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NASA DESIGN CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
Competitions that challenge students to create
design/build solutions to real-world problems are a proven method for
engaging youth in technical disciplines. NASA offers a number of
aeronautics or aerospace engineering competitions.
NASA Aeronautics Goes Green for 2010-2011 Student Competition
The Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project announces a new "green aviation"
competition for high school and college (undergraduate and graduate)
students focusing on designing aircraft with lower environmental
footprints. Individuals and teams are challenged to submit ideas and
designs for vehicle or propulsion concepts and technologies that can
help meet lower noise, emissions and fuel consumption goals for the year
2020. More details are at the competition Web site.
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NASA Aeronautics 2009-2010 Student Competition Focuses on Rescue Rotorcraft
High school and college students were invited to explore how rotorcraft can
be even more effective in rescue operations. High school winners have just
been announced. For college students, entries are due May 10, 2010. More
details are at the competition Web site.
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NASA Centennial Challenges: Green Flight Challenge
Citizen inventors are challenged to develop and demonstrate light
aircraft that incorporate improvements to maximize fuel efficiency,
reduce noise and improve safety. These innovations are intended to
result in aircraft with less negative impacts on the environment and on
their communities. A driving requirement for the Green Flight Challenge
is to exceed an equivalent fuel-efficiency of 200 passenger miles per
gallon. The competition will be held in July 2011 in Santa Rosa, Ca.
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NASA Aeronautics Previous Student Competitions
Each school year, NASA aeronautics challenges high school and college
students from around the world to present their best designs and
solutions for meeting a real-world aviation challenge. This section
includes links to lists, images and design concepts from previous
competition winners.
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NASA Systems Engineering Award
Sponsored in conjunction with the SAE Aero Design competition, this
award invites SAE entrants to apply systems engineering best practices
to the design and development of their SAE entries, and requires the
submission of two additional reports.
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Engineering Design Challenges
The Engineering Design Challenges Program connects students in their
classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design
the next generation of space vehicles, habitats, and technology.
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NASA-PARTNERED DESIGN CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
NASA believes in the value that hands-on engineering challenges provide
to students. These contests offer undergraduate and graduate students
tremendous opportunities to acquire practical engineering experiences,
have a lot of fun, make new friends, and participate in exciting,
competitive environments. NASA is proud to partner with these
organizations in support of their student events.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Student Design Competition (SDC)
This general design competition requires collegiate-level student teams
to design and build a device to accomplish a specific task, from a
remotely-controlled vehicle that retrieves small rocks to a device that
lobs 30 baseballs into three targets.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Human Powered Vehicle Challenge
Students are challenged to build aerodynamic, highly engineered vehicles
that run on human power. Vehicles may be for use on land, in the water,
or the air.
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SAE International
The Aero Design Competition*
This competition provides undergraduate and graduate engineering
students with a real-life engineering exercise by challenging them to
conceive, design, build, and test a radio-controlled aircraft that meets
optimal mission requirements.
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*NASA Systems Engineering Award
Sponsored in conjunction with the SAE Aero Design competition, this
award invites SAE entrants to apply systems engineering best practices
to the design and development of their SAE entries, and requires the
submission of two additional reports.
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OTHER DESIGN CHALLENGES AND COMPETITIONS
These student competitions are managed by professional societies or
other organizations outside of NASA.
American Helicopter Society (AHS)
AHS/Industry Annual Student Design Competition Award
AHS International, in cooperation with the major U.S. helicopter
manufacturers, conducts an annual helicopter design competition to
promote collegiate-level student interest in vertical flight.
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Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
Team America Rocketry Challenge
This challenge, sponsored by the AIA and the National Association of
Rocketry, engages students in Grades 7-12 team competitions to design,
build, and fly a model rocket.
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Design/Build/Fly Competition
The Design/Build/Fly competition is one of the most popular annual
competitions sponsored by the AIAA, which offers a number of design
competitions that ask undergraduate and graduate students to solve
real-world design problems, from new jet propulsion systems to designs
for unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
DARPA Urban Challenge
The DARPA Urban Challenge is a prize competition that brings
together teams to develop autonomous technology to keep warfighters
off the battlefield and out of harm's way. The Urban Challenge features
autonomous ground vehicles maneuvering in a mock city environment,
executing simulated military supply missions while merging into moving
traffic, navigating traffic circles, negotiating busy intersections, and avoiding obstacles.
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Airport Design Competition for Universities
This new competition engages undergraduate and graduate students at U.S.
colleges in addressing a Technical Challenge related to today's
airports, including airport operation and maintenance, runway
safety/runway incursions, or airport environmental interactions.
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