The sponsorship from Morson Projects will not only include a financial contribution but also our engineers will be volunteering their time; including workshop sessions, design reviews and any other engineering, technical or project management skills development support the team may need.
The Challenge
Launched in 2014 with the key objectives of developing professional engineers and inspiring the next generation, teams of undergraduates from universities around the world are required to undertake a full design and build cycle of an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with a maximum take off mass of 10kg to undertake specific mission objectives, culminating in a final ‘fly-off’ event in the UK.
The Challenge is set as a year-long project with phased stages of completion that require strict adherence and assessment in order to qualify.
The system will be required to operate autonomously, performing a series of tasks such as, navigating waypoints, deployment of a humanitarian Aid Package, returning to base via a defined route, while also demonstrating the efficiency, maneuverability and sustainability of the aircraft.
Graham Eardley, Assistant Chief Stress Engineer, shared of Morson Projects’ sponsorship:
“The students from the University of Central Lancaster provided a very comprehensive and impressive presentation outlining their concept for this year’s IMechE UAS challenge, and as a result of their professional pitch we were delighted to offer them sponsorship for their 2025 Challenge.
“Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) vehicles are prominent in our line of work and the world right now and with students that showed such a high level of enthusiasm for this project it is something that I and the company will have the pleasure to collaborate with and seeing the aircraft, team and individuals develop through the process.”
Chris Summers, Head of Engineering Delivery added:
“Similar to IMechE Formula Student, programmes like the IMechE UAS challenge require students to collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams, to fixed budget and timescales.
“These challenges are the closest thing to real-world engineering teams that I’ve seen in the university environment, and have helped created some of the best, most well rounded engineering graduate job candidates in recent years. They have huge value and I’m excited to be involved.”