2008 Graphical System Design Achievement Awards Winners Announced

More than 110 authors from 13 countries submitted over 55 papers to the first-ever Graphical System Design Achievement Awards.

A judging committee of more than 30 technical publication editors and NI experts judged papers submitted across 10 application categories. In addition, the category finalists were considered for the Editors Choice, Green Engineering, Humanitarian, and the Overall Application of the Year awards.

During NIWeek 2008, the 22 category finalists were recognized for their outstanding applications. National Instruments would like to congratulate the following category winners for their significant contributions to graphical system design:

Overall Winner: 2008 Customer Application of the Year

Advanced Cancer Research through Next-Generation Medical Imaging Using PXI Modular Instrumentation and NI LabVIEW
Dr. Ohbayashi, D. Choi, H. Hiro-Oka, H. Furukawa, R. Yoshimura, M. Nakanishi, and K. Shimizu, Kitasato University

Humanitarian Application of the Year

Using Graphical System Design for Tumor Treatment
Jeff Stevens, Sanarus Medical

Green Engineering Application of the Year

Harnessing the Power of Embedded Design to Develop an Innovative Measurement Sensor for Automotive Test Systems
Alessandro De Grassi, Francesco Siano, and Carmine Ungaro, Loccioni Group

Editors' Choice Award

Embedded Graphical System Design Empowers Life-Saving Spider Robots
Pom Yuan Lam, Nanyang Polytechnic, Marco Schmid, Schmid Engineering, and Anders Frederiksen, Analog Devices

Academic/Research

Synthia Gets Extreme Makeover Courtesy of National Instruments
Dean Smith, Mink Hollow Systems Inc.

Aerospace/Defense

Advanced Distributed Modular Data Acquisition Using NI CompactRIO
Eric Lyness and Steven Marlow, Mink Hollow Systems Inc.

Automotive

Caliper Brake Test System with an FPGA-Based Servo Control System Using NI LabVIEW
Premanand Rathnam, Apna Technologies & Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Biotechnology/Life Sciences

Communications/Wireless

Real-Time, Wireless Data Acquisition System
S.K. Nandhini and C.D. Senthil Raj, Apna Technologies & Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Embedded Design

Embedded Graphical System Design Empowers Life-Saving Spider Robots
Pom Yuan Lam, Nanyang Polytechnic, Marco Schmid, Schmid Engineering, and Anders Frederiksen, Analog Devices

Industrial Measurements/Control

NI Technology Strengthens Unique Vessel Positioning System
Etienne Berthiaume and Steeve Allard, Averna, and Luc Boisclair, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation

Mechatronics/Robotics/Control

Team VictorTango's Odin: Autonomous Driving with NI LabVIEW in the DARPA Urban Challenge
Team VictorTango, Virginia Tech University and TORC Technologies

Production/ATE

PXI-Based RF and GPS Common Core Production Testing
Rick Garza, G Systems, L.P.

Prototype/Validation Test

Automated Resistance Mapping of LGA Chip Module Contact Grid
Steven Hoenig, Bloomy Controls and Dr. Gareth Hougham , IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

Find out how to submit your application to the 2009 Graphical System Design Achievement Awards