TEAM DAKSH II 

What is Moon-buggy race?

NASA organizes the great Moon-buggy race in Huntsville, Alabama, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center every year.

Description-

The NASA Great Moonbuggy challenge 2013 is the 20^th instalment in the series of annual Moonbuggy competition. The event will be held in the month of April, 2013 at the Marshall Space Centre, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. The event is the largest of its kind international competition at high school and college (undergraduate) level. The event witnesses around eighty teams from around the globe competing against each other for the title of the best.

The Challenge-

A team of six members are given the task to design and fabricate a two seater, human powered vehicle that will be used to traverse an obstacle course of half a mile, simulated in the image of the lunar surface. The vehicle must be collapsible to fit inside a cube of size four feet, and in this state must be carried by the drivers up to a distance of twenty feet. The vehicle is supposed to be driven by a male and a female candidate.

The Prizes-

Apart from the awards for the top three winning teams there are a host of other awards that include –     

•  Feather-weight Award- For the lightest vehicle.
•  Most Improved- For the best improvements made in the design.
•  Rookie Award- For the best performing new entry.
•  Best Report- For the team with the best design Report.
• System Safety- For the vehicle with the best safety standards.
• Design Award- For the best approach towards designing a vehicle for traversing on lunar    surface

             

Galgotias Educational Institutions (GEI) have been inculcating practical skills and creating ‘Global Professionals’ for more than 50 years. Galgotias Educational Institutions (GEI) comprising of Galgotias Institute of Management & Technology (GIMT), Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology (GCET) and Galgotias Business School (GBS) were founded by Smt. Shakuntla Educational and Welfare Society. Mr. Suneel Galgotia, a resolute visionary, committed to provide world class technical and management education is the founder Chairman, apart from being the MD of Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

TEAM DAKSH II

About our team

·       Our Moonbuggy design consists of its suspension system, chassis, drive trains, steering   mechanism, brake system, recumbent seat assembly, tires and the wheel assembly.

·       Each part will be designed and assembled to allow the vehicle to withstand the engineering challenges posed by the rough lunar terrain and to meet the requirements of high strength, rigidity and good dynamic performance.

·       The vehicle will boast an ultra-lightweight foldable design in order to minimize the payload on the space missions it may be carried on. The moonbuggy will be a human-powered all-terrain vehicle with the capability to become a hybrid at a later stage.

·       Our team consists of six student members under the guidance of one faculty advisor .The team is subdivided into three groups: Suspension & Steering, Chassis & Bodywork and Marketing & Finance.

·       The team members are responsible for the design, fabrication and testing of the vehicle.

·       Two members will drive the vehicle over the rough course designed to simulate the lunar terrain

·       All members will ensure that the vehicle meets all the required safety criterion

·       The 6-membered team along with the faculty advisor will travel to the NASA US Space and Rocket Center to take part in the race to be held on the 25th April, 2013.

TEAM MEMBERS

CAPTAIN

Krishna Chandra Mishra, 3rd year, GCET 

MEMBERS

Kartikeya Mishra, 3rd year, GCET 

Bhoomika Mansharamani, 3rd year, GCET 

Mukund Singh, 3rd year, GCET 

Kuldeep Kumar, 3rd year, GCET 

Lal Gee Singh, 3rd year, GCET 

FACULTY ADVISOR
Shehroz Dost (Assistant Professor, GCET)

Our Aspirations

TEAM DAKSH II, just like any other racing team has the ultimate goal of winning. With this main objective in mind, our team narrows its focus to a group of supporting goals which serve as guidelines for the team’s functioning and development. Our primary objectives are as follows: 

v  Student Development – NASA moonbuggy competition enables students to gain hands-on experience. The real world management, leadership, and design skills learned through these competitions cannot be equalled in the classroom.

v  Visibility/Partnerships - As well as providing a two-way relationship between students and alumni/industry professionals, we extend our network to promote sponsor visibility. Without support from businesses, civic organizations and individuals, our team would not be able to compete annually in NASA MOONBUGGY RACE. Therefore we feel it is our responsibility to make GEI TEAM DAKSH valuable to sponsors by maintaining strong relationships with them and integrating sponsor visibility into our team’s foundation.

PREVIOUS VENTURES

The team has a rich experience in working on major national and international level projects:

NASA GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE 2012: Team of 6 members participated in the 19^th moonbuggy race. The team performed well. The team’s moonbuggy was selected among the 4 top moonbuggies to be given a place in the NASA museum. 

                                                                                                                                                                                       

SAEINDIA BAJA 2011: The task involves the design, fabrication and racing of a single seated all-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), held at Pithampura, Indore. The team secured and All India Rank of 74 out of the 200 shortlisted & participating team.

SAENIS EFFICYCLE 2011: The task involved designing, fabrication and racing of a two seated, human powered, hybrid vehicle capable of running on electric power, held at Chandigarh. The team secured Rank 4 in the endurance run and an AIR 26.