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Advanced Autonomous Systems Design and Operations Competition | TEKNOFEST

About the Competition

Advanced Autonomous Systems Design and Operation Competition encourages the development of engineering solutions focused on the coordinated and fully autonomous operation of fixed-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) within a mission framework based on post-disaster scenarios.
The competition aims for participants to conduct technical studies in areas such as multi-autonomous system design, sensing and computer vision, wireless data transmission, route planning, and system integration; and to demonstrate their solutions through mission performance under realistic field conditions.
Participants who are currently enrolled in associate, undergraduate, or graduate degree programs in Türkiye or abroad are eligible to apply.
 
Evaluation Stages:
  • Preliminary Evaluation Report (PER)
  • Detailed Evaluation Report (DER)
  • Final Evaluation Report (FER) and Presentation Process
  • System Design Review Presentation (SDRS)
  • Flight Readiness Evaluation Report (FRER)
  • Competition Performance (Final)
Templates and detailed guidelines for the required reports will be announced at a later date on the TEKNOFEST website.

Yarışma Takvimi

Explanation Date
Yarışma Son Başvuru Tarihi 10.04.2026
Preliminary Evaluations Report (PER) Deadline 26.04.2026 17.00 (GMT +3)
PER Results and Announcement of Teams for the Following Stage 04.05.2026
Detailed Evaluation Report (DER) Submission Deadline 15.07.2026 - 17.00 (GMT+3)
Announcement of DER Results 29.07.2026
Final Evaluation Report (FER) Submission Deadline 21.09.2026 - 17.00 (GMT +3)
FER Presentations 30.09 - 03.10.2026
Announcement of FER Results and Teams Eligible for Financial Support 04.10.2026
System Review Presentation (SRP) Submission Deadline 05.02.2027 - 17.00 (GMT +3)
Announcement of SRP Results 19.02.2027
Flight Readiness Assessment Report (FRAR) Submission Deadline 16.04.2027 - 17.00 (GMT +3)
Announcement of FRAR Results 16.04.2027
Flight Tests 21.05.2027
Competition Date/Location August–September 2027

Competition Awards

Degree Award Amount
First 750.000 TRY
Second 600.000 TRY
Third 500.000 TRY

Advanced Autonomous Systems Design and Operation Competition Specification

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