SEMAR UGM successfully won two titles at once in Shell Eco-Marathon 2022 held at Mandalika International Street Circuit, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on October 11-15, 2022. SEMAR UGM won the 1st place in Battery-Electric Class, Prototype Category for SEMAR PROTO and the 2nd place in Internal Combustion Engine Class, Urban Concept Category for SEMAR URBAN.

In this prestigious energy-friendly car race that challenges students from all over the world to explore and finally providing solutions for advanced-vehicle energy needed in this era, SEMAR UGM surpassed 49 participants consist of 33 Indonesia’s representatives dan 16 participants from other countries like India, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam.

Competing in the Prototype Category with the concept of an energy-efficient futuristic car, SEMAR PROTO left the judges in awe by reaching the distance of 587 km/kWh. The arena of Urban Concept Category focussing on the design of a four-wheeled energy-efficient vehicle needed by urban communities was successfully conquered by SEMAR URBAN by carrying the superiority of their vehicle in its efficient usage of the fuel and its carbon fibre body, making it weighed only 89 kilograms and reached the distance of 332 km/l.

The whole process of the idea brainstorming, the production of the car, and finally competing at the racetrack of  Mandalika International Street Circuit was crucial for SEMAR UGM in winning the competition. SEMAR’s representative stated on Sunday (16/10) that Mandalika International Street Circuit was a real challenge, making all the preparations should be executed well, especially in preparing the driver’s condition to face the uncertain weather, the length of the racetrack, the high temperature of the venue, and many other factors.

Congratulations, SEMAR UGM, for this proud achievement. May this victory would bring about more remarkable achievements and innovations for the advancement of science and technology.

(Source: Subdirektorat Kreativitas Mahasiswa Direktorat Kemahasiswaan Universitas Gadjah Mada)

PR of DTMI | October 2022

Reactics Chem-E-Car UGM won the 1^st place in Malaysia Chem-E-Car Competition 2022 that was held in Malaysia on Tuesday (09/08).

IEM Chem-E-Car Presentation Competition is an annual competition conducted by the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), with this year’s host being UCSI University. The participants came from various countries, with Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) being one of the teams representing Indonesia. UGM’s team consists of  Yehezkiel Marco Natanael – Chemical Engineering 2020, Mikael Bagastama Jatinitiraga – Chemical Engineering 2020, Muhammad Akbar Ariffandi – Chemical Engineering 2020, and Muhammad Husein Hartanto – Mechanical Engineering 2020.

This victory, instead of marking the end of Reactics Chem-E-Car UGM’s journey, is hoped to provide a boost for the spirit of never-ending improvement in order to achieve better accomplishments in future competitions which Reactics Chem-E-Car UGM would be participating in both nationally and internationally.

PR of DTMI | August 2022

Gadjah Mada Aerospace Team (GMAT) successfully achieved the 6^th world rank and the 3^rd Asian rank in United States Annual Student CanSat Competition 2022 held on June 9-12, 2022.

The annual competition held by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) brings up different missions every year. As for 2022’s CanSat, the mission was Tethered Payload, which all team participants were required to build a container design connected with the payload using a 10-meter thread with a camera in it to do the recording using the south orientation pointing 45 degrees from the breaking point.

Before reaching the final stage, GMAT, represented by Narantaka as its international division, needed to go through a tight qualification stage along with hundreds of other teams during the Registration and Preliminary Design Review (PDR) processes. The effort was finally paid off when Narantaka achieved the 3^rd rank out of 49 and advancing to the final stage started with the Critical Design Review (CDR) process.

Prior to the pandemic, CanSat Competition was held at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. However, due to the pandemic situation that was still going until the D-Day of the competition, CanSat Competition 2022 was held online. Narantaka team consists of Mukhsin Al Fikri L., Della Anindhita Cahyarani (TI 2019), Fiorella Averina G., Mahesafin Alna Ramadhan (TM 2019), Ari Permana (TM 2019), Ananda Hafidh Rifai K., Lutfi Andriyanto, Alphonsus Jovian Joy Reynaldo, and Dzaki Fathdanish with Dr. I Made Miasa, S.T., M.Sc. as the team supervisor who was constantly providing Narantaka with some inputs and advice during the competition.

