The AerotriX All India Ornithopter Challenge at VIT University, Vellore, Vellore

What is this workshop about?

An Ornithopter (from Greek Ornithos "bird" and Petron "wing"), a bio-mimicry of birds, bats and insects, is an aircraft that flies by using the same mechanism as birds: flapping its wings instead of using engines for propulsion like most of the modern day aerodynamic models.

This workshop encompasses all the concepts and principles involved in the aerodynamics of an Ornithopter. The workshop provides a complete learning experience to the participants.

Course Outcomes

• Certification from Ornithopter Zone, USA
• Build and test your own rubber-powered Ornithopter.
• Understand the principles of Flight of a bird.
• Design a mechanism that imitates a Bird
• Competition for Longest Flight

Course Structure and Topics Covered

Theory:

• Basics of Aerodynamics and flapping-wing flight.
• History of Ornithopters.
• Types of flapping-wing aircraft.
• Understanding the mechanisms involved in design of flapping-wing flight.
• Theory behind designing a Radio Controlled Ornithopter.

Practical:

• Design own rubber-powered Ornithopter from scratch.
• Ornithpter Fabrication sessions.
• Test flight /competition session.

Online Portal

Participants have access to an exclusive online portal to:

• View status of registered and attended workshops
• View study material for workshops
• Write online exams and receive separate certificates with scores. These certificates with scores will provide students an opportunity to show their learning in job interviews.
• Analyze their online scores in comparison with other students
• View analysis of performance of students from across the country

Certification and Awards

• Certification from Ornithopter Zone, USA
• Certificate of Participation to all participants
• Certificate of Merit to best performers.
• Longest Flight Award

Hardware Kits:

Why Aerotrix?

• Training programs designed and developed by IIT Kanpur graduates
• Trained more than 21,000+ students across India and Dubai
• Associated with industry-leaders like Boeing and Altair Engineering
• AerotriX courses are a part of IIT Delhi syllabus and IIT Kanpur orientation programs in 2014
• AerotriX is in the Limca book of records for organizing the largest aeromodelling event in India

Eligibility

• Students interested in Ornithopter
• Students interested for a career in Aerospace and related fields of engineering.

Testimonial

Lecture was very interesting and entertaining one. I had only theoretical knowledge about the bird flight but this workshop has provided me with practical knowledge by making an ornithopter of our own which i liked very much.

Gaurav Yadav, Tumkur

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