{"500711":{"#nid":"500711","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Good Vibrations: GT-AE Grad Student Part of Winning Team in Airbus Challenge","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGT-AE graduate student\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMohit Gupta\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;has returned from Germany, victorious in the final round of the Airbus \u0022Fly Your Ideas\u0022 competition, held May 27.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGupta, 22, was one of five student engineers who collaborated on the winning project, Multifun, a hybrid battery-piezoelectric composite structure that was developed as a standard for next-generation aircraft design. He was the only student from an American university to be represented in the final round of the competition, which is held only once every two years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to a trophy, the winning team received a cash award of 30,000 Euros.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGupta\u0027s teammates -- from the Netherlands, UK, and India -- made good use of their different time zones, often scheduling work to be completed around the clock. Bringing them all together was\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EProfessor\u0026nbsp; Dineshkumar Harursampath\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;who developed the basic concept for the winning team. Harursampath is an esteemed professor at the\u0026nbsp; Indian Institute of\u0026nbsp;Science, and a former doctoral protege of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Dewey Hodges.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMultifun designed aircraft wings that were covered with a finely engineered composite \u0022skin\u0022\u0026nbsp; that harvests energy from natural vibrations generated by the movement of the plane. That energy is collected by piezoelectric fibers and stored in battery panels that are a part of the fuselage. The energy is used to power auxiliary in-flight systems, such as lighting and entertainment systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This reduces the energy footprint of aircraft during flight and could even replace the entire power source for ground operations,\u0022 Airbus said in a press release issued after the decision was announced.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA total of 518 multi-disciplinary teams representing 3,700 students from 104 countries submitted projects for the 2015 competition.Of that number, there were just five teams chosen for the final round, held in Hamburg, Germany.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAirbus Fly Your Ideas is a biennial global competition, organized in partnership with UNESCO, which challenges students to innovate for the future of aviation. Taking part is a unique opportunity for students to put their classroom learning and research to the test, by working with a team of Airbus professionals on the real-world challenges facing the aviation industry. It offers students a chance to apply their creativity in an exceptional learning environment that will equip them in a highly competitive job market. 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