Young inventors awarded in the "Electronics - to make life easier" competition!
A smart home control system, an application that automates the administration of computer game servers, a visualization and information system for emergency vehicles or a smart collar remotely managed via the Internet - these are just some of the final projects in the "Electronics - to make life easier" competition. The competition was organized by the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science of the Silesian University of Technology together with partners - Siemens Polska and KAMAMI.
The competition was held for the sixth time. Its aim is to select the most interesting projects in the field of electronics, automation or computer science. – The event is aimed at secondary school pupils who like to design and experiment. Participants propose specific projects themselves. We require that they be practical, i.e. those that facilitate our everyday life or help fight various disabilities - said prof. Dariusz Kania, Dean of the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science.
Pupils from all over Poland entered the competition. Out of 40 submitted projects, the jury qualified 10 of them for the finals. - These are projects diversified from a wide range of electronics, ranging from an electronically controlled ankle rehabilitation device, through a system informing drivers about approaching emergency vehicles, to a prototype of a device that increases the efficiency of photovoltaic cells with a remote control system - said Dr Eng. Jarosław Wrotniak from the Department of Digital Systems.
The projects submitted to the competition are innovative and of a very high standard. – I am very impressed; this is a really high level. For me, it is also important whether the solution has implementation potential or is something that does not exist on the market yet, or whether it fits into a gap, and these young people with their fresh outlook have noticed it and come with a ready-made solution. This year, I will also pay attention to how these projects fit into the green transformation, the implementation of climate goals, whether a given solution takes into account the issues of reducing the carbon footprint and the amount of energy consumed - said Ewa Mikos-Romanowicz, business development director at Siemens, who was one of the members of the jury evaluating the projects.
One of the final projects is Semper - an ankle rehabilitation device designed by Filip Kiełbowicz and Mateusz Żuk from the Complex of Technical and Comprehensive Schools in Jarosław. – Our device can support rehabilitation and speed up the recovery of people after ankle injuries, sprains or fractures. Its innovation lies in the use of an industrial PLC controller. The device works in such a way that it performs ankle movements like a healthy leg - said Filip Kiełbowicz. - Such devices already exist on the market, but they are very expensive. We wanted to create something cheaper, at an affordable price. Now we will work on the development of this device - added Mateusz Żuk.
All finalists received prizes funded by the co-organizers of the competition, i.e. Siemens and KAMAMI. The main prize is a dean's scholarship in the amount of PLN 6,000 for the winner who will study electronics at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science. The winners of the competition can also count on additional points when recruiting for the Silesian University of Technology.
Contest results:
1st place: BetaDeck - interactive, multi-tasking, programmable keyboard - Szymon Lipus - Żory
2nd place: Acoustic levitator - Krzysztof Nowak, Krzysztof Mrózek - Żywiec
3rd place: Semper - an ankle rehabilitation device - Filip Kiełbowicz, Mateusz Żuk -Jarosław
First degree awards:
- Smart home control system - Szymon Woźnica, Łukasz Gwóźdź - Tarnowskie Góry
- Smart collar managed remotely via the Internet - Wojciech Szymański, Miłosz Obrębski - Bydgoszcz
- An application that automates the administration of computer game servers - Filip Śliwa, Daniel Pawelec -Busko-Zdrój
- Visualization and information system for emergency vehicles - Anna Olszak, Fabian Zobawa - Gliwice
- Improvement of remote control of TIG welding devices - Hubert Haśkiewicz, Mateusz Szczepanik - Przemyśl
- A prototype of a device increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic cells with a remote-control system - Kamil Widzyk - Żywiec
- Virtual training station - Piotr Małek, Wiktor Niziołek - Tarnów
The works were evaluated by a jury consisting of:
Jerzy Fiołka – Chairman - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science
Krzysztof Bernacki – Secretary – Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science
Edyta Wróbel - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science
Andrzej Malcher - Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science
Ewa Mikos-Romanowicz – Siemens
Mirosław Kuligowski – Siemens
Maciej Ropelewski - Kamami
Grzegorz Tytko – Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne
photo Maciej Mutwil
