Congratulations and thank you to all entrants in the
AGI 2011 University Grant Competition!
The judging committee commends entrants for their attention to detail and creativity in project subject matter. Summaries of the first-place winning entries in the three categories are found below. Congratulations to the winners! (For more information, please see the Categories/Judging tab.)
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STK Expert: Land/Sea/Air
First place ($1,000 grant): Michael Bociaga of Purdue University, USA
“This entry addressed the very challenging problem of optimizing a UAV collection problem when the assets themselves are variable. By taking advantage of the easy integration of STK and MATLAB, Michael demonstrated the ability to perform a detailed examination of a complex trade space in order to converge on a mission-specific airframe design.”
Washington Wedderburn, AGI director of support and operations
STK Expert: Space
First place ($1,000 grant): Martin Löscher of Institute for Aerospace Engineering at the Technical University of Dresden
“This entry took advantage of STK’s ability to analyze multiple subsystems in an overall mission design. MATLAB was used to provide customized workflows that allowed individual subsystem experts to easily collaborate on the ultimate design without having to be an experienced STK users.”
Arianne Liepa, AGI training manager
Second place ($500): Team VT Inflatable Orbital Complex of Virginia Tech University led by Robbie Robertson with team members David Allen and Brad Atkins
“This entry successfully utilized STK’s maneuver planning capabilities to model a possible assembly sequence for the proposed Bigelow Aerospace Orbital Complex.”
Washington Wedderburn, AGI director of support and operations
STK Engine
First place ($1,000 grant): Team Garuda Boys of Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia led by captain Hagorly Mohamad Hutasuhut with team members Sibghatullah Mujaddid, Satriya Utama and Ismail Sunni
“This entry exercised an adept use of the STK API to create a simulated ground station for flying a remote sensing satellite. A custom interface exposed the control elements a potential operator would require in order to maximize data capture and delivery.”
Christine Wichner, AGI manager, systems engineers
Honorable mentions:
Team AstroWhizz led by Sruthi Krishnan with team members Stephen Lutz and Michael Naper
Team Cordova Project led by David Dominguez with team members Amritpal Singh, Yee Ken Tai and Robert Thompson
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