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September 18, 2019To All Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Students,You are invited to put your creativity to the test and form a team to be part of the 2019 Boeing Innovation Challenge! You can compete and cooperate with students from other selected universities to propose ideas that will make the creation and operation of commercial jetliners better for the future.This year’s competition has three focus areas:Simplifying commercial airplanes.Creating adaptable and flexible airplane cabins.Bringing advances from other industries to commercial aviation.Get your two to three-member team’s idea onto a one-page summary form (attached). Submissions begin Sept. 10 and are due by noon (Pacific Standard Time) on Nov. 15. First-round winners from all schools receive:Trip to Mukilteo, Wash., to participate in a three-day, hackathon-style event (travel, lodging and meals to be paid for by Boeing through the university.)Meetings with innovation leaders at Boeing to talk about your ideas and career aspirations.An opportunity to discuss and apply for upcoming Boeing internships.Your team’s ideas can help shape an Industry that drives the economies of the world and connects cultures. Diverse multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged. To Review rules, University BIC Events, Register and Submit your idea – see the University BIC Website Link here: SankrithiSenior Manager, Airplane Architecture, Innovation & Product Evaluation,Commercial Airplane Product Development, Boeing Commercial AirplanesUniversity BIC Coordinator: (prime student contact)Dr. Robert SmithTechnical FellowBoeing Distinguished Professor of Practice, Calhoun Discovery ProgramBoeing Engineering, Test and TechnologyOffice: 135C Hillcrest HallContact: 256-519-5654Email: rsmithboe2019@vt.eduFor more information, please see:Eligibility RequirementsCategory DetailsBoeing Innovation Competition Student AgreementJudging CriteriaInput Form ExampleKey DatesPhase 1Sept. 10, 2019 – Competition launch at specific universities Nov. 1, 2019 – Student University Web BIC registration complete Nov. 15, 2019 – Idea entries submitted (by 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time); teams can submit one or multiple ideas; each requires its own formNov. 27, 2019 – Top first-round winning entrants notified Phase 2 Jan. 10, 2020 – Virtual teaming of all top entrants to self-select and combine ideas and teams down to 8-10 separate ideas of greatest student interest (8-10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time)Phase 3Jan. 20-22, 2020 – In-person event in Mukilteo, Wash. to fully define and present those ideas to Boeing innovation leaders. AttachmentsHYPERLINK \l "Eligibility"Eligibility Requirements (for BIC registration)To be eligible for the BIC, all students participating on a team, must meet the following requirements:Be a U.S. citizen or U.S. person.Note: Boeing is precluded from hosting citizens of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Be an active student at a participating school through the duration of the competition.Have at least sophomore standing.Cannot be a current direct Boeing employee or contractor working for The Boeing Company at any time during the competition.Be part of a two- to three-member idea-forming team, and willing to diversify their response if selected with additional team members. For first-round winners: Sign the “Boeing Innovation Competition Student Agreement”.If your idea is selected for the second phase, you will also:Sign the Boeing Innovation Competition Student AgreementParticipate in the virtual teaming event with other Universities to down select to the final 8-10 BIC ideas with full idea teams.Travel to the three-day event to further develop and present your final concepts.Additional notes:Travel will be arranged for participating teams through their university, with expenses for attendees paid by Boeing through university grants.? Category DetailsTopic 1: Simplifying Commercial Airplanes Innovations to dramatically simplify an aspect of design, manufacture or operation.What we are seeking and key opportunity areas:Significant design/build cost reductions over competitors, while improving useful functionalityExamples of relevant suggestions:Innovative structures architectures, and/or material systems.Improvements in safety, quality or build costs.Simplification or reduction of design requirements.Multifunctional, more integrated architectures (e.g. combining two or more of structures, systems, passenger cabin, propulsion, flight sciences.)Load reduction innovations to enable simple design.NOTE: Examples are provided as a starting place to encourage additional thinking and are not intended to limited proposals. Desired solution characteristics:Product innovation – either new concepts or significant improvements to today’s concepts.Business needs and value – improvements to aircraft value, production system efficiency or airline market competitiveness.Certifiable by 2030.What to include in each response:Quantified estimated for weight, drag or operational cost (specific value or percentage improvement).Estimated build cost impacts (specific dollar cost or percent reduction).Topic 2: Creating Efficient, Adaptable and Flexible Airplane Cabins Innovations that strengthen the capability of the future Boeing Cabin by meeting the current and future needs of airlines and passengers. What