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Brunswick Expands i-Jet Lab
Apr 6, 2021
Brunswick Corp. announced a major expansion of its i-Jet Lab that will triple its footprint, allowing more students on-site and providing a base for its growing Enterprise Technology Team.
Now in its third year, the
i-Jet Lab is a collaboration with the University of Illinois that focuses on expanding Brunswick’s ACES strategy: autonomy, connectivity, electrification and shared access. Students are given access to Brunswick staff and resources with the goal of utilizing technology and design to enrich the boating experience.
“We see technology and innovation as enablers to a frictionless boating experience, and, importantly, we believe in the power of constant collaboration and exploration,” i-Jet site director Trevor George
Jason Arbuckle has been promoted to the newly formed role of Marine Autonomy Technology Lead at Brunswick Corp, a move designed to advance the company’s ACES (Autonomy, Connectivity, Electrification Shared Access) strategy.
Brunswick Corp. named Jason Arbuckle to a newly formed role of Marine Autonomy Technology Lead.
Brunswick Corporation, in a move to to build on its ACES (Autonomy, Connectivity, Electrification & Shared Access) strategy to develop solutions to further improve boater experiences, named Jason Arbuckle to a newly formed role of Marine Autonomy Technology Lead.
Arbuckle joined Mercury Marine in 1997 and has since advanced through the company, working to lead some of the company’s many award-winning innovative technology solutions. Throughout his career, Arbuckle has been instrumental in the development of helm software for Mercury Marine products from single engine to six engine vessels and has been granted more than 45 patents related to marine control systems. Most notably, he led Mercury’s Vessel Control Team to develop AutoPilot systems, SkyHook, BowHook and DriftHook, as well as the vessel control software efforts for Starfish 1 and 2.