The South Indian zonal level SLDC held at FISAT was officially inaugurated by Mr. S Ananthanarayanan, Retd Director of NPOL (Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory) on 16 October 2015 in a function attended by the members of management, faculty, and students of the Mechanical Engineering department of FISAT. The Curtain Raiser of the programme was held on 15th October 2015. Various events were conducted during the 3-day programme from 16th to 18th October 2015.

Student Design Contest (SDC)

The challenge was to design and develop a scaled-down version of a transporter capable of delivering granular materials, which was  guided by, one person. The engineering design constraints and evaluation procedures for the  device were  given.

Invention Showcase

Current and relevant issues faced by the industries of today was the topic.  Theoretical knowledge was applied to find the solution for the issue . The issue was  solved practically  and presented through  power point presentation.  The  team consisted  of  4 members.

Oral Presentation Competition

his competition was designed to emphasize the ability to deliver clear, concise and effective oral presentations, particularly pertaining to some sphere in which an engineer should be involved .Each student presentation lasted  fifteen minutes and was followed by a five minute “Question and Answer” (Q&A) period.. The subject matter of each presentation  addressed  a technical, economic or environmental aspect of engineering or other basic engineering theme.

Poster Design Competition

This was designed to emphasize the ability to deliver a visual presentation .Areas  in the field of mechanical engineering were  chosen as the topic.

Web Design Competition

It was an event to showcase the designing skills and bring out the creativity. This  competition was  intended to encourage the delivery of visual presentations using web page technology. The participants were allowed to  choose any topic of their own choice . For Example , the website of a technical fest of the college or related to scientefic topics.

Video Presentation Competition

This competition put great emphasis on one’s ability to deliver clear, concise and effective presentations to an audience, particularly pertaining to some sphere which an engineer  should be involved.The subject matter of each presentation was to  address a technical, economic or environmental aspect of engineering or other basic engineering theme.

Robowar

The challenge was  to create a robot whose sole purpose was to push, throw, flip, drag, or otherwise move the  opponent out of the arena within a stipulated time. This event was aimed  to test one  Robot against another  robot in the  field .

RC Workshop

In this workshop, the participants learnt to design and develop a remote controlled car on their own. The students  experienced  every aspect of the design, development and debugging process.

Technical Quiz

Quiz Topics – Basic Engineering, G.K related to engineering and technology, latest advancements in technologies.