R&D Projects

OpenFOAM Benchmarking

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The goal of the project was to benchmark an open source CFD toolkit, OpenFOAM, against a commercial CFD package used in industry.

Web Portal Hosting / Maintenance

VicTorii

VicTorii has been in development for over 3 years and is the combined effort of the close working relationship between AutoCRC and VPAC.

Multi-Disciplinary Optimisation of a Vehicle Architecture

Vehicle Crash Simulation

GM Holden wished to optimise the design of a vehicle architecture by removing mass from the vehicle frame without affecting crash safety.

Advanced Product Development for Fiobuoy

FioBuoy

VPAC worked with Fiomarine in a design engineering project to optimise the manufacturing and in-use performance of the Fiobuoy.

SAFE Vehicles

SAFE Police Car

The SAFE Vehicles project was designed to resolve reliability and performance issues in relation to vehicle power consumption, human-machine interfaces and ergonomics, and in-vehicle component and sys

ACCORD: Cancer Patient Database

Human Body with Internal Organs

The Australian Comprehensive Cancer Outcomes and Research Database (ACCORD) is a means by which Cancer clinicians and researchers can store and maintain data related to Cancer patients’ clinical out

Web-based Diabetes Survey

Patient Injecting Insulin

VPAC was commissioned by BioGrid (formerly Bio21:MMIM) to update the current Diabetes system to a more advanced, web-based system for clinical usage.

SHIINe Infection Surveillance System

Infection Unit Worker

Infection surveillance is regarded as the cornerstone of Infection Control programs.