Submitting Campus
Worldwide
Department
Engineering and Technology
Document Type
Article
Publication/Presentation Date
1-8-2018
Abstract/Description
Preparing students to be successful in STEM careers is important to foster continued growth in the US and the world. The Real World Design Challenge is a high school design competition focused on the area of aviation. Students work in teams to solve a real world problem using professional tools. The 2018 challenge marks the tenth anniversary of this program. The first students to compete in this competition are now in the work force. This paper describes the background of RWDC, the different challenges that have been used throughout its ten years, the current precision agriculture challenges using UAS, and the judging system used in the competition. Finally, the impact of the program on the students is discussed.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-0050
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
2018 AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Location
Kissimmee, FL
Paper Number
AIAA 2018-0050
Number of Pages
12
Scholarly Commons Citation
Deters, R. W., Terwilliger, B., Kleinke, S., Coppola, R. K., & Coppola, J. (2018). Ten Years of the Real World Design Challenge. , (). https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-0050
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Aeronautical Vehicles Commons, Aviation and Space Education Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons
