{"425441":{"#nid":"425441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Team Raven brings home top AE award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.capstone.gatech.edu\/?page_id=2229\u0022\u003EThe Capstone Design Expo 2014\u003C\/a\u003Ekicked off April 24, and featured the work of more than 130 AE seniors, spread out across\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/search\/aerospace%20engineering\u0022\u003E21 project teams\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETaking home first place for Aerospace Engineering was\u0026nbsp;Team\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/projectdetails\/submission154\u0022\u003ERaven\u003C\/a\u003E, which developed a high-speed vertical takeoff design to meet requirements set by the American Helicopter Society.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe team\u0027s concept is a fan-in-wing design, with fans powered by ducted exhaust from two turbofins during hover. The turbofans are also used as the propulsion system in forward flight by closing off the ducting to the fans and providing direct thrust out the rear of the aircraft.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECheck out\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/117948618@N08\/sets\/72157644302699514\/\u0022\u003Esome photos\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;from this uniquely Georgia Tech event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWorking on Team Raven were: Brett Kubica, Andew Aldrich, Joshua Bareket, Mike Ross, Ethan Sarikas, Yuanji Zhu, Brendan Haber, William Keller, Cliff Sircar, and Pateus Pereira.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESupport for all of the AE\u0026nbsp;teams came through a generous corporate gift from Delta Airlines as well as significant contributions from Kirk Thornburg and David Garrison.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll told, more than 900 Georgia Tech seniors competed in the event, which showcases design projects that are created through the undergraduate Capstone Design Course. Expert judging for the event is done by Georgia Tech alumni, faculty, and industry leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the end, it was\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/expo.gatech.edu\/projectdetails\/submission110\u0022\u003ETeam Spot-On\u003C\/a\u003E, a joint effort from mechanicl and biomedical engineering students, that took home the top prize for best overall project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs the name suggests, the Capstone Design course wraps up key components of the undergraduate curriculum -- and puts a bow on them -- by giving students a chance to apply their knowlege to a product launch, a social need, or a collaboration with an industry sponsor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 5,000 visitors roamed McCamish Pavilion, checking out projects that ranged from life-saving medical devices to tools to make life easier. There was a treatment for cauliflower ear (an ear injury common among wrestlers and boxers), a smart digital bike sign, a device that prevents drivers from texting while their car is in motion, an improved sleep apnea diagnostic tool, a chair lift for airplane stairs, a gel-free sonogram attachment, and many, many more fascinating projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome teams worked on projects that they think could be commercially viable, like Team Hemo Halt which developed a low-cost hemorrhage control device to address preventable military hemorrhage fatalities which are the leading cause of potentially survivable deaths among American soldiers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis whole Capstone experience is unlike anything else,\u201d said team member Tyler Harmon (BME). \u201cI feel like I\u2019m creating my own future and my own business. We\u2019ve taken ownership of this project. We had plenty of late nights, but we didn\u2019t question what we were doing. We knew this project could save lives.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022200\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00221\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOne of the 21 AE-based teams that competed in the 2014 Capston Expo. Check out this\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/117948618@N08\/sets\/72157644302699514\/\u0022\u003Eslideshow\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the event, which was held April 24.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Capstone Design Expo 2014 kicked off April 24, and featured the work of more than 130 AE seniors, spread out across 21 project teams."}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-07-16 10:45:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:08","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"135231","name":"Andew Aldrich"},{"id":"135281","name":"Brendan Haber"},{"id":"135221","name":"Brett Kubica"},{"id":"135301","name":"Cliff Sircar"},{"id":"135261","name":"Ethan Sarikas"},{"id":"135241","name":"Joshua Bareket"},{"id":"135251","name":"Mike Ross"},{"id":"135311","name":"Pateus Pereira"},{"id":"135291","name":"William Keller"},{"id":"135271","name":"Yuanji Zhu"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}