2016 Theme Flyer
2016 Finalist Teams
1st Place: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Title: Cable-Controlled Aeroshell Deceleration System
Faculty Advisor: Zachary Putnam
Presentation
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, left to right: Austin Scott, Jose Mari Tuason, Sashank Gummella, Sam Wywrot, Steven Kosvick, and Dr. Zachary Putnam
__________________________________________________
Georgia Institute of Technology
Title: Design of a Novel Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator Design for Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing
Faculty Advisor: Brandon Sforzo
__________________________________________________
Purdue University
Title: Enabling Mars Exploration Using Inflatable Purdue Aerodynamic Decelerator with Deployable Entry Systems (iPADDLES) Technology
Faculty Advisor: Michael Grant
__________________________________________________
State University of New York at Buffalo
Title: A Novel Deceleration Concept Based on Modulating Lift-to-Drag through Actuating the Payload Mass
Faculty Advisor: Kemper Lewis