BlackboardInstitute for Transportation Technologies Established at College of Engineering
Florida State University (FSU) in conjunction with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) has established the Institute for Transportation Technologies (ITT) with funding provided by the US Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration. Additional funding was provided by the FSU administration and by private industry. The Institute draws on the academic resources of FSU, the facilities and staff of the NHMFL and the engineering resources of FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
ITT, building on the strength of participating institutions, is focusing on several aspects of advanced transportation systems, which are common to other areas of national infrastructure including: safety, structural systems, power engineering, economics and materials. The Institute is developing programs with federal and state government, and with industrial participation in a variety of transportation-related areas including marine and naval systems, highway safety, automobiles, Maglev and others.
ITT has developed a unique expertise in applications of non-linear, 3-D, dynamic finite element simulations using high performance computing technology. The Crashworthiness and Impact Analysis Laboratory at ITT is well equipped with state-of-the-art computing environment including a Silicon Graphics Origin 2000 system with sixteen, 250 MHz parallel processors and 2 GB memory. This comprehensive research environment has been utilized in numerous extensive research projects.
It is the mission of the ITT to couple the technology and expertise among its partners to provide solutions for transportation challenges of national importance. Its vision is to become the institution of choice for transportation research and development conducted in the public and private sectors.
