PTC has joined more than70 partners on Capitol Hill to kick off the 2012-2013 Real World Design Challenge and announced the themes for this year's challenges: Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Next Generation Truck Design.
Students that participate in the 2012-2013 Aviation Challenge will work to design an unmanned aircraft system that can locate lost children. Additionally, the students will need to submit a business plan that makes the system financially viable for 50 rescue missions.
The Real World Design Challenge is a national design competition with more than 7,800 high school students run by a public-private partnership with the goal of inspiring interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields and careers.
“The Real World Design Challenge offers students the chance to experience the pride and passion of designing something that could be used in a commercial environment for the benefit of others,” said John Stuart, senior vice president education, PTC. “PTC is proud to be working with our partners to get students across the country interested in careers in engineering.”
"Being the coach for the Baldwin High Tornadoes in the Real World Design Challenge competition has been the high point of my educational career,” said Pam Davis, Coach of the Kansas Tornadoes. “The chance to use engineering software and the opportunity to work with professional mentors has helped my students secure scholarships as well as get accepted into our nation’s best engineering schools."
