scholarly journals Solar-Powered Automated Transportation: Feasibility and Visualization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Burford Furman ◽  
Laxmi Ramasubramanian ◽  
Shannon McDonald ◽  
Ron Swenson ◽  
Jack Fogelquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transportation Network ◽  
Energy System ◽  
System Capacity ◽  
State University ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
The North ◽  
San Jose State University ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
Using Data

A solar-powered automated transportation network (ATN) connecting the North and South campuses of San José State University with three passenger stations was designed, visualized, and analyzed in terms of its energy usage, carbon offset, and cost. The study’s methodology included the use of tools and software such as ArcGIS, SketchUp, Infraworks, Sketchup, Rhinoceros, and Autodesk 3DS Max. ATN vehicle energy usage was estimated using data from the university’s Park & Ride shuttle bus operation and by modeling with SUMOPy, the advanced simulation suite for the micro-traffic simulator SUMO. The energy study showed that an extensive solar photovoltaic (PV) canopy over the guideway and stations is sufficient for the network to run 24/7 in better-than-zero net-metered conditions—even if ridership were to increase 15% above that predicted from SJSU Park & Ride shuttle data. The resulting energy system has a PV-rated output of 6.2 MW, a battery system capacity of 9.8 MWh, and an estimated cost of $11.4 million USD. The solar ATN also produces 98% lower CO2 and PM2.5 emissions compared to the Park & Ride shuttle bus. A team of experts including urban planners, architects, and engineers designed and visualized the conceptual prototype, including a comprehensive video explaining the need for solar ATN and what a typical rider would experience while utilizing the system. This research demonstrates both benefits and challenges for solar-powered ATN, as well as its functionality within the urban built environment to serve diverse San José neighborhoods.

Nuclear science programs at San Jose State University

1993 ◽  
Vol 171 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-175
Author(s):  
A. Campbell Ling ◽  
P. A. J. Englert ◽  
C. A. Stone
Keyword(s):  
State University ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Nuclear Science ◽  
San Jose State University

JAPANTOWN PREPARED AND ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES: CAMPUS-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Cheryl Cowan ◽  
Kalyn Mumma ◽  
Johnny Nguyen ◽  
A.J. Faas
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
State University ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Community Based Organization ◽  
San Jose State University

Abstract Universities and community-based organizations partner to provide benefits to students and to communities where universities are situated. We examine the core elements of a successful partnership in a case study of an ongoing collaboration between San José State University (SJSU) and Japantown Prepared, a community-based organization whose mission is to advance disaster preparedness at the household and community level within San José, California’s, historic Japantown. We demonstrate these core elements of success through a discussion of the development and execution of several projects designed to build capacity within Japantown Prepared and provide real-world experience for Organizational Studies students at SJSU. We conclude that the relationship between SJSU and Japantown Prepared meets the core elements of a successful partnership and provide further suggestions for its continued success.

On Improvement of Graduate Mechatronics Course

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winncy Y. Du
Keyword(s):  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
State University ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Team Projects ◽  
Hands On ◽  
San Jose State University ◽  
Future Topics

Colleges and Universities across the world have developed Mechatronics courses, programs, certificates, and even degrees in order to meet the increasing demands of Mechatronics products and engineers. These Mechatronics courses, mainly focusing on undergraduate level, consist of lecture presentations, well-designed laboratory experiments, and team projects. However, how to teach Mechatronics courses at graduate level remains to be an open area for discussion. The challenge is: what subjects should be addressed, at the graduate level, to closely reflect the latest Mechatronics technologies with much broad coverage and fast growing features, while distinguished from an undergraduate-level Mechatronics course. This paper discusses the approaches that the author used when teaching a graduate level Mechatronics course (ME285 Mechatronics Systems Engineering) at San Jose State University (SJSU). The course outline, laboratory experiments, and sample course projects are presented. The goal is to provide graduate students with a challenging, timely, hands-on, minds-on, and enjoyable experience in advanced Mechatronics. A suggestion of future topics for graduate Mechatronics education is also discussed.

Galarza, Ernesto

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
State University ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Bracero Program ◽  
San Jose State University ◽  
Ernesto Galarza

Ernesto Galarza (1905–1984) was a social work scholar at San Jose State University and an advocate of social justice. He was credited with ending the Bracero program and contributed to policy changes in the health and safety of farm workers.

‘The Eucharist in my fantasy’: Interview with Sofia Gubaidulina

Tempo ◽  
1998 ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Vera Lukomsky
Keyword(s):  
State University ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
George Crumb ◽  
School Of Music ◽  
San Jose State University ◽  
Previous Series

In the process of my research on the topic ‘The Soviet Avant-Garde from the 1970s to the present’, I learned that one of the heroes (actually, the heroine) of my studies, Sofia Gubaidulina, had been invited by San Jose State University School of Music for a festival of her music. The annual festivals in the SJSU, called ‘The Annual Guest Composers Series’, are each dedicated to the music of a specific contemporary composer. The guests of previous ‘Series’ were Morton Subotnik (1993) and Mario Davidowsky (1994); the festival in 1995 was devoted to Gubaidulina; George Crumb was selected for the following festival in 1996.

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