http://researchstories.asu.edu/category/subject/mechanical-and-aerospace The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/08/another_step_towards_forecasti.html <p>Greenhouse gases aren't the only factors that contribute to climate change. New research on brown carbons--nanoscale particles released by combustion engines--may help predict the effects of climate change more accurately. <em>--by Joe Kullman</em></p><p><a href="http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/08/another_step_towards_forecasti.html">read more</a></p> http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/08/another_step_towards_forecasti.html#comments Climate Change Environment ASU Insight James Anderson Joe Kullman NASA NSF Peter Crozier Tempe campus Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Pollution Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:23:09 -0600 pkrecker 786 at http://researchstories.asu.edu http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/07/how_to_build_a_better_ballplay.html <p>So you want to build a better baseball player. How do you proceed? Maybe you'd combine the hitting eye of Alex Rodriguez with the fielding range of Derek Jeter. ASU robotics expert Tom Sugar is building a better ballplayer with a four-wheel drive transmission and a camera with a zoom lens. <em>--by Skip Derra</em></p><p><a href="http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/07/how_to_build_a_better_ballplay.html">read more</a></p> http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/07/how_to_build_a_better_ballplay.html#comments Michael McBeath Polytechnic campus Research Magazine Skip Derra Spring/summer 2008 Tempe campus Thomas Sugar Psychology Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Social Sciences Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:16:57 -0600 pkrecker 797 at http://researchstories.asu.edu http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/04/perception_robots_and_baseball.html <p><span class="inline inline-left"><img src="http://researchstories.asu.edu/files/images/catchbotsm2.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image-_original " width="100" height="100" /></span>Major league baseball players like Derek Jeter make actions like catching a fly ball look effortless. But if you want to understand the complexity underlying these moves, try teaching them to a robot. By combining expertise in engineering and psychology, ASU researchers have created Catchbot, a baseball-playing robot. In the process, they have learned a lot about how people perceive and respond to a moving target. <em>--by Skip Derra</em></p><div class="image-clear"></div><p><a href="http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/04/perception_robots_and_baseball.html">read more</a></p> http://researchstories.asu.edu/2008/04/perception_robots_and_baseball.html#comments Michael McBeath Polytechnic campus Research Magazine Skip Derra Spring/summer 2008 Tempe campus Thomas Sugar Psychology Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Social Sciences Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:48:06 -0600 pkrecker 824 at http://researchstories.asu.edu http://researchstories.asu.edu/2007/12/powergenerating_backpack_makes.html <p>An ASU researcher has designed a special backpack that can produce an electrical charge through the force of the motion of its wearer. This "energy harvesting" can generate the power to charge batteries or run small electronic devices such as cell phones, iPods or flashlights. <em>--by Joe Kullman</em></p><p><a href="http://researchstories.asu.edu/2007/12/powergenerating_backpack_makes.html">read more</a></p> http://researchstories.asu.edu/2007/12/powergenerating_backpack_makes.html#comments Environment Henry Sodano Joe Kullman Tempe campus Energy Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0700 pkrecker 849 at http://researchstories.asu.edu http://researchstories.asu.edu/stories/taking-flight-course-946 <p>Predicting how the smallest details of a golf ball's design will make it act in flight is a painstakingly complex task. <i>--by Joe Kullman</i></p><p><a href="http://researchstories.asu.edu/stories/taking-flight-course-946">read more</a></p> http://researchstories.asu.edu/stories/taking-flight-course-946#comments Computing and Informatics Dan Stanzione High Performance Computing Institute Joe Kullman Research Magazine Tempe campus Winter 2006 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:47:58 -0600 pkrecker 946 at http://researchstories.asu.edu http://researchstories.asu.edu/stories/different-ball-game-marrying-golf-and-high-technology-956 <p>Golfers are always looking for an "edge" to improve their game. So are jet aircraft designers. Thanks to work by ASU engineers, the ardent pursuit of better golfing appears poised to lead to technological innovations that reach far beyond the game. <em>--by Joe Kullman</em></p><p><a href="http://researchstories.asu.edu/stories/different-ball-game-marrying-golf-and-high-technology-956">read more</a></p> http://researchstories.asu.edu/stories/different-ball-game-marrying-golf-and-high-technology-956#comments Computing and Informatics Joe Kullman Kyle Squires Research Magazine Tempe campus Winter 2006 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:32:12 -0700 pkrecker 956 at http://researchstories.asu.edu