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Eight engineering students
at WIT from across the
South-East
recently
achieved a first for the
Applied Robotics Lab with
a Self-Driving Robotic Car.
After just 12 weeks of
working on the project
students on the one-
year BEng in Electronic
Engineering, an add on
course for the two-year
Higher Certificate in
Engineering in Electronic
Engineering had a Toyota
Corolla safely finish a test
drive on the institute’s
Cork Road campus.
The students are part of the WIT School of Engineering
Applied Electronics Stream, a study pathway that allows
a student to get an honours degree in Applied Electronics
WATERFORD GETS A SELF-DRIVE CAR THANKS
TO WIT ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING STUDENTS
outside the agency world. SIRIN LABS partnered with
KoolSpan to integrate chip-to-chip 256-bit AES encryption, the
same technology that militaries around the
world use to protect their communications, offering the strongest
possible mobile privacy protection worldwide. Activated by the
unique Security Switch on the back of the handset, the phone
enters a shielded mode, presenting an exclusive suite for fully
encrypted calls and messages.
‘Cyber-attacks are endemic across the globe. This trend is on
the increase. Just one attack can severely harm reputations and
finances. SOLARIN is pioneering new, uncompromising privacy
measures to provide customers with greater confidence and the
reassurance necessary to handle business-critical information.’
Tal Cohen, CEO and Co-founder, SIRIN LABS
TRULY GLOBAL
SOLARIN is a truly global phone – offering faster data transfer
and lasting performance.
SOLARIN is powered by a Qualcomm
®
Snapdragon™ 810
processor with X10 LTE and Wi-Fi, delivering high-performance
connectivity. It offers up to 450 Mbps downlink and up to 150
Mbps uplink speeds, coupled with support for 24 bands LTE
without the prerequisite of
Higher Level Maths.
The students were divided
up into groups, the Vision
team, the Acceleration
Systems team, the braking
team and the Steering
Control Systems team. The
Vision teamwasmanned by
James Doughty from New
Ross and Shane Shortiss,
Carrick-on-Suir. Students
in
the
Acceleration
Systems team were Adrian
Skowron from New Ross
and Mark Ormsby from
Castledermot. The Braking
team included students Mark McManus from Waterford
city and Mark Dungan from Mullinavat. Micheal Wall, from
Ballinamult was part of the Steering Control Systems team,
along with Jenny Ball from Tramore.
compatibility, setting a new benchmark in global usability.
SOLARIN comes with far superior Wi-Fi™
connectivity than mainstream phones. It supports 802.11ac
2×2 MU-MIMO (multi user multiple input, multiple output)
technology, offering up to three times the speed and capacity
of conventional 1×1 configuration. In addition, SOLARIN
incorporates revolutionary WiGig™ (802.11ad) multi-gigabit Wi-
Fi technology. WiGig™ (802.11ad) offers speeds of up to 4.6Gbps,
enabling near-instant cloud access, and synching of photos,
videos and media, wire-equivalent docking and high-quality, low-
latency video streaming, and more. Add to this the strongest
battery in the premium and high end phone category, together
with Qualcomm
®
Quick Charge™ for fast charging and power
optimisation algorithms to create the essential travel companion.
‘At every level, SOLARIN outperforms. Advanced carrier
aggregation technology combines multiple LTE carriers for
wider bandwidth, providing a faster, clearer connection. Using
802.11ac 2×2 MU-MIMO technology provides up to three times
the bandwidth of a smartphone, and WiGig™ (802.11ad) pushes
data transfer limits, allowing next generation features.’ Fredrik
Öijer, VP Product, SIRIN LABS
Pictured from left are: James Whelan, WIT Automotive Lecturer,
Mark Ormsby, Castledermot, Co Kildare, Micheal Wall, Ballinamult, Co
Waterford, Jenny Ball, Tramore, Adrian Cunningham, WIT Automotive
Lecturer, Adrian Skowron, New Ross, Mark Dungan, Mullinavat, Mark
MacManus, Waterford City, Shane Shortiss, Carrick on Suir, James
Doughty, New Ross, Jason Berry, WIT Electronic Engineering Lecturer
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