MEC
Ignite
For Eager Young Minds of Tomorrow
A National Level Workshop and Challenge
(for XI & XII Students)
About
We are big proponents of using science and engineering every day. But what happens when you’re fresh out of ideas? It happens to the best of us. We have the solution!
Mahindra Ecole Centrale proudly announces MEC Ignite 2019 – A Themed National Challenge which facilitates idea generation and implementation. Let's do this.
MEC Ignite is open for plus one and plus two students. Yes, it’s open ended, but that’s part of the fun! Once you really start to think, the ideas will start flowing, we promise.
To jump-start your creativity, here are four primary tracks: Paper plane, App Design, Bridge Modelling & Maze solver.
A team of two should choose one track and submit their proposals in the given template.
Important Dates
Submission of Abstract - 5th June 2019
Shortlisted Teams - 8th June 2019
Registration last date - 10th June 2019
Event - 20th to 22nd June 2019
Prizes
up to
Rs 2,00,000/-
Track 1 - Paper Plane
(Mechanical Engineering)
Airplanes need to achieve maximum performance while using minimum amount of fuel. Airplane performance is indicated by range, speed, and maneuverability. Range is the maximum distance that can be achieved in a single flight, and maneuverability is the ability to perform somersaults and other tricks, while avoiding obstacles and also landing safely/regaining normal flight. Shape is the most important design factor that determines many of these performance parameters.
The goal of this Challenge is to create unique, aerodynamically shaped planes that perform well on these parameters.
For example, a design problem statement may be Watering Tracker App: Watering Tracker App is a mobile app that can remind users to water plants and track watering stats for every plant. And it will be really useful for people who love growing plants. Moreover, its background photos and images of different plants under monitoring are really vivid and fresh to let users have a good mood while using. It also offers many plant details for users to clearly and easily know plant conditions, like humidity, temperature, light and more. Its color scheme, black background with white and green icons/buttons can not only echo with the main theme of green plant, but also make this app more acceptable for users.
Few more examples: Redbus, Bookmyshow, etc..
Track 2 - App Design
(Computer Science Engineering)
Mobile app design is a growing field and just like web design there’s a constant need for quality inspiration. A design team could develop an app, a social network platform, or even anything which address the general needs. The team should provide a framework for crafting the best solution for the user.
Track 3 - Bridge Modelling
(Civil Engineering)
For Example: In recent years, many pedestrian bridges are observed to collapse leading to several deaths. It may be because of aging of construction materials, strength deterioration over time, environmental factors(Steel corrosion, concrete carbonation), extreme events like earthquakes etc. A simplified real-world scenario can be considered as the context for the bridge model design. Also any unique design model of bridge can be chosen in such a way that it should give an effective solution to the problem described.
In any surface transportation network, bridges are the key elements. In an huge country like India, the bridges play major role in connecting various locations. Thus, the safety and integrity of bridges are of utmost importance for a healthy transportation network of a nation.
The present task helps in understanding and building a safe and effective bridge network.
Track 4 - Maze Solver
(Robotics)
For the maze solver problem, participants will be provided a hands-on workshop on building a small Arduino-based robot which should then be made to solve a physical maze through obstacle avoidance (for walls) and path planning mechanisms, during the 2 day event.
Competition entries should consist of a small write-up on how the participants plan on detecting these obstacles and how the path of the bot will be decided. An illustration of the robot is encouraged. Prior knowledge of robotics is not required.
Venue
@
Mahindra Ecole Centrale
College of Engineering
Hyderabad,Telangana
Schedule
Day 1- (20th June 2019) Workshop
Day 2- (21st June 2019) Model Making
Day 3 -(22nd June 2019) Model Making & Valedictory session
CONTACT
Email: mecignite2019@gmail.com
Faculty Coordinators
Dr P Venkata Dilip Kumar
Dr Prafulla Kalapatapu
Dr Prasad Pokkunuri
Dr Bhargava Rajaram
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Student Coordinators
YSN Kishore (+91 9618 44 2288)
Satvik Tallam( +91 9705 22 4488)
N Divya ( +91 9573 57 8510)
G Dheeraj ( +91 9642 08 8988)
