What is the RAD Aerial Drone Competition
The REC Foundation, in partnership with For the
Win Robotics, offers a low-cost, in-person, aerial drone competition. Experience an educational
drone sporting RAD Competition event to see the dedication, innovation, and excitement unfold among
students who are reaching new heights and leveraging real-world skills to amplify their futures.
How to Join the Competition
To register your team, visit RobotEvents.com, and register
to participate in RAD events. Please note that local event registration is required and may include an
additional event registration fee. As an officially registered team, participation in local events may
qualify you for applicable championship events. This culminates in the RAD World Championships at VEX
Worlds, the largest robotics competition in the world!
For more information about joining the RAD Aerial Drone Competition please contact us directly.
o Principles of Flight
o Four Fundamental Forces: lift, thrust, drag, weight
o Yaw, Pitch, Roll
o Newton’s 3rd Law &
Bernoulli's Principle
o Airfoil and angle of
attack
o Weight and balance
o Quadcopter motor and
propeller rotation and torque
● Identify quadcopter parts and functions
● Apply FAA Airspace principles through the competition
flights
● Understand and use aviation operation terms
● Develop and use models to pre-plan flight patterns
● Design and strategies solutions to navigate complex game
tasks and objectives
● Perform evaluation to optimize flight operations and
performance.
● Use block-based coding to design and navigate a drone's
flight path.
● Identify the connection between programming and real world
applications.
● Gain a foundation in computational thinking and problem
solving.
● Incorporate 3D printing techniques*
o Using 3D modelling
software, the workings of which can translate into other 3D
modelling programs.
o Designing within
constraints
o Overall project
management
o Principles of geometry
and measurement, as well as algebra and general mathematics
required to calculate dimensions
o 3D printer can be used
to teach designing for manufacturing and assembly, the
principles of tolerance and safety factors, and other
engineering principles
o Documenting the design
process and discussing the project in judged interviews
teaches written and verbal communication skills.
* Optional – Teams are not required to have 3D printers
● Practice Remote Pilot safety procedures
● Demonstrate awareness of the ethics and historical aspect
of unmanned aerial systems