Friday, April 26, 2019
Summary
Team CircleChek, comprised of fourth-year computer science students Rebecca Brown, Jason Williamson and Bing Xu Hu, created an app that allows operators of large trucks, construction vehicles and other heavy machinery to complete and submit their mandatory daily inspection logs electronically using a smart phone or tablet. Although electronic devices are widespread, the heavy machinery industry relies largely on paper inspection logs that are completed manually by operators. Moreover, if the app were synched to the cloud it would increase the speed, accuracy and coordination of inspection log entries to management while ensuring that heavy machinery meets provincial and federal safety standards. The Institute represented the culmination of a year-long process, in which faculty and academic support staff were engaged through communities of practice and an experiential learning symposium. According to a notice from Plant Operations, a section of the Ring Road will be closed on Saturday, April 27 from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to facilitate the replacement of several nitrogen tanks at the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre.