2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

(XXX) University’s (XXX) Rover project was implemented for both domestic and international students to design and build a Rover that can compete in the NASA Human Exploration Challenge, a competition for students that occurs annually in Huntsville, Alabama at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration facility. To date, MTSU has received the second largest number of awards to be awarded to a university. The Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP) aims to foster interest in undergraduate students in the Engineering program and enthuse team members with rigorous competition by working together to compose various experimental vehicles with the guidance of faculty mentors. Additionally, partnerships from both national and international industry backgrounds have the choice to assist students in creating the Rover. In the beginning, the program was formed to give students majoring in Engineering and Engineering Technology at (XXX) a direct application for the skills and knowledge they have learned during their undergraduate classes. Today, the program welcomes international students from various science, technology, engineering and mathematics (S.T.E.M) education backgrounds.
EVP has 15-20 international members currently active in the program. The members work with American students and learn about each other’s customs. Through building the rover, international and domestic students work together to learn how to bridge potential language barriers. In the EVP program, students from various backgrounds experiment with exciting new technologies to enhance their engineering knowledge outside of the classroom.