Competition
The Daimler Student Innovation Competition inspired students around the world to design a technical poster representing their vision of what brakes will look like in 2025. Students were encoruaged to think big, creatively and differently. Entries came in from 16 countries, from Germany to Malaysia.
Our engineers of the future showcased all kinds of innovative ideas, with concepts relating to Electromagnetism, Autonomous Systems and even Gyroscopic Wheels. Winners were brought from all over the globe to attend the EuroBrake conference and experience the beautiful and historical city of Dresden. The winners attended a private Q&A session with leading figures from industry and academia and toured the city by bus, boat and funicular railway.
The competition Grand Final, chaired by FISITA CEO Chris Mason, was held on the last day of the EuroBrake conference and was open to all delegates, enabling the students to explain their work to leading professionals in the braking industry. The Grand Final also featured a keynote presentation by Tony Parraman of the BLOODHOUND Project. BLOODHOUND is a global campaign that aims to break the 1,000 mph World Land Speed Record whilst showcasing the vitality of STEM subjects.
At the Grand Final, a panel of judges awarded 3 top prizes for the Best Presentation, Best Design and Most Innovative Idea.
Most Innovative Idea
Shino George, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
for the poster entitled Automatically Engaging Mechanical Hill Start Assist (HBA)
Best Design
Arved Esser, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
for the poster entitled Intelligent Adaptive Systems
Best Presentation
Marek Gebauer, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
for the poster entitled G-Cooling System (GCS)
Click on the poster titles to view the winning designs for the Daimler Student Innovation Competition.
Pranesh Balekai, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
for the poster entitled Smart Communicative Autonomous Braking (SCAB)
Priyadharshan Chidhambararajan, Vel Tec Dr. RR & Dr. SR Technical University, India
for the poster entitled Using Effective Disc Radius to Prevent Wheel Lock and to Achieve Minimum Stopping Distance in a Two-Wheeler
Omar Faruq, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
for the poster entitled Bidirectional Applied Torque for Forward and Reverse Acceleration
Seyedreza Hamedmousaviyan, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
for the poster entitled Brake and Electrical Energy
Nitin Krishnan, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
for the poster entitled Intelligent Model Predictive Controller for the Autonomous Braking of Future Vehicles
Ulisse Millefanti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
for the poster entitled Airecover
Samarth Mendke, KLS GOGTE Institute of Technology, India
for the poster entitled Smart Brakes - Automatic Emergency Braking
Jazmin Morby, HAN University, The Netherlands
for the poster entitled Braking System of the Future: Electromagnetic Braking
Parag Patil, University of Eindhoven for Automotive Technology, The Netherlands
for the poster entitled New Generation Braking System for High-Speed Trains
Shashank Rai, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
for the poster entitled Flywheel Braking System
Keshav Ramakrishnan, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
for the poster entitled Autonomous GPS Brakes
Mohamadhasan Razaghi, Islamic Azad University Savadkooh, Iran
for the poster entitled Optimization of Hydraulic Brake Systems of Car based on Wheel Reverse Torque
Elisabeth Schmidt, TU Munich, Germany
for the poster entitled Self-Reinforcement for Disk Brakes
Vishwas Sharma, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
for the poster entitled What Will Brakes Be Like in 2025
Vyass Shenoy, The National Institute of Engineering, India
for the poster entitled Contactless Braking Assist in Autombiles
Tuo Shi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
for the poster entitled A Braking System Design for Future High-Speed Trains
Mironshokh Sobirov, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
for the poster entitled Gyroscopic Wheels
Chun Yin Tang, Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom
for the poster entitled Eddy Current at the Coil in the Tunnel to Stop a 500 mph Train
