Design Hackathon held at Bengaluru
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 21 2022:
The Department of Aerospace Engineering of Dayananda Sagar University Bengaluru School of Engineering, organised a Design Hackathon powered by Autodesk on November 16-17, 2022 .
Students from diverse disciplines of various institutions including MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS), BMS College of Engineering (BMSCE), Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF), the Oxford College of Engineering, and Dayananda Sagar University participated in the event, said a release.
The problem statement was "Bio-inspired mechanical pickup device for airborne vehicle" .
Participants were asked to design their own prototype and carry out simulations using Autodesk Fusion 360 software.
Of the 70 teams registered, 65 teams competed in the event.
After a preliminary shortlisting of teams, 15 teams qualified for the final presentation.
The top 3 teams were announced as the winners along with consolation prizes.
The best prototype was judged by Autodesk student mentors, namely Raghavendra, Justin, and Prof Ranjan from the School of Design at DSU.
The evaluation process consists of the design process, creativity and novelty in design, and Fusion 360 software usage.
The first prize winning project ONCTO, was a multipurpose mechanism, available in variants for social and military applications from Dayananda Sagar University.
The team members were Jason Joseph D'Silva and Nischay BK.
The second prize was bagged by A U Nachiketh, Ruturaj Jadhav, and Alqma Khatib from MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (MSRUAS).
The third prize was awarded to Vivek Vijayan, Ujjual Rajeev, and Nithath C from Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF) .
The event was sponsored by Anand Poojari and Gnanashekar from Keylynk Business Consulting Private Limited.