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Are you a University student or course leader based in the UK? Win up to £5,000 of kit for your classroom in the Premier Farnell University IoT Challenge - in partnership with Rohde & Schwarz.

element14 is supporting Sheffield University's Team Avalon in the MATE ROV Competition 2018. Follow their progress here.

element14 is supporting TLMoto, a team of students from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, as they prepare to build a fully electric motorcycle to participate in the MotoStudent International Competition 2018.

element14 is supporting engineering students from Ulster University in the development of a smart IoT feeder for household pets.

A design challenge using an open source robotics kit for harnessing the potential of teaching STEM disciplines to students.

Grid-EYE Lab Test
Sponsored by Panasonic

We invited a selection of engineering schools to develop an innovative project of their own using the Grid-EYE Sensor Evaluation Kit.

element14 is proud to support Team Sonnenwagen Aachen in developing a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge 2017.

Premier Farnell Technology Challenge
Sponsored by Leeds Beckett University & Ahead Partnership

Participants in this challenge must build a working prototype for a piece of assistive technology from scratch.

Raspberry Pi Educator's Challenge
Sponsored by MCM & CPC

For Anyone Who Works in or with Education: Presenting The Raspberry Pi Model B+ Camera Kit!

The Rise of the Pi "Turtle Bot" Timelapse Crystals Winner Announcement

Teacher's Pet Robotics
Sponsored by Mathworks & Adafruit

element14, in collaboration with Mathworks and Adafruit, are proud to announce the Teacher's Pet Students' Robotics Challenge.

The University of Strathclyde's Eco Vehicle Team (USEV)

Tags: stem competition, stem projects

STEM Project Archive

pchan — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:06:46 GMT

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STEM Projects

Introduction USEV Powertrain Dev Team Battery Dev Team

Are you a University student or course leader based in the UK? Win up to £5,000 of kit for your classroom in the Premier Farnell University IoT Challenge - in partnership with Rohde & Schwarz.

element14 is supporting Sheffield University's Team Avalon in the MATE ROV Competition 2018. Follow their progress here.

element14 is supporting engineering students from Ulster University in the development of a smart IoT feeder for household pets.

A design challenge using an open source robotics kit for harnessing the potential of teaching STEM disciplines to students.

Grid-EYE Lab Test
Sponsored by Panasonic

We invited a selection of engineering schools to develop an innovative project of their own using the Grid-EYE Sensor Evaluation Kit.

element14 is proud to support Team Sonnenwagen Aachen in developing a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge 2017.

Premier Farnell Technology Challenge
Sponsored by Leeds Beckett University & Ahead Partnership

Participants in this challenge must build a working prototype for a piece of assistive technology from scratch.

Raspberry Pi Educator's Challenge
Sponsored by MCM & CPC

For Anyone Who Works in or with Education: Presenting The Raspberry Pi Model B+ Camera Kit!

The Rise of the Pi "Turtle Bot" Timelapse Crystals Winner Announcement

Teacher's Pet Robotics
Sponsored by Mathworks & Adafruit

element14, in collaboration with Mathworks and Adafruit, are proud to announce the Teacher's Pet Students' Robotics Challenge.

The University of Strathclyde's Eco Vehicle Team (USEV)

Tags: stem competition, stem projects

STEM Project Archive

pchan — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:04:46 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Documents by pchan on 4/8/2022 8:04:46 PM

STEM Projects

Introduction USEV Powertrain Dev Team Battery Dev Team

Are you a University student or course leader based in the UK? Win up to £5,000 of kit for your classroom in the Premier Farnell University IoT Challenge - in partnership with Rohde & Schwarz.

element14 is supporting Sheffield University's Team Avalon in the MATE ROV Competition 2018. Follow their progress here.

element14 is supporting engineering students from Ulster University in the development of a smart IoT feeder for household pets.

A design challenge using an open source robotics kit for harnessing the potential of teaching STEM disciplines to students.

Grid-EYE Lab Test
Sponsored by Panasonic

We invited a selection of engineering schools to develop an innovative project of their own using the Grid-EYE Sensor Evaluation Kit.

element14 is proud to support Team Sonnenwagen Aachen in developing a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge 2017.

Premier Farnell Technology Challenge
Sponsored by Leeds Beckett University & Ahead Partnership

Participants in this challenge must build a working prototype for a piece of assistive technology from scratch.

Raspberry Pi Educator's Challenge
Sponsored by MCM & CPC

For Anyone Who Works in or with Education: Presenting The Raspberry Pi Model B+ Camera Kit!

The Rise of the Pi "Turtle Bot" Timelapse Crystals Winner Announcement

Teacher's Pet Robotics
Sponsored by Mathworks & Adafruit

element14, in collaboration with Mathworks and Adafruit, are proud to announce the Teacher's Pet Students' Robotics Challenge.

