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| style="white-space: nowrap; " | Adeline Jong || NASA technologies does not only just impact space but also our daily lives.The exhibition featured more aspects of our lives like improved tires from the need of creating suitable material to land on soft surface of mars, firefighter gear from adapting space suit and vacuum cleaner which was originally needed to extract sample from the moon surface. This is a reminder of how much technologies advancement can be applied beyond specialized field and leads to a greater impact than we imagine. || As mentioned during the sharing, Stanford students managed to enrol in such a prestigious school as these individuals are set apart because of their highly driven of their passion, pro-active attitude on their learning. and push themselves to the limits as supported by how the students take charge of their projects in volkswagen || We dived deeper into autonomous driving. Pathway planning was introduced. It consist of perspective where the car uses highly precised sensors to detect surroundings, control where the car decides what to do and lastly do validation. | | style="white-space: nowrap; " | Adeline Jong || NASA technologies does not only just impact space but also our daily lives.The exhibition featured more aspects of our lives like improved tires from the need of creating suitable material to land on soft surface of mars, firefighter gear from adapting space suit and vacuum cleaner which was originally needed to extract sample from the moon surface. This is a reminder of how much technologies advancement can be applied beyond specialized field and leads to a greater impact than we imagine. || As mentioned during the sharing, Stanford students managed to enrol in such a prestigious school as these individuals are set apart because of their highly driven of their passion, pro-active attitude on their learning. and push themselves to the limits as supported by how the students take charge of their projects in volkswagen || We dived deeper into autonomous driving. Pathway planning was introduced. It consist of perspective where the car uses highly precised sensors to detect surroundings, control where the car decides what to do and lastly do validation. | ||
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| − | | style="white-space: nowrap; " | Andrew Tay || “Space shuttle Endeavour was built using spare parts from Discovery and Atlantis” || The stanford hoover bells are only played during warm weather. So that more people can enjoy it (people will stay indoors during the cold). Furthermore, there’s only 1 person who knows how to play the bell. The bell is also played by smashing your fist onto the keys as shown in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwwUTtzqds8 | + | | style="white-space: nowrap; " | Andrew Tay || “Space shuttle Endeavour was built using spare parts from Discovery and Atlantis” || The stanford hoover bells are only played during warm weather. So that more people can enjoy it (people will stay indoors during the cold). Furthermore, there’s only 1 person who knows how to play the bell. The bell is also played by smashing your fist onto the keys as shown in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwwUTtzqds8 video] || Uber has served more customers than McDonalds selling Burgers. In fact, it took only uber 6 months after its’ billion customer to reach the 2 billion milestone. |
This visit has also been very enlightening on how autonomous driving offers not just safer roads for both drivers and pedestrians. It has also taught me what are the some of the other areas of society it is able to influence. The methodology used in their research has also been riveting such as paying for a chauffeur to represent the scenario where uber has a fleet of autonomous cars.� | This visit has also been very enlightening on how autonomous driving offers not just safer roads for both drivers and pedestrians. It has also taught me what are the some of the other areas of society it is able to influence. The methodology used in their research has also been riveting such as paying for a chauffeur to represent the scenario where uber has a fleet of autonomous cars.� | ||
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| − | | style="white-space: nowrap; " | Claire Teo || || | + | | style="white-space: nowrap; " | Claire Teo || One thing that caught my attention at NASA was the showcase of its spinoff. From bicycle helmet, to braces brackets, to smoke detectors, its shows how an innovation (NASA technologies) can be evolved in many ways. In this case, the technology benefits the humans. || Interesting how the student mentioned that everyone in Stanford has a passion. And i think this draws back to the point mentioned during facebook where it is important to grow one’s strengths/passion. Regarding this, i believe Singapore’s education system should adopt such encouragements to the students such that every individual can be developed in full capacity, in their own unique way. || Interesting to see how the company is trying to improve the systems of autonomous driving and sharing the various kind of technology that is used - e.g. how they use light to measure where are the objects and etc |
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| style="white-space: nowrap; " | Clara Chong || || || | | style="white-space: nowrap; " | Clara Chong || || || | ||
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| Adeline Jong | NASA technologies does not only just impact space but also our daily lives.The exhibition featured more aspects of our lives like improved tires from the need of creating suitable material to land on soft surface of mars, firefighter gear from adapting space suit and vacuum cleaner which was originally needed to extract sample from the moon surface. This is a reminder of how much technologies advancement can be applied beyond specialized field and leads to a greater impact than we imagine. | As mentioned during the sharing, Stanford students managed to enrol in such a prestigious school as these individuals are set apart because of their highly driven of their passion, pro-active attitude on their learning. and push themselves to the limits as supported by how the students take charge of their projects in volkswagen | We dived deeper into autonomous driving. Pathway planning was introduced. It consist of perspective where the car uses highly precised sensors to detect surroundings, control where the car decides what to do and lastly do validation. |
| Andrew Tay | “Space shuttle Endeavour was built using spare parts from Discovery and Atlantis” | The stanford hoover bells are only played during warm weather. So that more people can enjoy it (people will stay indoors during the cold). Furthermore, there’s only 1 person who knows how to play the bell. The bell is also played by smashing your fist onto the keys as shown in the video | Uber has served more customers than McDonalds selling Burgers. In fact, it took only uber 6 months after its’ billion customer to reach the 2 billion milestone.
This visit has also been very enlightening on how autonomous driving offers not just safer roads for both drivers and pedestrians. It has also taught me what are the some of the other areas of society it is able to influence. The methodology used in their research has also been riveting such as paying for a chauffeur to represent the scenario where uber has a fleet of autonomous cars.� |
| Benedict Wee | |||
| Claire Teo | One thing that caught my attention at NASA was the showcase of its spinoff. From bicycle helmet, to braces brackets, to smoke detectors, its shows how an innovation (NASA technologies) can be evolved in many ways. In this case, the technology benefits the humans. | Interesting how the student mentioned that everyone in Stanford has a passion. And i think this draws back to the point mentioned during facebook where it is important to grow one’s strengths/passion. Regarding this, i believe Singapore’s education system should adopt such encouragements to the students such that every individual can be developed in full capacity, in their own unique way. | Interesting to see how the company is trying to improve the systems of autonomous driving and sharing the various kind of technology that is used - e.g. how they use light to measure where are the objects and etc |
| Clara Chong | |||
| Clarissa Poedjiono | |||
| Derrick Lee Ming Yang | |||
| Eustace Zheng | |||
| Felix Wu | |||
| Student Name | NASA | Stanford | Volkswagen |
| Goh Jia Yi Timothy | |||
| Goh Jin Qiang | |||
| Jacquelyn See | |||
| Jamie Chew | |||
| Jared Sim | |||
| Jeremy Bachtiar | |||
| Jolyn Yio | |||
| Jonathan Chew | |||
| Moses Fam | |||
| Remy Ng | |||
| Student Name | NASA | Stanford | Volkswagen |
| Rizudin Bin Jalar | |||
| Shilpa Suresh | |||
| Tan Jian Hua | |||
| Tan Ming Sheng | |||
| Tay Wei Xuan | |||
| Terence Yeo | |||
| Wong Zhe Yin, Treasa | |||
| Xavier See | |||
| Zhuo Yunying (Kaelyn) |
