IMechE prepares for student UAS Challenge 2016

The competition will see some of the UK’s best young engineers develop their drones before taking on other teams in a ‘fly-off’, where they will be challenged to transport a package as accurately and rapidly as possible. This will take place from 11am, Wednesday 6th through Thursday 7th July at Qinetiq, Pershore Airfield, Long Throckmorton, Pershore, Worcester, WR10 2JH (access off Long Lane - go to public road gate - security will be present).

There are 16 teams from around the UK and one Egyptian team involved. They are:

• University of Surrey;
• Sheffield Hallam University;
• University of Bath;
• Loughborough University;
• University of Glasgow;
• University of Nottingham;
• Swansea University;
• University of Manchester;
• University of Southampton (four teams);
• University of Liverpool (two teams);
• University of the West of England;
• University of Sheffield; and
• Egypt team (Military Technical College, Kafr El-Sheikh University and Tanta University.

Now in its second year, the UAS Challenge is the fourth student engineering challenge event run by the Institution, following Formula Student, the Railway Challenge and the Design Challenge.