A University of Waterloo team, headed by Eihab Abdel-Rahman of systems design engineering, is receiving a $1.2 million boost in federal funding. Abdel-Rahman leads a team working on a system of sensors that will detect, through hand movement on a steering wheel, whether a driver has any alcohol in his or her system.
The
three
other
uWaterloo
researchers
who
are
receiving
funding
through the
AUTO21
Network
of
Centres of
Excellence include
Behrad
Khamesee
of
mechanical
and
mechatronics
engineering.
The
$175,700
he's
receiving will
support
his
team’s
work
in
the
development
of
energy-harvesting
shock
absorbers
that
may
improve
vehicle
comfort,
stability
and
efficiency.
The
funding
announced May
30,
by
Gary
Goodyear,
Minister
of
State
for
Science
and
Technology,
is
part
of
a
$22-million
investment
by
the
AUTO21
network that
includes
contributions
from
Canada's
automotive
sector,
including
numerous
automakers,
parts
manufacturers,
and
material
suppliers.
It
will
support
40
automotive
R&D
projects
at
Canadian
universities
for
two
years
in
partnership
with
more
than
100
public
and
private
sector
companies.
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