The winners of DaimlerChrysler Canada's national automotive research competition are a group of students from the University of Alberta. Their project, called AUTO21, focuses on Electronic Controls VVT (variable valve timing) and HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) Combustion.
The goal of this competition was to explore new, low-consumption combustion engine designs to replace traditional spark-ignited engines and, consequently, to reduce greenhouse gases.
A panel of judges evaluated no less than 66 teams from 26 Canadian universities. Together, the semi-finalist and finalist teams received a total prize purse of $15,000 at the DaimlerChrysler Canada HQP Poster Competition.
A three-day conference was organized to provide AUTO21 student researchers an opportunity to attend auto-related research presentations and tour two R&D facilities (University of Windsor/DaimlerChrysler Canada Automotive Research & Development Centre and the University of Windsor/International Truck Centre for Innovation) as well as two manufacturing plants (Autoliv and The Woodbridge Group) in Windsor-Essex.
The goal of this competition was to explore new, low-consumption combustion engine designs to replace traditional spark-ignited engines and, consequently, to reduce greenhouse gases.
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A panel of judges evaluated no less than 66 teams from 26 Canadian universities. Together, the semi-finalist and finalist teams received a total prize purse of $15,000 at the DaimlerChrysler Canada HQP Poster Competition.
A three-day conference was organized to provide AUTO21 student researchers an opportunity to attend auto-related research presentations and tour two R&D facilities (University of Windsor/DaimlerChrysler Canada Automotive Research & Development Centre and the University of Windsor/International Truck Centre for Innovation) as well as two manufacturing plants (Autoliv and The Woodbridge Group) in Windsor-Essex.