The University of Strathclyde's Eco Vehicle Team (USEV)

Tags: stem competition, stem projects

STEM Project Archive

pchan — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:40:11 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Documents by pchan on 4/5/2022 4:40:11 PM

Introduction USEV Powertrain Dev Team Battery Dev Team

Are you a University student or course leader based in the UK? Win up to £5,000 of kit for your classroom in the Premier Farnell University IoT Challenge - in partnership with Rohde & Schwarz.

element14 is supporting Sheffield University's Team Avalon in the MATE ROV Competition 2018. Follow their progress here.

element14 is supporting engineering students from Ulster University in the development of a smart IoT feeder for household pets.

A design challenge using an open source robotics kit for harnessing the potential of teaching STEM disciplines to students.

Grid-EYE Lab Test
Sponsored by Panasonic

We invited a selection of engineering schools to develop an innovative project of their own using the Grid-EYE Sensor Evaluation Kit.

element14 is proud to support Team Sonnenwagen Aachen in developing a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge 2017.

Premier Farnell Technology Challenge
Sponsored by Leeds Beckett University & Ahead Partnership

Participants in this challenge must build a working prototype for a piece of assistive technology from scratch.

Raspberry Pi Educator's Challenge
Sponsored by MCM & CPC

For Anyone Who Works in or with Education: Presenting The Raspberry Pi Model B+ Camera Kit!

The Rise of the Pi "Turtle Bot" Timelapse Crystals Winner Announcement

Teacher's Pet Robotics
Sponsored by Mathworks & Adafruit

element14, in collaboration with Mathworks and Adafruit, are proud to announce the Teacher's Pet Students' Robotics Challenge.

The University of Strathclyde's Eco Vehicle Team (USEV)

Tags: stem competition, stem projects

STEM Project Archive

pchan — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:35:11 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Documents by pchan on 4/5/2022 4:35:11 PM

Introduction USEV Powertrain Dev Team Battery Dev Team

Are you a University student or course leader based in the UK? Win up to £5,000 of kit for your classroom in the Premier Farnell University IoT Challenge - in partnership with Rohde & Schwarz.

element14 is supporting Sheffield University's Team Avalon in the MATE ROV Competition 2018. Follow their progress here.

element14 is supporting engineering students from Ulster University in the development of a smart IoT feeder for household pets.

A design challenge using an open source robotics kit for harnessing the potential of teaching STEM disciplines to students.

Grid-EYE Lab Test
Sponsored by Panasonic

We invited a selection of engineering schools to develop an innovative project of their own using the Grid-EYE Sensor Evaluation Kit.

element14 is proud to support Team Sonnenwagen Aachen in developing a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge 2017.

Premier Farnell Technology Challenge
Sponsored by Leeds Beckett University & Ahead Partnership

Participants in this challenge must build a working prototype for a piece of assistive technology from scratch.

Raspberry Pi Educator's Challenge
Sponsored by MCM & CPC

For Anyone Who Works in or with Education: Presenting The Raspberry Pi Model B+ Camera Kit!

The Rise of the Pi "Turtle Bot" Timelapse Crystals Winner Announcement

Teacher's Pet Robotics
Sponsored by Mathworks & Adafruit

element14, in collaboration with Mathworks and Adafruit, are proud to announce the Teacher's Pet Students' Robotics Challenge.

The University of Strathclyde's Eco Vehicle Team (USEV)

Tags: stem competition, stem projects

STEM Project Archive

pchan — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:24:13 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Documents by pchan on 4/5/2022 4:24:13 PM

Introduction USEV Powertrain Dev Team Battery Dev Team

Are you a University student or course leader based in the UK? Win up to £5,000 of kit for your classroom in the Premier Farnell University IoT Challenge - in partnership with Rohde & Schwarz.

element14 is supporting Sheffield University's Team Avalon in the MATE ROV Competition 2018. Follow their progress here.

element14 is supporting engineering students from Ulster University in the development of a smart IoT feeder for household pets.

A design challenge using an open source robotics kit for harnessing the potential of teaching STEM disciplines to students.

Grid-EYE Lab Test
Sponsored by Panasonic

We invited a selection of engineering schools to develop an innovative project of their own using the Grid-EYE Sensor Evaluation Kit.

element14 is proud to support Team Sonnenwagen Aachen in developing a solar car to compete in the World Solar Challenge 2017.

Premier Farnell Technology Challenge
Sponsored by Leeds Beckett University & Ahead Partnership

Participants in this challenge must build a working prototype for a piece of assistive technology from scratch.

Raspberry Pi Educator's Challenge
Sponsored by MCM & CPC

For Anyone Who Works in or with Education: Presenting The Raspberry Pi Model B+ Camera Kit!