Mukhsin Al Fikri Lubis, the leader of Narantaka, commented on how his team members kept supporting each other throughout the competition processes and stated that it was an impressive endeavor being in such a team in order to bring joy and pride for both the alma mater and Indonesia. With all the achievements that have been acquired, Mukhsin hoped that Narantaka GMAT would be motivated to achieve even greater accomplishments in the future CanSat Competitions and in any other competition ahead.

This prominent achievement by Narantaka GMAT cannot be separated from the never-ending support and prayer by the family, relatives, friends, and sponsors. A massive gratitude is given to the sponsors (Pertamina, Waskita, Bukit Asam, and PJB) for the financial support, and hopefully this partnership would last longer and would eventually bring massive benefits for both parties.

GMAT would evaluate on the process and result from this year’s competition in hope to find rooms for further improvement, all for elevating the beloved DTMI alma mater.

(Source: GMAT)

PR of DTMI | August 2022

A team of three Mechanical Engineering (TM) students was awarded with the 2^nd place in Green Innovation for Green Energy (National Scientific Writing Competition) hosted by Pertamina Patra Niaga x Integrated Terminal Palembang on Friday (11/02).

The team consists of Aqli Sharfan (TM 2019), Claudia Eva Maharani (TM 2021), and Dasta Muhammad Ghaly (TM 2019) brought up the concept of “Optimizing the Pyrolysis Machine to Generate LDPE Plastic Waste into Diesel Fuel for Power Plants Generator in Palembang Area” for their scientific writing that eventually led them in winning the 2^nd place.

Source: Aqli Sharfan

PR of DTMI | February 2022

Under the direction of Dr. Ir. Jayan Sentanuhady, S.T., M.Eng., IPU., ASEAN Eng., Alami Teknologi, a collaboration of Fadjar Novel (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering), Reza Yustika Bayuardi (Department of Chemical Engineering), and Fano Alfian Ardyansyah (Industrial Engineering Alumni), won second place in the 2021 Ideanation Competition.

This competition is conducted by narration.tv and will take place online (ZOOM Meeting) from July to November 2021. Waste-To-Energy: Technology to Process Urban Waste and Medical Waste into Energy is a carbonizer technology offered by Alami Teknologi. Nowadays, the trash issue is one that has been resolved for a long time. The biggest impediment to resolving the garbage problem is the lack of effective and ecologically acceptable technology. Furthermore, many waste-related solutions have resulted in new difficulties, such as emissions and by-products that have not been optimized. The Alami Teknologi team provides a solution in the form of effective clean technology that can manage waste in the form of a scalable and modular carbonizer machine that can be incorporated based on the capacity and volume of current trash.

This technology’s intended users include district/city-level local governments, MSMEs, village governments, markets, hospitals, and offices, however for the time being, the team is focusing on TPS and village governments as end-customers. The major income source comes from the revenue share of charcoal as an output product of the carbonizer engine, and the second revenue stream comes from the sale of carbonizer technology. According to the market and business study, the entire market value is $195 million, with the major goals being TPS3R and TPA. These findings indicate a successful business study with a 3.9-year return on investment and a 25% ROI.

“Our objective is to assist the government in controlling urban and medical waste while also offering a cost-effective energy source,” said Fadjar Novel.

