July 9, 2024 Written by: Christopher Estrada AUBURN HILLS, Mich.—Student engineers got a chance to scratch their competitive itch last week with the 31st annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGCV) here at Oakland University. The IGCV is an annual event where collegiate robotics teams compete in a variety of unmanned mobility obstacles. The competition gives…
June 27, 2024 Written by: Christopher Estrada The Ground Vehicle Systems Center’s efforts in hazardous materials reduction was put on a pedestal recently when two employees, Jeff Norkus and Tom Sanders, received the FY23 Defense Standardization Program (DSP) Achievement Award for their efforts to reduce the footprint of hazardous materials across the defense industry. As…
November 8, 2023 Written by: Christopher Estrada ROCHESTER, Mich.— Two women professionals at U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center were recognized for model leadership at the Women in Defense Michigan Chapter gala last week. Marta Tomkiw, executive director for GVSC System Integration and Engineering, received the 2023 Excellence in Leadership Award, which recognizes women…
July 28, 2023 Written by: Christopher Estrada SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.— A quiet university laboratory left vacant for the summer semester soon found itself packed with energy again last week, as K-12 students surrounding Lake Superior State University (LSSU) piled in for an annual summer camp. The camp, hosted by the Detroit Arsenal based U.S.…
June 5, 2023 Written by: Christopher Estrada ROCHESTER, Mich.—The next generation of ground vehicle engineers, hard at work researching solutions to the challenges posed by autonomous vehicles, competed their products earlier this month here at Oakland University. The 30th Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) is an annual event where collegiate robotics teams compete in a…
May 9, 2023 Written by: Christopher Estrada ANN ARBOR—Old sports rivalries were sidelined, at least for a couple days, when ground vehicle professionals from across the industry, academia, and government met last month at the University of Michigan for its annual program review of the Automotive Research Center (ARC). The ARC, sponsored by U.S. Army…
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited Defense Industrial Base partners and the Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center November 8, to discuss the importance of manufacturing and the rapid electrification of the global transportation sector, including its implications and opportunities for DoD missions. Dr. Hicks emphasized the Department is committed to strengthening supply chains…
Robotic Technology Kernel (RTK) is the Army’s library of modular software package that can be used for common ground autonomy software. GVSC is dedicated to getting robotics capability into the hands of Soldiers.
New Autonomous Technologies at Camp Grayling Greatly Reduce Risks By Kennedy Thomas June 25, 2021 GRAYLING, Mich.— U.S. Army engineers work hard to develop new autonomous vehicle capabilities for the Warfighter. This summer, engineers and technicians from the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) are gathered at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training…
By GVSC Public Affairs Intern Kennedy Thomas June 11, 2021 ROCHESTER, Mich. — Student engineers got a feel for real-world robotics challenges at the 28th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) here at Oakland University June 4-7. The IGVC, hosted by the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), is the oldest and largest autonomous…