An "intelligent co-pilot" for cars

Read more about this new semiautonomous safety system developed by Sterling Anderson, a PhD student in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Karl Iagnemma, a principal research scientist in MIT's Robotic Mobility Group: MIT News: web.mit.edu The team's paper: ieeexplore.ieee.org A series of blog posts by Sterling Anderson on Design Impact: www.design-impact.org Videos & animations courtesy MIT's Robotic Mobility Group and Quantum Signal, LLC (www.quantumsignal.com).
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Key concepts of boat hull design include: The supporting force of the water or "buoyancy" must be greater than the weight of the boat. The thrust from the propulsion system has to overcome the "drag" of the water. Also, the weight has to be evenly distributed around the "center of buoyancy". Making the most of Concurrent Engineering - www.ptc.com
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