DESKRIPSI SINGKAT

• Nama tim: ALAMI TEKNOLOGI
• Anggota:
  • Fadjar Novel (Teknik Mesin 2018)
  • Reza Yustika Bayuardi (Teknik Kimia 2017)
  • Fano Alfian Ardyansyah (Alumni Teknik Industri)
• Pembimbing: Dr. Ir. Jayan Sentanuhady, S.T., M.Eng., IPU., ASEAN Eng.
• Kompetisi yang diikuti (Annual Competition Ideanation 2021, narasi.tv, Juli 2021 s/d November 2021, Zoom Meeting):
• Jenis kompetisi: Nasional
  Terdiri dari 15 tim yang merupakan lulusan S1 dan S2 baik dalam negri maupun luar negri. Terdapat tiga kategori yang masing-masing kategori berisi 5 tim terbaik yang sudah melalui penilaian pihak Ideanation 2021.
• Capaian prestasi: Juara 2 kategori Waste Management Solution
• Nama Produk/karya/tulisan: Waste-To-Energy: Teknologi Pengolahan Sampah Perkotaan dan Limbah Medis Menjadi Energi
• Deskripsi/penjelasan produk/karya/tulisan, termasuk kelebihan yang ditawarkan: Teknologi Carbonizer dapat mempercepat program desa peduli lingkungan dan desa berenergi bersih dengan mengolah sampah perkotaan dan limbah medis menjadi energi dengan tujuan utama adalah untuk membuat dan mengaplikasikan teknologi carbonizer kapasitas 1 ton sampah per hari yang digunakan untuk mengolah sampah perkotaan dan limbah medis menjadi energi, mengkomersilkan produk hasil teknologi carbonizer yang berupa arang (charcoal), abu (ash), dan air bersih (clean water)
• Harapan tim:
  • Menyediakan teknologi pengolah sampah perkotaan dan limbah medis yang ramah lingkungan dengan produk akhir teknologi yang berupa sumber energi terbarukan bagi industri kecil dan menengah (UMKM) dan rumah tangga.
  • Menjaga kestabilan dan ketersediaan energi bagi UMKM maupun masyarakat desa.
  • Meningkatkan bauran energi nasional tentang energi terbarukan dan menyediakan energi bersih.
  • Memanfaatkan sampah dan limbah medis sebagai sumber bahan bakar terbarukan sebagai upaya meminimalkan penggunaan energi fosil terutama LPG dan minyak solar.
  • Membantu pemerintah dalam mengelola sampah perkotaan dan limbah medis sekaligus menyediakan sumber energi yang ekonomis
• URl berita resmi dari penyelenggara : https://linktr.ee/ideanation
• Kontak salah satu anggota tim untuk memudahkan kami jika ada yang ditanyakan : Fadjar Novel (085830603708)

The Gadjah Mada Flying Object Research Center (Gamaforce) won the overall winner of this year’s Indonesian Flying Robot Contest (KRTI) held online, 15-20 November. UGM dominated the government-organized competition with five gold medals and one consolation prize.

“Congratulations to the Gamaforce team for the achievement at the 2021 KRTI,” said UGM Vice-Rector for Education, Teaching, and Student Affairs Professor Djagal Wiseso Marseno at the awarding ceremony on Saturday (20/11).
Head of Gamaforce Supervisors Dr. Andi Dharmawan said dedication and interdisciplinary collaboration were the two key factors that helped the team reclaim the overall winner upon last year’s broken win streak. Students of diverse backgrounds, some of which were Electronics and Instrumentation, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Communication Science, teamed up to make this happen.

“Gamaforce has proven its quality through this win. Hopefully, we can defend the title next year,” said Andi. Team leader Made Naradhipa Kanishka Bayu praised the whole team for their unwavering commitment despite the pandemic limitations. “Gamaforce will continue to support the aerospace’s development by research, and, hopefully, contribute to Indonesia one day. Jagat Saksana Dirga (Guardians of the Horizon)!,” said Nara.

A total of 163 teams from 61 Indonesian universities participated in the competition this year. The four categories contested were Racing Plane, Fixed Wing, Vertical Take-off and Landing, and Technology Development. The following lists the categories won by the subteams of Gamaforce: Fiachra Aeromapper – Winner of Fixed Wing Khageswara – Winner of Technology Development (Flight Controller Development), Winner of Technology Development (Ground Control Station), Winner of Technology Development (Propulsion System Development-Prime Mover), Winner of Technology Development (Propulsion System Development-Propeller) Rasayana – Consolation Prize Winner of Racing Plane (source : ugm.ac.id)

The government-run Energy-Efficient Car Contest (KMHE) has concluded on 20 November. Held in a hybrid manner, offline in Surabaya and online, the contest has finally announced its set of winners. Of the 24 teams from 24 Indonesian universities that participated, Semar UGM managed to secure two titles in the Proto-Electric Car and Eco Fun Race-Electric Car categories.

General Manager of Semar UGM Hendra Widyatmoko (Mechanical Engineering) said the team created a prototype car that uses a low-power electric motor with a super-efficient controller. With the said design, the car has broken a new record for the Asia Pacific region with a mileage of 644.77 km/kWh, previously achieved by China’s HuaQi-EV with 501.6 km/kWh.

“Alhamdulillah, it was smooth sailing throughout the stages, from proposal submission, scrutineering to the competition day. We won first place in two categories. Hence we would like to thank all parties who have supported us, both internally (the University, the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and the Faculty of Engineering) and externally,” he said, Monday (22/11).

