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
an exciting, competitive environment. NASA is proud to partner with these
organizations in support of their student events.
American
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Student Design Competition http://www.asme.org/Communities/Students/
Student_Design_Competition.cfm
This competition requires that individuals or teams of up to four student
members design, construct, and operate a prototype meeting the requirements
of a problems statement.
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Human Powered Vehicle Challenge http://www.asme.org/Events/Contests/HPV/
Human_Powered_Vehicle.cfm
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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AHS International, in cooperation
with NASA and the major U.S. helicopter manufacturers, conducts
an annual helicopter design competition in an effort to promote
student interest in vertical flight. |
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The Aero Design® Competition
challenges engineering students to conceive, design, fabricate,
and test a radio-controlled aircraft that can take off and land
while carrying the maximum cargo. This competition gives students
the opportunity to apply the knowledge learned in the classroom
to a practical problem.
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