On March 27 to March 28, 2020, nine teams were scheduled to get together and compete in a MnSGC intercollegiate quadcopter challenge. This challenge required students to work together to learn how to use CAD software, 3D print parts, and to code and wire microcontrollers to build a remote-controlled drone that is tasked with navigating an area to collect environmental data and retrieve samples. Every team was given a quadcopter kit to assemble, which included a variety of advanced electronic parts, and allowed students to take lots of creative liberties when building/modifying the flying vehicles.
Unfortunately, this event was cancelled because of the outbreak of COVID-19. In an attempt to allow these teams to show their completed drones, the challenge was altered so that each team was now tasked with making a video about their drone and what they learned.
Here are links to the final videos from some of the participating teams.
- Century College
- Hamline University
- Minnesota State University Moorhead (video no longer available)
- Normandale Community College (video no longer available)
- University of Minnesota – Crookston
- University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (video no longer available)
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