Semar UGM Supervisor Dr. Jayan Sentanuhady said the team took three years to develop the car, starting from designing, manufacturing, and participating in the race. In addition, the good cooperation among three different cohorts involved in the creation has been among the key factors that help them claim the titles. (sumber ugm.ac.id)

The UGM FELECTRIG Team, led by Bahana Aslamabel (Engineering Physics’18),  Inherenta Muhammad Amarutsli (Mechanical Engineering’18), and Ferraldy Kurnia Rizqi (Mechanical Engineering’18), won second place in the Environmental Engineering Student Association, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology’s Business Plan ‘Environment’ competition. This competition recruited 28 teams from Indonesia’s most famous colleges, including UI, UB, ITB, and ITS.

ENVIRONATION is an annual big event held for the first time in 2014 by the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology’s Environmental Engineering Student Association with the goal of increasing public awareness of the environment through a series of environmental engineering professional-based events packaged creatively and innovatively. This event is divided into many categories of contests, one of which is Eco Business, in which the FLECTRIG team participate. Eco Business is a student business proposal competition that focuses on the environmental topic “Economy and Ecological Restoration.”

(sumber : Team Lomba)

Arjuna Electric Vehicle Team UGM Won the Best Electric Car Battery Design in the International Competition FSEV Concept Challenge 2021

Arjuna Electric Vehicle Universitas Gadjah Mada has won their second awards of this year.  After successfully winning the First Place of Car Design in a national competition that was held by Indonesia’s national electricity company PLN Innovation & Competition in Electricity (ICE) 2021 in June, the team has again won another competition on an international level in the 5th Annual FSEV Concept Challenge (FSEV 2021). As an annual competition, this has been the second time the team has participated in the competition. This year, Arjuna EV UGM has won the title Best Battery Design, 3rd Place of Team Management Report, and became the finalist in the category of Software and Intelligence Integration. The competition itself was held during 30 July 2021 – 4 August 2021 in India and was attended by a total of 31 teams from India, Turkey, and Indonesia.

Winning the award of Best Battery Design in an international scale meant that Arjuna EV UGM has been recognized for their hard work results. To win this award, the team needs to deliver a clear goal towards the needs of power and vehicle energy with compact battery arrangement and safety. The safety in the system is an important matter to highlight in a design that was made with the selection of materials, Battery Management System (BMS) integration, and good selection of electrical components.

Head of Arjuna EV UGM’s competition, Muhammad Raihan Hilmy had stated that the team’s goals upon participating for the second time in the competition is to gain more experiences and knowledges as well as feedbacks from the judges in order to prepare next year’s team and the concept design of the car.

The fifth annual competition that has been held by Curiosum Tech Private Limited under the name of Formula Bharat India aims to give international students an opportunity to concept and design Formula Student Electric Vehicle Powertrain as well as assess the team’s knowledge regarding managing systems in the electric vehicle industry. This year the competition was held in six different categories which are Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Report, Procurement Strategy Report, Team Management Report, Software Integration Report, Design Specification Sheet Report (DSS), and Engineering Design Presentation (EDP).

Before the COVID-19 pandemic emergence, Arjuna EV UGM were initially active to participate in the annual Japan Formula Society Automotive Engineer (FSAE) that was held on an international scale in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. However, due to the unprecedented pandemic that is still running havoc this year, Formula SAE Japan did not accept any international participant and made the competition exclusive for national participants in Japan. Although Arjuna EV UGM could not compete in Formula SAE Japan again this year, such things did not hinder the team’s spirit and motivation to keep on learning and innovating.

“This has proven that the young generation of Indonesia could participate in the development of the civilized world’s electric car”, said the current captain of Arjuna EV UGM’s 9th generation, Inherenta Muhammad Amarutsli. On top of that, Inherenta had also stated that Arjuna Electric Vehicle UGM has a vision to become the best research-based electric car team especially in Asia as a form of contribution in Indonesia’s environmentally friendly electric car development. Other than that, Arjuna EV UGM’s active evaluation has become one of the important activities in order for the team to create improvements in the future’s electric car development.

Sponsored by PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM), PT Sumber Segara Primadaya (S2P), PT Sinergi Laksana Bara Mas, PT Bukaka Teknik Utama, PT Justus Kimiaraya, PT Indonesia Steel Tube Works (ISTW), Würth Elektronik

For further information regarding Arjuna Electric Vehicle Team UGM could be accessed in

Website :arjunaft.web.ugm.ac.id

Instagram :arjunaugm

YouTube: Arjuna EV UGM

Email:  arjuna.ft@ugm.ac.id

Call:  +6282178799106 (Inherenta Muhammad Amarutsli)