Success at the Warman Design and Build Competition Final

26-28 September 2008

On the weekend of 26-28 September in Sydney, students from the School of Aeronautical, Civil and Mechanical Engineering (ACME) finished on the second step of the podium at the 21st Annual Weir-Warman and Engineers Australia Design & Build Competition.

Congratulations go to RAAF Pilot Officer Chris Hill, Army Lieutenant Brian Merton and RAAF Pilot Officer Ryan Sandri.

Chris, Brian and Ryan are pictured with their device, named by them as “Budget Bundle of Wires” on the starting line. First place was taken by the University of Adelaide and third by the University of Canterbury. The reliability of the Adelaide and UNSW@ADFA devices were demonstrated in the final. They were the only teams that replicated their respective achievements in the first and second rounds.

Each year the Institution of Engineers Australia and Weir-Warman sponsor a Design and Build Competition among second year mechanical engineering students throughout Australia and New Zealand. Teams are presented with a different challenge each year, and are required to draw on the theory they have learned during their academic studies to present a practical solution. This year teams were required to design and build a single versatile device capable of providing autonomous emergency relief across a range of urban and rural environments. The specifications were devised the ficticious Gondwanan Emergency Response Organisation (GERO), as contingency planning for the impact of global warming in Gondwana.

The 2008 Competition included teams from across Australasia, with universities from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia participating in the final. The 2008 Competition was also the sixth competition that Dr Warren Smith, also of ACME, has run as the National Coordinator.

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