BRIEF
For patients critically ill with the CoronaVirus, access to a ventilator could be a matter of life or death. The machines get oxygen into the lungs and remove carbon dioxide from the body when people are too sick to breathe on their own. That might sound simple but it is crucial to keep pressure to a minimum to avoid causing further damage. In addition, if the oxygen level is too high, that can do harm. As a result, intensive care unit (ICU) ventilators need to not only keep people breathing but also accurately monitor their lungs, using a mix of airflow, temperature, humidity and pressure sensors. Hospitals across the world now urgently need more of this kit.
With the local availability of rapid manufacturing equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters and CNCs, and the availability of embedded development boards, we need YOU TO DESIGN A SIMPLE, MAINTAINABLE, EASY-TO_MANUFACTURE VENTILATOR TO PROVIDE LIFE SUPPORT FOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS IN EGYPT
A similar design competition has been announced earlier by the McGill University Health Centre, and this competition was inspired by it, but with the emphasis of making sure that designs can be manufactured locally in EGYPT
With the local availability of rapid manufacturing equipment such as 3D printers, laser cutters and CNCs, and the availability of embedded development boards, we need YOU TO DESIGN A SIMPLE, MAINTAINABLE, EASY-TO_MANUFACTURE VENTILATOR TO PROVIDE LIFE SUPPORT FOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS IN EGYPT
A similar design competition has been announced earlier by the McGill University Health Centre, and this competition was inspired by it, but with the emphasis of making sure that designs can be manufactured locally in EGYPT
The TOP THREE DESIGNS will be available for free download to anyone who needs them, saving lives immediately. Makerspaces & manufacturers across EGYPT have been identified and will start manufacturing designs to cover shortages in their local neighborhoods.
START NOW. WE HAVE NO TIME TO LOSE !!
START NOW. WE HAVE NO TIME TO LOSE !!
GOAL
To design a low-cost, simple, easy to use and easy to build ventilator that can serve CoronaVirus patients, in an emergency time frame. It should be easy to build locally, must be easy to verify its functionality, and must meet the design requirements specified here. Three finalists will be selected and their designs will be available to download for free.
To motivate participation from local manufacturers, we encourage participants to submit provisional patents prior to the announcement of final designs, while granting license to local builders to manufacture their designs during the CoronaVirus crisis.
To motivate participation from local manufacturers, we encourage participants to submit provisional patents prior to the announcement of final designs, while granting license to local builders to manufacture their designs during the CoronaVirus crisis.
FUNDING & PRIZES
Contestants with promising design concepts will be encouraged to create proposals to access funding from local funding agencies (e.g. ASRT) . Funding of up to 1 million EGP may be available. Those who do not get funding, can still self fund their designs until submission.
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After designs are delivered by the deadline, judges will evaluate which of the submissions is most likely to be of lower cost, higher quality, greater reliability, greater ease of production, greater ease of use, greater modularity/repairability, uncompromised safety, and aesthetics. The best 12 teams will be selected to present their designs.
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Out of the 12 presented designs, the best three designs will be selected by the judges to allow makerspaces to manufacture them for those who need it in their vicinity. Manufactured ventilators will be followed upon, and the best design, with the highest impact and lowest problems/bugs will be announced as the winner of the 100,000 EGP prize.
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ORGANIZERS & SUPPORTERS
The Ventilator Design Challenge is organized by the ASU Design House, by providing their experts, along with many experts from the community to mentor, guide and support contestants throughout the design and prototyping process.
Funding for contestants to design & prototype their design concepts may be provided by the Academy for Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT), for all submissions that satisfy their requirements. Microsoft and Si-Vision is sponsoring the prize for the competition as one of their efforts to help the community during these difficult times. Si-Vision is a leading IP provider for high-performance, low power wireless-intellectual property (IP). Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. |
TIMELINE
22/03/2020: Competition is announced and registration opens.
26/03/2020: Registration for the competition ends.
28/03/2020: Deadline for registered teams to submit their design concepts. The teams with the best design concepts will be guided to submit funding proposals seeking funds for their design and prototyping
01/04/2020: Teams approved for R&D funding will be notified. Those not accepted for funding can still continue but will be responsible for all design and prototyping costs.
20/04/2020: Deadline to submit all design deliverables.
24/04/2020: Announcement of the Top Three Designs
25/04/2020: The general public, makerspaces and manufacturers can download the designs and start manufacturing them to fulfill local need.
21/05/2020: The best design will be selected and the winner will be announced.
26/03/2020: Registration for the competition ends.
28/03/2020: Deadline for registered teams to submit their design concepts. The teams with the best design concepts will be guided to submit funding proposals seeking funds for their design and prototyping
01/04/2020: Teams approved for R&D funding will be notified. Those not accepted for funding can still continue but will be responsible for all design and prototyping costs.
20/04/2020: Deadline to submit all design deliverables.
24/04/2020: Announcement of the Top Three Designs
25/04/2020: The general public, makerspaces and manufacturers can download the designs and start manufacturing them to fulfill local need.
21/05/2020: The best design will be selected and the winner will be announced.
REQUIREMENTS
The designed ventilator needs to meet or exceed the specification of the minimally (and some preferred options) clinically acceptable ventilator to be used in UK hospitals during the current CoVID-19 outbreak. The details of this specification can be found HERE. The highlights of these specs are:
Ventilation performance
Design Requirements User Interaction
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Teams that include -3-10 people acknowledging the competition's RULES and satisfying the following requirements can participate:
Expertise
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THE ADVISORY PANEL
- Prof. Mohamed Saad Hamed, Prof of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
- Eng. Mohamed Mohsen, CEO, Si-Vision
- Dr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, Head of Automotive Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University
- Eng. Khaled El Boushy, Design House, Ain Shams University
- Dr. Maged Ghoneima, Mechatronics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University