Weinberger’s 8th period robotics class.

PAVE presents Prospect Twelve at Montgomery Middle School

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