6.29.07
DARPA visits VictorTango for the Urban Challenge qualification Site Visit.  Odin completed all four MDF runs flawlessly.  The scheduled test took 2 of the allotted 4 hours.  For a video of the event, click here.

6.28.07
VictorTango hosts advisory board members from AAI Corp, Caterpillar, Cybermotion, SAIC, and National Instruments for a demonstration and discussion of the team’s progress and plans.

6-17-07
VictorTango demonstrates Odin’s driving prowess at a cookout for the newly formed AUVSI Blue Ridge Chapter.

6-8-07
Team VictorTAngo visited Caterpillar in Peoria, IL to give a demonstration of the vehicles to Caterpillar Electronics employees.

4-26-07
DARPA gives Team VictorTango the number 32 to commemorate those that lost their lives from the VT Tragedy.

3-13-2007
Caterpillar donates $100,000 to Victor Tango! View the Caterpillar on-campus photos here.

2-28-2007
Pictures of work being done on Escapes posted.

2-18-2007
The Roanoke Times publishes an article about TORC and their role on the Victor Tango team. Click here to see the article.

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Name: David Van Covern

E-mail: dvancove@vt.edu

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Year: MS

Expected Graduation: May 2007

Team Specialty: Base vehicle, sensors and actuators, vehicle conversion to drive-by-wire

Future Plans: Employment