2019 - 2020 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its fourth year.

These were our 2019-2020 proposal funding recipients:

1. Dynamic Capacitive Wireless Charging System for Autonomous MH Vehicles
   Proposal Author: Prof. Khurram Afridi, Cornell University
2. Material Handling for Industry 4.0 in Small and Medium Enterprises
   Proposal Author: Prof. Jorge Dorribo Camba, Purdue University

2018-2019 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its third year.

These were our 2018-2019 proposal funding recipients:

1. Real-Time Rural Medicine Handling and Transport Using a Coordinated Fleet of Trucks and Drones
   Proposal Author: Daniel F. Silva, Auburn University
2. Warehouse Automation in a Day
   Proposal Author: Hadas Kress-Gazit, Cornell University
3. Intelligent Material Handling (iMH) Systems for Warehouse Applications - Phase II
   Proposal Author: Michael Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology
4. Using Industry 4.0 Digital Twins to Model Human Labor in Smart Material Handling Systems
   Proposal Author: Jesus A. Jiménez, Texas State University

2017-2018 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) continued the TMHNA University Research Program for its second year. Proposal themes included virtual and augmented reality, energy infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0. These were our 2017-2018 proposal funding recipients:

1. Intelligent Material Handling (iMH) Systems for Warehouse Applications
   Proposal Author: Michael Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology
2. A Unified Dynamic Control for Energy-Aware Electrical Vehicle Operations
   Proposal Author: Seok Gi Lee, University of Miami
3. A Modeling Framework for Material Handling for Industry 4.0
   Proposal Author: Kevin Gue, University of Louisville

2016-2017 RECIPIENTS

Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) announced the premiere of the TMHNA University Research Program. The program received application proposals from leading universities across North America. These were our 2016-2017 proposal funding recipients:

1. Applying Location-based Informatics, Simulation and Optimization Methods to Forklift Driver Behavior, Congestion and Wireless Charging Studies
   Participating Universities: State University of New York at Binghamton; University of South Florida
2. The Impact of Emerging Logistics Paradigms on Material Handling System Functional Requirements
   Participating Universities: Clemson University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; University of California, Berkeley; University of Arkansas
3. Data-driven Failure Predictive Analytics for Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Service Systems
   Participating University: University of Wisconsin-Madison