Article 1

Journal name, Article and Author/s: Engineering Magazine – FLYING BRIDGE INSPECTORS by Adam Dove

Introduction: Imagine strapping on a harness and dangling yourself over the side of a bridge, 100 feet in the air—the wind whipping past you, the earth far below. It might sound like a scene from a spy movie or a fun idea for a vacation activity. For a bridge inspector, however, it’s just another day on the job.

Conclusion: 

“The unique aspect of this team is that it combines the robotics perspective, the vision-based data processing perspective, and the civil engineering condition assessment and structural analysis perspectives,” Akinci says. “This allows us to approach the complicated problem of infrastructure inspection from multiple perspectives and create a system that works for everyone involved in the process.”

Thanks to this unique combination of perspectives, our bridges’ near future will be safer for civilians above and below.

Article Link: http://engineering.cmu.edu/alumni/magazine/2016_fall/flying_bridge_inspectors.html

Article 2

Journal name, Article and Author/s: Engineering Magazine – ADVANCING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY by Lisa Kulick

Introduction: Carnegie Mellon engineers are leading a collaborative initiative to develop computational technologies for optimal design and fabrication of complex core structures for the aerospace industry.

Conclusion: 

Another component of the project will focus on workforce education. The project team will develop learning materials such as digitally disseminated lectures, software, and tutorials. A large-scale grand challenge will provide an active, hands-on competition to engage students as well as those in industry.

The project is titled “Optimal design and AM of complex internal core structures for high performance aerial vehicle production.”

Article Link: http://engineering.cmu.edu/alumni/magazine/2016_fall/advancing_manufacturing_aerospace.html

Article 3

Journal name, Article and Author/s: Engineering Magazine – STAMP-SIZED SATELLITE by Krista Burns

Introduction: ECE Assistant Professor Brandon Lucia and Ph.D. student Alexei Colin developed the first programming language for intermittently-powered computing devices, called Chain. Chain enables intermittently-powered systems to operate reliably, even when they are running on scarce energy harvested from their sources in their environment, like radio waves or solar energy.

Conclusion: The satellites will operate using minuscule energy from
tiny solar panels to collect and process sensor data and send information back to earth. While satellites are typically powered by solar energy, these satellites will be the first with strong software correctness guarantees furnished by Chain, ensuring continuous, reliable operation.

Article Link: http://engineering.cmu.edu/alumni/magazine/2016_fall/stamp_sized_satellite.html

Article 4

Journal name, Article and Author/s: Engineering Magazine- 3-D PRINTING BETTER THAN MEDICAL TRAINING by Hannah Diorio-Toth

Introduction: If we are learning how to drive a car or speak a foreign language, the notion “practice makes perfect” applies. But how do you learn something where the stakes are higher? How do you train a surgeon?

Conclusion: “This is a nice example of how technology from CMU can be transferred to medical education. We often think of treatment as direct-to-patient care. But this technology is about making better surgical residents, which makes for better patient care,” says Cheng. “Innovation can infiltrate the healthcare system in many different ways as long as we keep an open mind about it.”

Article Link: http://engineering.cmu.edu/alumni/magazine/2016_fall/3d_printing_medical.html

Examples of opinion cues for thesis statement:

1. Congressional elections are simply the result of who has the most money.
2. The United Nations is incapable of preventing war.
3. China’s One-Child Policy Should Be Reversed
4. Why Vaccinations Should Be Mandatory
5. Government Surveillance Is Harmful
6. Financial Compensation for Organ Donors
7. Our School Is Too Dependent on Technology
8. School Officials’ Should Fight Cyberbullying
9. Student Loans Should Be Forgiven
10. Marijuana Should Be Legalized

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