MIT-MAHE leaves its footprint on The International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) 2021

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Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) on Monday announced its big achievement in the International Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) 2021. MIT bagged the third position out of 32 teams from four countries in the second edition of IRDC which was announced by The Mars Society South Asia (MSSA). 

The Mars Society South Asia (MSSA) organised the second edition of IRDC this year. MSSA is the official chapter of The Mars Society for the South Asian region. The Mars Society is the world's largest, most influential space advocacy organization dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of Mars. MIT team - Mars Rover Manipal had to submit a system concept review (SCR) within a set time frame and scored 530 points for the submission.  

Systematic Concept Review That Mars Rover Manipal From MIT Submitted
Sharing the excitement of this accomplishment by MIT students, Commander Anil Rana (Retd), Director, Manipal Institute of Technology says, “Congratulations to the entire MRM team. You have made MIT and the entire MAHE very proud of your grit and determination. Well done and many more successes to come in the future.”

Team Mars Rover Manipal had 30 - members from second and third-year engineering students. The team designed rover parts keeping in mind the various factors that would be different on Mars. They were expected to carefully plan each subsystem of the rover, considering various extra-terrestrial conditions and parameters in the design. 

The team submitted a 26-page report which included CAD, simulation, PCBs, graphs, and flowcharts alongside a short video. The competition was entirely virtual, and submission was from home.

IRDC, an online competition for university students, challenges them to design Mars rovers that are fully equipped and mission-ready for actual operations on Mars. Students are encouraged to be as imaginative, creative, and insightful as possible within the practical, implementable limits of humans. The competition took place during July-September, and 32 teams from four countries (India, Poland, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) participated. 



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