News Archive
| 2008 |
|
Energy Efficient Motorsport (EEMS) Cranfield University has signed up to a government funded initiative which aims to put energy efficiency at the heart of modern motorsport. The Energy Efficient Motorsport (EEMS) programme, a Motorsport Development UK (MDUK) initiative, is dedicated to supporting the UK motorsport and associated industries in understanding issues and opportunities in energy efficiency. |
|
Professional MotorSport World Expo 2008
Cranfield Impact Centre and Cranfield University exhibited at the Professional MotorSport World Expo 2008 in Cologne, Germany. |
|
New Professor of
Automotive Technology Kambiz Kayvantash has joined Cranfield University as Professor of Automotive Technology within the School of Applied Science’s new Centre for Automotive Technology. The Centre will be based within the Sustainable Systems Department. Kambiz will also hold the position of Director of the FIA-approved Cranfield Impact Centre. |
| 2006 |
|
Lightweight Structures Laboratories
officially opened by
Sir Jackie Stewart OBE The £2.5 million facility comprises composites manufacturing, polymer and ceramics processing, and an extended motorsport research area. Facilities dedicated to impact testing have been enhanced with the installation of a new state-of-the-art impact sled. This supports the structural integrity testing of Formula 1 cars. The laboratories also feature rigs for occupant safety and material testing. > Video: ITV Anglia broadcast footage* (links to Cranfield University website) *Cranfield University acknowledges the generosity of ITV Anglia in allowing the University to host a video clip of local news broadcast footage |
| Cranfield University co-sponsored the IMechE's seminar on Design for Impact and Crashworthiness in Aerospace and Automotive Vehicle Structures at Loughborough University. |
|
Cranfield University
was nominated for the
Motorsport Facility of the Year award
at the Professional
Motorsport World Expo, in recognition of our
FIA approved crash test facility,
Cranfield Impact Centre
(CIC), and the unique
Off-Road Dynamics facility,
both launched earlier this
year. The nominations were
proposed by those who use
the facilities, and the
winner was chosen by a panel
of journalists, drivers and
industry professionals. Press release > Cranfield's facilities nominated for international award |
| 2005 |
| How Scanning Your Finger Could
Save Your Life Who would have thought taking a simple scan of your finger could save your life? Unlikely on the face of it, perhaps, but a consortium including Cranfield Impact Centre and Nissan Technical Centre Europe, has developed a prototype bone density scanning system which could be used to improved driver and passenger restraint systems in cars. More > |
| 2002 |
Test Facilities Appraisal by VCA |
