TransForum Vol. 9, No. 2
Transportation Technologies Shine at Argonne’s Open House
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Researcher Forrest Jehlik shows open house visitors how to use Argonne’s driving simulator.
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| Salil Arora (left) explains the Carbon Calculator exhibit to visitors including Argonne Laboratory Director Eric Isaacs. |
On Saturday, August 29, 2009, Argonne National Laboratory hosted 22,000 visitors at a community open house, the first since 2006.
Many of the guests visited the Transportation Technology Research and Development Center’s tent where they could participate in more than 15 interactive exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and engaging presentations about Argonne’s research into emerging technologies that will help make next-generation vehicles a reality.
Exhibits
Visitors were able to
- See clean diesel fuel made from wood, coal and yard waste;
- Examine shredder residue from recycled automobiles such as foam, plastic and various metals;
- Drive an advanced vehicle using a simulator; and
- Calculate their “carbon footprint” (or greenhouse gases they produced) based on the miles they traveled to get to the open house and the vehicle used.
Advanced technology vehicles and a test platform were also on display, including the
- GT1 Chevrolet Corvette—This ethanol-fueled vehicle finished first in the GT1 Grand Touring Class and tenth overall in the
American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Green Challenge, an energy-efficient, environmental race.
- TTR (Through-The-Road) Hybrid—This parallel hybrid electric vehicle is a test platform for evaluating plug-in hybrid electric vehicle components.
- Opel Astra—This vehicle is used to test Argonne-developed clean diesel fuels.
- EcoCAR - 2009 Saturn Vue—This car is being used in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, a three-year advanced vehicle technology engineering competition for college students.
- MATT (Modular Automotive Technology Testbed)—This Argonne-developed test platform is used to evaluate a variety of advanced vehicle technologies and components.
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