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"Co-curricular projects, such as the Human Powered Vehicle
Team, are often the defining experience of a student's college
career. The desire to be the best pushes them far beyond what we
would ever expect from them in the classroom. They find innovative
ways of bringing together several aspects of their educational
experience in ways that we, as instructors, could never recreate in
a traditional classroom."
--Michael Moorhead, assistant professor of mechanical
engineering and HPVT faculty advisor
Awards and Recognition
National champs four of the last five events Innovation awards
for design Team awards for sportsmanship The Challenge: Design,
build, and compete with a vehicle designed for both speed and
practicality where the sole source of power is the human body. Goal
To allow students to apply engineering innovation while promoting
human powered vehicles as a viable mode of alternative
transportation
Our Success
- HPVT has won "1st Place Overall" at seven out of eight ASME
Human Powered Vehicle Challenges since 2007.
- The team hosted the 2010 HPVC East at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, bringing in 40 teams from engineering schools around the
world.
"The Rose-Hulman Human
Powered Vehicle Team has taught me more than my classes have. I
was picking up junior level material from the team leaders in my
first quarter. Being able to work with upperclassmen and have them
listen to my ideas made me feel very welcome here."
--Ethan Rockett, mechanical engineering student and HPVT vice
president
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