The Moments of ITB Student's Death During Unmanned Aircraft Test, Here's the Complete Chronology

Dream - Muhammad Rasyid Ghifary, a student of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), died during an unmanned aircraft test training at Lanud Sulaiman, Bandung Regency, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

The 2021 student of the Mechanical Engineering Study Program at the Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (FTMD), ITB, died after being hit by an unmanned aircraft launcher.

Naomi Haswanto, the Head of ITB's Communication and Public Relations Bureau, said that Rasyid was part of the ITB Aksantara Team, a student activity unit in the field of flying robotics.

At around 5:00 PM, Rasyid and the team were preparing the launcher device for a test flight.

"This is a training for the preparation of the Indonesian Flying Robot Contest (KRTI)," said Naomi, as quoted from Liputan6.com, Thursday, June 8, 2023.

Naomi explained that the launcher device consisted of a large elastic rubber attached to a large iron peg.

After several installation attempts, the Aksantara team still failed to install it, so the location of the launcher peg was then moved from its original position.

However, the relocated soil condition where the peg was moved turned out to be muddy, so it was not strong enough to hold it, causing the peg to be launched and hit Rasyid.

Rasyid was immediately taken to RSAU Lanud Sulaiman. His friends immediately contacted his family and the Aksantara supervising lecturer. The doctor declared Rasyid dead at 5:44 PM due to blunt trauma.

"ITB, through Ditmawa and FTMD, provides attention, according to the Rector's regulations, in the form of condolence funds and condolences in the form of flower arrangements," said Naomi.

Winning the Best Final Project, ITB Architecture Student Designs Flood-Resistant Floating Housing Complex in Jakarta

Dream - An architecture student from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) has created a concept of floating houses as a solution to flooding in Jakarta. The design, which is a final project for his studies, even received the best predicate at his campus.

The concept of floating houses came from a student named Muhammad Isa Tsaqif. He completed his studies by designing a project titled "Cilincing Flood Resilient Housing."

Isa, his nickname, realized his idea by designing a flood-resistant floating housing complex complete with its facilities.

As a native of Jakarta, Isa is aware that flooding is a classic problem that often threatens this metropolitan area, especially with the issue of Jakarta sinking by 2050.

According to Isa, real steps are needed to prevent or overcome the flood crisis in the capital city as soon as possible.

From this thought, Isa concluded that the residents of the capital city must adapt to the water inundation. This includes the concept of houses that can adjust to the conditions of Jakarta's floods.

"Many floating buildings have actually been made, but until now, they are still individual units. By trying to realize the concept of a compact floating housing with complete supporting facilities that can float during floods, I hope to contribute to the development of architecture and construction science in the future," said Isa.

Based on his research, almost all cities in coastal areas are actually at risk of losing residential land due to increasing global climate change. Through his design study, he wants to open people's minds.

"With sufficient resources and knowledge, we can choose to adapt to the changes that occur. If we apply this concept, I believe that my work can help the wider community in their daily lives," he said.

Isa's research is considered one of the best Architecture Final Projects in 2022. Meanwhile, Isa himself graduated with honors, achieving a GPA of 3.80.

Although he has made designs based on direct observations, Isa admits that his research is not yet optimal. One of the reasons is the difficult process of implementation.

"At that time, I also faced technical constraints because I had to consider the buoyancy capacity of the object. I had to consult with students from the Marine Engineering department to obtain it," he explained.

Realizing that it is still not perfect, Isa expressed his intention to continue this research in the future.

"I intend to further study the concept of housing in densely populated locations (squatter areas), so that they have the potential to improve their living standards," he added.

Isa also provides tips for practicing design thinking in problem-solving. With this method, we can see problems in an "out of the box" way, thus opening up the potential to find new solutions.