The AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition challenges student teams to design and fabricate a radio controlled, electric-powered aircraft to meet a specified mission profile. This competition aims to provide real-world aircraft design experience for engineering students by giving them the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge to a practical problem. Teams can use MATLAB and Simulink to design and validate their aircraft as well as simulate mission profiles.
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Complimentary Software
MathWorks is pleased to sponsor the 2020 AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition. MathWorks will provide software, training, and access to MathWorks engineering mentors and technical support to teams who have completed the Student Competition Software Request Form.
Software Request FormHere are the products we will be providing that you may have access to:
Complimentary Software for
- MATLAB
- Simulink
- Aerospace Blockset
- Aerospace Toolbox
- Communications Toolbox
- Computer Vision Toolbox
- Control System Toolbox
- Curve Fitting Toolbox
- Data Acquisition Toolbox
- Deep Learning Toolbox
- DSP System Toolbox
- Embedded Coder
- Filter Design HDL Coder
- Fixed-Point Designer
- Fuzzy Logic Toolbox
- Global Optimization Toolbox
- GPU Coder
- HDL Coder
- HDL Verifier
- Image Acquisition Toolbox
- Image Processing Toolbox
- Instrument Control Toolbox
- Mapping Toolbox
- MATLAB Coder
- MATLAB Compiler
- MATLAB Report Generator
- Mixed-Signal Blockset
- Model Predictive Control Toolbox
- Navigation Toolbox
- Optimization Toolbox
- Parallel Computing Toolbox
- Partial Differential Equation Toolbox
- Phased Array System Toolbox
- Reinforcement Learning Toolbox
- Robotics System Toolbox
- Robust Control Toolbox
- ROS Toolbox
- Sensor Fusion and Tracking Toolbox
- Signal Processing Toolbox
- Simscape
- Simscape Driveline
- Simscape Electrical
- Simscape Fluids
- Simscape Multibody
- Simulink 3D Animation
- Simulink Check
- Simulink Coder
- Simulink Control Design
- Simulink Coverage
- Simulink Design Optimization
- Simulink Design Verifier
- Simulink Desktop Real-Time
- Simulink Real-Time
- Simulink Report Generator
- Simulink Requirements
- Simulink Test
- SoC Blockset
- Stateflow
- Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox
- Symbolic Math Toolbox
- System Composer
- System Identification Toolbox
- Vehicle Network Toolbox
- Wavelet Toolbox
Your team leader or faculty advisor should review and complete the Student Competition Software Request Form to take advantage of our software offer.
Software Request FormBest of luck in your preparation!
Lauren Tabolinsky
MathWorks Student Competition Program
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