 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 24: To create a culture of engineering at School level and to promote the scientific temperament with problem-solving skills, Jodhamal School organized ICARUS'24: A Drone War Competition, the first of its kind Drone Challenge being organized in any School of the country.
Six Teams, namely Team Ajax (comprising Vihaan Puri, Aaditya Sambyal, Rohan Langer, Vidhi and Manya Randhawa), Team Udaan (comprising Pavit Singh, Atharv Jain, Rajveer Singh, Divyam Dewan, Japtej Singh and Advit Singh), Team Matrix (comprising Devesh Arora, Ranvijay Singh, Jai Karan, Krishiv Gupta and Kridey Mahajan), Team Aeroflight (comprising Aarav Thakur, Sehjot Singh, Suryanarayan, Evan Arora, Vihaan Mahajan and Manan Suri), and Team Pawanputra (comprising Aarav Handoo, Paarth Bharti, Dhairya Gupta, Avni Sharma and Jigisha Thusoo) and Team Aeolus (comprising Jeniya Gupta, Jayendra, Swarit Charak, Arham Chopra, Aryan Nahar and Sambhav), a total of 33 students participated in keenly contested technical rounds of Drones in the air.
There were multiple rounds of PIT Display, Knockout Races, Drone Presentation, Reaction Races etc. All in all, the event saw an enthusiastic participation of young scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs who had themselves assembled these flying objects, buzzing overhead in the huge MPH of the School.
The School is known for its culture of innovation and a sturdy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education. School's Innovation Hub takes pride in the achievements of its students, some of whom have already achieved British and Indian Patents for their innovative ideas and prototypes, one of them is the recipient of the most prestigious Pradhan Mantri Bal Puruskar bestowed by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India. These budding scientists have also been felicitated by NASA, ISRO, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Caltech (California Institute of Technology, USA) for their inclination in the scientific pursuits.
The Trustee of the School, Nandan Kuthiala shared that the School's thrust on technology lies in the centre of the School's progressive vision, and students are given opportunities to explore and experiment.
Arati Kuthiala, Director, complimented the students on their excellent performance in the Competition.
Girish Kumar, Principal further shared that Icarus'24 provided the students a holistic platform not only to experiment with the scientific technology, but also to budget, seek sponsorships, design the merchandise and pitch their products. This project from 'manufacturing to manoeuvring' gave the students an exposure in chip-level designing, and coding their drones.
The incorporation of drones into the curriculum has been a major step forward in equipping our future scientists and preparing them for the massive scope of modern technology in facilitating the future complexities of life.
The Overall Winners of the Icarus'24: The Drone War was: Team Udaan whereas the Event-wise winners were: Team Aeolus in the Event Knockout Race, Team Pawanputra in the Event Team Identity, and Team Ajax in the Event Pit Display, Team Matrix in Project Management whereas Team Aeroflight got the verbal mention of appreciation.
The Special Guest on the occasion was Mr Yashraj, CEO, STEMplify, and the Judges were Dr Rajkumar Velu, Assistant Professor, IIT, Jammu and the Research Associate at the Centre for Laser Aided Intelligent Manufacturing (CLAIM), University of Michigan, USA, Ayush Sharma, an Engineer, Manager, and an experienced mention in capacity building in UAS and Drone Technologies at IIT Jammu, Kirti Mathuria, a Research Fellow under the SERB project for Capacity Building for Human Resource Development in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drone and Related Technology) at IIT Jammu and and Ankit Dubey, a distinguished mentor from IIT Jammu. The Dignitaries and all Judges felicitated the winners of the Event.
The whole event was spearheaded by Neetu Johri, Headmistress of the School and her team. |