The Rise of the Pi "Turtle Bot" Timelapse Crystals Winner Announcement

Teacher's Pet Robotics
Sponsored by Mathworks & Adafruit

element14, in collaboration with Mathworks and Adafruit, are proud to announce the Teacher's Pet Students' Robotics Challenge.

Tags: stem competition, stem projects

Meet Team Sonnenwagen Aachen

jlucas — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 21:02:04 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by jlucas on 10/6/2021 9:02:04 PM

Team Sonnenwagen Aachen is a collective of engineering students from RWTH Aachen University and Aachen University of Applied Sciences. In October 2017 they will compete in the World Solar Challenge, a 3022km race across Australia from Darwin to Adelaide, in a solar-powered vehicle that they must design and build themselves. Farnell element14 is supporting Team Sonnenwagen Aachen with components and equipment to assist in their build. You can follow their progress as they prepare for their trip to Australia right here on the element14 Community.

We sat down with the team's Head of Driving Strategy Martin Kosch to find out more about the team and their venture...

In a nutshell, what is the World Solar Challenge?

The World Solar Challenge is a race for solar cars through the Australian outback from Darwin to Adelaide, covering a distance of more than 3000 km. Every two years, about 40 teams from different universities and companies develop and build their own solar powered cars in a bid to accomplish the adventurous trip in the shortest time possible. The competing vehicles must use the available solar power extremely efficiently, while also being robust enough to withstand the rough environmental conditions on the road.

How did Team Sonnenwagen Aachen become involved in the World Solar Challenge?

The story of Team Sonnenwagen Aachen started in the shared flat of some of our founding members. They heard about the World Solar Challenge from the news and were so excited about it that they decided to establish their own solar racing team. Within a few months, the team grew to our current size of about 40 people and is now the first team in Germany that will compete in the so-called Challenger Class in October 2017.

How has RWTH Aachen University supported the project?

We are very grateful to be supported by a number of institutes from RWTH Aachen University and Aachen University of Applied Science. They mainly help us with technical questions and let us use their workshops and machines.

What are the main challenges you've faced so far?

In contrast to the more established teams competing in the World Solar Challenge, we could not use the whole project time to concentrate on technical questions. Instead, we had to spend significant time on building up the necessary infrastructure to run such a project, for instance making first contacts for financial and technical support, moving in to our own office and much more.

What are your main goals for this project?

Considering that usually most of the competing teams in the World Solar Challenge do not manage to finish the challenging race course without major technical problems, that would be our first goal. Apart from that, we aim for a position among the top ten, which is definitely ambitious enough for our first race.

What skills and qualities does Team Sonnenwagen Aachen have that you believe can set you apart from the competition?

Our team members come from two different universities: RWTH Aachen University and Aachen University of Applied Science. The first focuses on theoretical approaches while the latter focuses on practical implementation. I believe that this diversity makes us unique and helps us to be successful.

Tell us about some of the partners and collaborators you're working with on this project

We are happy to collaborate with a growing number of companies and institutions. Our main sponsor Huawei for example supports us with communication technology, public relations and the financing of components. Many other companies provide us with their know-how or help us with the sponsoring of components.

How did Premier Farnell become involved in the project?

For the construction of our solar car, we rely strongly on light and efficient electronic components, and access to a well-equipped electronic workshop. When we heard that Premier Farnell already supports other student initiatives, we decided to approach them for sponsorship. Thanks to them, we now have our own electronics workshop.

Tell us about the technology you'll be using on this project

Our solar car has to be as efficient as possible. It is therefore mostly made of a lightweight combination of carbon and aluminium. We use one of our escort vehicles to monitor all sensor data in our solar car during the race. In that car - which acts as our mobile command centre - we also receive the latest weather forecasts from a mobile internet connection. All data is used in a complex simulation to calculate the optimal speed that should be driven. That data will then be transferred back to the solar car wirelessly.

What are the next steps for the project?

Most of the parts of the vehicle are already developed and are now about to be built and tested in reality We're also finalising the logistics for our forthcoming trip to Australia in October. .

Who are some of your personal engineering heroes?

Karl Drais, who designed the draisine, which is the ancestor of the modern bicycle and Nikola Tesla, who was strongly involved in the development of the electric motor that will move our solar car.

What advice would you give to other engineering teams who would like to participate in a project like World Solar Challenge?

Think big and start early!

Tags: world_solar_challenge, team_sonnewagen_aachen, sonnenwagen_aachen

What is a Lab Test?

joeman — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:56:28 GMT

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Bringing Education and cutting-edge technology together

The element14 Community works closely with leading global manufacturers of electrical components and materials. This is what allows us to have robust programs like RoadTests and Design Challenges where Members can gain access to free products to review or to build projects.

