Ghulam Ishaq Khan institute of Engineering (GIKI's ) Team Invictus took 2nd place in the Design, Build and Fly competition, which hosted the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Students from all over the world took part in the competition, including well-known institutions such as MIT, UC Berkeley, and Stanford and GIKI students. They took second place to beat many of these institutions and take home the prize.
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The iteration of the competition in 2021 focused on building and testing a UAV with a towed sensor. All student teams were tasked with designing, manufacturing and demonstrating the capabilities of their unmanned radio controlled aircraft designed for a specific mission purpose.
According to the GIK University announcement, the team used advanced manufacturing techniques, including 3D printed parts and a pod and bomber configuration, to complete the design.
GIKI students were also congratulated by the US Embassy in Pakistan in a twitter post:
Congrats to Team Invictus, a group of Pakistani students from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute for winning 2nd place in the 2021 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Design, Build and Fly) competition, beating MIT & Stanford!
— U.S. Embassy Islamabad (@usembislamabad) February 17, 2021
Photo credit: Team Invictus pic.twitter.com/xV8SkPiwoM
The team's proposal for the unmanned aerial vehicle was rated at 85.9. This was 1st place in Asia while it was rated 2nd best in the world. The proposal document consisted of 60 pages of highly technical information and fly-offs that took place in Kansas and Arizona, USA.
It should also be noted that thanks to COVID, it was the first time that digital collaboration tools were used, but they did not hinder the team's progress to second place at all.
The team's future plans are to be the face of the radio-controlled aviation industry in Pakistan and to promote aviation and aviation as a hobby in the country so that more people get involved.