we are seeking and key opportunity areas:Gate-to-Gate block times have been increasing, and many airlines are focusing on reducing the time an airplane is at an airport gate as a way of enabling schedule recovery and/or enabling more flying time. This involves all aspects of getting people, baggage/cargo on and off the airplane more efficiently, and also includes reducing the time needed for servicing the airplane cabin, including: catering, cleaning, water and waste systems, and even fixing/checking something that is not working properly. Airlines are gaining increased access to meaningful data, enabling more efficient and informed decisions related to cabin configuration (e.g. passenger revenue optimization) and operational efficiency. Today, airlines use sub-fleets to handle different mission requirements. As an alternative, enablers are needed for quickly modifying the cabin for different airline missions and passenger revenue optimization.The future Boeing cabin must be easily changeable and adaptable to accommodate rapid reconfiguration during an airplane gate turn or overnight – from seat re-pitch to more dramatic changes such as adding or removing lavatory or galley capacity.Examples of relevant suggestions:Solving for passenger and personal baggage loading and unloading of the cabin for both single and dual aisle configurations.Architecture and system solutions that enable faster servicing of the cabin during gate turns.Architecture and system solutions that enable adaptable cabin configurations: e.g. adding/removing seats/lavatories/galleys.Innovative seating concepts and seats appropriate for different passenger needs across different airline mission requirementsInnovative concepts for multi-use cabin spaces (e.g. think “tiny home” innovations).NOTE: Examples are provided as a starting place to encourage additional thinking and are not intended to limit proposals. Desired solution characteristics:Achieves Product Innovation - improvement to or over existing conceptsBusiness Needs and Value - improvements to build rate and cost; Aircraft performance, Airline market competitivenessWhat to include in each response:Define area(s) of focus (capabilities) being addressed.Define ideas new elements, and changes to current design and function.Quantified idea benefits over current design features and cost (specific dollar cost or percent reduction).Address any cultural or industry barriers to the new ic 3: Cross Industry Aircraft Innovation Non-aerospace technologies with beneficial applications for airplanes, crews and passengers to enhance the total travel experience.What we are seeking and key opportunity areas:Cross industry “not invented here” innovation applies concepts from non-aviation fields into aviation applications to quickly enable significant value improvements ranging from reduced work load for crews, improved manufacturing efficiency, increased opportunities and an improved door-to-door passenger experience.Examples of relevant suggestions:Additive manufacturing.WiFi communication. Tablet computing.Virtual reality.Assembly line techniques.Robotics.Lighting. Biofuel.Hybrid propulsion, Autonomy. Blockchain build validation.Machine learning.NOTE: Examples are provided as a starting place to encourage additional thinking and are not intended to limited proposals. Desired solution characteristics:Achieves product innovation – improvement to, or over, existing concepts.Business needs and value – improvements to build rate and cost, airplane performance, airline competitiveness, passenger preference.What to include in each response:Define existing area(s) of capability being proposed as a new solutionDefine ideas and new integration elements needed to enable applicationQuantified idea benefits over current methods and cost (specific dollar cost or percent reduction)Judging CriteriaEntries will be judged based on:Creativity.Technical content, modeling, or analysis.Relevance to Commercial Aircraft Challenge TopicsLifecycle value, with increased flying travel preference.Clarity/organization.Potential for pleted student entry forms must be submitted via your University BIC web submittal page to the University Coordinator noted on this invite. (or if not able, by email to boeinginnovationchallenge@ ) by Nov. 15, 2019 (12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time).BIC Winning ideas will be reviewed by Boeing for functional idea and possible Invention Disclosure development with participant coordination. Intellectual Property AgreementBy entering this competition, Participants understand that in order to proceed to Round 2 of the competition, Boeing will require the participants to sign the “Boeing Innovation Competition Student Agreement”.If selected to participate in the in-person event, information about projects developed may not be shared outside of The Boeing Company. Project titles and a team picture may be shared publically upon approval of The Boeing Company. If teams or students would like to pursue development of their projects beyond the end of the competition, students will have the opportunity to request a license from The Boeing Company to further explore their ideas. If there are any questions about intellectual property, please contact your school focal for guidance. Example Challenge Input Form Page 1 : (See University Web page link to download or request the form) ................
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