We're also a dedicated supporter of engineering and electronics in education, whether that's using the Raspberry Pi to learn how to code or offering Online Courses or our Essentials Learning Modules. Along the way, we've built strong relationships with many engineering schools and faculty members around the world.

An element14 ‘Lab Test’ connects our manufacturers with our engineering schools by allowing instructors and students to incorporate cutting-edge technology into their classroom projects, giving them the best possible tools to develop their ideas and work on their core skills.

Sharing Knowledge and Rewarding Innovation

By hosting Lab Tests on the element14 Community, students and course leaders share their experiences and add to our collective bank of knowledge around engineering and new technology. By documenting their progress on element14, they can also receive advice and feedback from our global community of over 440,000 engineers, educators and hobbyists.

In addition, we work with our manufacturing partners to provide special prizes for the best and most innovative Lab Test products, including funding and equipment to help Universities and Engineering Schools to provide the highest-quality research and learning opportunities for their students. Lab test prizes are judged and awarded at the sole discretion of our manufacturing partners, according to criteria shared with participating faculties in advance of each Lab Test.

How to participate in an element14 Lab Test

Participation in element14 Lab Tests is available to engineering schools by invitation only, at the discretion of element14 and our partner manufacturers.

Participants will be provided with agreed equipment, hardware, software or components free of charge. Receipt of this equipment is subject to Terms and Conditions which will be made available prior to products being shipped. These will govern expectations around proper use of the kit, documentation of individual projects and general conditions of entry. Final submission deadlines for projects will also be agreed in advance of product shipment. Full terms and conditions will also be posted to the relevant Lab Test space on the element14 community.

Participants are encouraged to incorporate a range of media into their project documentation, including blog posts, video, images and open source.

If you would like your school or faculty to be considered for a future element14 Lab Test, email John Lucas.

Tags: panasonic grid eye, lab test, panasonic, grid-eye_labtest, grid eye, what is a lab test?

Grid-EYE - Sensing Solution with the 1st SMT thermopile array sensor

joeman — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:56:23 GMT

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www.youtube.com/watch

Tags: panasonic, grid-eye_labtest, grid-eye - sensing solution with the 1st smt thermopile, sensing solutions, grid-eye

Documents

migration.user — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:08:59 GMT

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Introducing the University IoT Challenge - £5,000 of Kit to be Won

jlucas — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:04:46 GMT

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Course leaders and students from UK Universities will have the opportunity to win up to £5,000 worth of equipment to pursue an IoT project, in the latest education challenge from Farnell element14.

The University IoT Challenge - in association with Rohde & Schwarz - invites University teams to submit an idea for an IoT project that they would like to pursue. The idea should be something that has the potential to help people in need - from providing a tool for individuals with complex physical or mental needs to improving the quality of life for people in third world countries.

When all of the applications have been submitted - alongside a bill of materials for the equipment required to complete the project - a panel of judges will select four finalists based on the merit, originality and feasibility of the idea. These ideas will then be put to the vote right here on the element14 community.

After the online vote closes, the winning team will receive:

The equipment outlined on their bill of materials up to a maximum value of £5,000
If your bill of materials comes to less than £5,000, you will be able to use the remaining balance to order any additional products from uk.farnell.com
A bundle of test and measurement products from Rohde & Schwarz, including 1 x RTC1000 Oscilloscope, 50 MHz, 2ch 8ch MSO and 1 x NGE102 Power supply
A dedicated contact from the Farnell element14 team to provide assistance and feedback in completing your design.

Update: The finalists for the University IoT Challenge have now been selected. You can read their proposals and vote for the winner here.

Tags: university iot challenge 2018, u_iotch_2018, stem projects

About the Panasonic Grid-EYE Lab Test

joeman — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 17:54:21 GMT

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element14, in collaboration with Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems, are proud to announce the Panasonic Grid-EYE Lab Test.

We're offering a selection of Engineering schools the opportunity to test out the Grid-EYE evaluation kit in a project of their choosing. Participants will be invited to document the progress of their projects in this space, using blog posts, images, video, open source and any other media they wish.

On completion of the projects, Panasonic and element14 will select the entry that we feel demonstrates the highest degree of originality, innovation and technical merit. The faculty responsible for this project will be awarded a budget of 2,000EUR to spend on selected Panasonic components and equipment.

About the Grid-EYE Evaluation Kit

The Grid-EYE Evaluation Kit offers fast evaluation and prototyping for IoT and many other applications. A 64 pixel IR camera housed in a surface mount packaging, integrating a “nanopower” Bluetooth Smart Module and a microcontroller, it is ideal for engineers and students to prototype and test their own designs.

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