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COMPETITION TEAMS
The six Rose-Hulman ATS competition teams have a heritage of winning – both on the track and in the workplace. Accolades include:
DBF (Design-Build-Fly Team)
The Design-Build-Fly team competes in annual international
student design competitions. Over the years, the team
has successfully created aircraft to serve as: a platform for
multiple sensors, a reconfigurable short field transport, and an
unmanned surveillance/attack aircraft. Team members are drawn from a
variety of disciplines, and underclassmen are encouraged to join the
senior-led team.
Mentor: Dr. Calvin Lui
HPVT (Human Powered Vehicle Team)
The Human Powered Vehicle Team has dominated the ASME competition
for the last three years, earning the Overall Champion rank for both
the East and West Coast finals. The 2011 West coast competition will
be hosted by Rose-Hulman and held at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway.Mentor: Dr. Michael Moorhead
RHEV (Rose-Hulman Efficient Vehicle Team)
The Rose-Hulman Efficient Vehicle team has earned a first and second
place finish in the SAE supermileage competition while garnering
second and tenth place finish in the US Shell Eco-Marathon and a
15th place in the European Eco-Marathon.
Mentor: Dr. Allen White
tr&sit
Over the last seven years of competition, the Transportation
Research & Systems Innovation Team has participated in the GM/DOE
funded ChallengeX and EcoCAR competitions, securing 9 top three
finishes in system modeling, embedded silicon, and virtual
instrumentation. Female members earned the Lynn St James Women in
the Winners Circle award four years consecutively. Other awards
include Best Vehicle Appearance, Best Outreach Presentation, Best
Website, and Best Commercial Video.
Mentor: Dr. Zac Chambers and Dr. Marc Herniter
Rose-GPE (Grand Prix Engineering Team)
As RHIT’s newest team, ROSE-GPE seeks to push
the boundaries of undergraduate open-wheel racing in Formula SAE competitions through rigorous modeling and
refinement of vehicle dynamics and engine performance.
Students get a full range of engineering experience
managing, designing, building, testing, and refining their
vehicle under the pressures of multiple responsibilities
and deadlines.
Mentor: Dr. Patrick Cunningham
TRM (Team Rose Motorsports)
As the Inaugural Director of the ATS Program at Rose-Hulman, I am
very proud of our competition teams and encourage you to get to know
them by visiting their websites at left. I’m confident that you will
be impressed. Mentor: Mr. Mike
Fulk
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