Asimov Technology Club, established on November 9, 2020 within the constitution of Istanbul Kültür University, is a student club that produces projects based on engineering and aims to participate in national and international competitions with the projects it produces. For this purpose, a rocket team was established to participate in the "Rocket Competition" conducted by TEKNOFEST on November 20, 2020. The Project and Club Consultant of the Rocket Team is Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul Eriş, a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

What is TEKNOFEST?

TEKNOFEST is the first and only aviation, space and technology festival in Turkey, organized by the Turkey Technology Team Foundation and the Republic of Turkey Industry and Technology Ministry 's executive with the stakeholders of organizations that play a critical role in the development of National Technology in Turkey.

What is Rocket Competition?

There are four categories in the competition;

High School Category (5 thousand feet)
Medium Altitude Category (10 thousand feet)
High Altitude Category (20 thousand feet)
Difficult Duty Category (10 thousand feet)

Within the scope of the competition, teams are required to prepare 3 different reports: Preliminary Design Report, Critical Design Report, Shooting Preparation Report. A pre-selection will take place according to the results of the Preliminary Design Report evaluation. Teams that are entitled to financial support will be determined according to their Critical Design Report results. Teams are required to design according to a rocket engine they will choose from the Engine Catalogs to be published after the contest application process is over.

The Rocket Competition will be held in Salt Lake and the winning teams will be announced at TEKNOFEST.

Asimov-X Rocket Team and Goal

Our Asimov-X Rocket Team consists of 7 team members and a team advisor. Our team first started by determining the team name and creating the team logo. Our team will compete in the Medium Altitude Category. After about 2 months of R&D work, the details of the rocket's subsystems were determined and the rocket formation was started on the computer. Our team has made its application to TEKNOFEST and prepares a preliminary design report, which is a pre-selection report. The goal of our Rocket Team is to successfully deliver all the reports and remain as a finalist, then fly our rocket in the skies of Salt Lake. Despite being established in a difficult process, the goal of our team is not only to be a finalist, but to receive awards with a degree. Our team continues to work diligently in this direction.

To Our Sponsors and Supporters

"We would like to thank Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul Eriş, Dr. Cenk Dinçbakır and Prof. Dr. Süleyman Hikmet Çağlar and the Kültür Point for their help and support to us in this project. We thank our moral and material main sponsor, Istanbul Kültür University."

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