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>> [Background Music] Hi.

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I'm Rodger Dyson and I'm an
electric propulsion engineer

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at the NASA Glenn Research
Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

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NASA Glenn has been
solving difficult scientific

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and technological
challenges since 1941.

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The Center's researchers
have a proven history

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of making air travel safer,
faster and more efficient.

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They are continuously working
to meet new aero challenges.

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As self-driving vehicles,
flying cars and remotely-piloted

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and unmanned aerial vehicles
move out of our dreams

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and into our lives, NASA
researchers are looking for ways

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to safely integrate them
into the communications

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and traffic control systems
of our future cities.

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That's where we need your help.

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NASA's University Student Design
Aeronautics Challenge gives

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teams of full-time junior

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and senior undergraduate
students the opportunity to work

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with top NASA experts in
designing a suburban city

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where flying cars and service
vehicles, deliver commuters

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and freight quietly,
efficiently, and safely.

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Your team will use gaming and
graphics tools like Minecraft

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and SimCity to create a model
for the city of the future.

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Consider carefully how your
design concepts for a flying car

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and other air vehicles
will affect the lives

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of the people living in
or commuting to your city.

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How fast will your
air vehicles travel?

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What will they carry?

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How will they be powered?

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At what altitudes will they fly?

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And how will flying
vehicles impact your city?

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A special emphasis should be
placed on quiet, fully electric

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or hybrid electric vehicles.

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Make sure you consider all
appropriate metrics: airframes,

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power systems, noise profiles,
communications, altitude,

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and safety for pedestrians
and surrounding ground

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and air vehicles
during congested traffic

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and adverse weather.

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Vehicles will need to sense and
communicate with each other.

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Air and ground traffic
controllers will need a secure

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communications network that
remains in constant contact

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with pilots, drivers,
remote vehicle operators

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and autonomous vehicles.

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Broaden your team's
cross-disciplinary reach.

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People on your team will
necessarily come from science,

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technology, engineering and
mathematics backgrounds,

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but incorporating majors
from economics, marketing,

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graphic arts and other areas
can strengthen your concepts

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and may result in a better,
more livable city design

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to benefit a sustainable
future America.

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Under the supervision
of a college adviser,

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your team will compete
against other college teams.

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A team of experts from NASA
Glenn Research Center will

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mentor your team as it immerses
itself in NASA-related research

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in the communications,
cybersecurity, physics,

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aeronautics, power systems
and much, much more.

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For a complete list of
project requirements,

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be sure to attend the mandatory
virtual aeronautics project

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kickoff meetings.

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You can also visit
us on the web.

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I look forward to seeing
the cities, air vehicles,

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and communications
and control systems

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that your teams will create.