WSUV IEEE Drone Race
Description
The WSUV IEEE Drone Race is an annual student-led project where 3-4 teams of 4+ students are each provided a budget by the WSUV IEEE club to design and build their own remote-controlled drone from scratch. Teams are tasked with prototyping their drone, planning a timeline, selecting drone parts/equipment, building a budget proposal, collaborating with their team, assembling their drone, and then finally competing against other teams' drones in a race-style event judged by WSUV faculty. The building of the drones is done over the course of the academic year, with the race held after Spring finals week (late May to early June). The race event is held on the WSUV campus fields, allowing for students, faculty, student families, or anyone in the community to join us for the race!
This project teaches students how to plan their time, think creatively, develop their engineering skills, collaborate with others, manage a budget, and overcome unforeseen challenges. This project is not only educational for students, but also allows them to connect with other students and faculty throughout the building process.
The funds donated to this CougStarter up to our goal will be used for drone race in the form of team drone budgets and event costs. Any funds raised over our target amount will be divided between teams as additional budget for their drones.
$5
Thank You Poster
Thank you for helping us fund our event costs! We will write your name on our "Thank You" poster displayed during the event. (Name must be disclosed on your donation)
$10
Snack Provider
Snacks and drinks keep us in good spirits when we are building or racing drones!
$20
Drone Part Supplier
Your donation helps us purchase parts for our drones such as: 3D-Printing Materials, batteries and more!
$50
Visionary
Your donation covers a portion of our drone camera systems. It's a lot easier to fly a drone when we can see where we are flying!
$100
IEEE Superstar
Your donation covers a substantial chunk of our needed club supplies! Including keeping us caffeinated, supplying components, covering event and safety costs, and funding prizes for our drone race!
$250
Funding Master
Your very generous donation helps us cover overall event costs, and is equivalent to funding half of a single teams' drone budget!
