Northern Illinois University and Kennesaw State University are NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge Grand Champions

May 17, 2024 — Northern Illinois University and Kennesaw State University took the Overall Champion awards in the 2024 NFPA Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge events hosted by NFPA member companies, Norgren and Danfoss Power Solutions. The events took place April 10-12 and April 24-26, 2024.

The NFPA Vehicle Challenge is a competition that combines two technology platforms that are not normally associated with one another-human powered vehicles and fluid power. Teams design and build their own fluid power vehicles and then compete against each other in four races with the help of NFPA industry sponsors, judges, and mentors. This year’s competition included 22 teams with 162 students, which was made possible by the support and involvement of 30 different member companies serving as sponsor, mentors and judges.

The champions of the Norgren-hosted event are:

• 1st Place: Kennesaw State University
• 2nd Place: University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 3rd Place: Texas A&M University

The champions of the Danfoss-hosted event are:

• 1st Place: Northern Illinois University
• 2 nd Place: North Carolina A&T
• 3rd Place: SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Specific awards are given at each competition to highlight the use of pneumatics and electronics in the teams’ designs. The prize for Best Use of Pneumatics, sponsored by Norgren, was taken home by Murray State University and Kennesaw State University. The prize for Best Use of Electronics, sponsored by IFP Motion Solutions Inc., was awarded to the University of Akron and Texas A&M State University.

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