“我的天空、我做主”未来航空旅行创意大赛请你吃冰冻酸奶！

-- AIAA/IEEE高中生航空电子设计大赛 · IT协会推介会

自由飞翔是人类千年的梦想。一百多年前，人类蹒跚地飞向天空；今天，我们享受航空交通的方便快捷，并积极开发飞行汽车和外太空旅行。当时光流入一个世纪后的2112年，人类将采用何种交通工具，飞行汽车还是微型直升机？飞行器将采用何种能源，是燃油、人力还是电力？人类将如何驾驶飞行器，是像开今天的汽车还是飞机？飞行员将面对怎样的飞机仪表，是像玩电子游戏还是置身科幻电影？飞机场将变成什么样？飞行导航将基于卫星还是地面。。。有太多的问题我们难以回答，但百年后的空中旅行一定会非常绚丽。

青少年是未来世界的主人，学科学、爱科学能够帮助他们掌握通向未来的钥匙。由美国航空航天学会（AIAA）和美国电机电子工程师协会（IEEE）联合举办的高中生航空电子设计大赛将于10月在佛吉尼亚州举行。本次大赛的主题是“2112年的个人航空旅行”。参赛团队由一至四名高中学生组成，并有一名指导老师，参赛作品以书面形式为主。报名截止日期为2012年7月1日。详情参见竞赛网站（http://www.dasconline.org/studenths.shtml）。

为支持鼓励亚特兰大的高中生参加本次比赛，IT协会将于6月23日（周六）下午3点至5点在位于Johns Creek市的Polar Beary Frozen Yogurt举办推介会，并请高中同学免费吃冰冻酸奶。IT协会将为有兴趣参赛的同学介绍相关的科学知识，为参赛团队引荐航空航天领域的科学家作为指导老师，并为入围决赛的团队赞助参赛经费。对推介会和冰冻酸奶感兴趣的同学，请向IT协会报名。联系人：肖春鹏 ，电话：404-310-1354，Email: xiao@gatech.edu。

“My Flight, My Sky” Future Air Travel Competition Treats You with Frozen Yogurt

-- High School Students Avionics System Design Competition Info Session

Competition Topic: Individual Air Travel in 2112

Imagine how the individual of the future will use air travel 100 years from now.

- What would transportation vehicles be? Would they be flying cars, manpowered helicopters, or something else?

- What would the energy source for the vehicle be?  Would it be fossil-based, manpowered, electric, or others?

- How would you drive/fly the vehicle? Would driving/flying the vehicle be similar to driving a car or flying a plane today? Can you think of a more creative way of driving your vehicle?

- What on-board avionics systems would you need to support your travel?  Today an air bag would deploy to protect you, a driver, and your passenger from being injured when a collision occurs. An onboard GPS system helps you to know where you are, which way to go, and even where you have been. In the future, what would the vehicle’s health monitor system, navigation system, life protection system, entertainment, and other systems be in your vehicle that would make your air travel safe and fun?

- How would you manage the traffic? For example, today’s road systems consist of highways, tunnels, parkways, bridges, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, local streets, and places to park. The signs, speed limits, traffic lights, and lanes provide the guidelines and therefore the driving environment for drivers, thus helping everyone drive safely. Police officers keep every driver following those rules.

- What other support systems would you need to support flying? For example, in today’s airspace system, runways and helipads are built for aircraft takeoffs and landings. Radars and satellites assist pilots and air traffic controllers to know aircraft’s position and traffic situations. Radios serve as the major communication tool between pilots and air traffic controllers. Tell us what other ground or space avionics systems would support your travel in the future.

The competition targets 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Participants may compete as an individual or as a team. Participation is on a proposal basis. Those teams that are interested must submit a Letter of Intention no later than July 1 and a final competition proposal no later than October 1. Please refer to the competition website (http://www.dasconline.org/studenths.shtml) for more details.

In order to help high school students exploit science and participate in this competition, Atlanta Chinese IT Association (ACIT) will hold an info session in Polar Beary Frozen Yogurt (10475 Medlock Bridge Rd, Johns Creek) and treat students with delicious Yogurt, from 3pm – 5pm, Jun 23.  ACIT will also introduce related technologies, find a scientist to be your mentor, and sponsor the team qualified for the final competition. If you are interested in this info session and frozen yogurt, please register in advance with ACIT. Contact person: Chunpeng Xiao, Phone number: (404)310-1354, contact email: xiao@gatech.edu.

(06/2012, Atlanta Chinese IT Association)