The AerotriX Summer Challenge is a 'Competition-cum-Internship' program offered by AerotriX where the winners of the competition would be invited for a fully funded internship in our Lab during the summer. Announcement of The AerotriX Summer Challenge 2014 would be made in February 2014.
Below are the details of The AerotriX Summer Challenge 2013
Any useful brilliant mission that you can think of adhering to the following restrictions.
Max. Weight of the Quadrotor: 1-1.5 Kg
Size of the Aircraft: Should fit into a box of 1.5m X 1.5m X 30 cm
Budget: Max. of Rs. 1 Lakh
Eligibility: Any student in India
Team: Max. of 5 members
The project should be completed with in a time span of 3 months between May 1, 2013 and September 1, 2013 based on your summer vacation.
All team members must be present in Bangalore for the project.
The entire project would be sponsored and supervised by AerotriX.
Submission of Idea ................................... April 30, 2013
Shortlist .................................................. May 2, 2013
Telephonic Interviews ............................... May 2 - May 5, 2013
Announcement of Selected Teams .............. May 6, 2013
Beginning of the Project ............................ Anytime after May 10, 2013
Completion of the Project .......................... Anytime before Sep 1, 2013
Please download the application form here. Fill it and mail it to us at info@aerotrix.com before the submission deadline.
A) Yes. We will help you in aerodynamic design of Quadrotor. We expect you to have enough skills to complete rest of your challenge (demonstrating the mission, building control board out of junk electronics etc.)
A) Yes. You can apply provided your team can demonstrate all the skills (except those related to aerodynamic design of Quadrotor) needed to complete your project.
A) No. The participants will have to take care of their boarding and lodging. We will help you in finding suitable accommodation. We will cover all the costs involved in the project.
A) No. You are expected to take care of your personal expenses, boarding and lodging. All expenses incurred on the project would be borne by AerotriX.
A) No.
A) Yes. Along with your project, you will also get opportunities to get involved in other projects being done by AerotriX subject to time constraints.
A) 1) Idea, Innovation and skills are the most important factors.
2) However, if everything else remains same, participants of our ' RC Aircraft Design, Fabrication and Flying' or 'Delta Wing Aircraft Design, Fabrication and Flying' workshops will have a preference simply because we believe they already learnt the skills needed to design and build an air vehicle.
A) No. We believe you can get maximum benefit out of this program by interacting with our team. Hence, we require you to come and stay in Bangalore for the entire duration of the project.
A) No specific holidays. This is your project and you are expected to manage your time to complete the project before September 1, 2013. On the other extreme you are free to work 24 X 7.
A) Please write to us at info@aerotrix.com or ring us at 080-28531277