Team D.R.A.D.I.S. designs concept for collision-avoidance
system
(May 4, 2005) A
real-time 3-D radar system designed by Rice University engineering students as
a concept for a next-generation collision-avoidance system for the auto
industry captured the $5,000 top prize at Rice’s annual Engineering Design
Showcase and could have wider applications in security screening and biomedical
imaging.
The trio of students, known as Team D.R.A.D.I.S (dynamic
radar and digital imaging system), became the first team in Rice history to win
two of the annual showcase’s top three honors — the first-place Excellence in
Engineering Award as well as a $3,000 innovation award.