CIRP Active Membership is given only by nomination basis, and the maximum number of seats allocated to each country is only 15. At present, CIRP has about 250 active members representing some 36 different countries. All the members are selected if they are judged to have made significant contributions to production engineering research. This award was given for his achievements on the Development of the TRUE-CNC Technology, which is an innovative technology developed for autonomously intelligent machine tool systems. They used two electric motors and a gasoline engine for power.
Most schools have a gasoline car with electric assists.
We do more of an electric car with a gasoline engine assist. In support of their strategy, students in the MAE Design Clinic created a battery case made of composite materials, that was in itself a marvel of design and implementation. The contest itself was held at the General Motors Desert Proving Grounds near Mesa, Arizona. Fifteen schools entered vehicles in the contest. The UC Davis team was guided by Dr. Mark Duvall and Dr. Andrew Frank.