Additive Manufacturing Hackathon

Problem Statements

1. Problem 1: Design F-theta lens system for large area laser beam 2D scanning system
2. Problem 2: Effect of spherical metal powder flowability at high temperature
3. Problem 3: In-situ and Ex-situ defect identification methods using imaging methods in Additive manufacturing.

Students can participate individually or in teams of up to 3 people.
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Prelims

Participants may choose any of the topics and submit a brief technical proposal on how they plan to approach the problem (of around 600 words), citing all necessary sources.
For the prelims, the task is to submit a technical proposal (of around 600 words) outlining your approach to the problem and submit by 18^th September, 2022.
The submissions are to be sent here.

Finals

The 10 best submissions from the prelims will move on to the finals where winners will get a sponsored project from Ministry of Heavy Industries
Finalists will be provided with accomodation and travel reimbursement.

Prizes

The best 10 proposals will be selected for the finals.
They will receive 4k each as a prize and will be given more time to provide a more detailed proposal, with a complete theoretical model and possibly prototypes.
The best 3 will receive prices of 25k, 15k and 10k, alongside a chance to get their project approved by SID, IISc, with possible funding up to 6L to execute their idea.

Contact Us

Sudhanshu B.
Amrit M. Joseph
sudhanshub@iisc.ac.in