{"id":27854,"date":"2012-08-18T05:43:51","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T10:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=27854"},"modified":"2012-08-18T07:04:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T12:04:17","slug":"engineering-students-down-on-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/08\/18\/engineering-students-down-on-the-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering students down on the farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Lake Campus information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CELINA &#8212; The relatively new bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering program offered at the Lake Campus of Wright State University is growing rapidly, and one of the reasons for that growth is that the engineering faculty understands the necessity of working closely with area industry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27855\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Lake-Campus-engineering-students-at-Van-Tilburg-farm-8-2012.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27855 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Lake-Campus-engineering-students-at-Van-Tilburg-farm-8-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shown with a VTF combine that uses autonomous steering are (from the left), Andrew Steinke, Kristopher Hyde, and Jennifer VanTilburg, Lake Campus engineering students, and Luke VanTilburg, co-owner of VanTilburg Farms Inc. To find out more about the Lake Campus Engineering program, log onto http:\/\/www.wright.edu\/lake\/majors\/bs_me.html. (Wright State University photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Lake Campus is pleased to offer a manufacturing track to the existing accredited program and faculty and students recognize the number of industries that use a wide variety of engineering technologies this degree offers.<\/p>\n<p>Recently a group of Lake Campus engineering students met with Luke VanTilburg, a WSU-Lake Campus MBA graduate, to discuss VanTilburg\u2019s Farms Inc.\u2019s use of autonomous technology and to see actual working equipment that uses that technology. Engineering students hope to be awarded a grant during 2013 that will allow them to prototype and fabricate a small-scale autonomous combination lawn mower and corn planter.<\/p>\n<p>VanTilburg Farms Inc. believes in &#8220;Farmers Serving Farmers.&#8221; VTF&#8217;s goal is to mold proven practices with today&#8217;s technology and exceptional assistance to deliver the best products and services to the customer. All programs are researched on VTF\u2019s farms before they are recommended to clients. The company\u2019s goal is to provide customers with knowledge necessary to earn maximum returns on each invested dollar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake Campus information CELINA &#8212; The relatively new bachelor\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering program offered at the Lake Campus of Wright State University is growing rapidly, and one of the reasons for that growth is that the engineering faculty understands the necessity of working closely with area industry. 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