This Noida campus was once abuzz with new concepts and strategies when for the first time, a moonbuggy race was once arranged at Amity Institute of Space Science and Technology in affiliation with Jesco Von Putkamer Society. The pageant was once part of the Jesco Von Puttkamer 2017 India Cup and scholars from 10 other school and faculties from everywhere the rustic participated in it. The scholars constructed their very own buggies for the race that had been designed to run on the moon.
The contributors had to run through various hindrances like crevasses, moonrocks, undulating hills and sand traps that had been laid out on the 2km track.
Dr MS Prasad, director, Amity Institute of Space Science, said, "The students had to build the buggy on their own but I helped them with some technical advice. I told them that while designing the moonbuggy, stability, breaks and freedom of movement must be kept in mind. All the participants performed really well."
Mandeep Chhabra, a participant from Chandigarh University, said, "Our buggy is a little different from others. Our tyres are not purchased from the market, we have made them ourselves. We have made them in a way that they never get punctured. We have kept tyres broad from the sides so that they can easily ply in rough areas."
Jubin David, who's pursuing aeronautical engineering from Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Bengaluru, said, "We thought designing a whole vehicle will take a lot of time, but surprisingly, we did it in one week. We used mild steel. The speciality of this buggy is that we can change its alignment. When we take a cut, some buggies might tilt, but we have increased our tyres' roll centre so that it doesn't tilt."
Talking about the event, Ralf Heckel, CEO, Jesco Von Puttkamer Society, Germany, said, "For this competition, all the rules and penalties are written by NASA on their homepage, but we make are a little lenient at this competition. I am happy to attend this event in India now."
The contributors had to run through various hindrances like crevasses, moonrocks, undulating hills and sand traps that had been laid out on the 2km track.
Dr MS Prasad, director, Amity Institute of Space Science, said, "The students had to build the buggy on their own but I helped them with some technical advice. I told them that while designing the moonbuggy, stability, breaks and freedom of movement must be kept in mind. All the participants performed really well."
Mandeep Chhabra, a participant from Chandigarh University, said, "Our buggy is a little different from others. Our tyres are not purchased from the market, we have made them ourselves. We have made them in a way that they never get punctured. We have kept tyres broad from the sides so that they can easily ply in rough areas."
Jubin David, who's pursuing aeronautical engineering from Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Bengaluru, said, "We thought designing a whole vehicle will take a lot of time, but surprisingly, we did it in one week. We used mild steel. The speciality of this buggy is that we can change its alignment. When we take a cut, some buggies might tilt, but we have increased our tyres' roll centre so that it doesn't tilt."
Talking about the event, Ralf Heckel, CEO, Jesco Von Puttkamer Society, Germany, said, "For this competition, all the rules and penalties are written by NASA on their homepage, but we make are a little lenient at this competition. I am happy to attend this event in India now."
Students ride on self-made ‘moonbuggies’ at Noida university
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