“Alhamdulillah, all four teams reached the finals and successfully secured first place in the Fixed Wing category, first place and the Excellent Flight Award in the Racing Plane category, third place in VTOL, and the title of Grand Champion,” Aldi Fahli Muzaqih, Technical Manager of the Bengawan UV Team UNS, said.

The Narash BUV UNS team clinched first place in the Racing Plane Division, outperforming 56 teams from various universities across Indonesia. They recorded the fastest flight time, finishing the 1,4 km race in just 33 seconds, and received the “Excellent Flight Award.” Meanwhile, the Bamantara BUV UNS team took first place in the Fixed Wing Division. This division’s mission involved monitoring and mapping disaster impacts and delivering emergency supplies along river streams, with a flight range of 15 km, flown autonomously.

The Akasha Bathara BUV UNS team secured third place in the VTOL Division, where the mission required the autonomous transport of an object within an indoor area. Additionally, the Akasha Seva BUV UNS team achieved second place in the Technology Development Division during the regional selection for Division 1. This division focuses on independently developing and integrating modular aircraft with IoT-based electronic speed controllers and ground control stations for disaster mitigation support.

Aldi explained that the Bengawan UV Team began preparing as early as February, well before the competition rules were announced, allowing ample time for research ahead of the 2024 KRTI. The team was mentored by four lecturers: Prof. Dr. Eng. Syamsul Hadi, S.T., M.T., Dr. Ir. Nurul Muhayat, S.T., M.T., R. Lullus Lambang G. Hidajat, S.T., M.T., and Prof. Ir. Dominicus Danardono Dwi Prija Tjahjana, S.T., M.T.

“This grand championship exceeded our expectations. Initially, we only aimed to have each team reach the podium in the KRTI finals this year. The team’s hard work, dedication, and maximum effort made it possible to achieve these results. As the technical lead, I am extremely proud of my teammates for delivering their best and overcoming top universities that usually dominate the KRTI competition,” Aldi added.

Aldi encouraged his teammates not to become complacent with this year’s achievement, emphasizing that maintaining the title of grand champion will be even more challenging than winning it.

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Four teams were introduced to the UNS academic community during the event. The first team, Akasha Seva BUV, led by Wahyu Heriyanto, a student from the Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering (FT) UNS, will compete in the Technology Development division. Their UAV, Akasha Seva, secured second place in the regional competition.

The second team, Akasha Bhatara BUV, led by Ahmad Tauhid Irfansyah, a student from the Physics Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) UNS, will compete in the Vertical Take-Off Landing (VTOL) division.

The third team, Bamantara BUV, led by Ryan Aditya Nandana from the Electrical Engineering Department, FT UNS, will compete in the Fixed Wing division. Their UAV, Bamantara, also won second place in the regional selection.

The fourth team, Narash BUV, led by Irfan Nahar Hidayat, also from the Electrical Engineering Department, will compete in the Racing Plane division. Their UAV, Ares, took first place in the regional competition.

The regional KRTI 2024 selection, in which the Bengawan UV teams participated, was organized by the Indonesian Talent Development Center (BPTI) under the National Achievement Center (Puspresnas) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek). Based on the regional results, BPTI announced the regional winners and finalists for KRTI 2024.

UNS Rector, Prof. Dr. Hartono, M.Si., expressed his appreciation for the team’s efforts. He stated his pride in the Bengawan UV Team’s consistent national and international achievements, and pledged full support in providing the necessary resources to ensure success in the upcoming competition.

“We fully support the team’s participation in KRTI 2024 to achieve the best results,” Prof. Hartono said.

General Manager of Bengawan UV Team UNS, Daffa Putra Islami, explained that they have been participating in KRTI since 2017. The competition is divided into two phases: the regional selection and the final round. The launch event also served as an appreciation to all those who have supported the team’s research and competition journey.

“The results from the regional selection serve as motivation for all UNS teams to achieve the best possible outcome in the KRTI 2024 final at Gading Airfield, Yogyakarta,” Daffa said.

The participation of UNS students in KRTI 2024 is expected to contribute to the achievement of Key Performance Indicator (IKU) 2. KRTI is a national-level competition involving teams from various universities across Indonesia, providing valuable external campus experience for UNS students. Winning at KRTI 2024 would be a significant accomplishment for the UNS community.

