Office of the Vice President
Memorandum
| To: |
Engineering Intern team |
| From: |
VP Operations |
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I’m pleased to welcome the new members of the Robotics
Technology group at Innovo Engineering. Early in this project,
you will be working closely with the Civil, Architectural and
Mechanical engineering groups to inform your later work.
As engineering interns for Innovo, you will be involve
d in designing
and building robots for custom applications. As you know we currently
have a contract with a national rescue squad to design and build
robots that can:
- navigate through rubble to locate people who may be trapped
in the buildings
- determine the status of the victims, and
- help lift or move pieces of rubble OR deliver small needed
items until the rescue workers arrive.
In order for you to be credible contributors to this project,
your project manager has arranged for you to work with the structural
folks on structural collapse problems that will provide background
you need. Your internship assignment is to learn from engineering
experts what concepts and skills are needed to design, build,
test, and demonstrate the performance of a robot that the rescue
squad can use. Innovo has partnered with Carnegie-Mellon
University’s robotics institute to use the Telepresence
Robotics Kit (TeRK) as a starting model.
About Innovo Engineering
Innovo Engineering is a national multi-disciplined engineering
company employing more than 2800 outstanding professionals licensed
or registered to practice in 23 states. Based in Northern California,
Innovo Engineering has purposely diversified in its technical
abilities in order to provide project owners with a single source
firm for numerous project design and construction requirements.
This approach to serving clients lessens the burden on an owner
to identify appropriately-qualified and experienced firms for
their project, promotes a smooth transition from one phase of
a project to another, and benefits the owner by readily having
at his disposal a collective staff of well-trained, experienced,
and diversified engineers and specialists to aid in value engineering
projects.
We strive toward achieving a goal to work closely with our clients
and their development team, to complete their projects within
budget and on schedule. Our staff adheres to a very strict written
quality assurance standards and procedures, and recognizes producing
a high-quality product as the company's first priority and primary
goal.
Innovo is a leading engineering company with growing expertise
in designing and building robots for custom applications. In
addition, we are proud to be developing a reputation for an emergency
response team that will respond expediently, equipped for onsite
investigation of bridge collapse, building collapse and structural
failure.
Before your begin
It is imperative to stay in close contact with your project
manager. Be aware that you will not be paid for any time
you put into work on the next task before you have received feedback
on the previous task.
Before you begin work, explore the Orientation section of this website to learn how to
succeed here at Innovo Engineering. You will be working in individual
projects and in teams throughout your affiliation with Innovo
so take the time to learn how to succeed.
- Read Working with Tasks to better understand why and how
we define and solve problems and tasks.
- Work your way through the information in Working in Teams to get your team off to a better start.
- New material is added to the Orientation section as needed
so plan to check back regularly.
Your project manager will assign specific Tasks & Assignments for you or your team to complete. Follow the task links on the
left to discover the details of the tasks. Be certain to review
the Requirements section for each task or subtask before you
embark on your solution.
Our R&D librarian has gathered Resources for you to reference
as you complete the tasks assigned. If you have suggestions for
additional resources, please post them to the Discussion area
of your project website.
After you have completed each task, you will review Debrief questions to confirm your learning and understanding of the task.
Welcome aboard!
