You are invited to a presentation by Witold Mielniczek who is doing a PHD in Computational Engineering and Design, researching novel propulsion systems for small aircrafts at the University. Witold’s talk describes the development of a propulsion system for a flying car that has the capability of travelling on the ground and in the air.
The invention can be utilised as a toy or as a real 1:1 flying car. In addition, the journey from the sketch board to successful Kickstarter entry will be presented. The flying car project as a whole represents a fascinating example of what can be achieved through a combination of innovative design, entrepreneurial vision and new digital funding models.
The talk will be introduced by Dr Lorraine Warren who is Director of the Research Centre for Strategic Innovation at Southampton Management School. She has 10 years experience in research in technology.
Witold Mielniczek graduated in Economics and later received a First Class Honours in Product Design and Robotics. In 2010 he achieved a 6th place (2nd in UK ranking) in the prestigious EUROBOT competition with a budget of only £300 (compared to the £60,000 of the winning team). Two years later, as a vital part of team HALO, he won the UAV Forge contest organised by the DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States) out of over 150 teams from 140 countries.
Date: 21 October
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Venue: b85/2207
More information: go to http://southampton.likn.co/multidisciplinary/news/events/2013/10/21_flying_car.page