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General Manager Bengawan UV, Tri Rahmaji stated that he is delighted and proud because his teams could win three titles in KRTI 2021 after participating in four contest categories.

“Alhamdulillah, delighted and proud, my fellow’s hard works paid off from their research. Whatever the results, I believe in Allah. Alhamdulillah, this year Bengawan UV got three titles in KRTI,” Tri Rahmaji said after the closing ceremony.

The student of Mechanical Engineering Program Faculty of Engineering (FT) hoped that in next year KRTI his team could give better performance. He also stated that he would evaluate the limitation in this year’s performance to improve Bengawan UV performance in the next KRTI.

“Thank you to all parties who have supported us, from sponsors, supervisors, and parents. Thank you to UNS for facilitating us in creating works,” he added.

The Chief of Academic and Students Affairs Bureau UNS, Drs. Rohman Agus Pratomo also appreciated the achievements. Especially that UNS hosts the competition because there is special pressure to compete.

“Congratulation to Bengawan UV. These achievements made UNS proud. Hopefully, this achievement could encourage (students) to gain more achievements in the future. Hopefully, regeneration also continues with uninterrupted achievements and hopefully (you) could win the 1st place in the future,” Drs. Rohman Agus Pratomo stated. Humas UNS

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KKCTBN is a competition held by the National Center for Achievement (Puspresnas) Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemdikbudristek) 2021. This year final round was held in Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM).

Tri Rahmaji, as the General Manager of the Bengawan UV Team, stated that his team was proud of these accomplishments.

“Results never betrayed the efforts. Through spirit and hard works, the Bengawan UV Team could maintain its existence. Hopefully, this result could trigger the team’s spirit to continue (their) excellence,” Tri Rahmaji stated on Tuesday (26/10/2021).

In the competition, Bengawan UV competed in three finals for submarine division (Autonomous Semi Submarine Surface Vehicle/ASSV), high seas patrol boat division (Electric Remote Control/ERC), and patrol boat division (Fuel Engine Remote Control/FERC).

“Hopefully, Bengawan UV always solid. Could enjoy every process that applies the lesson learned from each competition as an evaluation and always showing its existence in the next events,” Aji hoped.

After succeeding in the KKCTBN, the team will compete again in the Indonesia Flying Robot Contest (KRTI) next month. Humas UNS

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KKCTBN and KRTI are competitions held by the National Center for Achievements (Puspresnas) Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemdikbudristek). In KKCTBN, Bengawan UV Team passed in three categories: submarine categories (Autonomous Semi Submarine Surface Vehicle/ASSV), high seas patrol boat division (Electric Remote Control/ERC), and patrol boat division (Fuel Engine Remote Control/FERC).

The launching was also a send offs ceremony for the teams who will compete in the final round attended by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, and the Dean of FT UNS, Dr. Techn. Ir. Sholihin As’ad. Prof. Jamal highly appreciated Bengawan UV’s accomplishment for passing the final round of KKCTBN and KRTI.

“I am proud with your achievements, at least considering the track record not long ago; Bengawan Team also won competitions on several other occasions. Hopefully, this becomes an encouragement to be a champion in the final tomorrow,” Prof. Jamal stated.

In a separate interview with the uns.ac.id team, Tri Rahmaji, the General Manager of Bengawan UV, stated that before the final round, the team went through several selection processes, including proposal selection and progress report on the planning, financing, and performance test. “Then the Best 9 that will compete at the national level are announced. In the final, there will be nine electric teams, nine gasoline teams, and eight submarine teams,” Tri Rahmaji or Aji explained on Monday (18/10/2021).

Through a strict selection process, Bengawan UV was successful in moving forward and exceeding other teams from Indonesian universities to compete in the final round that will be held in Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) on 21-24 October 2021 and November 2021 for KRTI.

“Alhamdulillah, from three categories that we participated in, all passed to the final round in  Malang,” Aji added.

The preparation from the team has started at the beginning of 2021 after they received technical guidelines from the committee. They worked promptly to complete all components they hadn’t prepared.

“Hopefully, we could maintain our previous year’s achievement. Or, to be better, hopefully, the teams will be all out (in their performance),” Aji hoped. Humas UNS

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