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Robomechanics Lab: The Robomechanics Lab works on designing robots that can operate in ALL TOUR BUSES
challenging real-world environments. We will be showing several robotic platforms, including LEAVE AT THE DLCC,
the four-legged Minitaur robot as well as a cheetah-inspired robot tail, a wheeled rover that can CORNER OF 10TH &
dig trenches in sandy terrain, and new robotic hooves that will allow a robot to climb steep FRENCH STREETS
rocky terrain.

Additive Manufacturing Lab: Tour the newly renovated metals additive manufacturing (AM) lab
within the Mechanical Engineering Department and administered by the CMU Next
Manufacturing Center. Equipment includes Optomec Aerosol Jet, EOS Laser Sintering, Arcam
E-Beam Sintering, and ExOne Binder Jet AM machines. Parts fabricated by these machines
support both fundamental research and educational efforts, including new undergraduate minor
and master’s degrees in AM.

Thermal Energy Engineering Lab: The Thermal Energy Engineering Labs seek to understand
the underlying physics of thermal energy transport. The tour will focus on thermoreflectance
techniques, which allow us to directly measure properties like thermal conductivity and thermal
interface resistance in both nano- and macroscale materials. These properties are critical to
thermal management in next generation electronics and to optimize the efficiencies of solid
state energy conversion devices.

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH HUMAN ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORIES –

SOLD OUT

Tuesday November 13
9:30am–12:00pm
Limit 50 guests
$25

The Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) is a collaboration between the
University of Pittsburgh, the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and UPMC Health System.
HERL is dedicated to wheelchair and mobility research, specifically by improving the mobility
and function of all people with disabilities through advanced engineering in clinical research
and medical rehabilitation on local, national, and international levels. HERL also studies
robotics in assistive technology, athletics in rehabilitation, assistive living spaces, wheelchair
transfer efficiency, clinician training, and force and vibration on wheelchair users. Attendees will
gain an understanding of the work being done at the Laboratories.

WESTINGHOUSE WALTZ MILL OPERATIONS – The Center of Excellence for xvii
Westinghouse’s Global Field
Services in Americas and Asia
Wednesday November 14
12:30pm–4:00pm
Limit 30 guests
$25

Each spring and fall Westinghouse executes a series of outages at nuclear power plants
across the United States. It is extremely important that these outages are executed efficiently
and that emergent issues are dealt with on an expedited basis. Westinghouse provides outage
services anywhere from approximately 20 to 40 customer sites each outage season (spring
and fall). This requires Westinghouse to staff anywhere from 2,000 to 2,500 positions utilizing
approximately 800 personnel. In order to achieve efficiency and predictability in execution,
Westinghouse has an extensive training program that utilizes two training bays equipped
with mock-ups and equipment to effectively prepare personnel for site operations. Tooling
sophistication varies from the simplistic to complex robotic systems. The deployment of
personnel and equipment along with the day-to-day response to ongoing outage operations
proves to be quite a logistical endeavor. Westinghouse has developed process and procedures
along with a Westinghouse Outage Control Center to manage the complexity of outage
operations across multiple sites. Westinghouse invites you to come tour our facility and engage
in outage service execution discussion. The tour is scheduled to take place from 1:30 to
3:00pm. Visitors are reminded that they must wear closed-toed shoes and no photography
is permitted on the premises. This tour will be open to the first 30 participants who register.
Attendance will be subject to approval.